1. Warm-up – was / were

1. Were you at home yesterday?

2. Was the weather nice last weekend?

3. Were your friends at school yesterday?

4. Was today a busy day?

5. Were you tired in the morning?

2. How to Form the Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

Present: They watch TV every evening.

Past: They watched TV yesterday evening.

B. Regular Verbs → Add -ed

Examples: work → worked, clean → cleaned, dance → danced, stay → stayed

3.  Pronunciation ( výslovnosť) of – ED ( 3 types )

🔸 /t/ – po neznelých spoluhláskach (p, k, f, s, sh, ch…)

·       worked /wɜːkt/

·       laughed /lɑːft/

·       talked /tɔːkt/

🔸 /d/ – po znelých spoluhláskach a samohláskach

·       cleaned /kliːnd/

·       stayed /steɪd/

·       played /pleɪd/

🔸 /ɪd/ – ak sloveso končí na t alebo d

·       wanted /ˈwɒn.tɪd/

·       needed /ˈniː.dɪd/

·       started /ˈstɑː.tɪd/

4. Spelling rules (Pravopisné zmeny)

1) y → ied

·       Ak sloveso končí na spoluhláska + y:

·       try → tried

·       study → studied

·       carry → carried

·       Ak končí na samohláska + y, iba pridáme -ed:

·       play → played

·       stay → stayed

2) Zdvojenie spoluhlásky (CVC rule) ( splohláska,samohláska,spoluhláska)

·       stop → stopped

·       plan → planned

 

 

3) Končí na -e → pridáme iba -d

·       live → lived

·       dance → danced

·       smile → smiled

5. Mini Exercise

1. I (clean) my shoes yesterday.

2. She (smile) at me this morning.

3. They (plan) their trip last week.

4. He (try) a new recipe.

5. We (dance) at the party.

6. Short Story

Yesterday, Lucy visited her friend Emma. They walked to a small café and talked about their week. Lucy wanted a hot chocolate, so she ordered one and waited at the table. Emma smiled and listened to her stories. After that, they stayed in the park and played a board game. They ended the day with a slow walk home. Lucy enjoyed the day a lot.

7. Breakout Room Questions

How was your weekend?

Was it nice or stressful?

Where were you last weekend?

Where were you on holiday last summer?

Was your holiday pleasant?

When were you at the cinema last time?

Was the film interesting?

Were you at your parents’ / at your children’s / at your sister’s or brother’s?

Retell the story in 4–5 sentences using regular verbs.

8. Sample Answers

How was your weekend? – It was nice and relaxing.

Where were you last weekend? – I was at home with my family.

Was your holiday pleasant? – Yes, it was very pleasant.

When were you at the cinema last time? – I was there two months ago.

Was the film interesting? – Yes, it was interesting.

Story retelling: Lucy visited her friend. They walked to a café and talked. Lucy ordered a drink and waited. They stayed in the park and played a game. She enjoyed the day.

9. Answer Key (Mini Exercise)

1.cleaned

2.smiled

3.planned

4.tried

5.danced