How embarrassing! Lesson 5A Luis Roberto Ortiz
How embarrassing!Lesson 5A
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Have you ever had
any embarrassing
experiences?
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Simple Past
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Simple Past
We use the Simple Past to talk
about things that happened in the
past.
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PAST FUTUREPRESENT
2 Different Options
Verbs
Regular Irregular
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Regular verbs
For regular verbs, we only add “ed” at the end of the verb.
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Play Played
Talk Talked
Stay Stayed
Jump Jumped
Exceptions
1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end
2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied
3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double
the last consonant.
4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC
form and with the last stressed syllable
5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before
the –ed
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Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end
Dance Danced
Agree Agreed
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Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied
Try- Tried
Carry - Carried
Be Careful!
Play Played
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Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC FORM, double the last
consonant.
Stop Stopped
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C V C
Be Careful!
IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT
FIX FIXED
MIX MIXED
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Verbs with more than one syllable, you only double the consonant if it
has the CVC and it is stressed
Prefer Preferred
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Be Careful!
Answer Answered
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Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –ed
Travel Travelled
Cancel Cancelled
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Be Careful!
Sail Sailed
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Irregular Vebs
There is no specific rule for the Irregular verbs.
Irregular Verbs
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Irregular verbs are different from each other, so, you need to learn one by one the cases.
Look at the list on page 137
Some examples
HAVE HAD
GET GOT
BUY BOUGHT
MAKE MADE
COME CAME
EAT ATE
LEAVE LEFT
DO DID
GO WENT
SEE SAW
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Time expressions
Yesterday
Last Night
Last Day
Last Summer
Two days ago
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affirmative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Verb in past
Comp.
examples
• I played soccer last week.
• Demian danced salsa yesterday.
• The kids ate broccoli last
morning.
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Speaking activity
Form groups of 3 people. Talk about the things you did
last weekend.
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EXAMPLE
• Last weekend, I went with some
friends to a party, it was incredible.
We drank some beer and also we
ate some tacos.
negative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Didn´t Comp.Verb in simple form
examples
• I didn´t play soccer last week.
• Demian didn´t dance salsa
yesterday.
• The kids didn´t eat broccoli last
morning.
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Mariel went to a party last Sunday.
Mariel didn´t go to a party last Sunday
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affirmative
negative