The past

Match the words to their definitions

Can you think of any successful entrepreneurs or inventors?

Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right:
Complete the sentences below with the phrasal verbs:

take a break - attend a meeting - invent a new product - receive funding -

found a company - earn a salary

1. I’m a little tired now. I want to _____________________.

take a break
2. Mr.Small _____________________ of $50,000 per year.
earns a sallary
3. Teamwork is very important. We have to _______________________everyday.
attend a meeting
4. We are looking for investors. We need to ____________________to start this business.
receive funding
5. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you don’t need to______________________.
You can offer a useful service. invent a new product

6. Mark is not happy as an employee. He wants to ____________________his

own______________________. found
company
 Look at this
picture.
Who was this person? What do
you know about him?
The words in bold in the text are the past forms of regular verbs. Answer the
questions
-ed
-d

all the other sounds sibilant sound /t/ and /d/ sound
offered liked asked wanted corrected
loved stopped hated
played fixed repeated
Complete Anita Roddick’s life using the past form of the verbs below

trained
married
opened
offered
promoted
founded
purchased
died
traveled
Read the dialog about Steve Jobs and answer the questions

Did + subject + verb + complement

subject + didn’t + verb + complement
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Form questions like in the example

Did Anita Roddick train as a nurse?

Did she marry with Gordon Roddick in 1970?

Did she open a sauna?

Did the first The Body Shop offer a wide range of products?

Did Anita Roddick found a charity in 1990?

Did L’Oréal purchase The Body Shop for $10 million?

Did Anita Roddick die in 2007?

Read the dialog below and find the past form of the verbs

went
ate
saw
drank
drove
got up
cost
read
met
bought
had
Answer the questions according to the dialog

She bought a dress.

She met her friends Nicole and Kate.

They went to the movies.

They saw a romantic comedy.

She read a book.

They went to a Italian restaurant.

They ate pizza.

They went to a club.

They got up around noon.

Complete the sentences with the past forms of be

wasn’t

were

wasn’t

weren’t

wasn’t
was

wasn’t

were
Complete the sentences below

worked
didn’t live

ate
Did you call
got up
met
didn’t buy bought
did you drink
changed
cost
 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:
was
Harry Potter _________ was
(BE) a very special boy. He_________ (BE) a young wizard.
was (BE)black and his eyes ________
His hair ________ were had
(BE) green. He ________(HAVE) a
lived
scar on his forehead. He ________ (LIVE) with his aunt, his uncle and his cousin. He
wasn’t (NOT BE)happy living there because they ___________
________ didn’t love (NOT LOVE) him.
got
He ________ (GET) a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He
was (BE) a new student there!! He ___________
________ bought (BUY)a new pet, too: an owl. Its
was (BE) Hedwig. But his uncle____________
name _________ didn’t want (NOT WANT) to have a wizard
took
in the family and___________ (TAKE) Harry to a lonely island.
rescued (RESCUE) Harry and __________
Rubeus Hagrid ____________ went (GO) to Diagon Alley with Harry. There he
bought (BUY) his new clothes,books and his wand.
____________
went (GO) to school for the first time by train in Platform 9 ¾.There he ________
He ________ met (MEET) his new
talked
friends: Ron and Hermione. They __________ ate
(TALK) and __________ (EAT) candies and chocolates.
arrived
They ____________ had (HAVE) a big dinner with all the students and the
(ARRIVE) at school and __________
selected (SELECT) a house for the students. Harry, Ron and
teachers. A special hat (the Sorting Hat)__________
went (GO) Gryffindor House. They _________
Hermione__________ were (BE) very happy!
took
At school they __________ (TAKE) Potions classes, History of Magic classes and Defense against the Dark
played
Arts classes. Harry also ____________ had
(PLAY)a sport: Quidditch. He __________ (HAVE) a broom, the Nimbus
flied
2000,because he __________ caught
(FLY) and __________ didn’t like (NOT
(CATCH) a ball, the Snitch.Draco Malfoy __________
was (BE) a member of Slytherin House and always __________
LIKE) Harry. He ________ tried (TRY) to beat Harry.
Where were you born?
Who was Elvis Presley?
Did you study English last night?
What did you do last weekend?
Did you watch a film last weekend?
Did you talk to your mother yesterday?
Did you travel on your holidays?
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