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I WAS A CELEBRITY

MARA WILSON

She is a theatre student in New

York

She was an actress in Hollywood

today

before

MACAULAY CULKIN

1990

2011

He was a famous actor in

Hollywood

He is a business

man .

ANGHELINA JOLIE

She was a nice baby.

She was a model.She is a great

actress.

DAVID BECKHAM

He is a famous soccer player.

He was Manchester

United mascot when he was 11

years old

SIMPLE PAST

I YOU SHE WE HE THEY IT

WAS – WERE

WAS WERE

WAS – WERE Adolf Hitler

He was a politician and the leader of the Nazi Party.He was born in Germany.He was a dictator and a mass murderer.

WAS – WERE

He was an American

artist, dancer, singer,

songwriter, and philanthropist.

Michael Jackson

SIMPLE PAST

I YOU SHE WE HE THEY IT

WASN’T – WEREN’T

WASN’T WEREN’T

SIMPLE PAST

I YOU SHE WE

HE THEY

IT

WAS – WERE

WAS WERE

?

Kurt CobainNo, he wasn’t.He wasn’t a model.He was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist.

Was he a model?

Was he a soloist?

No, he wasn’t.He was lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana.

Yes, they were.Nirvana was considered the

"flagship band" of Generation X.

Were they successful?

‘That was easy !’

SIMPLE PAST Finished actions in the pastCompleted period of timeHabit in the past

SIMPLE PAST

Regular – Irregular Verbs

1.General rule+ edSTART WORKWALK

STARTED WORKED WALKED

Add -ED to the most regular verbs

2. Verbs ending in -e+d

DIE LIVELOVE

DIED LIVEDLOVED

When the word ends in –e, just

add -d

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y -ied

STUDYCRYTRY

STUDIED CRIEDTRIED

... Change “Y” and add -IED

4. Verbs with :vowel + “Y” -ed

STAYPLAYPRAY

STAYEDPLAYEDPRAYED

... Keep “Y” and add -ED

5. Verbs with : consonant + vowel + consonantDouble cons. + -ed

STOPPLANROB

STOPPEDPLANNEDROBBED

... Double the final consonant and add -

ED

How to express the pastSubj + verb + compl.

Subj + didn’t +verb + compl.

Did + subj + verb + compl.

We studied together.

We didn’t study together.

Did we study together ?

Did they love each other?

Yes, they did.

Did they get married? Yes, they

did.

Did they live happily forever?

No, they didn’t. They died.

How DID they die?

They committed suicide.

HOW ROMANTIC!