Grammer revision: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE

(I,you,she,he,it,we,they) verb+ed*

Positive Negative
I arrived yesterday. I did not (didn't) arrive yesterday.
He/She/It arrived yesterday. He/She/It did not (didn't) arrive yesterday.
We/You/They arrived yesterday. We/You/They did not (didn't) arrive yesterday.

Questions Short answers
Did I arrive yesterday? Yes, I did. // Not, I didn't.
Did he/she/it arrive yesterday? Yes, he/she/it did. // Not, he/she/it didn't.
Did you/we/they arrive yesterday? Yes, we/you/they did. // Not, we/you/they didn't.

When do we use Past Simple?
- To talk about a completed action in the past.
- To talk about a habit or repeated action in the past


Examples of time expressions used with the Past Simple: last week, last month, last year, 2 years ago, in 1996.

* There are many irregular verbs!


PAST CONTINUOUS

(I,she,he,it) was verb+ing
(we,you,they) were verb+ing

Positive Negative
I was working yesterday. I was not (wasn't) working yesterday.
He/She/It was working yesterday. He/She/It was not (wasn't) working yesterday.
We/You/They were working yesterday. We/You/They were not (weren't) working yesterday.

Questions Short answers
Was I working yesterday? Yes, I was. // Not, I wasn't.
Was he/she/it working yesterday? Yes, he/she/it was. // Not, he/she/it wasn't.
Were you/we/they working yesterday? Yes, we/you/they were. // Not, we/you/they weren't.

When do we use Past Continuous?
- To express a past activity that lasted for a period of time
- To express an action that is interrupted in the past



Practice 1

Fill gaps with the correct form of the Past Simple or Past Continuous. (Uzupełnij luki odpowiednią formą czasu Past Simple lub Past Continuous)

1. I .................. (fall) down and hurt my leg
2. ............................ (he, win) the race or not?
3. Maria .................................... (live) in Rome when she met John.
4. He ............................... (wait) at the bus-stop for three hours!
5. I ........................ (eat) a cake every evening when I was young.
6. Hermann says that he ................................ (not, steal) the cake.
7. I ................................. (watch) TV last night between 9.00 and 11.00.
8. The dog was angry, so it .............................. (bite) me.
9. Gerald ............................. (talk) on the phone when the accident happened.
10. ...................................... (you, know) that I can play the piano?

Practice 2

Do you know the past simple form of these irregular verbs? (Czy znasz prawidłową formę Past Simple tych czasowników nieregularnych?)

PRESENT PAST
be
begin
bite
break
bring
buy
choose
come
do
drink
fall
feel
find

Practice 3

Use present or past tenses (simple or continuous) to complete the following sentences. (Użyj czasu teraźniejszego lub przeszłego - simple lub continuous - to uzupełnienia następujących zdań)

1. My sister .................................... (usually, sing) when she is in the bath.
2. Look! That man ............................................ (ride) a bicycle with one wheel.
3. My grandfather ................................... (be) a policeman.
4. ....................................... (you, like) bananas? I love them!
5. I ................................................(not, break) the window yesterday.
6. The Earth ............................................(travel) around the sun once every 24 hours.
7. I .................................. (sail) across the Baltic sea during September.
8. I ................................................ (play) football when I was young.
9. ................................................... (you, go) to the concert last weekend?
10. I ....................................... (not, eat) meat. I'm a vegetarian.


VOCABULARY

SHOPPING

Practice 1

Match the description to the word (Dopasuj opis do słowa):

1. A person who helps you in a shop. change
2. Place to buy medicines and health products. trolley
3. A period when things are cheaper. assistant
4. The machine which contains money. baker's
5. Piece of paper that you get when you pay. till
6. Place to buy bread. chemist's
7. Metal thing with wheels which you push in supermarkets. receipt
8. Place to buy pork, beef or bacon for example. basket
9. The price is 3 pounds. You pay 5. You get 2 pounds ____ credit
10. Something that you might carry in a supermarket. changing room
11. A __________ card - a different way of paying. sale
12. A place to try on new clothes. butcher's

Practice 2

What can you buy in these places (write between 2 and 5 things)? Use different words than in exercice 1. (Co możesz kupić w tych sklepach? - napisz 2-5 rzeczy. Wykorzystaj inne słówka niż w ćwiczeniu 1)


a baker's a chemist's a grocer's a butcher's
................. ..................... .................. .....................
................. ..................... .................. .....................
................. ..................... .................. .....................

