😍☺️ Interviewing Sochea (part 2/2, past simple, questions, negations, short answers, A1) 😍☺️

My name is Sochea. When I was thirteen years old I lived in the countryside with my family on a small farm. I had a mother, a father, and a younger brother. My brother was four years old and went to kindergarten.

Every morning I woke up early and ate breakfast with my family. After breakfast, I helped on the farm. I fed the chickens and gave food to the cows.

Then I went to school by bus. English was my favorite subject because I enjoyed learning new words. In the evening, we ate dinner together and talked happily there.

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Infinitive → past tense

to be → was / were
to live → lived
to have → had
to go → went
to wake up → woke up
to eat → ate
to help → helped
to feed → fed
to give → gave
to enjoy → enjoyed
to learn → learned / learnt
to talk → talked

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Past Simple – Regular Verbs

Rules:

• Most verbs: add -ed
  play → played
• Verbs ending in -e: add -d
  live → lived
• Verbs ending in consonant + y: change y to i and add -ed
  study → studied
• Short verbs ending in vowel + consonant: double the final consonant and add -ed
  stop → stopped

Use:
The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past.

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Irregular verbs:

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Basics in past simple:

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past)	Object
I	ate	apples
You	ate	apples
He	ate	apples
She	ate	apples
It	ate	apples
We	ate	apples
You (plural)	ate	apples
They	ate	apples
I	played	football
You	played	football
He	played	football
She	played	football
It	played	football
We	played	football
You (plural)	played	football
They	played	football

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past Negative)	Object
I	did not eat	apples
You	did not eat	apples
He	did not eat	apples
She	did not eat	apples
It	did not eat	apples
We	did not eat	apples
You (plural)	did not eat	apples
They	did not eat	apples
I	did not play	football
You	did not play	football
He	did not play	football
She	did not play	football
It	did not play	football
We	did not play	football
You (plural)	did not play	football
They	did not play	football

Did + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Did I	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did he	eat	apples?
Did she	eat	apples?
Did it	eat	apples?
Did we	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did they	eat	apples?
Did I	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did he	play	football?
Did she	play	football?
Did it	play	football?
Did we	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did they	play	football?

Didn’t + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Didn’t I	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t he	eat	apples?
Didn’t she	eat	apples?
Didn’t it	eat	apples?
Didn’t we	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t they	eat	apples?
Didn’t I	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t he	play	football?
Didn’t she	play	football?
Didn’t it	play	football?
Didn’t we	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t they	play	football?

Forms of ‚to be‘

Personal Pronoun	Positive	Negative	Question
I	I was happy.	I was not happy.	Was I happy?
You (singular)	You were excited.	You were not excited.	Were you excited?
He	He was at home.	He was not at home.	Was he at home?
She	She was tired.	She was not tired.	Was she tired?
It	It was cold.	It was not cold.	Was it cold?
We	We were at the party.	We were not at the party.	Were we at the party?
You (plural)	You were friends.	You were not friends.	Were you friends?
They	They were in the garden.	They were not in the garden.	Were they in the garden?

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Rewrite the statements as questions:

1. She had a younger brother.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   Did she have a younger brother?
   
2. Her brother was four years old.
   ___________________________
3. He went to kindergarten.
   ___________________________
4. Sochea helped on the farm after breakfast.
   ___________________________
5. She fed the cows and chickens.
   ___________________________
6. She went to school by bus.
   ___________________________
7. Her favorite subject was English.
   ___________________________
8. She enjoyed learning new words in English.
   ___________________________
9. She ate breakfast with her family.
   ___________________________
10. She talked happily with her family in the evening.
    ___________________________
11. She lived with her parents.
    ___________________________
12. She woke up early every day.
    ___________________________
13. She did her homework in the afternoon.
    ___________________________

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Corrrect answers:

She had a younger brother.
Did Sochea have a younger brother?

Her brother was four years old.
Was her brother four years old?

He went to kindergarten.
Did he go to kindergarten?

Sochea helped on the farm after breakfast.
Did Sochea help on the farm after breakfast?

She fed the cows and chickens.
Did she feed the cows and chickens?

