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P.P. FOOD AND SENSE VERBS

Weekly Homework Plan

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Food Game

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Let's practice  irregular verbs!!

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2030

Here you have  some  games to practice 👇

https://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Irregular%20Past%20Simple%20Quiz%20Show/

 

1) Practise at home the irregular verbs.

Click here for exercise 1

click here for exercise 2

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Irregular%20Past%20Simple%20Quiz%20Show/play.html

https://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-verbs-interactive-hangman-game-for-esl-grammar/

https://matchthememory.com/irregularverbs

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Hi kids!!!

Here you have some interactive games for these days.

Have fun and learn!!

Little review for our 4th grade students

15 pieces of Interactive floor Games for kids

Food Game 

Sentence Monkey

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GRAMMAR

  

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Why don't we practice some grammar ?

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               Word order questions

UNIT 6: QUANTIFIERS

Let's practicehttps://www.grammarbank.com/quantifiers-exercises.ht

TAG QUESTIONS

A tag question is a sentence with a small part at the end that makes it a question.

 Question tags are more common in speaking than writing.

For example:  She is tired, isn't she?

When the statement is positive: eg. she is we use a negative question tag: isn't she?

She's a doctor, isn't she?
Yesterday was so much fun, wasn't it?

If the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. 

eg. He isn't here, is he?
      The trains are never on time, are they?
      Nobody has called for me, have they?

With the verbs in the present, we use do,does,don't or doesn't 
eg. You like dogs, don't you?
      She doesn't drink coffee, does she?

When the verb is in the past simple, we usually use did or didn'tin the question tag.
eg. We went to the cinema, didn't we?
       You didn't see the doctor, did you?

When we use a modal verb (eg. can, could, will,) we use those verbs in the question tag.
eg. She can drive, can't she?
      I will see you in the afternoon, won't I?

You can  learn it better with these videos.

Let's practice 👉https://www.grammarbank.com/tag-questions-worksheets-dd1.html

Click and practice the tag questions

UNIT 5: RATHER AND PREFER

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

UNIT 5: PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

 UNIT 4: PRESENT PERFECT

Click here to practise the present perfect

Click here for more practise

Click here to practise

Click here for more exercises

Click here to play a game about the past participles

Click here to play a game about present perfect

THERE IS/ARE, SOME/ANY, A/AN

 PARTS OF THE HOUSE

"A" means 1 and it is used when the next word starts with a consonant. For example:

A car

A sofa

"An" means 1 but it is used when the next word starts with a vowel. For example:

An apple

An orange

Click here to practise There is/are in the affirmative form.

Cleck here for the negative form.

Click here for the interrogative form

Click here to do an exercise about a/an/some/any

Click here for another activity

Click here for more practise

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner are used to describe how things happen. They are usually put after the verb.

• The children are laughing happily.
• The girl is crying loudly.
• Liza dresses elegantly.

How to form adverbs of manner

Regular adverbs

Adverbs of manner are usually formed by adding ‘-ly’ to the adjective:

• careful → You should drive carefully at night.
• polite → Mary looks sad. Could you ask her politely, what has happened to her?
• serious → Seriously speaking, I don’t like this idea.

1. If the adjective ends in ‘-le’, remove ‘-e’ and add ‘-y’:

• gentle → This mechanism should be cleaned very gently.
• terrible → I will miss you terribly.

2. If the adjective ends in a consonant + ‘-y’, change ‘-y’ to ‘-ily’:

• angry → She looked at me angrily.
• easy → Jack can do grammar exercises easily.
• noisy → Your old printer works noisily, you should change it for a new one.

3. If the adjective ends in ‘-ful’, double the ‘-l’ and add ‘-y’:

• beautiful → Mary has cooked the meat beautifully.
• successful → Not all students passed their exams successfully.

Irregular adverbs

Some adverbs of manner are not formed by adding ‘-ly’:

1. ‘Well’ is the adverb of ‘good’. We often use ‘very’ and ‘quite’ with ‘well’:

• Jane speaks German and French very well.
• Nick runs long distances quite well.

