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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the conversation below. Then, exchange roles with your mentor.
Situation:
Anthony and Cindy are university classmates and they started talking about how they spent their weekend.
Anthony
Cindy
Oh, I had a great time. My friends and I had pizza on Saturday and then we all went dancing.
Anthony
How fun! Did you go to The Pizzeria?
Cindy
No, we didn't. We went to that new place downtown. How about you? How was your vacation?
Anthony
It was excellent! I went to Hawaii with my cousin. We had a great time.
Cindy
Lucky you! How long were you there?
Anthony
About a week.
Cindy
Cool! Was the weather OK?
Anthony
Not really. It was pretty cloudy. But we went surfing everyday. The waves were amazing.
Cindy
So, what was the best thing about the trip?
Anthony
Well, something incredible happened.
Cindy
So, tell me! What happened?
Anthony
Well, like I said, I went surfing everyday. One day, I entered a contest and I won. I got first prize!
Cindy
Wow! Congratulations!
Anthony
But that's not all. After I won the contest, a man asked me to model for the Surfin' Heat magazine. I'm in next month's edition.
Can you believe it? A model!
QUESTION
1. How did Cindy spend her weekend?
2. How long did Anthony stay in Hawaii?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
A. Simple past
Did you go anywhere last weekend?
Yes, I did. I went to the supermarket.
No, I didn't. I didn't go anywhere.
What did Nick do on Saturday?
He entered a surfing contest and won first prize.
| Regular verbs | Irregular verbs | ||
| work | worked | buy | bought |
| invite | invited | do | did |
| study | studied | drive | drove |
| stop | stopped | have | had |
| go | went | ||
| sing | sang | ||
| see | saw | ||
| spend | spent | ||
- NOTES
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Use did with the base form - not the past form - of the main verb in questions: How did you spend the weekend? |
How did you spent the weekend? -
Use didn't with the base form in negative statements: We didn't go shopping. |
We didn't went shopping.
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A-1. Complete the conversations using the simple past.
What you (do) last weekend?
I (see) a sci-fi movie at the movie house. I (love) it! Amazing visual effects!
B. Past of be
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
Were you in California? | Yes, I was. |
Was the weather OK? | No, it wasn't. |
How was your vacation? | It was excellent! |
| Contractions |
|---|
| wasn't = was not |
| weren't = were not |
- NOTES
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Present: am/is, are
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Past: was, were
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B-1. Complete the conversations using the past form of be.
How long your parents in Canada?
They there for two weeks.
they in Vancouver the whole time?
No, they . They also went to Ontario.
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
A. Rephrasing with be
Direction: Rephrase the sentences. Find another way to write each sentence using was, wasn't, were, weren't and the words in the parentheses.
Example: Brandon didn't come to class yesterday. (in class)
Answer: Brandon wasn't in class yesterday.
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Sam and his cousin went to a baseball game. (at a baseball game)
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Tom and his co-worker worked on Saturday, too. (at work)
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Did you go to the party last night? (at the party)
B. What did you do last night?
Direction: Listen to John and Laura describe what they did last night. What did each person do? Write or type down your answers while listening.
| John | Laura |
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1. | |
2. | |
3. |
So, what did you do last weekend, Cindy?