UNIT 3-LESON 5-LANGUAGE FOCUS

Put the verbs into the past simple 1.. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she take up the position which her husband obtain at the Sorbonne.. After the tragic death of Pierr

By Nguyen Van Nhat – Lang Giang High School No1

Put the verbs into the

past simple

1 Pierre Curie (die) in 1906.

2 He (not go) to the club yesterday.

3 You (prepare) your lessons

yesterday ?

S + V (simple past)

* Listen and repeat

1 The fat man has a red pen

2 This handbag will be sent to Helen

3 Sam said apples were very expensive then

4 There’re ten pans on the shelf

5 Ben sat on a bench with a yellow cat

6 Ann never gets bad marks in French

* Practise these sentences

Marie

After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she (take) up the position which her husband (obtain) at the Sorbonne.

now 1906

?

After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.

now past

Exercise 1:

1- had broken

2- had done

3- had met

4- had not (hadn’t) turned off

5- had ever seen

Her father (get) home

The girl (do) the homework

now past

Past perfect

S + had + PII

The past perfect or past simple

Her father (get) home The girl (do) the homework

We just (finish) dinner when they (come).

He seldom (travel) by bicycle before he (go) to Vietnam.

Ann (go) to get the carpet for the room but someone already (take) it.

You (manage) to see the Director, or he (go) out by the time you (get) there?

He just (get) home when you (phone) He (be) in New York.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the

past simple or past perfect

George s parrot ’s parrot

up?

While George was reading in bed, two thieves

into his kitchen When they had entered the house, they went

to the dinning room It was very dark, so they on a torch Suddenly they heard a voice behind them

“What’s up? What’s up?” a voice The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could

George a noise and came downstairs quickly He turned on the light but he couldn’t see anybody The thieves

f But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there

“What’s up?” he called

“Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled “Go back to sleep.”

Exercise 3: There are five mistakes in the use of

tenses in the following story Find and correct them.

climbed turned called out

heard had already gone

Take me to your heart

(Michael learn to rock)

Hiding from the rain and snow Trying to but I won't go Looking at the crowded street Listening

to my odd heart beat So people all around the world me where do I find someone like you, girl Take me to your heart, take me to your soul Give me your before I'm old Show me what the love is,

haven't got a clue Show me wonder can’t be true They say nothing lasts We only hear today Love is now or Bring me far away.

Take me to your heart, take me to your soul Give me your and hold me Show me what the love is, be

my guiding star It isn't, take me to your heart.

forget let

many tell

hands

haven't

forever never

hands

that

Choose the best answer

1 After he … his homework, he went to the cinema.

2 She …… me for what I had done for her.

3 By 8 o’clock last night, the police … three of the four bank attackers

1 had just finished

2 had seldom travelled

3 went ………

4 Did you manage

5 had just got