The past

1. TO BE - PAST FORM
affirmative form negative form
I WAS I WASN’T
YOU WERE YOU WEREN’T
HE WAS HE WASN’T
SHE WAS SHE WASN’T
IT WAS IT WASN’T
WE WERE WE WEREN’T
YOU WERE YOU WEREN’T
THEY WERE THEY WEREN’T
Interrogative form
-Where were you yesterday evening at seven o’clock ?
-I was at home.

2. - Where were you born ?
- I was born in Bedford.
- Where were you yesterday at 7 o’clock in
the morning ?
- I was in the kitchen. / I was at breakfast.
- I was out.

3. Prepositions of place
- in bed - in the kitchen - in the bathroom
- in the garden - in the shower - in my car
- in Bari - in the city centre - in a bank
- in the sea - in the country - in a shop
AT - at work - at school - at the doctor’s
- at home - at the gym - at the bus stop
- at my desk- at the airport - at the beach
- at lunch - at dinner - at the shops
ON
- on the bus - on the floor - on the balcony
- on my bike - on my horse - on my way home
- on my way to work
IN

4. The Past
- How old were you when you started driving ?
- I was 18.
- I started driving when I was 18.
- I could drive when I was 18.

6. Quiz
1) Who was Galileo Galilei ?
2) Where was he born ?
3) When was he born ?
4) How many brothers and sisters did he have ?
5) Who was his father ? What was his father’s job ?
6) At which university did he study ?
7) At which university did he teach ?
8) Was he married ?
9) Did he have any children ?
10) Which scientific instrument did he develop ?
11) What was Galileo’s theory ?
12) What did the Church think of Galileo Galilei ?
13) Did Galileo go to prison ?
14) Where did he die ?
15) How old was he when he died ?

7. THE PAST (Regular verbs)
( I usually work from 8 o’clock until 2 o’clock.)
- Yesterday I worked from 8 o’clock until 5 o’clock!
Negative form
- I didn’t work yesterday. (Auxiliary DID + NOT + INFINITIVE)
Interrogative form
-Did you work yesterday ?(Auxiliary DID + subject + infinitive)
-Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

8. To work
Negative form
I worked I didn’t work
You worked You didn’t work
He worked He didn’t work
She worked She didn’t work
It worked It didn’t work
We worked We didn’t work
You worked You didn’t work
They worked They didn’t work

9. The Past (Regular verbs)
Spelling variations :
1) ARRIVE → ARRIVED ( + D)
2) STUDY → STUDIED ( Y → IE + D) *
3) STOP → STOPPED (double consonant for monosyllabic
verbs with final consonant after vowel)
* PLAY → PLAYED (vowel + final y)

10. The Past (Regular verbs)
Pronunciation variations :
/ d / / t / / id /
(sonorous final consonant) (non-sonorous final consonant) (final d or t consonant)
Lived worked Wanted
Listened Stopped Visited
Played Cooked Decided
Cleaned Watched Studied
Opened Washed Depended
Stayed Kissed Started
Enjoyed Finished
Closed Talked
Travelled Liked
Changed Danced