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Basic English Grammar, Lesson 3 00:00:00

Topic, The Simple Past Tense 00:00:03

In Part 3, we'll review what we've learned so far, and then we'll practice forming questions. 00:00:08

Do you like to snack? 00:00:17

My favorite time of the day to snack is late at night. 00:00:19

Sometimes I eat more for a snack than I do for dinner. 00:00:23

Two nights ago, I made some brownies. 00:00:27

Brownies are a kind of chocolate cake. 00:00:32

Half is already gone. 00:00:36

I ate most of this by myself. 00:00:38

Last night, I also had a snack, but I didn't eat something sweet. 00:00:45

Let me show you what I did. 00:00:50

Did you pay attention to the verbs in the simple past tense? 00:00:53

Here they are again. 00:00:57

I made some brownies. 00:00:59

I ate most of this by myself. 00:01:01

Last night I also had a snack 00:01:03

I didn't eat something sweet 00:01:07

Let me show you what I did 00:01:10

Okay, now I will show you what I did 00:01:13

As you watch the video, let's practice forming the simple past tense 00:01:18

We'll practice with regular and irregular verbs 00:01:25

Example 00:01:29

You'll see a statement like this 00:01:31

And the verb will be in the base form 00:01:33

You put it in the simple past. 00:01:36

The answer here? 00:01:40

Jennifer cooked last night. 00:01:42

1. Jennifer got eggs and butter from the refrigerator. 00:02:06

2. She heated up the pan. 00:02:14

3. Jennifer sliced a piece of butter and put it in the pan. 00:02:46

4. She opened the egg carton. 00:02:55

5. Jennifer waited for the butter to melt. 00:03:01

6. Then she took out one egg and cracked it open. 00:03:28

7. Jennifer threw away the eggshell. 00:03:50

8. The egg began to fry. 00:03:56

9. Jennifer flipped the egg and fried the other side. 00:04:45

10. Finally, she placed the egg on a plate and ate it. 00:04:52

In previous lessons, we focused a lot on recognizing and understanding the simple past tense. 00:05:05

Now, we're really going to focus on using the simple past tense. 00:05:12

Let's begin with asking questions. 00:05:17

Forming questions. Do you know these question words? 00:05:21

We use who to ask about people, what for things, when for time, where for places, why for reasons, how for manners, which to identify one thing or a group of things, and whose to ask about possession. 00:05:25

Let's first look at WH questions, information questions. 00:05:49

These are questions that ask for specific information. 00:05:56

Our model question is, What did Jennifer eat? 00:05:59

The structure is question word, what, 00:06:03

helping verb, did, it signals the simple past tense, 00:06:07

subject, Jennifer, 00:06:12

and our main verb always takes the form of a base verb. 00:06:13

Again, our model question is, What did Jennifer eat? 00:06:19

The answer is, She ate an egg. 00:06:24

We used what as our question word because we were asking about the thing that she ate. 00:06:27

Let's try forming questions together. 00:06:34

Number one. 00:06:37

The answer is, Jennifer had a snack last night. 00:06:39

We're asking a question about time, so our question word is when. 00:06:43

Helping verb did, subject Jennifer 00:06:47

Base verb of had is have 00:06:51

So the question is, when did Jennifer have a snack? 00:06:55

2. The answer is Jennifer ate in the kitchen 00:07:00

We're asking about a place 00:07:04

Our question word is where 00:07:06

Helping verb did, subject Jennifer 00:07:08

Base verb, eat 00:07:12

Where did Jennifer eat? 00:07:15

Question 3 00:07:19

If the answer is Jennifer fried an egg because she was hungry, 00:07:20

what's the question word? 00:07:26

We're asking about a reason, so the question word is why. 00:07:28

Helping verb did, subject Jennifer, base verb fry. 00:07:33

Why did Jennifer fry an egg? 00:07:38

Exercise 1 00:07:42

Complete and then answer the questions. 00:07:43

I'll give you a moment so that you can practice forming the questions on your own. 00:07:47

Then, if you're studying by yourself, write the answers down. 00:07:51

If you're studying with a partner, take turns asking the questions. 00:07:55

1. When did you eat dinner yesterday? 00:08:00

2. What did you have for dinner? 00:08:07

3. What time did you go to sleep last night? 00:08:15

Now number four is a little different. 00:08:23

I'd like you to make this question without a question word. 00:08:25

Can you do it? 00:08:29

The question is, 00:08:31

Did you have a snack before bedtime? 00:08:32

This question is a little different because it's a yes-no question. 00:08:36

Questions that take a yes or no answer do not use a question word, 00:08:41

such as what, where, why, etc. 00:08:45

In the previous exercise, we saw this question. 00:08:49

Did you have a snack before bedtime? 00:08:53

Let's look at the structure. 00:08:56

It's did plus the subject plus the base verb. 00:08:59

Did you have a snack before bedtime? 00:09:04

We often give short answers to yes-no questions. 00:09:08

For example, did you have a snack last night? 00:09:12

Yes, I did. Or, no, I didn't. 00:09:15

Note the full forms. 00:09:19

Yes, I had a snack last night. 00:09:21

No, I didn't have a snack last night. 00:09:24

Exercise 2. 00:09:28

Find the mistakes. 00:09:30

Example. 00:09:31

Did you cook dinner? 00:09:33

No, not cooked. 00:09:34

The mistake? 00:09:36

Not cooked. 00:09:38

The correction? 00:09:39

No, I didn't cook. 00:09:41

1. 00:09:44

Did you have dinner with your family? 00:09:45

Yes, I had. 00:09:48

The mistake? 00:09:50

I had. 00:09:52

The correction? 00:09:53

I did. Yes, I did. 00:09:55

2. Where you ate dinner last night? 00:09:58

We ate in the dining room. 00:10:01

The mistake? 00:10:04

Where you ate. 00:10:07

Correction? 00:10:08

Where did you eat? 00:10:10

Where did you eat dinner last night? 00:10:12

3. Why you did eat in the dining room? 00:10:17

It was a special dinner. 00:10:21

It was my father's birthday. 00:10:22

Mistake? 00:10:25

Why you did eat 00:10:25

Correction 00:10:28

Why did you eat 00:10:30

Why did you eat in the dining room 00:10:32

4. What did you made 00:10:34

We made my father's favorite 00:10:38

Broiled fish and baked potato 00:10:40

Mistake 00:10:42

Made 00:10:44

Correction 00:10:46

Make 00:10:47

What did you make 00:10:48

End of Part 3 00:10:50

Please go on to the next part of this lesson. 00:10:53

Okay. 00:10:55

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