Lesson

Thepast

Pastsimple(amfcut)

USEDtoexpressanactionthatiscompletelyfinishedand
whichhappenedatanspecifiedtimebeforenow
Torefertoaneventthateverybodyknowsabout
Torefertoactionsthathappenedusuallyand
repetivelyinthepast
Adverbs:yesterday,thedaybeforeyesterday,the
otherday,afewminutes/weeksago,ashorttimeago,
lastweek,atthattime,etc.

FORM:forregularverbs:ED
forirregularverbs:secondcolumn

Rulesofortography:1.FORVERBSTHATENDWITH
THELETTERE,YOUMUSTONLYADDD.
e.g.tohopehoped

2.FORVERBSTHATENDWITHA
CONSONANTBUTAREPRECEEDEDBYAVOWEL,
YOUMUSTDOUBLETHECONSONANT.
e.g.tostopstopped

3.FORVERBSTHATENDWITHL,
YOUMUSTDOUBLETHEL.
e.g.toequalequalled
4.FORVERBSTHATENDWITHTHE
LETTERC,YOUMUSTADDKANDASARULE,
ED.
e.g.totraffictrafficked
5.FORVERBSTHATENDWITHY,BUT
AREPRECEDEDBYAVOWEL,YOUMUSTSIMPLY
ADDED.
e.g.tostaystayed
6.FORVERBSTHATENDWITHY,BUT
AREPRECEDEDBYACONSONANT,THEY
TRANSFORMSINI.
e.g.totrytried

Pastcontinuous(fceam)

USEDtoexpressanactionintransitinthepast
Toexpressanrandomactionhappeninginthepast
Toaskpolitelyforafavour

FORM:was/were+presentparticipleoftheverb

Homework:
Treceintrebrilelavorbireaindirect:

1. Howlongwillittakeyoutorepairmyshoes?theold
womanaskedtheshoemaker.
2. Willyoucomehomefordinnerorshallwemeetintown?
Donswifewantedtoknow.
3. WhattimedoesthetrainfromLondonarrivethis
afternoon?Juliaaskedtheinquiryofficeonthephone.
 4. Willyoujoinmeforawalkthroughtheparkorshallwe
meetstraightinfrontofthecinema?myfriendaskedme
whenhephonedmetosaythathehadbookedticketsfor
thefilm.
5. WherecanIobtainsomeinformationaboutthe
interview?theyoungwomanaskedtheporter.
6. Whichwaydoesthisbusgo?anoldmanaskedme
lookingattheoncomingbus.
7. Itmustgotothecentreofthetown,butIamnot
sure.Whydontyouaskthedriver?Isaid.

Reformulaipropoziiileifrazeledemaijos,folosindverbul
todo.

1. Thechildrenwentintothehouseonlywhentheirmother
calledthemin.
2. Iwantyounottochangeyourpositiononthismatter.
3. Jackacknowledgedthathewantedtobecomeasailor
onlywhenhisfamilypinnedhimdown.
4. Isntittruethattheyrippedyouoffwhenyouboughtthat
wreckofacar?
5. Ineverheardhimsayhefelttiredwhenwewereyoung.
6. Theproductionofourcompanysteppeduptowardsthe
endoftheyearandasaresult,thestaffgothigher
salariesatthesametime.
7. Irealizedthatthewritingofthereporthadtakenmea
wholedayonlywhenmyfellowofficeworkerswereon
thepointofleaving.

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