Irregular Past Tense Verbs: D-G

Irregular Simple Past Negative, D-G

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Verbs d-g Negative

1. You did the dishes last night. No, I …

2. She drew this picture herself. No, she …

3. He drove to work this morning. No, he …

4. You ate a big breakfast this morning. No, I …

5. She fell down and hurt herself. No, she … and … herself.

6. She felt sick last weekend. No, she …

7. President Bush fought in the Vietnam War. No, President Bush …

8. You found a good dentist. No, I …

9. You flew back home over the vacation. No, I …

10.You forgot to sign your name. No, I …

11. She got a flu shot yesterday. No, she …

12. You gave me a cold! No, I

13. You went to work after school. No, I …

14. He grew up in a small family. No, he...

Irregular Simple Past Tense Affirmative D-G

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December 24, 2011 12:01 PM PST

Verbs d-g

1. Did you do your homework last night? Yes, I …

2. Did she draw this picture herself? Yes, she …

3. Did you drive her to the hospital? Yes, I …

4. Did you eat a banana before lunch? Yes, I …

5. Did your grandmother fall down? Yes, my grandmother …

6. Did you feel a pain in your chest? Yes, I …

7. Did he fight in the Vietnam War? Yes, he …

8. Did you find a nice restaurant? Yes, I …

9. Did you fly back home over the vacation? Yes, I …

10. Did you forget about the meeting? Yes, I …

11. Did she get a flu shot yesterday? Yes, she …

12. Did he give her the money? Yes, he …

13. Did you go to work after school? Yes, I …

14. Did he grow

What a creepy place! Speaking Practice.

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What a creepy place! Written exercises.

What a creepy place! (爬着走的, horripilante, жуткий )   level5.podomatic.com  5-5012601p1 

Rewrite each sentence.  Change there is/there are to have/has.

Example:  There is a coffin in my bedroom instead of a bed.

→   My bedroom has a coffin (棺材, ataúd, гроб) instead of a bed.

1.    There are two graves* in the backyard.  *坟墓, tumbas, могила        

2.    There are three toilets in the bathroom.

3.    There are two snakes in the bathtub.

4.    There isn’t a stove in the kitchen.

5.    There aren’t any shelves in the cupboards. 

Now change have/has to there is/there are.  Don’t forget to say where!

example My dining room has a jacuzzi.

→   There is a Jacuzzi* in my dining room.  *佳骨肌泡沫, bañera de hidromasaje       

6.    The back yard has a piranha pond. *南美产的小鱼, piraña, пиранья   a pond: a very small lake

→

7.    The bedroom ceiling has mirrors.

8.    The shower only has cold water.              

9.    The balcony doesn’t have any railing*. *围栏, pasamanos, перила

10. The house doesn’t have any heat. 

1. The backyard has two graves.

2. The bathroom has three toilets.

3. The bathtub has two snakes (in it).

4. The kitchen doesn’t have a stove.

5. The cupboards don’t have any shelves.

6. There is a piranha pond in the back yard. (Piranhas are fish with very sharp teeth that can eat people and animals in seconds.)

7. There are mirrors on the bedroom ceiling.

8. There is only cold water in the shower.

9. There isn’t any railing on the balcony.

10. There isn’t any heat in the house. 

 

Write about your partner's place in his/her country.

Write about your partner’s place in her native country, not in the U.S. Use the sentences below as examples, but change everything to PAST TENSE!

a.   In ²the U.S., ¹Julia lives in a ³medium-sized  ⁴apartment.

b.   It has ⁵three bedrooms, and it is located in ⁶a suburb of Los Angeles.

c.   The building is ⁷modern, and it has ⁸three floors.

d.   The exterior of the building is ⁹stucco. 

e.   The building has ¹⁰a courtyard and a pool.                                                     

f.   Her family ¹¹rents the place.

g.   The neighborhood is ¹²so-so.

h.   Something she likes about the neighborhood is that ¹³there is a park nearby.         a courtyard

i.    Something she doesn’t like about the neighborhood is that ¹⁴it is very difficult to find a parking space.

a.  In Nicaragua, Sophia lived in a large single-family home.

b.  It had four bedrooms, and it was located in Managua.

c.  The building was traditional Spanish style, and it had two floors.

d.  The exterior of the building was stucco.

e.  The building had a courtyard and a garden.

f.   Her family owned the place.

g.  The neighborhood was fairly safe.

h.  Something she liked about the neighborhood was that it had a view of the lake and that it was near her child's school.

i.   Something she didn't like about the place was that the weather in Managua was always hot, and there were always lots of mosquitoes, especially at night.     

Common Phrasal Verbs (Two-Part Verbs)

Common Phra Sal Verbs by youreslteacher

Comparative with -ER and MORE ____

A. Compare the following things. These words only have one syllable.

1.  a hill  a mountain  (big) → A mountain is bigger than a hill.

2.  canned tuna   fresh tuna  (cheap)

3.  summer  fall in the U.S.  (cool) 

4.  speaking English  speaking your native language (hard)

5.  Canada Mexico  (hot)

6.  an hour  a half hour (long)

7.  fake* flowers  fresh flowers  (nice) *not real

B. Compare the following things. These words have two syllables and end with -y.

1.  Queen Elizabeth  Jennifer Lopez  (pretty)

     → Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.
2.  writing in your language   writing in English (easy)

3.  7:00 a.m.  5:00 a.m.  (early)  

4.  concrete  wood  (heavy)

C. Compare the following things. These words have two, three, or more syllables and do not end with -y.

1.  buses at 11:00 a.m.  buses at 7:30 a.m. (crowded)

2.  a Chevrolet   a Mercedes (expensive)

3.  fresh fruit   chocolate cake  (fattening 使人发胖的,que engorda muchísimo, калори́йный)

4.  being a security guard (保安, guarda jurado, охра́нник) being a police officer (dangerous)

D. Compare the following things. These words are irregular. They change completely.

1.  a tornado (龙卷风, смерч)   a thunderstorm (雷暴, tormenta, гроза)   (bad)

2.  failing your test     passing your test  (good)

3.  San Jose   Los Angeles   (far from San Francisco)

A. 1.  A mountain is bigger than a hill.

     2.  Canned tuna is cheaper than fresh tuna.

     3.  Fall in the U.S. is cooler than summer.

     4.  Speaking English is harder than speaking my native language.

     5.  Mexico is hotter than Canada.

     6.  An hour is longer than a half hour.

     7.  Fresh flowers are nicer than fake flowers.

B. 1.  Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.

   2.  Writing in my language is easier than writing in English.

     3.  5:00 a.m. is earlier than 7:00 a.m.

     4.  Concrete is heavier than wood.

C. 1.  Buses at 7:30 a.m. are more crowded than buses at 11:00 a.m.

     2.  A Mercedes is more expensive than a Chevrolet.

     3.  Chocolate cake is more fattening than fresh fruit.

     4.  Being a police officer is more dangerous than being a security guard.