She went to school by bus.
Did she go to school by bus?

Her favorite subject was English.
Was her favorite subject English?

She enjoyed learning new words in English.
Did she enjoy learning new words in English?

She ate breakfast with her family.
Did she eat breakfast with her family?

She talked happily with her family in the evening.
Did she talk happily with her family in the evening?

She lived with her parents.
Did she live with her parents?

She woke up early every day.
Did she wake up early every day?

She did her homework in the afternoon.
Did she do her homework in the afternoon?

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Rewrite the statements as negative statements:

1. She had an older brother.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   She did not have an older brother.
   
2. Her brother was two years old.
   ___________________________
3. He went to school.
   ___________________________
4. Sochea helped on the farm before breakfast.
   ___________________________
5. She fed the horses.
   ___________________________
6. She went to school by bike.
   ___________________________
7. Her favorite subject was Math.
   ___________________________
8. She hated [not like] learning new words in English.
   ___________________________
9. She ate breakfast with her grandparents.
   ___________________________
10. She talked happily with her family in the afternoon.
    ___________________________
11. She lived with her grandparents.
    ___________________________
12. She woke up late every day.
    ___________________________
13. She did her homework before breakfast.
    ___________________________

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Correct answers:

She had an older brother.
She did not have an older brother.

Her brother was two years old.
He was not two years old.

He went to school.
He did not go to school.

Sochea helped on the farm before breakfast.
She did not help on the farm before breakfast.

She fed the horses.
She did not feed the horses.

She went to school by bike.
She did not go to school by bike.

Her favorite subject was Math.
Her favorite subject was not Math.

She hated learning new words in English.
She did not hate learning new words in English.

She ate breakfast with her grandparents.
She did not eat breakfast with her grandparents.

She talked happily with her family in the afternoon.
She did not talk happily with her family in the afternoon.

She lived with her grandparents.
She did not live with her grandparents.

She woke up late every day.
She did not wake up late every day.

She did her homework before breakfast.
She did not do her homework before breakfast.

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Write an interview with Sochea:

1. Where/live/thirteen?
   _____________________________?
   YOU WRITE:
   Where did you live when you were thirteen?
   
   countryside.
   _____________________________?
   YOU WRITE:
   I lived in the countryside.
2. live/in a house?
   _____________________________?
   on a small farm.
   _____________________________
3. live/with grandparents?
   _____________________________?
   mother, father, younger brother
   _____________________________
4. how old/brother?
   _____________________________?
   four years
   _____________________________
5. brother/go to school?
   _____________________________?
   kindergarten
   _____________________________
6. eat/breakfast with brother?
   _____________________________?
   with my family
   _____________________________
7. go to school/after breakfast?
   _____________________________?
   help/farm
   _____________________________
8. feed horses?
   _____________________________?
   chickens, food to cows
   _____________________________
9. go to school/ bus/or bike?
   _____________________________?
   by bus
   _____________________________
10. what/favorite subject?
    _____________________________?
    English
    _____________________________
11. why/favorite subject?
    _____________________________?
    enjoy/new words
    _____________________________
12. when/eat dinner?
    _____________________________?
    in evening
    _____________________________
    
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    Correct version:

Interviewer: Where did you live when you were thirteen?
Sochea: I lived in the countryside.

Interviewer: Did you live in a house?
Sochea: I lived on a small farm.

Interviewer: Did you live with your grandparents?
Sochea: No, I lived with my mother, father, and younger brother.

Interviewer: How old was your brother?
Sochea: He was four years old.

Interviewer: Did your brother go to school?
Sochea: No, he went to kindergarten.

Interviewer: Did you eat breakfast with your brother?
Sochea: I ate breakfast with my family.

Interviewer: Did you go to school after breakfast?
Sochea: No, I helped on the farm.

Interviewer: Did you feed horses?
Sochea: No, I fed the chickens and gave food to the cows.

Interviewer: Did you go to school by bus or by bike?
Sochea: I went to school by bus.

Interviewer: What was your favorite subject?
Sochea: English was my favorite subject.