2. Some adjectives ending in ‘-ly’, like ‘friendly’, ‘lovely’, ‘silly’, ‘ugly’, don’t change to become adverbs.

• He spoke to me in a friendly manner. (NOT: He spoke to me friendlyly)
• Her dancing is so lovely. (NOT: She dances so lovelyly).

3. Adverbs of manner, like ‘early’, ‘late’, ‘fast’, ‘hard’, ‘low’, have the same form as their adjectives:

• The bus is late again (adjective).
• A am afraid, we’ll arrive late (adv).
• Tom drives very fast, it’s dangerous.
• We’re working hard all day long.

Note: An adverb of manner should NOT be put between a verb and an object:

– He plays football perfectly. NOT: He plays perfectly football. Watch this short video from Top English to learn more about adverbs of degree:

PAST SIMPLE

We have to distinguish between two types of verbs: 
Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs

      Rules  to form the past simple with the Regular Verbs.

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Regular Verbs - Pronunciation Rules

There are three different ways to pronounce the final –ed of regular verbs in past simple: /-t/, /-d/ and /-ɪd/. The pronunciation depends on the final sound of the verb in the base form.

After unvoiced/voiceless sounds such as /p/, /f/, /s/, /k/, /ʃ/, and /ʃt/ the final -ed is pronounced like /t/ as in the word cat. Note that the -e remains silent.

After voiced sounds such as /b/, /g/, /v/, /z/, /ʓ/, /dʓ/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /l/, /đ/, /r/ and vowel sounds the final –ed sound is pronounced like /d/ as in good. Note that the –e remains silent.

For verbs ending in /d/ and /t/ the final -ed is pronounced /Id/ as in the final two letters of the word did. Note here that the -e is not silent and this final /-ed/sound adds another syllable to the end of the verb.

Regular verbs pronunciation. Click 👇

Click here to practise the past simple

Click here to play a game 

Click here for game 2

Click here to practise the vocabulary

                                 IN, ON, AT

Click here for exercise 1

Click here for exercise 2

We use the present simple for routines and actions that we usually do. 

Expressions that we use with the present simple are:

Often, Usually, Never, Always, Sometimes.

REMEMBER :

HE/SHE/IT: Affirmative Verb+s/es

IN NEGATIVES AND QUESTIONS 

Negative: doesn't +Verb (infinitive)

Interrogative:  Does+ subject + Verb (infinitive)

Now that you know how to form sentences in the present simple, it is time to practise!!

Click here for exercise 1: Forms and pronouns

Click here for exercise 2: Third person singular

Click here for exercise 3: Negative form

Click here for exercise 4: Questions

Click here for exercise 5: Mixed forms

Do you want to play a game?

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Past simple – sentences

We can use past simple sentences to talk about things we did in the past.

I played football.
We had lots of fun!
She didn't watch a film.

How to use them

For regular verbs, the past simple ending is ed, for example:

play - played
like - liked
want - wanted

For irregular verbs, there is a special past simple form, for example:

go - went
eat - ate
write - wrote
have - had

For negatives, use didn't and the verb, but don't change the verb to the past form.

I didn't play hockey.
They didn't go to school.

Past simple – questions

We can use past simple questions to ask about the past.

Did you have fun with your friends yesterday?
Where did she go for her last holiday?
What did they watch on TV last night?

How to use them

Use did and the verb, but don't change the verb to the past form.

Did you have a nice weekend?
What did he learn at school yesterday?
When did they see the film?

We usually add time words at the end.

Did they play a game yesterday?
Did you visit LearnEnglish Kids last week?
What did he have for dinner last night?

We make yes or no answers with did or didn't.

Did you finish your homework? Yes, I did.
Did your friend call you yesterday? No, she didn't.

UNIT 8: USED TO/ DIDN’T USE TO 

It is used to express habits and customs

  

                                         I used to play videogames

eg. When I was a boy...  I used to play marbles

                                         I used to watch cartoons

                                         My father didn’t use to play videogames.

      Did you use to go to the cinema?

                    Yes, I did

                     No, I didn’t

Unit 7: Modal verbs

Unit 6: Tag questions

A tag question is a sentence with a small part at the end that makes it a question.

 Question tags are more common in speaking than writing.

For example:  She is tired, isn't she?

When the statement is positive: eg. she is we use a negative question tag: isn't she?

