1. SIMPLE PAST M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

2. WHAT IS PAST TENSE? An action finished in the past I visited Bogota last week. HOW CAN YOU IDENTIFY IT ? With the time clause or signal words LAST SECOND MINUTE HOUR WEEK MONTH YEAR CENTURY … ETC SECOND MINUTE HOUR WEEK MONTH YEAR CENTURY … ETC SEVEN # SEVEN # AGO YEAR S A time expression YEAR S A time expression 3. With a year in the past : IN 1999 M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

3. Simple past M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

4. Simple past THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF VERBS: REGULAR VERBS ( v – ed ) IRREGULAR VERBS VERBS THAT IN THE PAST FORM END IN - ED jump watch Jumped watched VERBS IN THE PAST CHANGE TOTALLY go buy see Went Bought saw X M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

5. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE CODE SUBJECT OR PERSON ( I – YOU-HE-SHE-IT-WE-THEY ) AUXILIARY DID AUXILIARY NOT DID NOT ( didn´t ) NAME OF THE VERB V VERB IN PAST 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 - - 2 2 M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

6. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE SUBJECT VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENTE I WENT TO PARIS LAST YEAR. NEGATIVE SENTENCE SUBJECT ( AUXILIARY + NOT) INFINITIVE I DID + NOT GO TO PARIS LAST YEAR. - INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE AUXILIARY SUBJECT INFINITIVE DID YOU GO TO PARIS LAST YEAR ? 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 - - M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

7. Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verb that is in parenthesis 1. Yesterday my father (go)_____________ to work by car. 2. This morning I (have)_________________ a shower. 3. My sister (not clean) _________________her room on Saturday. 4. The birds (fly)________________________ over our heads. 5. Last week my family (not buy)____________________ a new table for the dining room. 6. The other day, I (lose) _____________________________my math's book. 7. I (tell) ____________________ my mother a lie. 8. We (hear)__________________ a terrible sound outside last night. 9. _________________________(you see) football match Tuesday night? 10. Pau (drink)__________________ a litre of Coke for lunch yesterday. ACTIVITY ONE X M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

8. listening PABLO PICASSO Fill in the gaps, based on the information provided by the speaker.. He ___born in _____, in the region of Andalucía Spain, on ____ 25, 1881. As one of the most recognized ____in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist ____and for the wide variety of _____ embodied in his ______. His most recognized ______are: Young Ladies from Avignon, published in 1907. Guernica, a monumental painting, published in1937. Pablo Picasso died on _____ 8 th, 1973 at the age of 91, in Mougins, _____. Where he spent most of his _____. April 8, 1973), He ___born in _____, in the region of Andalucía Spain, on ____ 25, 1881. As one of the most recognized ____in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist ____and for the wide variety of _____ embodied in his ______. His most recognized ______are: Young Ladies from Avignon, published in 1907. Guernica, a monumental painting, published in1937. Pablo Picasso died on _____ 8 th, 1973 at the age of 91, in Mougins, _____. Where he spent most of his _____. April 8, 1973), M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

9. READING PABLO PICASSO He was born in Malaga, in the region of Andalucía Spain, on October 25 th, 1881. As one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. His most recognized pictures are:pictures “Young Ladies from Avignon”, published in 1907 “Guernica”, a monumental painting, published in 1937 Picasso died on April 8 th, 1973 at the age of 91, in Mougins, France. Where he spent most of his life. April 8, 1973), He was born in Malaga, in the region of Andalucía Spain, on October 25 th, 1881. As one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. His most recognized pictures are:pictures “Young Ladies from Avignon”, published in 1907 “Guernica”, a monumental painting, published in 1937 Picasso died on April 8 th, 1973 at the age of 91, in Mougins, France. Where he spent most of his life. April 8, 1973), M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

10. 1. W hen was Pablo Picasso born? _____________________________________________________________. 2. Who was Picasso? _____________________________________________________________. 3. Where did he spend most of his life? _____________________________________________________________. 4. What did he create? _____________________________________________________________. 5. Why is he important? _______________________________________________________________ 6. what is his most important painting? ________________________________________________________________ 7. When did he die? _________________________________________________________________ X Activity two M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

11. At last, At last, Now, you are ready to write and read your favorite character´s biography !!! Please take into account: 1. Where and when was he / she born? 2. Why is he / she important? 3. What is his / her most important work? 4. What kind or prizes did he / she get or win? 5. Where and when did he / she die? Activity three M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

