Welcome to 15mins.today the home of English Shadowing. I'm your host Gavin and this is InTense Episode 7. In this episode we will be looking at the past, the simple past tense. It is a easy tense to spot. It usually is used to indicate something that is finished. So it's quite easy to use and easy to recognize.
The only thing that makes it a bit difficult would be the verb, because usually we add an “ed, walk >walked, I walked yesterday.” There is a list of what we call irregular verbs and that was all the difficult ones. And the most prominent one is “go> went”, because that's probably the most common verb we use that is irregular. So, my advice would be to go onto Google and search for “irregular verbs.” Find a list, there will be many and go through those and find the ones that you would use in your daily usage of English and study those.
There's no other way, you have to study them, the one that is the most common is go > went I went to the hospital. I went to the doctor. I went here, I went there, I went everywhere.” Okay so without further ado let's start with the questions.
Did Mary brush her teeth this morning? Yes, she brushed her teeth this morning.
Did Mary brush her teeth this morning? No, she did not brush her teeth this morning.
Did you brush your teeth yesterday? Yes, I brushed my teeth yesterday.
Did you brush your teeth yesterday? No, I did not brush my teeth yesterday.
Did you eat lunch on Friday? Yes, I ate lunch on Friday.
Did you eat lunch on Friday? No, I did not eat lunch on Friday.
Did you eat dinner last week? Yes, I ate dinner last week.
Did you eat dinner last week? No, I did not eat dinner last week.
Did the population in Taiwan decrease last year?
Yes, the population in Taiwan decreased last year.
Did the population in Taiwan decrease last year?
No, the population in Taiwan did not decrease last year.
Did sea temperatures rise last month? Yes, sea temperatures rose last month.
Did sea temperatures rise last month? No, sea temperature did not rise last month.
Did you work late in 2017? Yes, I worked late in 2017.
Did you work late in 2017? No, I did not work late in 2017.
Did you learn more English last year? Yes, I learned more English last year.
Did you learn more English last year? No, I did not learn more English year.
Did the dog wag its tail 10 minutes ago? Yes, it wagged its tail 10 minutes ago.
Did the dog wag its tail 10 minutes ago? No, it did not wag its tail 10 minutes ago.
Did Peter and James go to Japan last year? Yes, they went to Japan last year.
Did Peter and James go to Japan last year? No, they did not go to Japan last year.
Did John work late yesterday? Yes, he worked late yesterday.
Did John work late yesterday? No, he did not work late yesterday.
Thank you guys, don't forget just keep repeating the questions until you get them right. Have a great day and take care, bye!