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4.1. You can’t leave the past behind

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Doom

La imagen muestra una casa y un jardín en penumbras, con un halo grisáceo que se mueve delante del paisaje.
Definition:

When there’s a curse.

Cuando hay una maldición.

Example:

The spirit was doomed for his bad acts. 

El espíritu estaba condenado por sus malos actos. 

Spanish word:

Condena, maldición

Audio:

Learn by heart

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Definition:

Memorize a piece of information.

Memorizar información.

Example:

You have to learn irregular verbs by heart. 

Hay que aprender de memoria los verbos irregulares.

Spanish word:

Memorizar

Audio:

Tent

La imagen muestra una tienda de campaña.
Definition:

A portable house for camping.

Tienda de campaña.

Example:

We went camping with our new tent. 

Fuimos de acampada con la nueva tienda de campaña. 

Spanish word:

Tienda de campaña

Audio:

Rétor dice

You need the past tense to tell a story and express that something happened or that something was happening when another action occurred. Also to talk about how things have changed over time. Don’t fear to check this!

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You will need verbs in the past tense to tell the story.

Necesitarás los verbos en tiempo pasado para contar la historia.

To tell how things change over time, use verbs in the past tense as well.

Para contar cómo cambian las cosas con el tiempo usa también los verbos en pasado.

It will be easy, don't worry!

¡Será fácil!, ¡no te preocupes!

1. The past tenses and used to

2. Use the past to pass

With these activities you’ll become familiar with the past tense of regular and irregular verbs. Don’t be afraid.

Option A: Dare to do it right

Match the correct past verb with the infinitive form, there are regular and irregular verbs.

Option B: Watch out and be careful!

In these sentences, the verbs are in the infinitive, can you find the correct past tense?

1. I was watch a scary movie when the lights go off.

I was a scary movie when the lights off.

2. Nobody knows how he die.

Nobody knows how he .

3. They be screaming while they were escape from the haunted house.

They screaming while they were from the haunted house.

4. When the full moon arise, he transform in a werewolf.

When the full moon , he in a werewolf.

5. The vampire fly over the city while people be sleep.

The vampire over the city while people .

6. She use to decorate the whole house for Halloween.

She the whole house for Halloween.

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Option C: Say it right or you’ll be doomed

Practice the right pronunciation by recording these verbs in past simple or past continuous correctly.

murdered

opened

was seeking

dreamt

closed

were trying

surprised

rang

used to play

were hidding

found

was screaming

used to swim

began

was looking

saw

stabbed

walked 

wrote

ended

washed

used to wak

Irregular verbs

Regular verbs

Past continuous and used to

Option D: Suddenly...

La imagen muestra una tienda de campaña iluminada de noche en el bosque

Motus dice ... Do you think irregular verbs are difficult?

You may think these tasks are complicated, but they are not.

As you carry on doing activities with irregular verbs, you will quickly get the hang of it.

I’m sure you are capable of doing what you set out to do!