PRACTICE

PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH

PRACTICE

PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH

TO BE BORN: Remember

REMEMBER!

To form the interrogative sentences,we invent the subject and the verb: to be + subject + born?

Where was Paul McCartney born?

Were you born in Chile?

REMEMBER!

In short answers, we only use the correct form of the verb to be.

Was Madonna born in America? Yes she was.

To be born

BASICS

We usually form the verb to be + born in the past simple.

Elvis Presley was born in 1935.

The Beatles weren´t born in Spain.

Connectors: Exercises

EXERCISE WITH CONNECTORS:

1.- Complete the sentences with while, because or when. 

1.- I was watching TV ............ the telephone rang.

2.- My brother was cleaning the house ........... my father was 

cooking.

3.- The pianist was playing the piano ............. the choir was singing.

4.- Rob broke his leg .................... he couldn´t ski.

                               

Connectors - When

To describe a short action,usually in the past simple, which interrupts an activity in the past continuous.

We were playing socer when it started to rain.

Connectors - Because

To express the cause or reason.

We didn´t interrupt him because he was studying.

Connectors - While

We can use various connectors with the past continuous. 

To describe two simultaneous actions.

I was reading while my sister was playing the flute.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

An activity described using the past continuous can be interrupted by a shorter action using the past simple.

I was walking home when I lost my keys. My brother was watching TV when my father arrived home.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - INTERROGATIVE FORM

INTERROGATIVE

Was I eating?

Were You eating?

Was He eating?

Was She eating?

Was It eating?

Were We eating?

Were You eating?

Were They eating?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - NEGATIVE FORM

NEGATIVE
Full form	Contracted form
I was not eating	I wasn´t eating
You were not eating	You weren´t eating
He was not eating	He wasn´t eating
She was not eating	She wasn´t eating
It  was not  eating	It  wasn´t eating
We were not eating	We weren´t eating
You were not eating	You weren´t eating
They were not eating	They weren´t eating

REMEMBER!

To form the Negative, we put not between the auxiliary verb was/ were and the main verb.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - AFFIRMATIVE FORM

We form the Past Continuous with the past simpke of the verb to be + the main verb ending -ing.

AFFIRMATIVE

I was eating?

You were eating?

He was eating?

She was eating?

It was eating?

We were eating?

You were eating?

They were eating?

Reading Comprehension

READING COMPREPHENSION

DOLPHINS

Dolphins are marine mammals that are related to whales and porpoises. A marine mammal is one that lives in the water. Dolphins are found all over the world’s oceans as well as in rivers and marshes. Dolphins are carnivores (meat-eaters) and feed on fish, squid and other marine life They often swim together in groups called “pods.” They are thought to have powerful eyesight and hearing, but do not have a sense of smell.

Dolphins come in different sizes. Some are smaller than the average person, but others, such as the Orca, can be 30 feet long, or more than five times as long as the average person. Dolphins are thought to be very intelligent and communicate with each other using clicks and whistles. All dolphins are powerful swimmers. Have you ever seen a dolphin? Groups of dolphins can often be seen bobbing in and out of waves close to the shoreline.

COMPREHENSION

1. Marine mammals live ___________.
2. ____________ are most closely related to the dolphin.
3. Dolphins do not ______________.
4. An Orca is ______________

Past Simple:Exercise

EXERCISE WITH PAST SIMPLE:

Copy and complete the sentences.Use the verbs in the past simple.

explain  live  start  stop  study  travel

1.  We ...................... to Africa by plane in 2005.

2.  The teacher .................... the lesson very clearly.

3.  After a long walk, they ................ for ten minutes.

4.   Sally ................. the life of African animals at school.

5.   Yesterday the English class ........... at eight o´clock.

6.   I ......... in a big house in the south of France for five years.

PAST SIMPLE - INTERROGATIVE FORM

INTERROGATIVE

Did I walk?

Did You?

Did He?

Did She  walk?

Did It  walk?

Did We walk?

Did You walk?

Did They walk?

REMEMBER!

In short answers, we only repeat the auxiliary did.

Did you watch TV last night?

Yes. I did. / No, I didn´t.

PAST SIMPLE- NEGATIVE FORM

We use the same form for all persons

NEGATIVE
Full form	Contracted form
I did not walk	I didn't walk
You did not walk	You didn't  walk
He did not walk	He didn't  walk
She did not walk	She didn't  walk
It  did not  walk	It  didn't  walk
We did not walk	We didn't  walk
You did not walk	You didn't  walk
They did not walk	They didn't  walk

REMEMBER!

TTo form the negative, we add the auxiliary verb did + not (didn´t) before the main verb.

PAST SIMPLE - AFFIRMATIVE FORM

BASICS We form the past simple of regular verbs by adding -ed to the infinitve. I played hockey yesterday. AFFIRMATIVE I walked You walked He walked She  walked It  walked We walked You walked They walked