Interviewer: Why was it your favorite subject?
Sochea: Because I enjoyed learning new words.

Interviewer: When did you eat dinner?
Sochea: I ate dinner in the evening.

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Oum is Sochea’s best friend. Write an interview with Oum, asking her about Sochea, when she was thirteen years old.

1. When first meet Sochea?
_____________________________?

YOU WRITE:
When did you first meet Sochea?

thirteen years

YOU WRITE:
I first met her when she was thirteen years old

2. live/in city?
________________________________?
countryside
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3. live/with grandparents?
________________________________?
with parents
________________________________

4. in a small house?
________________________________?
on a small farm
________________________________

5. have/older brother?
________________________________?
younger
________________________________

6. brother/how old?
________________________________?
four
________________________________

7. brother/to school?
________________________________?
to kindergarten
________________________________

8. when/wake up?
________________________________?
early
________________________________
9. breakfast/with grandparents?
________________________________?
with family
________________________________

10. to school/after breakfast?
________________________________?
feed chickens/give food to cows
________________________________

11. to school by bike?
________________________________?
by bus
________________________________

12. Mathematics/favorite subject?
________________________________?
English
________________________________

13. Why/English/favorite subject?
________________________________?
enjoy/new words
________________________________

14. what/do/in evening?
________________________________?
dinner/talk happily
________________________________


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Correct version:

Interview with Oum about Sochea

Interviewer: When did you first meet Sochea?
Oum: I first met her when she was thirteen years old.

Interviewer: Did she live in the city?
Oum: No, she lived in the countryside.

Interviewer: Did she live with her grandparents?
Oum: No, she lived with her parents.

Interviewer: Did she live in a small house?
Oum: No, she lived on a small farm.

Interviewer: Did she have an older brother?
Oum: No, she had a younger brother.

Interviewer: How old was her brother?
Oum: He was four years old.

Interviewer: Did her brother go to school?
Oum: No, he went to kindergarten.

Interviewer: When did she wake up?
Oum: She woke up early.

Interviewer: Did she eat breakfast with her grandparents?
Oum: No, she ate breakfast with her family.

Interviewer: Did she go to school after breakfast?
Oum: No, she fed the chickens and gave food to the cows.

Interviewer: Did she go to school by bike?
Oum: No, she went to school by bus.

Interviewer: Was Mathematics her favorite subject?
Oum: No, English was her favorite subject.

Interviewer: Why was English her favorite subject?
Oum: Because she enjoyed learning new words.

Interviewer: What did she do in the evening?
Oum: She ate dinner and talked happily.

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Short answers in past simple:

Question	Short Answer (Yes/Positive)	Short Answer (No/Negative)
Did she check reservations?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn’t.
Did she give keys to guests?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn’t.
Did she talk to many guests?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn’t.
Was she happy?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn’t.
Were the guests satisfied?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren’t.

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True or false – write question first, then short answer:

1. Sochea helped on the farm after breakfast.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   Did Sochea help on the farm after breakfast?
   Yes, she did.
   
2. She lived in the city.
   ____________________________
   ________________
3. Her favorite subject was English.
   ____________________________
   ________________
4. She talked happily with her family in the evening.
   ____________________________
   ________________
5. Her brother was older than her.
   ____________________________
   ________________
6. She fed the cows and chickens.
   ____________________________
   ________________
7. She went to school by bus.
   ____________________________
   ________________
8. She ate breakfast alone.
   ____________________________
   ________________
9. She enjoyed learning new words in English.
   ____________________________
   ________________
10. She lived with her parents.
    ____________________________
    ________________
11. She went to school immediately after breakfast.
    ____________________________
    ________________
12. Sochea was thirteen years old.
    ____________________________
    ________________
13. Her brother went to primary school.
    ____________________________
    ________________
14. She had a younger brother.
    ____________________________
    ________________

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Correct version:

