2ºBACHILLERATO:
UNIT 1 REVIEW
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE
Affirmative
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I/you /we / they/ he/
she/ it
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learned
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Negative
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I/you /we / they
He/ she/ it
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did not/ didn’t
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learn
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Interrogative
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(Wh-) Did
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I/you /we / they
He/ she/ it
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learn?
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Time expressions: ago, yesterday, the day before yesterday,
last week/ night / month/ year …
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SPELLING RULES FOR THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
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With
verbs ending in –e, add -d
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Like
Hate
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Liked
Hated
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With
verbs ending in –y preceded by a vowel, add -ed
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Stay
Play
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Stayed
Played
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With
verbs ending in –y preceded by a consonant, change the Y to I and add -Ee
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Study
Try
cry
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Studied
Tried
Cried
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With
verbs where the last syllable is stressed, double the final consonant and add
-ed
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Stop
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Stopped
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With
verbs ending in one vowel and l, double the l and add -ed
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quarrel
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quarrelled
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USES
v To describe a completed action in
the past: I had an important meeting
v To describe a completed action that
happened at a specific time in the past: He started
university in 1996
v To describe consecutive actions in
the past: She closed the door and switched on the
TV
v To describe a specific action that
took place while another was in progress: Her mobile phone
rang while she was driving home.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
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I
He/ she / it
We/ you / they
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was
was
were
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learning
learning
learning
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Negative
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I
He/ she / it
We/ you / they
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was not/ wasn’t
was not/ wasn’t
were not / weren’t
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learning
learning
learning
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Interrogative
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was
(Wh-) was
were
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I
He/ she / it
We/ you / they
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learning?
learning?
learning?
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Time Expressions: at 10 am yesterday, at 7 pm last night, as,
while, when …
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USES
v To describe an incomplete action
which was taking place at a specific time in the past : They were studying at four o’clock
v To describe an incomplete action
which was happening when a different action took place: He was driving home when he saw the accident
v To give description in the past: It was snowing heavily in the mountain
