- •Eu jep catch project
- •Unit I education system in russia and english speaking countries Lesson 1
- •I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly
- •Informal letters
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree or disagree with somebody
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 4
- •My education
- •Asking and answering questions:
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6 The secrets of successful language learning
- •Self- study materials for unit I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •General Questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Present Simple Tense
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Unit II
- •Countries and cities
- •(Traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit II The Present Continuous Tense
- •Unit III
- •Scientists
- •(Famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Invention, inspiration, closet, bulb, nap, wax, phonograph, genius, perspiration.
- •Thomas Alva Edison
- •Invent hired closet nap laboratory light bulb
- •Who was ... Thomas Adams?
- •Lesson 3
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research:
- •Alfred Nobel
- •Lesson 4
- •1876 1886 1938 1940 1965 1971 1975 1976 1979 1995
- •How to be a successful inventor
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •I. Read the text The man who invented e-mail
- •II. Read the article Louis von Ahn
- •Lesson 6 Women in science
- •Problem-based task (webquest) Famous Women – Scientists and Inventors
- •Self-study materials for unit III The Past Simple Tense is used:
- •When we talk about actions and situations in the past we use:
- •Positive form — Regular verbs
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form and questions
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
- •The past continuous tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Past continuous vs. Past simple
- •Unit IV computer Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit IV The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Unit V career prospects Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit V The Future Simple Tense
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
Positive form — Irregular verbs
Some verbs are irregular (not regular). The Past Simple is not -ed.
Here are some important irregular verbs
begin –> break bring build buy catch come do drink eat |
began broke brought built bought caught came did drank ate |
fall –> find fly forget get give go have hear know |
fell found flew forgot got gave went had heard knew |
leave –> lose make meet pay put read ring say see |
left lost made met paid put read (/red/) rang said saw |
sell –> sit sleep speak stand take tell think win write |
sold sat slept spoke stood took told thought won wrote |
- I usually get up early but this morning I got up at 9.30.
- We did a lot of housework yesterday.
- Caroline went to the cinema three times last week.
- Mr Todd came into the room, took off his coat and sat down.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. Use each verb only once.
sell spend buy fly drive run cost drink understand |
Example: Mr and Mrs Brown drove from London to Manchester last weekend.
1. We needed money badly so we__our car.
2. Ann__a lot of money yesterday. She__a dress which__$70.
3. Dan__the marathon in two hours.
4. They__champagne to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
5. As teenagers, we__each other very well.
6. They__to Spain the day before yesterday.
Negative form and questions
■ We use did in past simple negatives and questions:
infinitive |
positive |
negative |
question | |||||
watch clean play do go have begin |
I we you they he she it |
watched cleaned played did went had began |
I we you they he she it |
did not (didn’t) |
watch clean play do go have begin |
did |
I we you they he she it |
watch? clean? play? do? go? have? begin? |
■ do/does (present) -> did (past):
- I don't watch television very often.
- I didn't watch television yesterday.
- Does she often go out?
- Did she go out last night?
■ We use did/didn't + infinitive (watch/clean/do etc.):
I watched but I didn't watch (not 'I didn't watched1)
he went but did he go? (not 'did he went?1)
- I played tennis yesterday but I didn't win.
- Don didn't have breakfast this morning, (not 'Don hadn't breakfast')
- They went to the cinema but they didn't enjoy the film.
- We didn't do much work yesterday.
Exercise 4. Make the following positive sentences negative.
Example: She spoke to me at the party. — She didn't speak to me at the party.
He had to find a new job. — He didn't have to find a new job.
I bought some new clothes last week.
The train arrived on time.
You made a bad mistake.
They had to leave for the airport at 5 a.m.
She had a headache yesterday
■ Note the word order in questions with did:
did + subject + infinitive
What How Where |
Did did did did |
Sue you the accident your parents |
give do happen? go |
you a birthday present? yesterday evening?
for their holidays? |
■ short answers
Yes, {I/we/you/they/he/she/it} did. |
|
No, {I/we/you/they/he/she/it} didn’t. |
- 'Did you see Joe yesterday?' 'No, I didn't.'
- 'Did it rain on Sunday?' 'Yes, it did.'
- 'Did Helen come to the party?' 'No, she didn't.'
- 'Did your friends have a good holiday?' 'Yes, they did.'.