18th October 2024 Past Simple

2.
WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE

FOLLOWING VERBS:
Verb To talk To To To To To To
cheat propose play Try prefer offer
Past
Simple
2. WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE
FOLLOWING VERBS:
Verb To talk To To To To To To
cheat propose play try prefer offer
Past talked cheated proposed played tried preferred offered

Simple
Spelling of regular verbs
• 1. The last consonant is doubled when it is preceded by
one vowel and when the last syllable is stressed. Ex:
stop-stopped; prefer-preferred but visit – visited or offer _
offered
• 2. In verbs ending in e, we only add d. Ex: love-loved;
save-saved.
• 3. In verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant, y
changes to i. Ex: hurry-hurried; deny-denied but play-
played.
FOLLOWING VERBS:
Verb To go To To eat To To To To
speak see do come leave
FOLLOWING VERBS:
Verb To go To To eat To To To To
speak see do come leave
QUESTIONS
• The basic structure of a question in English is
very simple:
Auxiliary Subject Main verb Rest
Do you like English?
• For some verbs (such as to be or modal verbs:

can, must…) we do not use an auxiliary. We
simply reverse the positions of verb and subject:
- Affirmative sentence: You are Portuguese. She can
swim.
- Interrogative sentence: Are you Portuguese? Can
WH Word / question Word:
Question To ask a question Example:
word: about:
What Something What did you have for lunch?
Where A place Where do you live?

When A time When did you go home?
Why A reason/cause Why do you study?
What time A time (of day) What time did you get up?
Who A person Who do you know in the

class?
How A way/manner How did you go to school?
WH QUESTIONS
• WH Questions begin with:
WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHOSE, WHICH or
HOW.
• The basic structure of a WH question is:
WH WORD AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB REST
WHEN DO YOU GO HOME?
WHY DOES SARAH LIKE ENGLISH?

HOW DID JOHN COME TO SCHOOL TODAY?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
Questions in the past simple
( WH AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB (REST)
WORD) (INFINITIVE)
WHEN DID THE CHANGE ITS NAME?

COMPANY
WHAT DID NINTENDO LAUNCH IN 2006?
WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY?
- DID YOU SUCCEED?

ASKING QUESTION IN THE PAST SIMPLE:
• ASK YOUR PARTNER 5 QUESTIONS IN THE PAST

SIMPLE AND LISTEN TO HIS/HER ANSWER
• Example: WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY?

• YESTERDAY, I WENT TO WORK.
3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH A COMPLETE
SENTENCE:
0. (Example) What did you do yesterday? Yesterday, I worked all day.
1. Where did you go last weekend?
2. How did you come to school today?
3. Why did you decide to study Business / Marketing?
4. Who did you have lunch with yesterday?
5. What time did you leave home today?

3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH A COMPLETE
SENTENCE:
1. Where did you go last weekend? Last weekend, I went to
Bragança.
2. How did you come to school today? Today, I came to school
by car.
3. Why did you decide to study _____?
I decided to study _____ because I was interested in this area.
4. Who did you have lunch with yesterday? Yesterday, I had
lunch with my wife.
5. What time did you leave home today? Today, I left home at 8
o’clock.
4. ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE PART OF THE SENTENCE WHICH IS
UNDERLINED:
0. (Example) The United States became
independent in 1776. When did the United States
become independent?
1. The United Kingdom entered the European

Community in 1973.
2. Joe Biden won the presidential election in 2020.
3. Seán arrived at school at 10 o’clock this morning.
4. Charles III became King because his mother died.
5. Nelson Mandela died in Johannesburg.

1. The United Kingdom entered the European Community in
1973.
When did the UK enter the EC?
2. Joe Biden won the presidential election in 2020.

What did Joe Biden win in 2020?
3. Seán arrived at school at 10 o’clock this morning.

What time did Seán (he) arrive at school this morning?
4. Charles III became king because his mother died.

Why did Charles III become King?
5. Nelson Mandela died in Johannesburg.

Unit 2
Finding the customer
1. Use the words in the box to complete the
following list of ways to learn about your customers
• 1. loyal customers
• 2. search items
• 3. clients; find out
• 4. competitors
• 5. new trends
• 6. sales records
• 7. listening
2. Listen to the discussion between 3 members of
the marketing team and make a note of the 6 data
collection methods they mention
• 1. postal survey
• 2. online survey
• 3. individual interviews
• 4. focus group
• 5. street interview
• 6. telephone survey
3. Listen to the dialogue again and
find words to fit the following
definitions
• 1 relevant response
• 2. skewed sample
• 3. prototype
• 4. response rate
• 5. target market (or: group)
• 6. user profile
Now complete the sentences using
the correct form of the words
• 1. target market (or: group)
• 2. user profile
• 3. response rate
• 4. skewed sample
• 5. relevant responses
• 6. prototype
In pairs: you are interviewing people on the phone to
know their opinion on a product. Choose the product
and write 10 questions you could ask.

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WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE

Past talked cheated proposed played tried preferred offered

Do you like English?

• For some verbs (such as to be or modal verbs:

Where A place Where do you live?

Who A person Who do you know in the

WHEN DO YOU GO HOME?

WHY DOES SARAH LIKE ENGLISH?

WHEN DID THE CHANGE ITS NAME?

WHAT DID NINTENDO LAUNCH IN 2006?

WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY?

- DID YOU SUCCEED?

• ASK YOUR PARTNER 5 QUESTIONS IN THE PAST

• Example: WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY?

1. Where did you go last weekend?

2. How did you come to school today?

3. Why did you decide to study Business / Marketing?

4. Who did you have lunch with yesterday?

5. What time did you leave home today?

1. The United Kingdom entered the European

5. Nelson Mandela died in Johannesburg.

2. Joe Biden won the presidential election in 2020.

3. Seán arrived at school at 10 o’clock this morning.

4. Charles III became king because his mother died.

5. Nelson Mandela died in Johannesburg.

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