................. ..................... .................. .....................
................. ..................... .................. .....................

Practice 3

Match quantities with right words from the shopping list (it can be more than one).
(Dopasuj określenia ilości do odpowiednich słów z listy zakupów (może być więcej niż jeden).

a bottle of trousers
a packet of cake
a loaf of wine
a piece of shoes
a pair of cigarettes
a can of biscuits
a box of jeans
coke
beer
oil
cheese
matches
bread

Vocabulary from the unit:
accident - wypadek
across – przez
bath - kąpiel
beef - wołowina
bite - ugryźć
break - złamać
butcher's - sklep mięsny
changing room - przymierzalnia
completed action - zakończona czynność
during – podczas, w czasie
example of - przykład czegoś
grocer's – sklep spożywczy
habit – zwyczaj, nawyk
happen – zdarzyć się, wydarzyć się
health - zdrowie
hurt – zranić, skaleczyć
loaf - bochenek
medicine - lekarstwo
pork - wieprzowina
push - pchać
race - wyścig
receipt – paragon, pokwitowanie
repeated action - powtarzająca się czynność
ride – jeździć (na), jechać (na)
sail - żeglować
steal - kraść
the Baltic sea - Morze Bałtyckie
till – kasa (sklepowa)
expression - wyrażenie
trolley - wózek (na zakupy)
try on - przymierzać
usually - zwykle
wheel - koło


LESSON 2 – answer key

GRAMMAR
Practice 1
1. I fell down and hurt my leg
2. Did he win the race or not?
3. Maria was living in Rome when she met John.
4. He was waiting at the bus-stop for three hours!
5. I ate a cake every evening when I was young.
6. Hermann says that he didn't steal the cake.
7. I was watching TV last night between 9.00 and 11.00.
8. The dog was angry, so it bit me.
9. Gerald was talking on the phone when the accident happened.
10. Did you know that I can play the piano?

Practice 2
PRESENT PAST
be was/were
begin began
bite bit
break broke
bring brought
buy bought
choose chose
come came
do did
drink drank
fall fell
feel felt
find found

Practice 3
1. My sister usually sings when she is in the bath.
2. Look! That man is riding a bicycle with one wheel.
3. My grandfather is/was a policeman.
4. Do you like bananas? I love them!
5. I didn't break the window yesterday.
6. The Earth travels around the sun once every 24 hours.
7. I was sailing across the Baltic sea during September.
8. I played football when I was young.
9. Did you go to the concert last weekend?
10. I don't eat meat. I'm a vegetarian.

VOCABULARY
Practice 1
1. A person who helps you in a shop. assistant
2. Place to buy medicines and health products. chemist's
3. A period when things are cheaper. sale
4. The machine which contains money. till
5. Piece of paper that you get when you pay. receipt
6. Place to buy bread. baker's
7. Metal thing with wheels which you push in supermarkets. trolley
8. Place to buy pork, beef or bacon for example. butcher's
9. The price is 3 pounds. You pay 5. You get 2 pounds ____ change
10. Something that you might carry in a supermarket. basket
11. A __________ card - a different way of paying. credit
12. A place to try on new clothes. changing room


Practice 3
a bottle of wine, coke, beer, oil
a packet of biscuits, cigarettes, cheese, bread
a loaf of bread
a piece of cake, cheese
a pair of trousers, shoes, jeans
a can of wine, coke, beer, oil
a box of matches, cheese