Where Were You Born

A time to remember! Past tense/ Verb to be/ Used to By Profr. José M. Jaramillo S. August, 2008

What did you use to do as a kid?

Fight Make a sandcastle Draw Climb

Play football Read Study Watch TV

Write the verbs in past tense, remember there are regular and irregular verbs. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],m. Go ______________ n. Hear ______________ o. Know ______________ p. Get ______________ q. Speak ______________ r. Cut ______________ s. Start ______________ t. Erase ______________ u. Eat ______________ v. Jump ______________ w. Add ______________ x. Use ______________

Past tense The simple past is a tense used to describe complete actions or events that took place in some time before now. The time can be specified by using some adverbs, for example: yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year, and so on. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Write the correct form of the verb on the lines. Use the Simple Past Tense. John Lennon (be) _________ born in 1940 in Liverpool, England, where he (grow up) ___________. As a teenager, he (meet) _________Paul McCartney, and they (begin) _________ to write songs together. After several years, they (form) _________ a new group called the Beatles, with George Harrison and Pete Best. However, Best (neg-stay) _______________ in the group. Bingo Starr (join) _________ the group in place of Best. In 1964 the group (perform) _________ its first hit son “Love Me Do”. ….. Next Page….

Write the correct form of the verb on the lines. Use the Simple Past Tense. Between the years 1962 and 1968 the Beatles (be) _________ the most famous group in the world. In 1969, Lennon (decide) _________ to perform alone. He (write) _________ the song “Give Peace a Chance” and __________(make) several albums alone. He also (act) _________ in films. From that time on, he (have) _________ many problems. For example, he (leave) _________ his wife, Yoko Ono, for a time. Finally, in 1983, Mark David Chapman (kill) _________ Lennon. Lennon’s life (end) _________, but his music lives on today.

You already know that to make interrogative sentences we need an auxiliary. In the present we used DO and DOES For the past tense we use DID: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

You can also make questions in past using WH-WORDS like, where, when, what, who, how, etc. In this kind of questions you need to use the auxiliar did again. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

FIND SOMEONE WHO... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Be in Past Tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],SEMP

SEMP They weren’t crazy. They aren’t crazy. We were best friends. We are best friends. Sonia was not tall and thin. Sonia isn’t tall and thin. Manolo was in the cafeteria. Manolo is in the cafeteria. You were 17 years old last year. You ’re 17 years old. I wasn’t a liar. I ’ m not a liar. I was from USA. I ’m from Apodaca. BE IN PAST TENSE SIMPLE PRESENT

WH- and Yes / No QUESTIONS WITH BE IN PAST TENSE SEMP No, they weren’t. Were your parents born in N.L.? He was born in Monterrey. What city was he born in? No, he wasn’t . Was your brother born there, too? I was born in Montemorelos. Where were you born? Yes, I was . Were you born in Nuevo Leon? I was born in 1975. When were you born? ANSWER QUESTION

PRACTICE: Betty is talking about her family. Choose the correct verb form. ,[object Object],SEMP

Complete the following questions with WAS or WERE . Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],SEMP

Childhood memories Before... Now... Now, I collect CD’s and video games. I used to collect stamps and coins.s Now, we fight for everthing. My brothers and I didn’t use to fight. Now, I wear formal clothes every day. I used to wear shorts and t-shirts. Now, I work the whole day. I used to spend all the afternoon in front of the television. Now, I visit the ranch twice a year. I used to visit my grandparents ranch. Now, I read every night. I love to do it. I never used to read books. Now, I play soccer in the school team. I used to play with my toys.

Used to... Used to refers to something that you regularly did in the past but don’t do anymore Structure for positive sentences: Subject Used to infinitive + + ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

didn't use to Structure for negative sentences: Subject + didn’t use to + Infinitive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Q's with used to ,[object Object],Yes, I used to practice soccer in the afternoons. ,[object Object],Yes, I used to have a teddy bear. c. Did you use to have a nickname? Yes, I used to have a nickname. d. What did you use to do after classes? I used to ride my bike. e. What game did you use to play? I used to play all kind of games. f. Where did you use to go in vacations? I used to go to my grandmother house in the beach.

Talk about your childhood ,[object Object],[object Object],c. Did you use to have a nickname? d. What did you use to do after classes? e. What game did you use to play? f. Where did you use to go in vacations? g. Did you use to collect something? h. Did you use to have a favorite tv program? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

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