This document summarizes an English grammar meeting that covered two topics: language learning and social networking, and simple past tense. For language learning, it described websites like Livemocha, eNotes, Mixxer, Facebook groups, and Twitter that can help with language exchange and social aspects of learning. The second part defined regular and irregular verbs in the past tense, gave examples of their use, and had exercises identifying past forms. It closed by providing information on joining the online grammar course.

1. BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR
MEETING #4
Hery Yanto The
English 3.0 Series, Summer 2012
July 2, 2012

2. AGENDA
Part I
Language Learning &
Social Networking
Part 2
Simple Past Tense

3. PART I
LANGUAGE
LEARNING & SOCIAL
NETWORKING

4. LIVEMOCHA
HOME PAGE
• Online language
community
• Meet and learn from
peers, native
speakers, experts
• Improve your
language grammar,
speaking, and writing
Photo used from Livemocha

5. LIVEMOCHA
COURSES PAGE
• Basic Courses are free
• 38 Languages ( Spanish,
French, English, Italian,
German, Japanese,
Chinese, Indonesian, etc.)
• Earn your badges,
popularity
• Learn from other language Photo used from Livemocha
speakers and help others
to learn your language

6. ENOTES
HOME PAGE
• Learning community
• Connect students and
teachers through electronic
blackboard
• Learn from teachers, help
others as a mentor,
contribute to discussions
• Start a discussion topic
• Post questions
• Answer discussions or
questions
Photo used from eNotes

7. ENOTES
MEMBERS AND ACTIVITIES
• Learning various lessons
(literature, Math, English,
History, Sciences, etc.)
• Lesson Plans and
Activities
• Help from teachers,
graduate students, and
experts
• Contribute as a mentor
or a teacher
Photo used from eNotes

8. THE MIXXER
HOME PAGE
• Find a learning
partner
• Connect with your
partner
• Exchange your
language learning
• Make agreement
what tool you want
to use for the
learning (IM,
Skype, Vroom, etc.)
Photo used from the Mixxer

9. FACEBOOK
GROUPS
• Search the group,
subscribe or join
• Read postings and
contribute on
discussion postings
• Exchange resources
• Extend connection
to some activities
(friendships, book
clubs, etc.)
Photo used from Facebook, International
English Group

10. PEOPLE
TWEETS ON TWITTER
• Quick hint of what
new and what
happening
• Link to free
resources
• Information about
free webinar and
other online social
events on language
learning
Photo used from Twitter

11. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE LEARNING
Text used from Saleheensblog

12. PART II
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

13. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW PAST TENSE IS USED
One day last summer, my friend Rahim Khan called from
Pakistan. He asked me to come see him. Standing in the
kitchen with the receiver to my ear, I knew it wasn’t just
Rahim Khan on the line. It was my past of unatoned sins.
After I hung up, I went for a walk along Spreckels Lake on
the northern edge of Golden Gate Park. The early-
afternoon sun sparkled on the water where dozens of
miniature boats sailed, propelled by a crisp breeze. Then I
glanced up and saw a pair of kites, red with long blue tails,
soaring in the sky. They danced high above the trees on
the west end of the park, over the windmills, floating side
by side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco,
the city I now call home. And suddenly Hassan’s voice
whispered in my head: For you, a thousand times over.
Photo used from Hassan the harelipped kite runner. (Khaled Hosseini, 2003,
redsunacademy The Kite Runner)

14. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form
Want Wanted Send Sent
Subtract Subtracted Eat Ate
Hug Hugged Go Went
Occur Occurred Drink Drank
Listen Listened Become Became
Enjoy Enjoyed Write Wrote
Offer Offered Take Took
Die Died Build Built

15. USE DICTIONARY TO CHECK THE PAST FORM OF THESE
VERBS
Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form
Fix Arise
Rain Bite
Open Catch
Study Fight
Wait Grow
Decide Lie
Cook Pay
Charge Wear

16. CHECK YOUR ANSWER
Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form
Fix Fixed Arise Arose
Rain Rained Bite Bit
Open Opened Catch Caught
Study Studied Fight Fought
Wait Waited Grow Grew
Decide Decided Lie Lay
Cook Cooked Pay Paid
Charge Charged Wear Wore
List of English Irregular Verbs

17. EXAMPLES
• He believed that one day it
would possible to go to
Europe.
• I tried hard to bury the
memory.
• Huang Chu became interested • I sold my bicycle yesterday,
in everything about plants and bought this statue with
when he was a child. the money.
• The Wright brothers built
their plane in their bicycle
shop.
• During the call students got a
live view of the research field.
Photo used from BootsnAll and Etsu

18. TRY THIS CHALLENGE
• None of the bass instrument
_____until the Renaissance.
• In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard
_____ an improvement to the
textile loom by introducing a
series of punched paper cards.
• After graduating with a
Bachelor’s degree in
economic, Shahrukh Khan
______ his career appearing in
theatre and several television
serials.
Photo used from Khaama Press

19. CHECK YOUR ANSWER
• None of the bass instrument
existed until the Renaissance.
• In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard
made an improvement to the
textile loom by introducing a
series of punched paper cards.
• After graduating with a
Bachelor’s degree in
economic, Shahrukh Khan
started his career appearing in
theatre and several television
serials.
Photo used from Khaama Press

20. SIMPLE PAST Verb be
TENSE
I, he, she, it + was
You, we, they + were
• I was a teacher.
• He was my manager two years ago.
• She was a popular politician in the 60s.
• It was in 1942, I left the country.
• You were in class yesterday.
• We were in the cinema last night.
• They were out of town that time.
Photo used from 3cursa

21. TRY THIS CHALLENGE
• Steve jobs ___ a businessman,
designer, and inventor.
• Prior to Songtsan Gampo, the kings of
Tibet ____ more mythological than
factual.
• The series, Three Rivers Medical
Drama, ____ set in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania at a fictional hospital
specializing in transplants.
Photo used from oneasianworld

22. CHECK YOUR ANSWER
• Steve jobs was a businessman,
designer, and inventor.
• Prior to Songtsan Gampo, the
kings of Tibet were more
mythological than factual.
• The series, Three Rivers
Medical Drama, was set in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a
fictional hospital specializing
in transplants.
Photo used from oneasianworld

23. SUMMARY
Language Learning & Social Simple Past Tense
Networking
• LiveMocha • Regular & Irregular Verb
• eNotes • Simple Past: Verb -Be
• Mixxer
• Facebook Group
• Twitter

24. CLOSING
NOTE
• Send an email to the facilitator for enrolling to the course. Write
your full name and your country of origin. For example:
Ahmad Faisal, Nigeria.
• The facilitator email address is herythe@hotmail.co.uk
• Star to learn from the course website:
http://basicenglishgrammar.weebly.com
• Help us to improve the lesson/course by filling out a survey
here: BEG Survey