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We use the past simple to talk about finished actions and states:
Affirmative Negative
I/he/she/it worked last year. I/he/she/it didn’t work last year.
You/we/they lived in Buffalo. You/we/they/ didn’t live at home.
Ago means before now. We use it to show how far in the past something happened:
Baptism To graduate
Birthday to live
Christmas to move
Easter to open
Engagement to start
Graduation to work
New Year
Wedding
Wedding anniversary
Articles: indefinite
(a/an) and definite (the).
We use the to talk about something specific and about some countries:
Go—went
Have—had
Useful expressions:
VOCABULARY:
Airplane bikini
Bike camera
Car purse
Motorbike suitcase
Subway swimsuit
Taxi towel
Tram umbrella
Past simple: regular vs. irregular.
Regular
Affirmative i/you/he/she/it/we/they Watched TV last night.
Negative i/you/he/she/it/we/they Didn’t Watch TV last night
(did)
Yes/no Did i/you/he/she/it/we/they watch A movie.
Question
In questions and negative sentences, we use did or didn’t to indicate the past simple:
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES:
New—newer
Quiet—quieter, clever—cleverer
USEFUL EXPRSSIONS:
Let me think…
Well…
VOCABULARY:
Bad bell-bottoms
Fast miniskirt
Modern VCR
Old-fashioned
Pretty
Slow
Small
Ugly
be- going to
We use to be- going to to talk about future plans or intentions.
Affirmative Negative
I’m going to stay in Paris I’m not going to visit the MOMA.
You’re going to fly You aren’t going to drive.
She’s going to study math She isn’t going o leave home.
He’s going to meet Jan. He isn’t going to eat fish.
It’s going to rain It isn’t going to snow.
We’re going to have fun We aren’t going to be at the party.
They’re going to visit the zoo They aren’t going to stay outdoors.
We use hope to and want to- verb to talk about future intentions and dreams:
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
Expressing doubt.
Well, maybe.
VOCABULARY:
Statue
Tower
Zoo
ADJECTIVES.
We use feel- adjective to describe symptoms:
We use the structure I have a sore- noun with all parts of the body:
SHOULD:
We use should-verb to say that something is a good idea or right thing to do:
We use shouldn’t – verb to say that something is not a good idea or not the right thing go to:
affirmative Negative
I should go to hospital. I shouldn’t cancel my trip.
You should wear a hat. You shouldn’t take a camera.
He should stay indoors. He shouldn’t go out.
She should go to work. She shouldn’t stay in school.
We should have a party. We shouldn’t invite Matthew.
They should eat fruit. They shouldn’t eat spicy food.
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
VOCABULARY:
Ankle cold
Arm dizzy
Back fever
Foot flu
Knee headache
Leg hot
Neck to hurt
Stomach stomachache
Throat sunburn
Irregular verbs.
Infinitive past simple infinitive past simple
To leave left
To lose lost
To make made
To meet met