7. Cabral Discovered Brazil in 1500
Man first landed on moon in 1969.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in
the 19th century.
8. Cabral discovered Brazil in 1500.
• Negative form
Cabral didn’t discover Brazil in 1500.
• Interrogative Form
Did Cabral discover Brazil in 1500?
Auxiliary “–ed”
Time Reference
9. Man first landed on moon in 1969.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in
the 19th century.
10. Adolf Hitler was born in Branau am Inn, Austria.
The last dinosaurs were extinct approximately 65
million years ago.
(He)
(They)
(Are in the past)
(Am or Is in the past)
11. Examples
I lived in Bangkok for 10 years.
The Jurassic period lasted about 62 million years.
We didn’t sing at the concert.
Did you watch TV last night?
12. Examples
The teacher was the best.
The students were very clever.
But Melissa was in trouble.
We weren’t sorry for her.
She wasn’t nice though.
(He)
(They)
(She)
13. My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was
young, he lived on a farm in the country. His parents raised
cattle, and he looked after the cows. When he was
eighteen, he went to university, where he studied
Philosophy. He also played the trumpet in a jazz band.
When the war started, he tried to join the Air Force, but
he ended up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German
torpedo ripped a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship
sank. Only five men escaped. They sailed in a lifeboat back
to England. Then he met my grandmother, and they married
after only three weeks. He says now that he wanted to
marry her very quickly in case he died in the war.
14. My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was
young, he lived (live) on a farm in the country. His
parents raised (raise) cattle, and he looked (look) after the
cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where
he studied (study) Philosophy. He also played (play) the
trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started (start),
he tried (try) to join the Air Force, but he ended (end) up in
the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo ripped (rip) a
hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five
men escaped (escape). They sailed (sail) in a lifeboat back to
England. Then he met my grandmother, and
they married (marry) after only three weeks. He says now
that he wanted (want) to marry her very quickly in case
he died (die) in the war. Thanks God, he didn’t die
15. Irregular Verbs
My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was
young, he lived (live) on a farm in the country. His
parents raised (raise) cattle, and he looked (look) after the
cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where
he studied (study) Philosophy. He also played (play) the
trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started (start),
he tried (try) to join the Air Force, but he ended (end) up in
the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo ripped (rip) a
hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five
men escaped (escape). They sailed (sail) in a lifeboat back to
England. Then he met my grandmother, and
they married (marry) after only three weeks. He says now
that he wanted (want) to marry her very quickly in case
he died (die) in the war. Thanks God, he didn’t die.