13. PAST PROGRESS IVE M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

14. TO BE + V – ING past PROGRESSIVE WAS WERE WASING I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. WASING HE WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO. WASING SHE WAS LISTENING TO THE NEWS. WASING IT WAS LISTENING FOR THE SOUND. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEREING WE WERE LISTENING FOR THE BELL. WEREING YOU WERE LISTENING TO THE PHONE CALL. WEREING THEY WERE LISTENING TO A BROADCAST. M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

15. DESCRIBING AN ACTION AT SPECIAL TIME IN THE PAST. PETER WAS READING A BOOK YESTERDAY EVENING. USING WHEN DESCRIBING AN ACTION IN PROGRESS WHICH WAS INTERRUPTED BY ANOTHER EVENT. 1. I WAS EATING LAST NIGHT. (ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS) PAST PROGRESSIVE 2. SOMEONE CALLED ME LAST NIGHT. SIMPLE PAST I WAS EATING WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG. WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG, I WAS EATING. USING WHILE TO DESCRIBE TWO ACTIVITIES WHICH TAKE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHILE HE WAS TALKING, HE WAS HOLDING HIS BABY. PAST PROGRESSIVE PAST PROGRESSIVE OR HE WAS HOLDING HIS BABY WHILE HE WAS TALKING. DURING THE TIME EXPRESSING REPEATED ACTIONS IRRITATING THE SPEAKER (WITH ALWAYS, CONSTANTLY, FOREVER), ANDREW WAS ALWAYS COMING IN LATE. PAST PROGRESSIVE M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

16. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE TO BE + V - ING SUBJECT TO BE + V - ING I WAS SPEAKING ENGLISH LAST CLASS. HE WAS LEARNING WE WERE STUDYING NEGATIVE SENTENCE TO BE + NOT V - ING SUBJECT TO BE + NOT V - ING I WAS NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH LAST CLASS. HE WAS NOT LEARNING WE WERE NOT STUDYING INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE TO BE V - ING... ? TO BE SUBJECT V - ING... ? ? WAS I SPEAKING ENGLISH LAST CLASS ? WAS SHE LEARNING WERE YOU STUDYING 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 - - 3 3 M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

17. Activity three Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences. Example: Eddie __________ a comic. (to read) Answer: Eddie was reading a comic. 1) She ________________ hockey. (to play) 2) They _______________ in the pool. (to swim) 3) It __________________ (to rain) 4) We _________________to music. (to listen) 5) The mobile ___________. (to ring) 6) The students _______________ a test. (to prepare) 7) Max with two girls _____________. (to dance) 8) I ___________________ in front of the shop. (to wait) 9) The cat _________________ in the basket. (to sleep) 10) He ____________________ Gerry's bike. (to repair) M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

19. PAST PERFECT TENSE HAD + P.P. M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

20. How do you use it ? We often use the Past Perfect together with the Simple Past. Watch out!!! when two actions in the past are combined, the first action (completed before the second one began) should be expressed in Past Perfect, the second action is in simple past. Example: Mary had read the book before she watched a film. The match had already started when he arrived. We often use the Past Perfect together with the Simple Past. Watch out!!! when two actions in the past are combined, the first action (completed before the second one began) should be expressed in Past Perfect, the second action is in simple past. Example: Mary had read the book before she watched a film. The match had already started when he arrived. Had + Past Participle M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

21. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE TO BE + V - ING SUBJECT TO BE + V - ING I HAD P.P. HE HAD P.P. WE NEGATIVE SENTENCE TO BE + NOT V - ING SUBJECT TO BE + NOT V - ING I HAD NOT HE HAD NOT HADN´T P.P WE HADN´T P.P INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE HAD P.P.... ? HAD SUBJECT P.P.... ? HAD SPOKEN ? HAD I SPOKEN … ? SHE YOU 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 - - 3 3 M-PRADA.wetpaint.com

22. Activity M-PRADA.wetpaint.com Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past. Example: Pat _________ (to live) in London before She _________ (to move) to Rome. Answer: Pat had lived in London before she moved to Rome. 1) After Fred _______(to spend) his holiday in Italy he________ (to want) to learn Italian. 2) Jill_______ (to phone) Dad at work before she________ (to leave) for her trip. 3) Susan _______ (to turn on) the radio after she _______ (to wash) the dishes. 4) When she _______ (to arrive) the match already ________ (to start). 5) After the man ________ (to come) home he ________ (to feed) the cat. 6) Before he________ (to sing) a song he ________ (to play) the guitar. 7) She ________ (to watch) a video after the children________ (to go) to bed. 8) After Eric ________ (to make) breakfast he________ (to phone) his friend. 9) I ________ (to be) very tired because I ________ (to study) too much. 10) They ________ (to ride) their bikes before they__________ (to meet) their friends.

23. “ PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ” MARÍA PRADA. “ PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ” MARÍA PRADA. M-PRADA.wetpaint.com