Review 5 + Writing
English A1 · Lesson 26
Today well review past tense grammar and write a short story about your last weekend!
- Was / Were for descriptions and states
- Past Simple (Regular & Irregular)
- Time expressions: yesterday, last weekend, two days ago
- Questions & Negatives: Did / Didn't
- Writing: My weekend story
| Subject | Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was | I was tired. |
| You / We / They | were | They were happy. |
Add -ed to the base verb:
| Base Verb | Past Simple | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| play | played | /pleɪd/ |
| watch | watched | /wɒtʃt/ |
| clean | cleaned | /kliːnd/ |
These verbs change completely! Memorize them:
| Base | Past | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | ir |
| eat | ate | comer |
| see | saw | ver |
| do | did | hacer |
| Expression | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| yesterday | Ayer | I watched TV yesterday. |
| last weekend | Fin de semana pasado | We played football last weekend. |
| two days ago | Hace dos días | She called me two days ago. |
Did = auxiliary for questions and negatives in Past Simple.
- Question: Did you play football? (verb in base form!)
- Negative: I didn't (did not) play football.
Correct: Did she go to school?
Wrong: Did she went to school?
Read Ems weekend:
On Saturday morning, I cleaned my apartment. In the afternoon, I watched a movie and ate pizza. On Sunday, I visited my friend Ana. We walked in the park and drank coffee. I was very happy!
Notice how the story is organized:
- Time markers: On Saturday morning, In the afternoon, On Sunday
- Past verbs: cleaned, watched, ate, visited, walked, drank
- Feeling at the end: I was very happy!
On
Saturday
mornings,
I
clean
my room.
Mornings should be morning (specific time). Clean should be cleaned (past tense).
Build a correct sentence about your weekend:
1. I goed to the park is correct.
2. We use did + base verb for questions.
3. Yesterday I didn't watched TV is correct.
4. Last weekend we were at the beach is OK.
Complete Ems story:
On Saturday, I cleaned my room.
Then I watched a movie.
On Sunday, I visited my grandmother.
We ate lunch together.
Think about your last weekend:
- Saturday morning: What did you do?
- Saturday afternoon/evening: Who did you see? What happened?
- Sunday: Where did you go? How did you feel?
Write 35 sentences using past verbs!
| English | Spanish | Past |
|---|---|---|
| visit | visitar | visited |
| cook | cocinar | cooked |
| walk | caminar | walked |
| meet | conocer/encontrarse | met |
| stay | quedarse | stayed |
1. Choose the correct sentence:
2. Which is NOT a time expression for the past?
Now write your paragraph! Use:
- Time words: On Saturday morning In the afternoon On Sunday
- Past verbs (regular & irregular)
- One feeling at the end: I was tired/happy/excited!
Example starter:
On Saturday morning, I...
Great job today!
You reviewed:
- Was/Were, Past Simple, Did/Didn't
- Time expressions
- How to write a weekend story
Homework: Practice your writing and explore more examples.
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