She's a doctor, isn't she?
Yesterday was so much fun, wasn't it?

If the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. 

eg. He isn't here, is he?
      The trains are never on time, are they?
      Nobody has called for me, have they?

With the verbs in the present, we use do,does,don't or doesn't 
eg. You like dogs, don't you?
      She doesn't drink coffee, does she?

When the verb is in the past simple, we usually use did or didn'tin the question tag.
eg. We went to the cinema, didn't we?
       You didn't see the doctor, did you?

When we use a modal verb (eg. can, could, will,) we use those verbs in the question tag.
eg. She can drive, can't she?
      I will see you in the afternoon, won't I?

Click and practice the tag questions

Friday 5th  March 

   

Let's practicehttps://www.grammarbank.com/quantifiers-exercises.ht

Let's practice 👉https://www.grammarbank.com/tag-questions-worksheets-dd1.html

Thursday 4th  February       

Past  Passive 

Would Rather vs Would Prefer

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They both express preference. Though they have similar meanings, they are used in different ways.

Would Rather

When the person himself expresses a preference on something referring to the present or future:

Subject + would rather ('d rather) + base form of verb

I would rather (I'd rather) stay at home than go out right now.

Would Prefer

When the person himself expresses a preference on something referring to the present or future:

Subject + would prefer + to infinitive + verb

I would prefer ('d prefer) to watch TV rather than (to) do shopping.

Let's watch this video for a better understanding!!!

You can  pracice here!!👇

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Would_rather/Would_rather_and_prefer_to_lg1075179gl

Wednesday 16th  December

UNIT 3: PRESENT PERFECT

Present Perfect

1. Use of the Present Perfect

1.1. result of actions in the past is important in the present – It is not important when the actions happened.

I have cleaned my room.

1.2. recently completed actions

He has just played handball.

1.3. states beginning in the past and still continuing

We have lived in Canada since 1986.

1.4. together with lately, recently, yet

I have been to London recently.

2. Signal words

• just
• yet
• never
• already
• ever
• so far
• up to now
• recently
• since
• for

3. Form

have/has + past participle *

4. Examples

4.1. Affirmative sentences in the Present Perfect – regular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
I have cleaned my room.	I've cleaned my room.
You have cleaned your room.	You've cleaned your room.
He has cleaned his room.	He's cleaned his room.

4.2. Affirmative sentences in the Present Perfect – irregular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
I have gone home.	I've gone home.
You have gone home.	You've gone home.
He has gone home.	He's gone home.

4.3. Negative sentences in the Present Perfect – regular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
I have not cleaned my room.	I've not cleaned my room.
	I haven't cleaned my room.
You have not cleaned your room.	You've not cleaned your room.
	You haven't cleaned your room.
He has not cleaned his room.	He's not cleaned his room.
	He hasn't cleaned my room.

4.4. Negative sentences in the Present Perfect – irregular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
I have not gone home.	I've not gone home.
	I haven't gone home.
You have not gone home.	You've not gone home.
	You haven't gone home.
He has not gone home.	He's not gone home.
	He hasn't gone home.

4.5. Questions in the Present Perfect – regular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
Have I cleaned the room?	There are no contracted forms.
Have you cleaned the room?
Has he cleaned the room?

4.6. Questions in the Presentast Perfect – irregular verbs

Long forms	Contracted forms
Have I gone home?	There are no contracted forms.
Have you gone home?
Has he gone home?

* past participle:

• regular verbs → infinitive + -ed
• irregular verbs → 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs

UNIT 3: PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR THE FUTURE

How to form Present Continuous

To make the Present Continuous with future meaning, we use:

Affirmative sentences

am / is / are + the ‘-ing’ form of the verb and add a time marker.

• I’m staying at home tonight.
• She isn’t working on Thursday.
• We’re meeting at two o’clock.
• John and Samantha are getting married tomorrow.

Negative sentences

We form the negative by adding ‘not‘ to either the full form or short (contracted) form:

am / is / are + not + the ‘-ing’ form of the verb

• We’re not having a meeting this afternoon.
• =We aren’t having a meeting this afternoon.
• =We are not having a meeting this afternoon.
• I’m not coming to the party tonight.
• = I am not coming to the party tonight.

