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GRAMMAR

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)

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

begin

bite

break

bring

buy

choose

come

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)

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

VOCABULARY

SHOPPING

Practice 1

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

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

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

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

VOCABULARY

Practice 1

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

Practice 2

Example:

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

bread shampoo carrot veal

cake toilet paper butter meat

bun pills potatoes sausage

toothbrush rice ham

apples

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