In this last Unit, we're going to study different places that you can visit outside. Apart of that, we're going to study the Past Simple of some regular and irregular verbs. Pay attention, because it's very important the use of this tense.
VOCABULARY:
a) Places outside:
Museum (museo), water park (parque acuático), football match (partido de fútbol), safari park (parque safari), science centre (centro de ciencias), amusement park (parque de atracciones), music festival (festival de música), circus (circo), castle (castillo), park (parque), concert (concierto), zoo (zoológico), sports centre (centro deportivo), bumper cars (coches de choque), sea (mar), restaurant (restaurante), shopping centre (centro comercial).
b) Vocabulary 2:
Clown (payaso), trampoline (trampolín), high wire (cuerda floja), acrobat (acróbata), fire eater (comedor de fuego),
c) Past Simple (some regular and irregular verbs):
laugh--- laughed play--- played visit---- visited dance--- danced
go ----- went have--- had see ---- saw be---- was/were
GRAMMAR:
A) THE SIMPLE PRESENT.- We use this form to talk about daily routines (things we usually do).
1) Affirmative form:
Subject + verb + Complements
Examples:
I go to school in the morning.
They play football on Saturday morning.
But in the 3rd person in Singular (HE/ SHE/IT) we have to add "-s" / "-es" to the verb.
SUBJECT + VERB (-S) + COMPLEMENTS
Examples:
He likes sport.
She works in a shopping centre.
He watches tv on Saturday night.
She plays basketball at school.
2) Interrogative form:
2.1. INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DO + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL.
Examples:
Where do you play football? I play football at school.
When do you go to the cinema? I go to the cinema on Sundays.
What do you like to draw? I like to draw trees.
2.2. In the 3rd pers. (HE/SHE):
INTERROGATIVE PARTICLE + DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPL.
Examples:
What does he read? He reads magazines.
What time does she go to school? At quarter to nine.
Where does he live? He lives in Jaén.
When does she do her homework? She does her homework in the evening.
B) PAST SIMPLE:
The past tense, presents two forms:
a) Regular Verbs: In this verbs, we form the past tense adding the end "-ed" to the verb
Examples:
Present Past Present Past
want wanted collect collected
listen listened watch watched
play played jump jumped
The participle is always the same that the past in the regular verbs.
b) Irregular Verbs: In this vebs, there isn't a rule to form the past tense. We have to learn it by heart.
Examples:
Present Past Participle Present Past Participle
have had had come came come
eat ate eaten drink drank drunk
forget forgot forgotten
buy bought bought
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Subject + Verb (in the past) + Complements
It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:
He listened to music yesterday evening.
She wrote a letter on Saturday morning.
They played a football match on Sunday evening.
NEGATIVE FORM:
Subject + didn't + Verb (in present) + Complements
It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:
I didn't watch that film last weekend.
He didn't eat pizza yesterday in the restaurant.
They didn't play handball last Saturday.
INTERROGATIVE FORM:
Did + Subject + Verb (in present)+ Complements
It's the same structure for regular and irregular verbs. Examples:
Questions Answers
Did you read that book last summer? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.
Did he run in the race yesterday? Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.
Did they play tennis last Saturday? Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.
Some interesting links you can use about the past tense:
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