Barack Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961. He became famous for being the first African American president of the United States. In 2008, he was elected president and served two terms until 2016. He had a successful political career.

1. Basic Level English Course
November 13th
, 2010 (Part II)
The Simple Past Tense: Grammar

2. Denice Culqui Martinez
Translation Present
/Base
Past Translation Present
/Base
Past
Llegar
ser/estar
soportar
llegar a ser
golpear
comenzar
doblar
morder
sangrar
romper
traer
construir
agarrar
escoger
venir
costar
arrastrar
cortar
hacer
dibujar
conducir
comer
caer
sentir
pelear
encontrar
lanzar
olvidar
helar
conseguir
dar
hacer
colgar
tener
esconder
golpear
agarrar
lastimar
guardar
arrodillar
saber
poner
guiar
dejar
prestar
arise
be/am/is/are
bear
become
beat
begin
bend
bite
bleed
break
bring
build
catch
choose
come
cost
creep
cut
do
draw
drive
eat
fall
feel
fight
find
fling
forget
freeze
get
give
go
hang
have
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
kneel
know
lay
lead
leave
lend
arose
was/were
bore
became
beat
began
bent
bit
bled
broke
brought
built
caught
chose
came
cost
crept
cut
did
drew
drove
ate
fell
felt
fought
found
flung
forgot
froze
got
gave
went
hung
had
hid
hit
held
hurt
kept
knelt
knew
laid
led
left
lent
perder
hacer
significar
conocer
poner
leer
timbrar
subir
correr
buscar
vender
enviar
poner/preparar
sacudir
cerrar (puerta,
ventana)
encoger
cantar
hundir
sentar
deslizar
dormir
girar
gastar
robar
pegar
picar
jurar
tomar
enseñar
jalar
contar
pensar
tirar
despertar
usar ropa
llorar
tejer
ganar
escribir
lose
make
mean
meet
put
read
ring
rise
run
seek
sell
send
set
shake
shut
shrink
sing
sink
sit
slide
sleep
spin
spend
steal
stick
sting
swear
take
teach
tear
tell
think
throw
wake
wear
weep
weave
win
write
lost
made
meant
met
put
read
rang
rose
ran
sought
sold
sent
set
shook
shut
shrank
sang
sank
sat
slid
slept
spun
spent
stole
stuck
stung
swore
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
woke
wore
wept
wove
won
wrote
Note: Irregular verbs marked in red are
very important in English because of their
function or auxiliary properties
Nota: verbos irregulares marcados en rojo
son muy importantes en Inglés por su
función o propiedades auxiliares

3.  To talk about people’s
biographies using the
Simple Past tense
 Hablar de biografias
de personas usando el
tiempo Pasado Simple

4. Simple Past
Regular
Verbs
Irregular
Verbs
I missed my wife yesterday
I lived in Tampa last year
Mary studied at PUCP in 2008
I thought about her last night
Nugkui saw them yesterday
I did my homework on time
Regular Verbs Spelling Notes:
1.For Regular verbs add the suffix “ed”
2.If the verb ends in “e” add only “d”
3.If the verb ends in a consonant + “y,”
change the “y” to “I” and then add “ed”
Vocabulary & Grammar Notes:
Present : see = mirar
Past: saw = miró
On time = a tiempo

5. ed = /t/
watch – watched
walk – walked
ask – asked
----------
Unvoiced final
consonants:
No vibration in
vocal chords
(except “t”)
ed = /d/
clean – cleaned
love – loved
play – played
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Voiced final consonant :
Vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u):
Vibration in vocal chords
(except “d”)
ed = /id/
invite – invited
start – started
hate – hated
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If verb ends in /d/ or /t/
Pronounce an extra syllable

6.  yesterday = ayer
 last night = anoche
 last week = la semana pasada
 last Saturday = el Sábado pasado
 last year = el año pasado
 two days ago = hace dos dias
 two weeks ago = hace dos semanas
 two hours ago = hace dos horas
 two years ago = hace dos años

7.  Affirmative Sentences:
 I lived in Florida a year ago.
 Negative Sentences:
 My wife did not/didn’t live with me last year.
 Yes/No Questions:
 Did your children go to Florida to visit?
 Yes, they did/No, they didn’t.
 Wh-Questions:
 Why did you go to Florida last year?
 I went there to work and get my Ph.D.
Base
Form
Verbs

8.  Affirmative Sentences:
 I was born in 1967.
 Negative Sentences:
 They were not/weren’t good friends last year.
 I was not/wasn’t in Lima last week.
 Yes/No Questions:
 Were you Mr. Florio’s student in high school?
 Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t
 Wh-Questions:
 Where were you born?
 I was born in Bagua.
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
was/were born =
nací/nacimos/nacieron
I was born
You were born
He was born
She was born
It was born
We were born
You were born
They were born

9.  Talk to a friend and tell him/her about
someone’s life
 Háblale a un amigo(a) y dile acerca de la vida
de alguien
Fred: Do you know who John Lennon is?
Inspector Gadget: Yeah, he’s one of the Beatles.
Fred: Well, he wars born in Liverpool, England in
1940.He became famous because of the music
he wrote with Paul McCartney for the Beatles.
They were the greatest rock band in history. In 1970,
the Beatles split, and he went on a successful
solo career. Of course, until he was killed by Mark
David Chapman in 1980.
Inspector Gadget: That was an interesting but
dramatic biography man.
Fred: You are right about that. Vocabulary:
the greatest = el/la mas grande
the Beatles split = los Beatles se separaron
went on = continuó
successful = exitoso/exitosa
career = carrera
you are right about that = Estas correcto sobre eso

10. Talk about someone famous:/
Habla de alguien famoso:
You: Do you know who Barack Obama is?
Your friend: Yeah, he’s the U.S. president.
You: Well. He was born in Hawaii in 1961…