0. Grundlagen Englisch 5. Sitzung: - past simple and continuous
- modal verbs
HFW Bern
HS 2014/‘15
Philipp Brunner

1. Repetition: Present simple & continuous
Present simple for facts:
Regularly repeated actions
Generalisations
Present continuous for actions:
Actions at the time of speaking
Limited periods of time
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2. Repetition: Present simple & continuous
present simple: focus on facts & truths
Bobby goes out every Friday.
The Aare flows through Berne.
Do you like cartoons?
present continuous: focus on actions
Don‘t disturb me. I am eating.
He is writing an important letter just now.
Are you using the computer at the moment?
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3. The past simple I you he/she/it we they stayed in a hotel.+ - I
you
he/she/it we
they
stayed in a hotel.
went on holiday.
didn‘t stay in a hotel.
didn‘t go on holiday.
Did you stay in a hotel? – Yes, I did.
Did you go on holiday? – No, I didn‘t.
We use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.
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4. The past simple (2) infinitive past work stay like study stop worked
stayed
liked (just add d if verb finishes in e)
studied (y  i after consonant)
stopped (double consonant if verb finishes consonant-vowel-consonant)
Spelling rules: see appendix 5.
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5. The past simple (3) – irregular verbs
Three groups of irregular verb:
Infinitive
Past
Past participle 1
hit
put 2
tell
told
sell
sold 3
wake
woke
woken
take
took
taken
Irregular verbs: See appendices 2 & 3.
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6. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5
your turn!!
Work on
Red Murphy: U10 p31, U11 p33, U12 p35, U24 p59
Blue Murphy (copies): U5 p11
20 minutes
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The past continuous + I
he was working.
she it
you
we were working.
they -
he wasn‘t working.
we weren‘t working. ?
Was he working? Yes, he was No, he wasn‘t.
Were they working? Yes, they were. No, they weren‘t.
We use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific moment in the past.
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8. Past simple or past continuous?
Study the following examples. What‘s the rule?
When I took the photo, they were writing a song.
I was sitting at home when I saw the news on TV.
They were waiting for us when we arrived.
I was driving when you phoned me.
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9. Past simple or past continuous?
Use the past simple for a completed action:
I took the photo. / I saw the news.
We arrived. / You phoned me.
Use the past continuous for an action in progress:
They were writing a song. / I was sitting at home.
They were waiting. / I was driving.
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Summary O
past
future
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11. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5
your turn!!
Work on
Red Murphy: U13 p37, U14 p39
Blue Murphy (copies): U6 p13
15 minutes
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modal verbs (1)
may: May I go to the toilet?
might: I‘m late. I might miss the train.
can: Can I have a day off next week?
allowed to: You‘re not allowed to be in here.
(un)able to: He‘s (un)able to walk.
could: Could you tell me the time, please?
would: Would you please inform your boss?
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modal verbs (2)
will: I will take that bag for you. (tense)
going to: I‘m going to buy a new car, soon. (tense)
shall: Shall we offer a discount on this product?
should: We should lower the entry fee.
have to: You have to stop at a red traffic light.
must: I must go now. I need some sleep.
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modal verbs (3)
use: modal + infinitive
functions:
intentions: will, might, could, also: going to
permission: may, can, could, also: allowed to
ability: can, could, also: able to
spontaneous offers: will, can, shall
suggestions: should, could, shall
requests: can, could, would, may
obligation: must, should, also: have to
probability: should, would
possibility: may, might, can, could
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modal verbs (4)
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16. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5
your turn!!
Work on
Red Murphy: U29-34 pp69-79
Blue Murphy (copies): U26-37 pp53-75
15 minutes
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17. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5
Summary
present simple & continuous
past simple & continuous
nouns & articles
adjectives & adverbs
comparison of adjectives
modal verbs
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