1. Unit 2
2º ESO

2. Vocabulary: TELEVISION
ADVERT
AUDIENCE
BROADCAST
CAMERA
CHANNEL
CONTESTANT
EPISODE
PARTICIPANT
PRESENTER
PROGRAMME
REMOTE CONTROL
SCREEN
SHOW
VIEWER

3. Vocabulary: TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
CARTOON
CHAT SHOW
DISCUSSION PROGRAMME
DOCUMETARY
DRAMA SERIES
FILM
GAME SHOW
MUSIC SHOW
QUIZ SHOW
REALITY SHOW
SITCOM
SOAP OPERA SORTS PROGRAMME
TALENT SHOW
THE NEWS

4. WHICH ONE IS …… NEWS DOCUMENTARY REALITY SHOW CHAT SHOWS TALENT SHOW
DISCUSSION PROGRAMME
DO YOU KNOW THE PRESENTER?
WHAT KIND OF AUDIENCE DO THEY HAVE?
WHEN WERE THEY BROADCASTED?
WHAT CHANNEL ARE/WERE THEY IN?

5. CARTOON GAME SHOW DRAMA SERIES FILMS QUIZZ SHOW
KIND OF AUDIENCE CHANNEL IT IS BROADCASTED BEST AND WORST EPISODE PRESENTER ARE YOU AN USUAL VIEWER? BEST AND WORST CHARACTER
CARTOON
GAME SHOW
DRAMA SERIES
FILMS
QUIZZ SHOW

6. MUSIC SHOWS REALITY SHOW SITCOM
KIND OF AUDIENCE CHANNEL IT IS BROADCASTED BEST AND WORST EPISODE PRESENTER ARE YOU AN USUAL VIEWER? BEST AND WORST CHARACTER
MUSIC SHOWS
REALITY SHOW
SITCOM

7. SOAP OPERA SPORTS PROGRAMME
KIND OF AUDIENCE CHANNEL IT IS BROADCASTED BEST AND WORST EPISODE PRESENTER ARE YOU AN USUAL VIEWER? BEST AND WORST CHARACTER
SOAP OPERA
SPORTS PROGRAMME

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9. TO BE ( WAS/WERE) THERE WAS/THERE WERE
The Simple Past Tense
TO BE ( WAS/WERE)
THERE WAS/THERE WERE

10. YESTERDAY WERE YOU…? WAS HE/SHE..?
HUNGRY
SAD
HAPPY
THIRSTY
ANGRY
SLEEPY
TIRED

11. WAS HE / SHE?…? WERE THEY…? WERE YOU …? YES, I WAS
NO, I WASN’T/ WAS NOT
NO, HE/SHE WASN’T/ WAS NOT
YES, HE/SHE WAS
YES, THEY WERE
NO, THEY WEREN’T
WAS HE / SHE?…?
WERE THEY…?

16. Form (structure) Meaning & Use Pronunciation
The Simple Past Tense
Form (structure)
Meaning & Use
Pronunciation

17. How do we make the simple past tense . . . ?
Examples…
2 types of verbs in the past tense:
taught
walked
studied
gave
became
cried
lived
did
irregular
regular
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
regular
irregular
irregular
regular
regular
irregular

18. Regular verbs are verbs that ….
…end with –ed
Simple Form Past Tense Walk Study Cry Live
walk ed
studi ed
cri ed
liv ed

19. Irregular verbs are verbs that...
…DON’T end with –ed
Some Irregular Verbs
have a vowel change in the past tense:
Simple Form Past Tense
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot
Examples

20. Other Irregular Verbs have a different kind of change:
Examples:
Simple Past
teach taught
bring brought
leave left
hear heard
buy bought
Celia bought a new computer last weekend.

21. And Some Irregular Verbs don’t change at all . . .
examples:
Simple Past hit hit put put set set The children set the table every Sunday. The children set the table last night.

22. **Be careful with spelling changes!
For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the verb in a positive sentence.
When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. Donna ______________ and _______________ in Paris when she was younger.
played
studied
lived
**Be careful with
spelling changes!

23. Unfortunately, these forms must be memorized!
For irregular verbs, use the correct past tense form in positive sentences.
Unfortunately, these forms must be memorized!
Last week, I ___________ you a letter. William _____________ to San Francisco last week. He __________ all the great sites there.
sent
drove
saw

24. For negative sentences, USE
did not
verb,
simple
form + or
I went to work yesterday. Carl didn’t go to work because he was sick.
didn't

25. Exception = Verb BE! The verb be is special. was not + or were
Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the verb BE. Instead, just use:
was
not + or
were

26. last month ago last week yesterday last year
Meaning & Use
In what situations do English speakers use
the simple past tense?
Completed actions in the past
What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?
last month
ago
last week
yesterday
last year

27. Examples: These actions are over, finished!
I saw Maria yesterday. Last Friday, the students took their spelling and vocabulary tests. They got married two years ago.
These actions
are over, finished!

