stdl am 11/4 class notes and homework

Scope of the lesson:

Past tense

irregular verbs

hints how to study and memorize

Questions and negatives

 

Irregular verbs

 

1.   become - became 2.   bring- brought 3.   buy- bought 4.   choose- chose 5.   cost- cost 6.   drink - drank 7.   find- found 8.   hear- heard 9.   hide- hid 10.                     know- knew

1.   hurt - hurt 2.   ride- rode 3.   see- saw 4.   send- sent 5.   speak- spoke 6.   steal- stole 7.   think- thought 8.   take- took 9.   write- wrote 10.                     wear- wore

 

How to study for improvement:

1.   Check how much you know

2.   It is better someone else to correct your mistakes.

3.   Repeat out loud the correct way a few times

4.   Copy 10 times your mistakes to gain mechanical memory.

5.   Recheck how much you have improved.

 

 

Past Tense (continued):

1.   Questions

Use "did"

What did you do? I studied at the library. I didn't study at the library.
Where did you go? I went to the gym. I didn't go to the gym

Who did you see? I saw my friend. I didn't see my friend.

 

Compare with present simple:

Where does he go? He goes to work.

 

Time flies by.

When did you drive for the first time?

Did you get married in Bulgaria?

How many cars did you buy?

I met her at a bridge tournament.

 

Negatives:

Didn't do.

 

We finish the class with a party.

Nov 25

Nov 30 – away: 1. Substitute X

Dec 2 away

Dec 9 – wed X

Dec 8 and dec 10 last class and party

 

Homework:

What did you do last weekend? Write a short story of 5 sentences.