Sunday, February 9, 2014

More Irregular Simple Past Verbs


It cost
he cut
he let
he put
he hurt
he hit
he quit (to stop, to stop working for a somebody)
he set (to put, to place)
he wet 弄湿, mojar
He upset someone 使心烦意乱,使不安, alterar, afectar, disgustar, ofender
he drew
he withdrew (to take money from a bank account)
he began
he drank
he rang
it shrank 缩小,减小,缩减. encoger(se), reducirse
he sang
it sank 下沉,沉下, 沉,沉没, descender, bajar
he sat
he swam
he was
they were
he bit , 咬出,咬成, morder, picar
he hid 隐藏,把藏起来, esconder(se)
he bent 弯曲, torcer, curvar, doblar
he lent 借(钱)给,贷(款)给, prestar
he sent
he spent
he bled 出血 流血, sangrar
he fed (to give food to someone)
he felt
he kept
he left
he met
he read
he slept
he swept 扫,打扫,清扫, barrer, limpiar
he wept (to cry)
he blew 吹,吹, 吹气, soplar, , sonarsela nariz
he knew
he broke 打破,打碎,打烂,砸破,摔碎romper, partir, quebrar
he woke
he spoke
he stole 偷,窃, robar
he brought
he thought 

Aux-word or do/does/did?


Tell me the people are different. Use but. Finish each sentence with do/does/did or an aux-word. 
Examples
I live in San Francisco, but ... they don’t.
He can go on to Level 6, but ... she can’t.
1. I like my class, but he ...
2. She doesn’t like this class, but we ...
3. We can’t speak Mandarin, but they ...
4. I won some money in Reno, but my friend ...
5. I didn’t win anything in Reno, but my friend ...
6. The men went to the store, but the women ...
7. I have already spoken to the teacher, but Anna ...
8. I haven’t spoken to the teacher yet, but Anna ...
9. They can speak Spanish, but we ...
10. He has a bad accent, but she ...
11. I had to work yesterday, but he ...
12. I couldn’t go to work, but he ...
13. He’ll leave on Tuesday, but she ...
14. I won’t be able to come to class, but she ...
15. She wasn’t able to attend, but he ... 

Speaking/Listening: Practice using the present perfect with the superlative.

To listen, click on ‘Permalink’ and then on ‘Play’.


Practice using the present perfect with the superlative. Tell me about your life experiences. Listen to the statement.
a. Aqua is a good restaurant to eat at.
> Aqua is the best restaurant that I have eaten at in my whole life.
b. The Grand Canyon is a beautiful site to visit.
> The Grand Canyon is the most beautiful site that I have visited in my whole life.
c. Mr. Trego’s class is an interesting class to take.
d. Chemistry is a difficult subject to study.
e. Flying from San Francisco to Hong Kong is a long flight to take.
f. A new house is an expensive thing to buy.
g. Halloween is a scary movie to see.
h. The Ritz Carlton is a nice hotel to stay at.
i. Raw snake is an unusual food to eat.
j. A thousand dollars is much money to win.
 

Speaking: Comparative, Re-post with Revised Definitions

cheap
attractive
dishonest  

successful

lazy
outgoing 

shy
boring
hard-working
friendly
stupid
mean
disorganized   

1.     friendly or nice 
           unfriendly or mean
2.     generous
           cheap
3.     hard-working
           lazy 
4.     honest 
           dishonest 
5.     interesting
           boring
6.     organized
           disorganized  
7.     outgoing 
          
shy
8.     patient
             impatient 
9.     smart or intelligent 
             stupid or dumb 
10.   successful  
11.   He's a creep.
1.  bossy  , mandón, вла́стный
2.  cheerful  ,  alegre, jovial, весёлый
3.  friendly or nice  友好的, 亲切的, simpático, дружелюбный
     unfriendly  , , antipático, недружелю́бный     
          mean 恶毒的, malo, вредоносной 
4.  generous 慷慨的, 大方的, generoso, dadivoso, ще́дрый/щедр/великоду́шный
     cheap 吝啬的, 小气的, tacaño, codo, mezquino, roñoso, ска́редный
5.  hard-working 勤劳的, 勤奋的, trabajador, усе́рдный, усе́рден
     lazy  , perezoso, flojo, ленивый
6.  honest  诚实的, 老实的, 正直的, honrado, honesto, честный, правдивый
     dishonest  不诚实的, 撒谎的, deshonesto, нече́стный
7.  interesting , interesante, интересный
     boring 乏味的, aburrido, soso, скучный, нудный
8.  laid-back  , acomodadizo, de trato fácil, споко́йный, непринужденный
     uptight  紧张的, 焦虑不安的, tieso, estirado, envarado, ко́сный, стро́гий, натя́нутый
9.  moody  , temperamental, de humor muy variable, у неё о́чень переме́нчивое настрое́ние
10.  organized  有组织的, 高效的, organizado, организованный
       disorganized  混乱, 紊乱的, 无组织的, desorganizado, неорганизо́ванный
11.  outgoing  性格外向的人, muy sociable, extrovertido, общи́тельный
shy  , tímido, cohibido, reservado, застенчивый
12.  patient   耐心的, 平静等待的, paciente, терпеливый
         impatient  不耐烦的, 没有耐心的, 不耐烦的, 不容忍的, impatiente, нетерпели́вый
13.  polite  有礼貌的, educado, ве́жливый     
       impolite  鲁的, grosero, maleducado, irrespetuoso, грубый, невежливый
14.  smart or intelligent  聪明的, 伶俐的, inteligente, agudo, умный, смышлёный
         stupid or dumb  愚蠢的, 笨的, 傻的, tonto, глупый, тупой
15.  stubborn  顽固的, testarudo, упрямый
16.  successful   事业有成的, 成功的, próspero, успешный, процветающий
17.  sweet  , dulce, милый, приятный      
18.  talkative  , parlanchín, hablador, разгово́рчивый
19.  He's a creep.  奇葩, 讨厌鬼, 思想怪异的人, ¡qué tío más raro!, un cretino, un impresentable, ублЮдок, вЫродок, мерзкий тип


as…as in Spanish

16 as...as in Spanish by youreslteacher

Micky is exhausted (two pages)

15 Micky is Exhausted 2 Pages by youreslteacher

Where is John studying English?

14 Where is John Studying English by youreslteacher

Superlative: The Amazon is 4,000 miles long.

13 Superlative the Amazon River is 4000 Miles by youreslteacher

Speaking Review of the Comparative

12 the Comparative (Review) by youreslteacher

Part 4: Phrasal Verbs

11 Part 4 Phrasal Verbs by youreslteacher

Practice the superlative.

10 Practice the Superlative 2 Pages by youreslteacher

The Superlative (Description)

9 the Superlative by youreslteacher

Comparative: Metal is stronger than plastic.

8 Metal is Stronger Than Plastic by youreslteacher

Irregular Simple Past, Step 3, Verbs D-G

7 Step 3 D-G by youreslteacher

Madonna released her first album in… (2 pages)

6 Madonna Released Her First by youreslteacher

Irregular Simple Past, hang-lend

5 hang-lend by youreslteacher

Use as…as…

4 Use as...as by youreslteacher

Part 3: Phrasal Verbs

3 Part 3 Phrasal Verbs by youreslteacher

I just met Anna's husband.

2 I Just Met Anna s Husband by youreslteacher

Comparative: R was born in 1962

1 R was born in 1962 by youreslteacher