28. of regular verbs 3 different sounds d t id
Pronunciation
of regular verbs
The –ed ending in English has:
3 different sounds d t id

29. Some regular verbs end with a “t” sound:
walked laughed washed talked jumped

30. Some regular verbs end with a “d” sound:
planned played learned answered loved

31. Other regular verbs end with an “id” sound:
These verbs have an extra syllable: Simple Form Past Tense
invite
invited
waited
wait
decided
decide

32. There are rules that tell us how to pronounce the -ed.
However,
It’s a good idea for students to make a list of which –ed verbs have a “t” sound, which have a “d” sound, and which have an “id” sound.
And with practice, you can start to learn and memorize correct pronunciation.

33. (+) (-) (?) (+) (-) (?) She is at the park now.
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.
She is at the park now.
(+)
- She was at the park yesterday.
(-)
- She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?)
- Was she at the park yesterday?
She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
(+)
- She went to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
(-)
- She didn’t go to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
(?)
- Did she go to the hospital to visit her friend last week?

34. REMEMBER Why do we use Simple Past Tense?
Completed actions in the past.
- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.
A series of completed actions in the past.
- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

35. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
1)Minnie________(bake) a huge cake for Mickey’s birthday party.(+)
baked
2)John________(break) a window while he was playing football.(+)
broke
3)____ you____(ask) a question during the lesson(?)
Did
ask
4)They __________(have) a picnic at the weekend(-)
didn’t have
5)____ they at the party last night(?)
Were

36. 6)My mother________(make) a sandwich for me.(+)
made
7)He ____ ill so he ___________(go) to school yesterday.(+,-)
was
didn’t go
8)He _______(buy) an expensive car last year.(+)
bought
9) ____she _____ (clean) the house at the weekend(?)
Did
clean
10)Students _________(listen) to the teacher(-)
didn’t listen

37. PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS

38. What were you doing…? Yesterday at 7:00 in the morning…
On Tuesday morning…
On Monday at night…
On the 31st at 0:00…
This morning at 8:00…

39. PAST CONTINUOUS 2º ESO Unit 4 Grammar This tense describes…
AN ACTION THAT WAS IN PROGRESS AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.
My brother was working yesterday at 7
They were doing and exam last Friday at 2:30
TWO EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PAST
Ellen was cooking while her sister was watching TV

40. In Spanish= RUN– Correr
I was eating chocolate
She was studying French
They were reading comics all night
You were talking during the film
My dogs were barking the whole night
He was phoning his mother
I was cutting wood in the forest
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STRUCTURE IS VERY SIMPLE.
SUBJECT WAS/ WERE GERUND (Verb + ing)
GERUND = continuous form of the verb
In Spanish= RUN– Correr
RUNNING- Corriendo

41. AFFIRMATIVE I was studying yesterday at 5 o’clock
Peter was living in San Francisco
They were watching TV
My best friend was travelling to Paris
Think about something…
you were doing yesterday at 10:00…
your father was watching on TV at 14:00…
the person next to you was eating yesterday…
YOU – WE – THEY WERE Ving ………..
I - HE – SHE – IT WAS Ving ………..

42. NEGATIVE I wasn’t studying yesterday at 5 o’clock
Peter wasn’t living in San Francisco
They weren’t watching TV
My best friend wasn’t travelling to Paris
Think about something…
you weren’t doing yesterday at 10:00…
your father wasn’t watching on TV at 14:00…
the person next to you wasn’t eating yesterday…
YOU – WE – THEY WEREn’t Ving ………..
I - HE – SHE – IT WASn’t Ving ……….

43. INTERROGATIVE Were you studying yesterday at 5 o’clock?
Was Peter living in San Francisco?
Were they watching TV?
Was your best friend travelling to Paris?
ASK YOUR PARTNER About something…
he was doing yesterday at 20:00…
his/her father watch on TV at night…
the person next to you was doing yesterday…
WERE YOU – WE – THEY Ving ………..?
WAS I - HE – SHE – IT Ving ………..?

44. Think about two different actions.
- I was reading while…..
When the phone rang I ….
When I opened the window it …
I was walking when the car…
I was walking when I …..
While they were cooking I…

45. PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE
The past continuous describes a longer action or
situation and the ‘action’ described by the past
simple tense interrupts the ‘situation’ described by
the past continuous tense
It was raining hard when we left the building.
While I was reading the report you rang.
He was going out to lunch when I saw him.
While he was cooking I phoned him
WHILE – It is usually used before continuous tenses
WHEN - It is usually used before simple tenses

46. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
Yo no estaba limpiando la habitación, estaba buscando a mi perro. El estaba perdido
I wasn’t cleaning the room, I was looking for my dog. He was lost
Hicieron una película en Los Ángeles aunque se gastaron todo el dinero y tuvieron que volver. La película no está terminada
They made a film in LA although they spent all the money and they had to come back. The film is not finished
Mi hermana y mi madre no me ayudaron, estaban leyendo y no querian parar
My sister and my mum didn’t help me, they were reading and they didn’t want to end

47. Paula estaba corriendo el tu casa cuando se calló y se rompió su pierna.
Paula was running in your house when she fell down and he broke her leg
¿Dónde estuviste despues del colegio? No había nadie fuera del edificio, así que me fui a casa.
Where were you after school? There wasn’t anybody outside the buiding so I came back/went home
¿Estabas jugando fuera con nuestro perro cuando te mandé un mensaje?
Where you playing outside with our dogs when I texted you?

48. SOME ONLINE ACTIVITIES
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50. Student Practice:
Good Luck!!!