Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

The past tense verbs in English with an  -ed ending  are pronounced in  three different ways : [t] [d]  or [Id] . For example, if I say the past tense verb “ walked “, as in, “I walked away,” what is the last sound that you hear in the verb? “Walk ed ” [wak t ] 1) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [t], “Walked” [wakt], even though it ends in the letter “d”. What do you hear when I say: “smell ed “, as in, “it smell ed  bad.” 2) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [d]: “smelled” [smeld] And when I say, “visited”, as in “I visited New York City”, how did I pronounce  that “-ed” ending? [Id]  [vizitid]. 3) The -ed verb ending sounds like [ ɪ d], [vizitid]. This lesson teaches you the three rules that explain the differences in past tense verb “-ed” pronunciation. But don’t be surprised if most Americans can’t explain these rules to you! The truth is, Americans make these changes in sound without even noticing.   Intro |  Why  the Sound Chang...

It is really important that students learn to form  questions in the past simple tense . If they don’t, they won’t be able to ask about the things that happened in the past. And as most conversations deal with the things that already happened it is vital to be able to ask about the details they are interested in. In this post I would like to help you teach your students form  questions in the past simple tense using the auxiliary DID . This post will not deal with the verb TO BE in the past tense. You can find a post on the verb TO BE in questions here. You will find here two videos, an infographic and several interactive exercises. I hope you like it. Question words Before dealing with questions in the past tense, it is important to revise the question words with your students. It is shocking how many students struggle with such a simple, yet crucial, thing. First play the video and ask the students to watch and say the question words – best before they se...

I was  ou  I were ? Qual é o correto? It could be both! When we use the past tense of the be verb, for the first person we generally use was. I was. For today’s English Lesson, but I’m going to show you some special cases when we use “ I were ” instead of the usual “ I was .” (Pode se usar as duas formas! Quando usamos o Past Tense do Verbo do Be para a primeira pessoa do singular, nos geralmente usamos o "I was". Mas eu vou mostrar algumas situações especiais quando podemos usar "I were" ao inves da forma normalmente usada "I was". Examples: The basic uses of the  be verb  in English: (Regras Gerais) I  was  at home all day yesterday. ←Singular subject The pen  was  on the table. ←Singular subject We  were  at home all day yesterday. ←Plural subject The pens  were  on the table.←Plural subject Using I  were  with if. (Usando I were com If ) If I  were  taller, I would be a better baske...

Quando você quiser falar sobre o comportamento habitual ou característica, você pode usar a vontade w ill . A baby bird will leave its nest when it is able to fly. A dog will wag its tail when it is happy. A car will not stop as well in the rain as it will on a sunny day. Ice will melt if the temperature rises. Quando você quiser falar sobre o comportamento habitual ou característica no passado, você pode usar  would . Before the invention of television, people would listen to radio dramas for entertainment. My grandfather would always tell us stories of his life as a boy in Italy. No matter what the occasion, my grandmother would never drink alcohol. When ever I needed help with my math homework, my mother would help me. Quando você era criança, quem ajudava com o seu dever de casa? Deixe uma mensagem aqui e deixe-me saber.

Affirmative form (forma afirmativa) Use a forma was para I, he, she, it e were para as demais pessoas. I was (eu era ,eu estava) you were ( você era ,você estava) he was (ele era ,ele estava) she was (ela era, ela estava) it was (ele(a) era, ele(a) estava) we were (nós éramos, nós estávamos) you were (vocês eram, vocês estavam ) they were (eles(as) eram ,eles(as) estavam) . Negative form Usam-se as formas negativas wasn’t (was not) para I,he,she,it e weren’t( were not) para as demais pessoas. I wasn’t you weren’t he wasn’t she wasn’t it wasn’t we weren’t you weren’t they weren’t . Interrogative form As perguntas se formam com a anteposição do verbo to be ao sujeito. was I …? were you…? was he…? was she…? was it…? were we…? were you…? were they…? . Exemplos Where were you? (Onde você estava?) Was she at home?(Ela estava em casa?) He wasn’t there. (Ele não estava lá.) You were happy. (Você estava feliz.) Were you at the party? ( Você estava na ...

FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA: As formas negativas e interrogativas do Past Simple são feitas com o verbo auxiliar Did ( passado de Do) , acompanhado do verbo principal no infinitivo sem to. 1. Forma Negativa: Para formar uma oração negativa no Simple Past, usa-se did not para todas as pessoas, pois como já vimos anteriormente, no Simple Past o verbo não é flexionado em nenhuma pessoa, repetindo-se em todas elas. O verbo auxiliar ( did ) + not posiciona-se sempre entre o sujeito e o verbo principal. Observe a tabela abaixo: I did not work You did not work He did not work She did not work It did not work We did not work You did not work They did not work * FORMAS ABREVIADAS: did not - did n't . Ambas as formas são corretas e bastante comuns na Língua Inglesa. Observe alguns exemplos com as formas abreviadas: Steve didn't work as much as Paul. (Steve não trabalhou tanto como Paul.) He didn't pay the bill. (Ele não pagou a conta....