Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche Inglese 1999-2000 Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 5 & 6 a.a. 2013/2014

Past simple regular & irregular verbs Unit 6: Outline Unit 5: Past simple regular & irregular verbs Unit 6: There is/are Vs. There was/were Houses & furniture 64, 151

GRAMMAR BANK p. 131 Was 3. were 5. was 7. weren’t Were 4. was 6. was/wasn’t

GRAMMAR BANK p. 131 Ex. 5Ab 1. were 2. Was 3. wasn’t 4. was 5. were 6. was 7. were 8. was 9. were 10. weren’t 11. was 12. was

Past simple of to be … Present simple Past simple Am, Is Was Are Were I’m not, he isn’t, they aren’t I wasn’t, she wasn’t, they weren’t Am I? Is he? Are they? Was I? Was she? Were they? Aren’t you? Isn’t she? Weren’t you? Wasn’t she? Present simple Past simple I’m a doctor I was a doctor She’s a teacher She was a teacher They’re gorgeous They were gorgeous Are they Italian? Were they Italian? Is she happy? Was she happy? Aren’t you George? Isn’t she Jane? Weren’t you George? Wasn’t she Jane?

GRAMMAR BANK p. 131 Ex. 5Ba I watched TV yesterday

GRAMMAR BANK p. 131 Ex. 5Ba I watched TV yesterday Did you listen to the radio yesterday? We studied English yesterday He didn’t work yesterday The film finished at 7.00 yesterday I didn’t like the film yesterday Did she smoke yesterday? She played tennis yesterday

TO PLAY PLAY + ED

Past simple regular verbs Base form of verb + –ed to (all persons, sing & plur) I work – I worked, she loves – loved, they play – played, I watch – they watched Verbs ending in –e only add –d: love loved Verbs ending in -y preceded by consonant undergo a morphological change: study – studied

-ed pronunciation Pronunciation of suffix -ed based on verb ending: /ɪd/ - verbs ending in -t and -d (start, end) /t/ - verbs ending in -k, -ch, -sh, -ss, -p, -x (kissed, walked, washed, watched, fixed) /d/ - all other verbs ending with consonant + –e (turned, solved)

Auxiliary verb in present tense: to do Therefore… Auxiliary verb in present tense: to do Auxiliary verb in past tense: did (same for all prsns). Did/didn’t always followed by lexical verb (base form) Ex. Where did you want to go? I wanted to go to the music store. Ex. What did she like? She liked those jeans.

DID + Subj. + verb (base form) … ?

studied didn’t study helped didn’t help played didn’t play booked didn’t book painted didn’t paint worked didn’t work showed didn’t show

1. stayed 2. did not book 3. Did you watch 4. didn’t remember 5. lived 6. did you want 7. arrived 8. landed - turned on

Past simple irregular verbs They undergo morphological change only in affirmative sentences: She saw Jane They met Julian We drove to the beach They bought a new car BUT … She didn’t see Jane They didn’t meet Julian Did you drive to the beach? Didn’t they buy a new car?

Turn on turned on Tell told Ride rode Play played Take took Use used Get got Run run Go went Draw drawn

IRREGULAR VERBS - PARADIGM INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TO RIDE RODE RIDDEN TO TELL TOLD TO TAKE TOOK TAKEN TO GET GOT GOTTEN TO RUN RUN TO GO WENT GONE TO DRAW DREW DRAWN

Paradigms Infinitive Simple past Past participle Go Went Gone Come Came Drive Drove Driven Get Got Sleep Slept Do Did Done Find Found Can Could Been able to Take Took Taken Read Speak Spoke Spoken Buy Bought

Turn on Ride Tell Play Take Use Get Run Go draw did you wear did you go did you do did she go did you have did it finish did you get Did you have

2. Where were you last night? 3. Were they late for the concert? 4.Where did they land with the plane?

5. What did your brother study at university? 6. Was your first boyfriend very tall? 7. Why didn’t you wait for the bus? 8. What time did Sandra arrive at work?

Turn on Turn on Ride Tell Ride Play Tell Take Play Use Take Get Use Run Go draw Turn on Ride Tell Play Take Use Get Run Go draw Joan of Arc Paris France Chopin Warsaw Poland

Turn on Ride Tell Play Turn on Take Ride Use Tell Get Play Run Take Go draw Turn on Ride Tell Play Take Use Get Run Go draw Garibaldi Rome Italy Nelson London England

Pianist Composer Leader Sailor politician Turn on Ride Tell Play Take Use Pianist Composer Leader Sailor politician

Word formation From verb to person - + er/or Sell – seller Act – actor Love – lover From noun to person - + ist/ian Art – artist Music – musician Science – scientist

to come to say to speak to say to sleep to think to hear to read to take to find

I played cards with Gordon I went to bed at about 11.30 I looked at my watch. I didn’t hear anything My father was a wonderful man, a perfect father I played cards with Barbara. I had a glass of whisky Then I went to bed. I didn’t look at the time. I slept very well. I did not kill Jeremy. He was my partner and he was my friend. I went to my room and I had a bath and I went to bed at about 11.00. I heard Amanda going into his room. I was in love with him. He used me, I was very angry with him. I didn’t kill him. What happened in the library? - Jeremy and Gordon spoke What did Gordon want to do? - Gordon wanted to marry Barbra Did Jeremy agree? - No, Jeremy didn’t agree Who did Jeremy want to give his money to? - He wanted to give all his money to Claudia, his secretary What did Gordon do at midnight? - Gordon killed Jeremy

Homework: Exercise p. 61 Workbook p. 40 Ex. 1.B. Was V. Woolf a writer? Yes, she was Was J. McEnroe a footballer? No, he wasn’t

homework After reading the postcard on p. 73, write a postcard to your friend describing a city you like and your experience.