Questions

To form a question, we rearrange the word order, placing the verb ‘be’ before the subject:

am / is / are + subject +the ‘-ing’ form of the verb

• Are you going to the concert tomorrow?
• Is your mom joining us for dinner next week?

When to use Present Continuous with future meaning

We often use the Present Continuous to talk about future arrangements. A future arrangement is a plan that we have decided and organised with another person, a group of people or a company:

• I’m working over the New Year. (this arrangement is between the speaker and his/her employer)
• We are staying with friends when we get to Boston.
• We’re meeting Helen at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

It is not always necessary to state who the arrangement is with:

• I am leaving tomorrow. (I’ve already bought my train ticket.)
• So what are we all doing at Christmas?

We often use the Present Continuous to talk about things we are about to start doing. This is especially common with verbs of movement, such as go, come, leave, etc.:

• I’m going to bed now – goodnight.
• Will you help me finish the housework? – Sorry, I can’t: I’m leaving for work now.

Certain verbs, actions or situations cannot be used with the Present Continuous with future meaning because they are not part of a plan, an arrangement or an intention. The present continuous tense for the future can only be used when an action or situation can logically be planned in advance:

• My leg’s hurting tomorrow. Is NOT possible
• He’s having an accident in March. Is NOT possible
• It’s snowing next week.  Is NOT possible

Here’s a good video from To Fluency explaining the difference between ‘will’, ‘going to’ and Present Continuous for future actions and events👇

Monday 23rd November

Modal Verbs of Probability

1: Talking about the present:

must / might / could / may / can't + infinitive

For example:

I am waiting for Julie with another friend, David.
I ask: 'Where is Julie?'
David guesses:

·         She must be on the bus. (I'm fairly sure this is a good guess)

·         She might come soon. (maybe)

·         She could be lost. (maybe)

·         She may be in the wrong room. (maybe)

·         She can't be at home. (I'm fairly sure this isn't true)

Notice that the opposite of 'must' is 'can't in this case.

.Will / won't

We use will and won't when we are very sure:

·         She'll be at work now.

.Should / shouldn't

Should and shouldn't are used to make an assumption about what is probably true, if everything is as we expect:

·         They should be there by now.

·         It shouldn't take long to drive here.

This use of should isn't usually used for negative events. Instead, it's a better idea to use will:

·         The underground will be very busy now (not: 'should be').

.Can

Can is used for something that is generally possible, something we know sometimes happens:

·         Prices can be high in London.

Can is not used to talk about specific possibilities:

·         He could be on the bus (not: 'can be').

.Could

We can use could + infinitive to talk about a general possibility in the past (compare with the use of 'can' above):

·         Prices could be high in the sixteenth century.

This is not used to talk about specific possibilites in the past (instead we use could + have + past participle):

·         He could have been working late (not: 'could be'. As this is a specific possiblity, 'could be' is present tense)

·         Shall

We can use shall I and shall we  + infinitive to make offers and suggestions  and to ask for advice.

·         Shall I get you some medicine?

·         Would

We often  use would  to make requests. It’s a more polite and indirect form of will.

·          Would you like to play golf?

We often use would (or the contracted form ‘d  ) in the main clause   of a conditional sentence when we talk about imagined situations.

 .     He wouldn’t like it if you wore his helmet

Wednesday 11th November

PASSIVE TENSE 

VERB TO BE + PAST  PARTICIPLE

When we say what people do, we use ACTIVE VERBS .

Eg. I buid, I speak, etc.

When we say what happens to people or things ( what is done to them) we use the PASSIVE.

The OBJECT of an ACTIVE VERB corresponds to the SUBJECT of the PASSIVE verb.

ACTIVE       A      does            B

PASSIVE     B    is done (by)   A 

Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening

Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening.

Active : Helen doesn't drink anything in parties.
Passive: Nothing is drunk by Helen in parties.

Active : Who sells umbrellas?
Passive: Who are umbrellas sold by?

Active : My mother doesn't paint the walls.
Passive: The walls aren't painted by my mother.

You can practice the passive. 👇

Friday 23rd October

Unit 2: Zero and first conditional

Zero Conditional.

We use the zero conditional to talk about things which are always true and do not change.

