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TIME EXPRESSIONS
If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use AGO
We can say how long the event lasted with FOR YESTERDAY
2 days ago 2 weeks ago 5 years ago a long time ago
LAST
The adverbials often go at the end of the sentence but not always
Eg. Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema I went to the cinema two weeks ago
V E R B S
R E G U L A R V E R B S I R R E G U L A R V E R B S
IRREGULAR VERBS
I n f i n i t i v e
P a s t
Past participle
awake be
become
became began
caught ate
* The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English. *Its form is the same with all subjects * It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb * This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs
Examples
e
Consonant + y
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) [anything else]
We add -d
Change y to i, we add -ed
Double the consonant, then we add -ed
Live - lived
try - tried
commit committed
We add -ed
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
I went to Rome yesterday. She cleaned the house last week. We played two hours ago.
GALATASARAY couldnt be the champion but won they..( win ) the cup two weeks ago.
Negative Form
I did not go to Rome yesterday.
She didnt clean the house last week. They didnt play football on Sunday.
didnt talk She(talk) to her husband last night. watched She.(watch) television.
didnt work John ..( not / work ) yesterday. His family thought Werent .( not / be) at home. He ( think ) slept his new car . Then , he (sleep ) in the garden .
QUESTION FORM
Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year. No,I didnt. / No,I didnt go to Rome last year.
*Did Hakan Sukur kick a goal last week ? Yes,he did. / Yes, he kicked a goal last week.
She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.
Im Tomy.
Im Timy.
FORMING WH QUESTIONS
Question Auxiliary Word
Verb infinitiv e
object
did
go
to the beach
yesterday
What
WHY ?
BECAUSE .
Why
What did the frogs talk about ? They talked about the childhood of the frog Kermit.
Ha ha ha..
Ha ha ha
Where did they play basketball ? They played basketball in the garden .
It started at 08:30.
- Where did Selami and Gonul go for their honeymoon two weeks ago ?