Unit 6

Simple past

Use the simple past to talk about actions and situation in the past. The actions and situations are finished.

Example : my hair was red when I was a girl, but it´s gray now

Be
+	I/he/she/it/ was	We /you/ they were
-	I/he/she/it/ Wasn´t (was not)	We /you/ they Weren´t (were not)
?	Was I/he/she/it/.	Were We /you/ they.
	Yes, I/he/she/it  was. No , I/he/she/it  wasn´t.	No, We /you/ they were. No, We /you/ they weren´t.

Examples

She was tired last night.

They weren´t at the theater yesterday.

Was Karen at the office? No, she wasn´t

Were the musicians good? Yes, they were

Regular verbs

Positive

Make the simple past of most regular verbs by adding –ed to the verb.

Work         worked, watch         watched ,  listen            listened

Note the spelling rule: 

·         Add –d to verbs that end in –e

Live             lived ,  change               changed

·         With verbs that end in consonant + -y, change –y to –I and –ed

Study            studied, carry          carried

(if the verbs ends in vowel + -y, add –ed  stay          stayed )

·         With verbs of one syllable that end in vowel + consonant, double the consonant add –ed 

Plan            panned, jog            jogged  

Negative

Did +  not +  base form of verb

Ancient people did not use compasses.

People didn´t know their exact location.

Questions       

Wh-questions

Wh-word + did + subject pronoun + base form of verb

When did you finish work yesterday?

Yes/No questions

Did + subject pronoun + base form of verb

Did you study in college? Yes, I did

Yesterday  / last night / last weekend / on their last vacations

Prepositions of place

In    /  On  /      Under   /   In front of    /    Behind     /  Next to       

 Between    /   Near     /  Across

Examples

Steve sits behind Stephanie and next to Susan

Sam sits on the left of Sean

Simon sits in front of Susan and behind Sean

The salad is in the sick   

The apples are on the table

The potatoes are under the chair

Ask for and give directions

Ask for directions	·         Can you tell me how to get to the bank? ·         (Excuse me,) do you know the way to the bus station?
Give directions	·         Turn left at the next street. ·         Then go straight. ·         Take a right on to Beach Road. ·         Go down one block. it´s on the left /right ·         Go up ·         Go across