Unit 1: Memories

1. Unit 1: Memories

2. Grammar: Simple Past & ‘used to’ • Simple Past form: • for regular verbs, add –ed: play – played work – worked study – studied • there are no rules for irregular verbs: go – went eat – ate do – did ‘used to’ form: Positive Statement: used to + base form of verb Negative Statement: did not + use to + base form of verb

3. Grammar: Simple Past • Use 1:Completed action in the past • We use the simple past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. • Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific timein mind. • John saw a movie yesterday. • I did my homework. • Last year, she traveled to Japan. • Last year, she didn’t travel to China. • Did you go shopping last weekend? • What did you dolast night?

4. Grammar: Simple Past • Use 2:Duration in the past • The simple past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. • A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. • I lived in England for three years. • Sara studied Spanish for 2 years. • We talked on the phone for 30 minutes. • Did you waitfor more than 20 minutes?

5. Grammar: Simple Past • Use 3:Habits in the past (can also use ‘used to’) • The simple past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. • To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc. • I studied French when I was a child. • He always went to a beach on his vacations. • I neverskipped school in high school, I alwayswent to class. • Did you play sports when you were younger?

6. Grammar: Simple Past • Use 4:Past facts (can also use ‘used to’) • The simple past can also be used to describe past facts are no longer true. • He lived in Tokyo when he was a child. • She didn’t like tomatoes when she was younger. • People used horses to get from one place to another long ago. • Did he work at that coffee shop when he was in university?

7. Grammar: ‘used to’ • Use 1:Habits in the past • ‘used to’ expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past. • It indicates that something was often repeated in the past, but it is not usually done now. • It’s a more common way of expressing old habits than the simple past. • I used to study French. • He used to always go to the beach on his vacation. • I never used to skip school in high school. • Did you use to play sports when you were younger?

8. Grammar: ‘used to’ • Use 2:Past facts • ‘used to’ can also be used to describe past facts are no longer true. • He used tolive in Tokyo. • She never used to like tomatoes. • People used to use horses to travel. • Did he use to work at that coffee shop?

9. was went drove stayed took spent loved saw didn’t feel knew wasn’t didn’t go out cooked slept came cried didn’t want

10. Did you use to like didn’t use to be good used to love didn’t use to play used to go didn’t use to like never used to drink Did you use to go used to wear didn’t use to drive

12. Conversation (pg. 4) • Comprehension Questions: • What is Liz wearing? • Who did she use to sit next to? • Does Sally still see her? • Who did James use to date? • Who is he married to now? a black dress Sally yes Liz and Akiko Sally