• If + subject + present simple, subject + present simple

eg. Plants die if they don't get enough water.

      If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

First Conditional

We use the first conditional to talk about things which we think they will happen.

• If + subject + present simple, subject + simple future

eg. If you don't eat now, you'll be hungry later.

      If you do your homework, you will improve your English.

     

Monday 5th October

Present simple with a future meaning

We use the present simple to talk about events that are part of a future plan or timetable.

eg. The train leaves at 5 p.m.

      The course starts in Septrmber 

       I go to the office next Monday.

Monday 28th September

COMPARATIVE  AND SUPERLATIVE

Comparative

• We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with another person or thing.

               e.g.  Mice are smaller than cats

• We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with his/ her/ its whole group.

              e.g.  A b c d e f g - A is the tallest

Rules

Short adjectives

       Adjective                 Comparative             Superlative                       Spelling
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------            old                          older                          the oldest               add  er/ est 
   
       tall                            taller                          the tallest         
   
       cheap                       cheaper                     the cheapest  
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       late                            later                        the latest                 adjectives ending in e

      nice                            nicer                      the nicest                     add  r/ st
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      fat                               fatter                      the fattest             one vowel+ one conso
      big                              bigger                    the biggest                   nant...double 
      thin                             thinner                   the thinnest
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      happy                          happier                 the happiest                   change y to i
      easy                             easier                    the easiest                       


Long adjectives

Adjectives with two syllables not ending in -y and adjectives with 3 or more syllables use  more and the most.

 Adjective                     Comparative                       Superlative     

beautiful                       more beautiful                    the most beautiful

intelligent                     more intelligent                   the most intelligent

Irregular Comparative and Superlative

Adjective                            Comparative                      Superlative

Good                                   better                                  the best

Bad                                     worse                                   the worst

Little                                   lesss                                     the least

Far                                      farther                                 the farthest

Much/many                       more                                     the most                                

 (Not)  as...as...To say that something is or  is not the same.

My sister is as tall as my cousin.

Your car  isn't as expensive  as mine.

Wednesday 20th May

SENSE VERBS 

·         A sense verb is a verb that describes one of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.

 Verbs such as look, seem, taste, feel, smell, and sound are sensory (sense) verbs. In Eng English it is important to use adjectives after these verbs.

Eg. Her socks smell like old cheese.

      This pen looks like new.

·         We use verbs like smell and taste with like to say what something is similar to or what something might be. We use a noun after like.

Eg. That cloud looks like a plane.

        This jumper feels like wool.

MAKE SOMEBODY + ADJECTIVE

We use make somebody  + adjective to talk about how a person feels as a result

of something.

We form it with the verb   to make  +  object (e.g. me, you, )  + adjective.

Loud music      makes    me/ you/him        angry.

Long queues    make      Her/us/them       angry.

    Tuesday 12th May

Simple Future with Will 

We use simple future tense to talk about future activities or statements.

Form:

 will + base form of the verb.

won't + base form of the verb.

will +subject + base form of the verb? Yes, I will/ No, I won't

                                     

  USAGE:

We use "Will" future tense for:

1. Prediction (the things that we predict to happen in the future)
I think it will rain tomorrow.

2. The actions that we decide to do now, at the moment of speaking
I am hungry. I’ll have a toast.

3. Offers
You don’t have a car. I will take you to the airport.

4. Promises
I will come home before nine, dad.

Watch this video  and you will understand the simple future much  better!!!👇

Future Simple Tense - Will Won’t

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What do you want to be in the future?

Monday 11th May

 Hi kids!!
How are you?
I know we have already seen the past continuous,
 but I'd like you to look at the grammar again.👇

 Past Cotinuous

subject + was/were + V -ing.
I was studying.
Tom was working.
The children were playing.

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS			NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
Subject	Past Tense of Be	Base Form of Verb +Ing	Subject	Past Tense of Be + Not	Base Form of Verb +Ing
I He She It	was	working.	I He She It	was not (wasn't)	working.
We You They	were	working.	We You They	were not (weren't)	working.

Yes / No Questions

YES/NO QUESTIONS
Past Tense of Be	Subject	Base For of Verb + Ing	Short Answers Affirmative			Short Answers Negative
Was	I he she it	working?	Yes,	I he she it	was	No,	I he she it	was not (wasn't)
Were	we you they	working?		we you they	were		we you they	were not (weren't)

-ING Rules Examples:

Examples:  Eat – eating   Speak – speaking   Cook – cooking

• Most verbs ended with -y, add -ing

Examples:  Buy – buying     Enjoy – enjoying    Play – playing

• Verbs that ended with -e, drop the -e and add -ing

Examples: Make – making  Write – writing   Drive – driving

• Verbs that ended with -ee, add -ing

Examples:  See – seeing     Agree – agreeing

• Verbs ended with a consonant preceded by a vowel, double the consonant and add -ing

Examples:   Swim – swimming   Run – running    Put – putting

• Verbs ended with -ie, change -ie to -y, add -ing

Examples:   Lie – lying   Die – dying

Tuesday 5th May

Past Simple

1.  Simple past of Irregular verbs( which have to be memorized)

Affirmative case

have-had                     go-went                          ride-rode
come-came                 get-got                           buy-bought
take-took                    fly-flew                          write-wrote
eat-ate                        meet-met                        see-saw

2. Simple past of regular verbs

Affirmative case

Spelling rules:

1) Add -ed to the infinitive
2) Verbs ending in -e add only -d
3) Double the final consonant before adding -ed  with verbs of only one syllable, ending in one vowel and one consonant, e.g. stop- stopped
4) Verbs ending in -y following a consonant, change the -y to -i before adding -ed
     e.g. carry- carried
However -y  following a vowel does not change
     e.g. stay- stayed

Negative case 

Regular verbs
Subject  +  didn't   +   infinitive
 e.g. She didn't work yesterday
Irregular verbs
Subject  +   didn't  +   infinitive
e.g. we didn't go to the cinema last week

Interrogative case 

Regular verbs
Did (n't)  + Subject  +  infinitive
e.g. Did you play tennis  last summer ?
       Yes, I did
        No, I didn't
Irregular verbs
Did (n't)  +  Subject  +  infinitive ?
Did he have breakfast this morning ?
Yes, he did
No, he didn't

You can watch the  following videos to review it. 😉


         PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR VERBS

                                   

                       PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS

                                   
If you want to  practice the past simple, click 👇

                                           http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html


PRESENT PERFECT

To make the Affirmative  present perfect tense, use:

• 'have' / 'has' + the past participle
• Make the past participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs (for example, 'play' becomes 'played')
• There are a few verbs that change their spelling when you add 'ed' (for example, 'study' becomes 'studied')
• We also have some completely irregular verbs

(Also, here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb).

Positive	Positive Short Form
I have played	I've played
you have worked	you've worked
he has written	he's written
she has walked	she's walked
it has rained	it's rained
we have travelled	we've travelled
they have studied	they've studied

The negative is really simple too. Just put 'not' after 'have' or 'has':

Negative	Negative Short Form
I have not eaten breakfast today	I haven't eaten
you have not been to Asia	you haven't been
he has not seen the new film	he hasn't seen
she has not played tennis	she hasn't played
it has not snowed this winter	it hasn't snowed
we have not slept all night	we haven't slept
they have not tried the food	they haven't tried

To make a question, put 'have' or 'has' in front of the subject:

'Yes / No' Questions

have I missed the bus?

have you visited London?

has he worked as a waiter before?

has she met John?

has it been cold this week?

have we arrived too early?

have they studied English grammar before?

The use of Since and For

We can use the present perfect tense with ‘for’ and ‘since’ to talk about actions and events that take place in a period of time from the past until now.

Since

Since is used to give the starting point of actions or events that continue up to the moment of speaking. It is a point in time. (E.g. June, 1976, etc.)

We haven't seen him since his birthday.
We haven't played soccer since May.

For

We use ‘for’ to talk about a period of time continuing up to the present. It is used with length of time (e.g. four years, two months, etc.)

Ken has studied English for two months.
Barnie hasn't come to school for two days.

