Past Simple
What is the past tense of these words:
go
bring
drive
went
brought
drove
How do you form the past continuous?
person + was/were + verb-ing
Was bedeutet ...
when
until
during
als
bis
während
Nenne die drei Steigerungsformen von big und beautiful.
big-bigger-the biggest
beautiful - more beautiful- the most beautiful
When do you use the past simple?
Wenn du über abgeschlossene vergangene Ereignisse sprichst
Which signal words can be helpful to find out if you have to use the past continuous or not?
when and while
Translate the sentence:
Ich brauche zwei Stunden um meine Hausübung zu machen.
It takes me two hours to do my homework.
Complete with as / the / than:
The test was easier ......... last week’s.
This is .......... best holiday I’ve ever had.
I’m good at tennis, but I’m not as good
.......... you!
The test was easier than last week’s.
This is the best holiday I’ve ever had.
I’m good at tennis, but I’m not as good
as you!
What is the correct statement, question and negation of this sentences in the past simple:
My family and I go to Italy to visit the Colosseum.
My family and I went to Italy to visit the Colosseum.
Did my family and I go to Italy to visit the Colosseum?
My family and I didn't go to Italy to visit the Colosseum.
What is the correct question and negation of this sentencs:
She was reading a book when her phone rang.
Was she reading a book when her phone rang?
She wasn't reading a book when her phone rang.
Fill in the correct words:
when, before, after, while, during, until
During/When some hippos blocked her way, she hit them with her umbrella.
After/While riding to the beach, they had to warm up the horses.
Mary started travelling after/while her parents’ deaths.
When some hippos blocked her way, she hit them with her umbrella.
Before riding to the beach, they had to warm up the horses.
Mary started travelling after her parents’ deaths.
Translate the sentence:
Der Baum ist nicht annähernd so groß wie das Gebäude.
The tree is not nearly as tall as the building.
Past continuous or Past simple?
I _____ (wait) at the bus stop while I ______ (listen) to music.
Jane _________ (play) computer games, when it suddenly ______ (stop) working.
While Julie ______ (look) in her handbag, she __________ (talk) on her phone.
I was waiting at the bus stop while I was listening to music.
Jane was playing computer games, when it suddenly stopped working.
While Julie was looking in her handbag, she was talking on her phone.
Zweisilbige Wörter die man genauso steigern muss wie einsilbige Wörten, enden mit den Buchstaben ...
Nenne auch ein Beispiel!
-er, -le,-y, -ow
narrow-narrower- the narrowest