I have a busy social life
I go out mostly after work with friends. Last night I went out for a meal with an old friend from University,
It was really good to see her
Tell me about your social life
Do you go out a lot?
I do go out quite a lot
I like to go to the bars, French houses
I like to go to the cinema, last movie I saw with the handover, it was very funny; I like to go to the theatre also
No, we don’t go out a lot
Not too regularly, at the weekend play golf and socialize with that group
During the day we do, in the evening no we don’t
My friends and I like to go out quite a lot; we go out to the clubs, discos
Yes, I go out sometimes in the village, we live in a small village, we socialize, so we go out to the friends’ houses, go to the parties, go to the pubs
Not so much, but I like a lot, I like to go to the theatre, to the cinema, meet friends, eat out
Sometimes we go out for a cup of drinks with the friends, not very often, a couple of times, maybe
Did you go out last night?
We went to the disco last night, we danced all night, we had a few drinks but mostly we were dancing
We had dinner in an Italian restaurant by Tower Bridge, and it was lovely, It was a lovely evening of enjoying the river, lots of fun with the family
I went to the cinema; afterward I met some friends for a drink in town
We went to see Mama Mia
We went for a meal with the friends; we had Spanish Thai pasta, which was extremely enjoyable
Last night I went to the West Shopping Center, which is in the West of London and I enjoyed delicious meal there
Last night I went to a friend of mine, we went out and went to a fish cheap shop and then went home and had fish with bear watching television
It's time to find out about the past simple tense. Let's have some fun:
The Past Simple
When to use it
We use the past simple tense when an action or situation happens and finishes in the past. We usually say or know when the past action happened.
Examples
How to make positive past simple sentences
The past tense is made from subject + verb-ed. Irregular verbs have a different past form.
To do
Got that? Good. Now let’s do some practice. Meet Rob. He’s training for a triathlon. Watch his story and then do the activity.
I love cycling... or I did... Last summer I had a nasty accident. I fell off my bike. I shouted to my friend for help. He ran into the street and found me on the ground. He called an ambulance. The ambulance took me to hospital. The doctor said I'd broken my leg and he put my leg in plaster. I couldn't walk for 8 weeks.
Now it feels a lot better. Sometimes it hurts during the night, but I just take some aspirin when it does. I feel fine these days, but I always get nervous when I go out on my bike.
Now try this quiz. See if you can choose the correct verb form for each gap
It’s time to look at the grammar of past simple questions. In a moment we’ll practise making them. First, have a look at these grammar notes.
Past simple wh-word questions are made from question word + did + subject + infinitive.
Yes/no questions are made with did + subject + infinitive.
You're going to interview a famous footballer, Danny Murphy. Make sure you get your questions right by putting the words into the correct order.
Complete the activity
Put the words in the correct order to make past simple questions.
We make the past simple negative with subject + didn’t (did not) + infinitive.
Got that? Good. Now let’s do some practice.
We use the past simple when an action or situation happens and finishes in the past. We usually say or know when it happened.
She called me at the office yesterday.
I worked in London in 2010.
Steve went to the US three times last year.
We often use the past simple in stories, when one thing happens after another in the past.
I stopped working in London and I looked for another job.
For regular verbs, the past simple ends in -ed. Irregular verbs have a different past form. The past simple form is the same for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc.)
I finished university in 2010 and I started a job in a bank.
Then he left that job and went to live in Japan.
We lived there for a year.
We make the negative form with didn’t (did not) + infinitive without ‘to’.
I didn’t like working in a bank.
He didn’t go to the US. He went to Japan.
Past simple wh-word questions are made from question word + did + subject + infinitive.
Where did you go last night?
The question word how is usually combined with other words when asking for information, such as size, time, or the price of something.
How long did it take to cook dinner?
Past simple yes/no questions are made from did + subject + infinitive without ‘to’.
Did you like living in Japan?
What did your children do there?
We can use short answers:
Did you go to Anjali’s party last night? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Some regular verbs end in -ed, but have some spelling changes in the past simple.
We often use the past simple with time expressions like yesterday, last month, six years ago, when I was a child.
Did you travel a lot when you were young?
He married Sonya three years ago.
| Infinitive | Past simple | Past participle |
|---|---|---|
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feel | felt | felt |
| get | got | got |
| go | went | gone/been |
| have | had | had |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| put | put | put |
| run | ran | run |
| take | took | taken |
| tell | told | told |
6 Minute Vocabulary
-ing and -ed adjectives
They're easy to confuse - so when should we use them? Finn and Catherine explain in this week's 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Both –ing and –ed adjectives help us to talk about our feelings.
The main difference is that –ing adjectives are usually used to talk about the person, place or thing that is making us feel a certain way:
But –ed adjectives are used to talk about how we feel:
Be careful: If you say I am boring – it’s grammatically correct, but it means that you make other people feel bored!
Here are some common pairs of -ed and -ing adjectives: