The document discusses verb conjugations in English including: - Affirmative, negative, and question forms of the present and past tenses of the verb "to be" and regular verbs. - Transforming sentences between present and past tenses. - Regular past tense verb endings and pronunciation. - Examples of filling in verbs in affirmative, negative and question sentence structures in the past tense.

2. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
was at school yesterday.
Were at the beach last week.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Subject + verb be + complement

3. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
wasn’t at school yesterday.
weren’t at the beach last week.
NEGATIVE FORM
Subject + verb be (-) + complement

4. Was
Were
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
hungry?
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No,she wasn’t.
at the theatre
last weekend?
Yes, we were.
No,we weren’t.
QUESTION FORM
verb be + Subject + complement

5. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
worked in the garden yesterday.
danced at the party last night.
carried the heavy box.
bought new shoes.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Subject – verb past + complement

6. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
didn’t play tennis last weekend.
didn’t clean the windows.
didn’t go the dentist.
NEGATIVE FORM
Subject + aux (-) + verb present + complement

7. Did
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
find your umbrella?
Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
No, I didn’t.
QUESTION FORM
aux + Subject + verb in present + complement

8.  She is at the park now.
(+)
(-) - She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?) - Was she at the park yesterday?
 She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
- She went to the hospital to visit
her friend last week.
- She didn’t go to the hospital to
visit her friend last week.
- Did she go to the hospital to visit
her friend last week?
(+)
(-)
(?)
- She was at the park yesterday.
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.

9. 1)Minnie________(bake) a huge cake for
Mickey’s birthday party.(+)
2)John________(break) a window while he was
playing football.(+)
3)____ you____(ask) a question during the
lesson(?)
4)They __________(have) a picnic at the
weekend(-)
5)____ they at the party last night(?)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
baked
broke
Did ask
didn’t have
Were

10. 6)My mother________(make) a sandwich for
me.(+)
7)He ____ ill so he ___________(go) to
school yesterday.(+,-)
8)He _______(buy) an expensive car
last year.(+)
9) ____she _____ (clean) the house at
the weekend(?)
10)Students _________(listen) to the
teacher(-)
made
was didn’t go
bought
Did clean
didn’t listen

11. REGULAR VERBS IN PAST
Spelling
Verbs ending in “e” add “d” at the end
Move = moved
Live = lived
Verbs ending in “y” preceded by a consonat
changes “y” by “i” and and add “ed” at the end.
Fry = Fried
Cry = Cried
All the other verbs take “ed” at the final

12. “ed” Pronunciation
Voiceless sound:
p – k – s – ch – sh – f –x – h pronounce ED as “T”
Example: Ask-------asked = /æskt/
Voiced sound:
l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g– w – y – z – and vowel
sounds
(diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D”
Example: Allow-------allowed = /ə’laʊd/
T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Example: Need------- needed = /ni:did/

13. Practice:
Pronounce the following verbs in past:
Agreed Greeted
Advised Kissed
Attacked Marked
Phoned Imagined
Served Invited
Faced Introduced
Founded Observed
Landed Joined

14. We didn't study much and we enjoyed our life. Every weekend,
we went to the club and met new girls. I remember I had a
girlfriend called Margarita.
I finished my studies in 1995. A year later, I started working as a
Language teacher in a Secondary school. Life is not too bad,
but those days were fantastic!
Do you know about your parents' life when they were young?
Hello everybody! My name
is Tom, I am very nostalgic and I
always talk about the past. This
is an old picture of me.
I was eighteen in this picture.
It was thirteen years ago.
I studied in the University at that
time. I lived with my friends in a
big and old apartment.

15. Practice
Organize the words to make the right
question.
1. Anna / the window / open
2. she / home / walk
3. you / in the garden / work
4. you / a song / sing
5. she / on a chair / sit

16. Ask and answer
•Who was your best friend at school?
•Were your parents born in Bogota?
•What time did you go to bed yesterday?
•When did you live when you were 7 years old?
•How long ago did you buy new clothes?
•When was the last time you went to the movies?
•How old were you when you kissed your first
boy/girl?
•Did you meet your best friend last year?
•What was your favorite program when you were a
child?
•What did you play in your childhood?
•Were you good at maths when you were at

17. Expressions related to time.
PRESENT
Today
Every
Each
Now
At the moment
Nowadays
These days
Past
Last ago
Yesterday
The day
before
yesterday
Future
Next _______
Tomorrow
The day after tomorrow
In ______ ________ time
Since / Until around early / late
From / to about after /
Before
Once, twice, thrice times
What day…..? How long..? What
year…?
What month…..? How long ago…?
What time…?