Memories from

the Past

Nillireth Pressuti Halub

 In the Past
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Talk about past memories.

Reading for specific information
Questions and Answers about activities 2
in the past.
Grammar Simple Past
Grammar Irregular verbs
Used to + Infinitive
Regular and Irregular verbs differentiation
 Past Simple: Regular verbs / Irregular verbs

We use the Past Simple to talk about past events or states which have finished. It is often used with past time references
(example: yesterday, two years ago, last night etc).
3 Negative Short answers

Affirmative Interrogative Affirmative Negative

I did not jump… Yes, I
you
You did not eat…
he
He did not cook…
She did not write…
she did didn’t
it
It did not run…
we
We did not shout…
you
You did not read..
they
They did not open…
 Past Simple Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t take on the regular –d,
-ed, or -ied spelling patterns of the past simple

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 Past Simple Irregular Verbs

4. Affirmative Sentences in Past Simple 11. At the age of 22, she (become) a teacher.
Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verbs in brackets .
12. My father (know) Chipre last vacation.
1. Mary (bring) a cake to the birthday party. 13. Her sister (tell) me that she lived in France.
2. I (hear ) a new song on the radio. 14. I (lend) Tania €200.
3. Karla (read) four books last week. 15. We (drink) too much wine at Christmas.
4. Henry (speak) Italian to the waitress.
5. Paco (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't
remember.
6. My sister (forget) to buy some milk.
7. Claire (have) a baby in August. 16. Tom (sleep) in the car.
8. We (lose) our keys last Friday. 17. Good! You (keep) your promise.
18. We (choose) the place.
9. The Cubans (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
19. The film (begin) late.
10. Sam (give) my mother a CD for her birthday.
20. They (fly) to Madrid.
21. We (drive) to Santa fé.
Answers: 22. Mrs. Kaye (teach) English at the University.
23. They (send) me an e-mail earlier.
24. We (leave) at 7 a.m..
 Let’s talk about the past

5 Question: 6 Q.When was the last time you.. 7 Q. When was the last time you..
When was the last time you… Went on vacation? Went to the movies? What did you see?
You laughed really hard? Where did you go? Was it fun? Was the film good?
What was so funny? A. Last time I went on vacation was lasr year. A. Last time I went to the movies
Answer: I went to ……..It was great! was last Sunday.
Last time I laughed really hard was when I I saw…….
went to the circus.
Q.When was the last time you…. Q.When was the last time you..
Q.When was the last time you... Stumbled and Fell? What happened?
You read a good book?
You bought something expensive? How did you feel? What book was it ? What was it about ?
What was it? A.I stumbled and fell ……..
A.I read ………
A.Last time I bought something was….. I was walking and did not see the …. It was about…..
It was….. It was terrible.
Q. When was the last time you…
Q.When was the last time you … Exercised/ Played a sport?
Q. When was the last time you…. You had to apologize to someone? What was it?
You went to a live concert? What was it for? A. Last time I played a sport was …..
Who was playing? A.It was last December. .
A.I went to ……. I apologized to……..
…….played that night. We had a slight disagreement.
 READING COMPREHENSION Walt Disney
Read through the facts about Walt Disney and then answer the questions. Questions
 Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago. He was one of five 1. Which year was Walt Disney born?
children. a. 1907 b. 1904
 As a child, Walt took art classes in Chicago and drew for the school newspaper. c. 1901 d. 1902
 In 1923, Walt moved to Hollywood. He created the first animated film to have 2. How many Walt Disney films have you seen?___________
sound. It was called Steamboat Willie and starred Mickey and Minnie Mouse. 3. Write down three characters that Walt created:_________
 He continued to create more characters such as Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. ___________, _________
 In 1932, Walt decided he wanted to make a full-length animated film called 4. What was the first animated film that Walt created with
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It took five years to complete and was sound?____________
finally released in 1937. It was a huge success. 5. Which of these films was not produced by Walt Disney?
 Walt produced more animated movies including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, a. Dumbo b. Fantasia
Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.Disneyland opened in 1955 and c. Bambi d. Matilda
cost 17 million dollars to build. The park was a massive success and is still one 6. Who was the original voice for Mickey Mouse?________
of the most popular holiday destinations in the world. 7. Can you fill in the missing words to these films?
 Walt Disney himself was the original voice for Mickey Mouse. a. Alice in ________________________
 In his lifetime, he received 7 Emmy Awards, 4 honorary Academy Awards, 22 b. Peter ________________________
Academy Awards, giving him more awards and nominations than any other c. ________________________ Beauty
d. The ________________________ Book
individual in history.
 Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, from lung cancer. Walt and his wife,
Lilly, had two children.
 Used to + infinitive
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USED TO = We use this expression to talk about
habits or repeated actions in the past which you don't
do in the present and to talk about states in the past Here are the interrogative, affirmative and negative forms of
which are no longer true. used to
Examples: Affirmative Negative
1. I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair). Interrogative
2He used to smoke (but now he doesn't smoke). I used to visit…. I didn’t use to visit….. Did I use to
3.They used to live in India (but now they live in visit…?
Germany). You used to go….. You didn’t use to go…. Did you use
Be careful! With the negative and the question to go….?
1. Did you use to be a teacher? He used to read…. He didn’t use to read… Did he use
2.She didn’t use to live in Granada. to read…?
3.Did he use to study French? It used to work….. It didn’t use to work… Did it use to
4.She didn't use to like chocolate, but she does now. work…?
5.I didn't use to want to have a nice house. We used to live….. We didn’t use to live… Did we use
Note! With 'used to' no verb 'be'. We CAN'T say 'I am to live…?
used to have long hair'. 'I am used to have long hair'. They used to be….. They didn’t use to be… Did they
use to be…?
 Reading Comprehension : Used To

