past simple

PAST SIMPLE. Activities.

  

1.  activity
2.  questions 
3.  simple activities 
4.  activities 
5.  activity
6.  test  
7.  there was / there were
8. there was / were  

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOS

1. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises
2. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex05
3. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test1
4. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test3
5. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1438
6. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-2.html
7. http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-13689.php
8. http://www.e-grammar.org/present-simple-continuous/test1-exercise1/ 
9.  http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1I.html
10. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm 
11.  

CONTINGUTS EXAMEN FINAL

1. Utilitzar la forma correcta de there is / there are amb some o any.
2. Conèixer els verbs que van seguits de la forma +ing.
3. Distingir l'ús del present simple i el present continu.
4. Conèixer i utilitzar el passat simple dels verbs regular i irregulars en les seves formes afirmativa, negativa i interrogativa.
5. Formar el passat continu en oracions afirmatives, negatives i interrogatives.
6. Conèixer i formar el futur amb will i going to.
7. Formar les formes comparatives i superlatives dels adjectius.
8. Comprendre informació global i específica d'un text escrit. (reading)
9. Descriure esdeveniments en passat i en futur. (writing)

CAN / COULD

ACTIVITES:
1.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3826
2.  http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/can-cant.html
3.  http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/eso2/2esowint09/cancould2eso3.htm
4.  http://www.detailenglish.com/index.php?page=forum&op=viewThread&id=86&title=Can---Cant---Could---Couldnt-Exercise

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ACTIVITIES:

1.  http://esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/preintermediate/comparatives%20superlatives.htm

2.  http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom1.htm

3.  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

4.  http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

5.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2070

6.  http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.comp.i.htm

7.  http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/comp5.htm

8.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1833

object pronouns

OBJECT PRONOUNS

Personal Pronouns		Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns		Reflexive Pronouns
subject form	object form	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
I	me	my	mine	myself
you	you	your	yours	yourself
he	him	his	his	himself
she	her	her	hers	herself
it	it	its	its	itself
we	us	our	ours	ourselves
you	you	your	yours	yourselves
they	them	their	theirs	themselves

 Here you have some activities about object pronouns:

1.   http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-13991.php

2.   http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns3.htm

3.  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?02

4.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=999

5.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1965

6.  http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-object-pronouns.php
7.  http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit8_grammar_exs2.htm

PAST CONTINUOUS (or Past Progressive)

Form

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / he / she / it	I was speaking.	I was not speaking.	Was I speaking?
you / we / they	You were speaking.	You were not speaking.	Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing	Example
final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed)	come – coming (but: agree – agreeing)
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled	sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)	travel – travelling
final ie becomes y	lie – lying

Use of Past Progressive

• puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
  Example: He was playing football.
• two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
  Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
• action going on at a certain time in the past
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Signal Words of Past Progressive

• when, while, as long as

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Test: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1

2.  Questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises?07

PAST SIMPLE - PAST CONTINUOUS

Form

Simple Past	Past Progressive
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked	past form of 'be' + ing form of verb I was speaking you were speaking he / she / it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' : when the final letter is e, only add d. Example: love - loved after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admitted final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelled after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worried but: play - he played	Exceptions when adding 'ing' : silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelling final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

See also explanations on Simple Past and Past Progressive

Use

After another or at the same time?

Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

Simple Past	Past Progressive
after another She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.	at the same time Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV.

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

Simple Past	Past Progressive
new action My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)	action already in progress While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

Simple Past	Past Progressive
just mentioning Colin played football yesterday.	emphasising progress Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).

• state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
  Example: We were on holiday.
• possession: belong, have
  Example: Sam had a cat.
• senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
  Example: He felt the cold.
• feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
  Example: Jane loved pizza.
• brain work: believe, know, think, understand
  Example: I did not understand him.
• introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
  Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.

Signal words

Simple Past	Past Progressive
first then If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)	when while as long as

ACTIVITIES:

1.  http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/exercise1.html

2.  http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/exercise2.html

3.  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises

4.  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex02 

5.  http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pastsimple_conti_2.htm

6.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734 

7.  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm 

8.  http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/exercise3.html

9.  http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html

10.  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex07

11.  http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm

12.  http://www.e-grammar.org/past-simple-continuous/test1-exercise1/

 

 

Past simple

PAST SIMPLE ACTIVITIES.


BE.

 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03


REGULAR VERBS.

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/speedword/spdwrdpast1.html
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5114

IRREGULAR VERBS.

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/irregularverbs/exercise4.swf
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs/exercise?0
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs/exercise?1


MIXED.

http://elt.oup.com/student/project/games/pr2game3?cc=global&selLanguage=en
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4920
 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6075
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_past2.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5837
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past_quiz.htm


EXTRA EXERCISES.

Explanation and exercises: http://www.learnenglish.be/gr2_pasi_study.htm
Messi's profile: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2160
J. K. Rowling: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2316
http://www.groovetoenglish.com/timeline.htm
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php
Game: http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/b_past.html

How to talk about the past: http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/pastsimple/index.html