Wednesday 10th April

Wednesday 10th April - Using the Past Simple

Oral Expression and Comprehension

• 3 truths and 1 lie - One person chooses 3 things that are true and then one thing that is false and the other person must decide which one is a lie
• Using the Simple Past tense, tell me what you did at the weekend.

Exercise on Simple Past

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-simple-past.php

• Put the verbs into the simple past:

  1. Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
  2. It (be)  fantastic.
  3. I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .
  4. In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
  5. In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.
  6. The weather (be)  strangely fine.
  7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
  8. But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
  9. Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

  Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

  Infinitive		Simple Past
  1.	meet	.
  2.	drive	.
  3.	speak	.
  4.	put	.
  5.	write	.
  6.	sing	.
  7.	do	.
  8.	sit	.
  9.	stand	.
  10.	run	.

  Complete the table in simple past.

  Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
  He wrote a book.
  	He did not sing
  		Was she pretty?

  Put the sentences into simple past.

  1. We move to a new house. → 
  2. They bring a sandwich. → 
  3. He doesn't do the homework. → 
  4. They sell cars. → 
  5. Does he visit his friends? → 

  Write sentences in simple past.

  1. Janet / miss / the bus → 
  2. she / tidy / her room → 
  3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 
  4. she / read / a book → 

  Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

  1. The teacher                         was            were           nice.
  2. The students                               was               were              very clever.
  3. But one student                         was            were           in trouble.
  4. We                               was               were              sorry for him.
  5. He                         was            were           nice though.

Discussion Topic

Discovery/Curiosty Channel 6 What influenced your style of dance

   http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/what-influenced-your-style-of-dance.htm