Since vs For Common Structures

For	a day ten months three weeks six years two hours a long time several hours
Since	1990 May last year Christmas yesterday my wedding day she left you yesterday then I was born

Summary Chart

Present Perfect with Just / Yet/ Already

JUST: The adverb ‘just’ is used with the present perfect tense to tell a recently completed action. ‘Just’ comes after the auxiliary verb ‘have/has’. This combination is used chiefly in the affirmative, though the interrogative from is possible. It isn’t normally used in the negative.

The teacher has just gone out.(She went out a few minutes ago)
The bus has just arrived.
Has he just gone out? Yes, he has.
Mr.Trick has just finished the cake.


ALREADY: The adverb ‘already’ is used when something has happened before we expected. ‘Already’ comes after the auxiliary verb ‘have/has. We use ‘already’ in affirmative.

I’ve already written a letter to my friend.
She’s already finished her homework.
The policemen have already arrested the thief.


YET: The adverb ‘yet’ is used when we are expecting something to happen but it hasn’t happened. “Yet” comes to the end of the clause. We use ‘yet’ in the negative sentences and in questions.

Mrs. Roberts hasn’t replied to my letter yet. (She hasn’t replied but she will).

Thursday 23rd April


Let's review!!!!
There was / were

Affirmative.
There was + singular noun   eg. There was a pencil on the table.
                                 some + uncountable noun  eg. There was some                                                                                 honey in the jar.

There were + some + plural noun  eg. There were some books                                                                    in  your bag.
Negative
There wasn't + a + singular noun  eg. There wasn't a cat on the                                                                     sofa.
There wasn't  + any + uncountable noun  eg. There wasn't any                                                                          sugar in the kitchen.

There weren't + any + plural noun   eg. There weren't any                                                                             children in the school.

Question
Was + there + a + singular noun ?  eg. Was there a ruler on                                                                    your desk? Yes, there was.
                                                            No, there wasn't. 

Was there + any + uncountable noun ? eg. Was there any milk                                                                       in the bottle?
                                                                  Yes, there was.
                                                                  No, there wasn't

Were there  + any + plural noun?  eg. Were there any pictures                                                                   on the wall? Yes, there                                                                       were.
                                                                 No, there weren't.

Were there + a number + plural noun ?  eg. Were there 20                                                                              crayons in your                                                                                  pencilcase?
                                                                   Yes, there were.
                                                                   No, there weren't.

Monday 20th April

Unit 6: Short questions

Short questions are a good way to keep a conversation going. 

You’ll need to use the auxiliary verb to make them. For example:

I haven’t seen that film yet.   Haven’t you?  

Ana lives in London.     Does she?

I don't watch tv in the mornings.    Don't you?

We use a positive verb if the verb in the main sentence is positive. We uase a negative verb if yhe verb in the negative sentence is negative.

Use do/does/don't/doesn't with most verbs in the present simple tense.

⧭Practice

Do this activity and choose the correct short question.

1. I don't like her new film at all.

            Don't you?
        Didn't you?

2. He can't drive.

             Can he?
           Can't he?

3. I went to that new restaurant last night.

     Did you?
     Do you?

4. I think I'm going to stay at home this weekend.

    Are you?
    Going you?

5. She won't get the results until next week.

    Doesn't she?
    Won't she?

6. I wasn't sure about where to go.

    Wasn't I?
    Weren't you?

7. We don't have enough money.

   Don't we?
   Haven't we?

8. She hasn't got a job.

   Has she?
   Hasn't she?

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Unit 6: Tag questions

A tag question is a sentence with a small part at the end that makes it a question.

 Question tags are more common in speaking than writing.

For example:  She is tired, isn't she?

When the statement is positive: eg. she is we use a negative question tag: isn't she?

She's a doctor, isn't she?
Yesterday was so much fun, wasn't it?

If the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. 

eg. He isn't here, is he?
      The trains are never on time, are they?
      Nobody has called for me, have they?

With the verbs in the present, we use do,does,don't or doesn't 
eg. You like dogs, don't you?
      She doesn't drink coffee, does she?

When the verb is in the past simple, we usually use did or didn'tin the question tag.
eg. We went to the cinema, didn't we?
       You didn't see the doctor, did you?

When we use a modal verb (eg. can, could, will,) we use those verbs in the question tag.
eg. She can drive, can't she?
      I will see you in the afternoon, won't I?

You can  learn it better with these videos.