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Past Simple of regular verbs




Grammar

Dramatize the situations.

Expand the situation introduced by the opening sentences.

Write a description of a person you remember from your childhood. First read the short description below.

Speaking

Read the text again and correct mistakes in the sentences below.

1. Martin had chestnut curly hair.

2. His forehead was retreating.

3. His eyes were strong with the salty wind of the sea.

4. Martin had pale complexion.

5. His teeth were white and even because they were artificial.

Mrs. Philips was my biology teacher at school. She was a young woman in her early twenties with big, blue eyes and a happy expression. She was tall and slim, with short blonde hair. She wore neat, tailored clothes and always seemed to be smiling.

The following expressions may be useful:

Age: Eyes: Expression: Build: Hair: Clothes: Personality: in his/her mid teens/thirties etc. small/deep-set/green/grey etc. puzzled/thoughtful etc. short/ thin/well-built etc. long/shoulder-length/dark/red etc. casual/ shabby etc. frowning/worrying etc.

1. A: Oh, Mom! Guess who I’ve just seen?

B: Not Santa Clause, I suppose.

A: Do you remember Mike Petrov, my classmate? I ran across him at a supermarket. I didn’t recognize him at first, He’s changed so much.

B: …

2. A: Andrew, could you do me a favour?

B: Sure. Go ahead.

A: I need to send a couple of books to a friend of mine in Omsk. I’ve heard you’re going there tomorrow. If you could take the books with you he would meet you at the airport.

B: No problem. But how can I recognize him?

A: …

1. You witnessed a bank robbery. Describe the criminals to the policemen.

2. You are a member of a beauty contest jury. Discuss the participants and choose the most beautiful girl.

3. You came home on holiday and tell your mother about your roommate.

4. You met a wonderful man on the train. Tell about him.

Past Simple of the verb “to be”

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I was You/we/they were He/she/it was I was not (wasn’t) You/we/they were not (weren’t) He/she/it was not(wasn’t) Was I? Were you/we/they? Was he/she/it?

1. Fill in the blanks with “am”, “is”, “are”, “was” or “were”

Today I 1) … at home. It 2) … Saturday morning and it 3) … very cold. It’s only a month since my family and I 4) … on holiday in Portugal. The weather 5) … fantastic; it 6) … really hot and sunny. We 7) … all happy then. It 8) … not long ago, of course, but I 9) … already missing the sun and the sea. Well, it 10) … nice to be back home with all our friends.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I stayed You stayed He/she/it stayed We/they stayed I did not (didn’t)stay You did not stay He/she/it did not stay We/they did not stay Did I stay? Did you stay? Did he/she/it stay? Did we/they stay?



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