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The way we were Complete the sentences with what Brenda used
Patty was a young girl in the 1960s. Read what she says about to do when she was young.
it. Patty…used to do a lot of things
“I was a young girl in the 1960s. My friends and I used to do a _______________________   …used to cut ______
lot of things which bothered our parents. We used to do things …used to wear ______…used to talk on the _____
our mothers never did. We cut our hair very short, we wore …used to go to _____…used to go ____________
mini skirts, we smoked, and went dancing. my friends and I …used to drive to the city with her friend …used
went out quite often. My boyfriend had a car, a 1960 Ford to go to the movies ____________
Fairlane, so he always picked us up and we often drove to the …used to watch films with R____________
city. We went to the movies four times a week and I loved to
watch films with Richard Burton and Sophia Loren, especially
‘Cleopatra’I still love to watch this film. It’s my favourite. I
can remember it all so clearly.”
 Reading Comprehension

Read the story and answer the questions

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Answers
Yesterday Katy had a job interview. She went downtown to the company. The interview 1. What time did Katy wake up?
was for an accounting job.
Katy graduated from university 3 months ago.
Katy woke up at 7am
Her interview was at 10:00 am. She woke up at 7:00 am and left her house before 8:00 am. 2. When did the bus arrive at the stop?
She waited for the bus, but it was late. The bus arrived at 9:45am
She was very worried because she did not want to be late for the interview.
3. Was Katy late? (Yes/No)
She tried to phone the company to warn them, but her phone battery was dead.
When the bus arrived, it was almost 9:00 am. No, she wasn’t.
Then the bus was slow because there were many other cars. The bus finally arrived at 4. Did Katy go on the correct day? (Yes/No)
Katy’s stop at 9:45 am. No, she didn’t
Katy ran from the bus stop to the office building.
When she entered she saw a sign that said the company was on the 24th floor.
5. Did Katy try to phone the Company? (Yes / No)
The elevator ride took almost 5 minutes because many people stopped at different floors. Yes, she did.
When Katy arrived at reception, it was 9:58. She was in time! What time did Katy arrive?
“I am here to see Mrs. Lewis” said Katy.
She arrived at 9:58am
The receptionist checked her book and replied:
“She is not here today. What is your name please?” Did she walk from the bus stop to the office building?
“My name is Katy Gregson.” (Yes, No)
“Sorry Katy, but your appointment is tomorrow.” Yes, she did.
Katy checked her agenda. It was true. She was there on the wrong day!
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