Vocabulary verbs
| 🔊 | Play | Played | Played |
| 🔊 | Walk | Walked | Walked |
| 🔊 | Talk | Talked | Talked |
| 🔊 | Help | Helped | Helped |
| 🔊 | Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
| 🔊 | Work | Worked | Worked |
| 🔊 | Call | Called | Called |
| 🔊 | Love | Loved | Loved |
| 🔊 | Watch | Watched | Watched |
| 🔊 | Listen | Listened | Listened |
| 🔊 | Go | Went | Gone |
| 🔊 | Have | Had | Had |
| 🔊 | Do | Did | Done |
| 🔊 | Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| 🔊 | Write | Wrote | Written |
| 🔊 | Take | Took | Taken |
| 🔊 | Give | Gave | Given |
| 🔊 | See | Saw | Seen |
| 🔊 | Break | Broke | Broken |
| 🔊 | Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
Here's an explanation of past tenses and how they are used in questions and answers:
Simple Past Tense: The simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past. When forming questions and answers in the simple past tense, we use the auxiliary verb "did" (past tense of "do") in questions and the main verb in its base form (without "s" or "ed") in both questions and answers.
Example:
Question
Answer
🔊 Did you watch the movie last night?
Yes, I watched the movie last night.
🔊 No, I did not watch the movie last night. When you
negate in a sentence the main verb must be used in its INFINITIVE form again.
Past Continuous Tense: The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were in progress in the past. When forming questions and answers in the past continuous tense, we use the auxiliary verb "was" or "were" (past tense of "be") in questions, and the main verb is used in its "-ing" form.
Example:
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| 🔊 | Were you studying when I called you? | Yes, I was studying when you called me. |
| 🔊 | No, I was not studying when you called me. |
Present Perfect Tense: The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions or events that have a connection to the present. When forming questions and answers in the present perfect tense, we use the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" and the past participle form of the main verb.
Example:
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| 🔊 | Have you ever been to Paris? | Yes, I have been to Paris. |
No, I have not been to Paris. |
Past Perfect Tense: The past perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example:
Question
Answer
🔊 What had they been discussing before you joined the conversation?
They had been discussing their travel plans before I joined the conversation.
🔊 No, I had not eaten dinner when she arrived.
Past Perfect Continuous : Past perfect continuous is used to indicate a continuous action that happened before another past event.
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| 🔊 | Had he been working on that project for a long time? | yes, he had been working on that project for several months. |
| 🔊 | No, he had not been working on that project in any time. |
Activity.
(eat) sushi for dinner yesterday.
(swim) in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean during my tropical vacation.
He (drive) us through the winding roads of the countryside, exploring picturesque villages along the way.
She (write) a captivating novel that (keep) readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
Last night, we (dance) along to our favorite songs at the lively concert downtown.
The chef (cook) a mouthwatering three-course meal that left us all craving for more.
(play) basketball when it started raining.
While I (study) for my exam, my friends (play) board games in the living room.
The team (practice) hard all week before the important match on Saturday.
As the sun (set), we (hike up) the mountain, (enjoy)the breathtaking views.
While I (work) on my art project, my sister (bake) delicious cookies in the kitchen.
By the time I arrived at the party, most of my friends (left, already).
After she (finish) reading the book, she couldn't stop thinking about the characters and their stories.
By the time the movie started, I (buy, already) a large bucket of popcorn.
After they (explored) the ancient ruins, they felt a sense of wonder and amazement at the history they had witnessed.
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action or a specific point in the past. It emphasizes the earlier action or event in relation to the main past event.
They
The team (work) on the project for the past six months, and they are close to completing it.
(study) Japanese for two years, and her language skills have improved significantly.
Over the past few weeks, the company (experiment) with new marketing strategies to boost sales.
They (train) hard for the marathon, and now they feel confident about their fitness level.
7. True or False
Write true or false
8. Tongue Twister
-How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
-She sells seashells by the seashore.
-Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
-Unique New York.
-Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.
Try pronouncing these sentences slowly at first and then gradually
increase the speed. Pay attention to the pronunciation of individual
sounds and the fluency in connecting the words. You can record yourself
while pronouncing them and then listen to make adjustments if necessary.
Have fun practicing!
Speaking
Practice your pronunciation, repeat each of the sentences.
