2. When to use?
• An action that began and ended at a
definite time in the past
II diddid my homework yesterday.my homework yesterday.
• To tell a story in which one thing happened
after the other.
He walkHe walkeded into the room and noticinto the room and noticeded thatthat
therethere waswas nobody there.nobody there.
4. lastlast ……agoago
lastlast week-week- a minutea minute agoago-- in 1990-in 1990- 19901990
lastlast month-month- a weeka week agoago-- yesterday-yesterday-
lastlast year-year- a yeara year agoago-- in thein the
pastpast--
lastlast Saturday-Saturday- a few daysa few days
agago-o-
16. Irit’s BirthdayIrit’s Birthday
Yesterday ______(Yesterday ______(bebe) my birthday. I ____() my birthday. I ____(hearhear) the) the
alarm clock ring and ___________(alarm clock ring and ___________(wake upwake up).).
There ________(There ________(bebe) a big bunch of flowers on my table.) a big bunch of flowers on my table.
When I _______(walk) to the door, I_____(When I _______(walk) to the door, I_____(seesee) a big) a big
poster on it. It _______(poster on it. It _______(saysay)”happy Birthday, Irit!”)”happy Birthday, Irit!”
The house _______(The house _______(bebe) quiet. Suddenly I _______() quiet. Suddenly I _______(hearhear))
music. “happy Birthday to you…”music. “happy Birthday to you…”
My parents and my brother _________(My parents and my brother _________(comecome) in. They) in. They
_______(_______(havehave) presents and they were singing.) presents and they were singing.
I _______(I _______(bebe) very happy and excited. They) very happy and excited. They
________(kiss) me and _______(wish) me all the best.________(kiss) me and _______(wish) me all the best.
Then, we _________(Then, we _________(sitsit) down and _________() down and _________(eateat))
a chocolate cake.a chocolate cake.
19. DidDid StavStav play tennis yesterday?play tennis yesterday?
Yes,Yes, sheshe diddid..
DidDid youyou sleep well last night?sleep well last night?
NoNo,, II didn’tdidn’t..
20. Change into Questions
1.I gave Shira a CD for her birthday.(a book)
Did you give Shira a CD for her birthday? No, I didn’t.
I gave her a book.
2. The police caught a man.(a woman)
________________________________________________________
3.Dan broke the window.
_______________________________________________________
4. We bought a cat.(a dog)
_______________________________________________________
5.They flew to England.(France)
_______________________________________________________
6. I went to a concert. ( a movie)
_______________________________________________________
7. The little boy rode a horse.
________________________________________________________
8. Ron sat next to Ofer.
________________________________________________________
23. Change into Negative
1.I gave Shira a CD for her birthday.(book)
I didn’t give Shira a book for her birthday.
2. The police caught a man.(a woman)
________________________________________________________
3.Dan broke the window.(table)
_______________________________________________________
4. We bought a cat.(a dog)
_______________________________________________________
5.They flew to England.(France)
_______________________________________________________
6. I went to a concert. ( a movie)
_______________________________________________________
7. The little boy rode a horse. ( a donkey)
________________________________________________________
8. Ron sat next to Ofer. (Yaniv)
________________________________________________________
27. Negative Sentences
For this verb ONLY, never use didn’t.
Simply ADD the word NOT after the verb.
I was tired. I was NOT tired.
She was here. She was NOT here.
They were happy. They were NOT happy.
I wasn’t a
good friend.
29. Change into the Past Simple
1.Today is Maya’s birthday. She is happy. (yesterday)
2.I am sixteen years old.(5 years ago)
3.Are you at the library? No , I am not.(an hour ago).
4.It is cold today.(yesterday).
5.They are good tennis players.(half a year ago).
6.I am at home at the moment.(5 minutes ago).
7.Are Yuval and Ron good friends?(in the 6th
grade)
8.Are your friend on vocation?(a year ago).
9.Is the test difficult? No, it isn’t. (a week ago).
10.When is the next bus? At eleven o’clock.(last)