1. Sochea helped on the farm after breakfast.
   Did Sochea help on the farm after breakfast?
   Yes, she did.
2. She lived in the city.
   Did she live in the city?
   No, she didn’t.
3. Her favorite subject was English.
   Was her favorite subject English?
   Yes, it was.
4. She talked happily with her family in the evening.
   Did she talk happily with her family in the evening?
   Yes, she did.
5. Her brother was older than her.
   Was her brother older than her?
   No, he wasn’t.
6. She fed the cows and chickens.
   Did she feed the cows and chickens?
   Yes, she did.
7. She went to school by bus.
   Did she go to school by bus?
   Yes, she did.
8. She ate breakfast alone.
   Did she eat breakfast alone?
   No, she didn’t.
9. She enjoyed learning new words in English.
   Did she enjoy learning new words in English?
   Yes, she did.
10. She lived with her parents.
    Did she live with her parents?
    Yes, she did.
11. She went to school immediately after breakfast.
    Did she go to school immediately after breakfast?
    No, she didn’t.
12. Sochea was thirteen years old.
    Was Sochea thirteen years old?
    Yes, she was.
13. Her brother went to primary school.
    Did her brother go to primary school?
    No, he didn’t.
14. She had a younger brother.
    Did she have a younger brother?
    Yes, she did.

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Correct, short answer first, then correct statement:

She lived in the city.

YOU WRITE:
No, she didn’t.
She lived in the countryside.

She had a sister.
_____________________________
___________________

Her brother was older than her.
_____________________________
___________________

Her brother went to primary school.
_____________________________
___________________

Sochea went to school after breakfast.
_____________________________
___________________

She went to school by bike.
_____________________________
___________________

Her favorite subject was Math.
_____________________________
___________________

She fed only the cows, not the chickens.
_____________________________
___________________

She ate breakfast alone.
_____________________________
___________________

She watched TV in the evening.
_____________________________
___________________

She lived with her grandparents.
_____________________________
___________________

She hated [not like] learning new words in English.
_____________________________
___________________

She was fifteen years old.
_____________________________
___________________

She fed the horses.
_____________________________
___________________

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Correct version:

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She had a sister.
No, she didn’t.
She had a younger brother.

Her brother was older than her.
No, he wasn’t.
Her brother was younger than her.

Her brother went to primary school.
No, he didn’t.
He went to kindergarten.

Sochea went to school after breakfast.
No, she didn’t.
She helped on the farm after breakfast.

She went to school by bike.
No, she didn’t.
She went to school by bus.

Her favorite subject was Math.
No, it wasn’t.
Her favorite subject was English.

She fed only the cows, not the chickens.
No, she didn’t.
She fed the cows and the chickens.

She ate breakfast alone.
No, she didn’t.
She ate breakfast with her family.

She watched TV in the evening.
No, she didn’t.
She talked happily with her family in the evening.

She lived with her grandparents.
No, she didn’t.
She lived with her parents.

She hated [not like] learning new words in English.
No, she didn’t.
She enjoyed learning new words in English.

She was fifteen years old.
No, she wasn’t.
She was thirteen years old.

She fed the horses.
No, she didn’t.
She fed the chickens.

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What is correct?

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Did she live in a city or in the countryside?

YOU WRITE:
She lived in the countryside.

Did she have a brother or a sister?
______________________________

Was her brother older or younger than her?
______________________________

Did her brother go to kindergarten or primary school?
______________________________

Did she go to school after breakfast or help on the farm first?
______________________________

Was her favorite subject English or Math?
______________________________

Did she feed only the cows or both the cows and chickens?
______________________________

Did she eat breakfast alone or with her family?
______________________________

Did she watch TV or talk happily with her family in the evening?
______________________________

Did she live with her grandparents or with her parents?
______________________________

Did she enjoy learning new words in English or dislike it?
______________________________

Was she fifteen years old or thirteen years old?
______________________________

Did she help on the farm every day or not at all?
______________________________

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Correct version:

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Did she live in a city or in the countryside?
She lived in the countryside.

Did she have a brother or a sister?
She had a younger brother.

Was her brother older or younger ?
He was younger than her.

Did her brother go to kindergarten or primary school?
He went to kindergarten.

Did she go to school after breakfast or help on the farm first?
She helped on the farm first.

Was her favorite subject English or Math?
Her favorite subject was English.

Did she feed only the cows or both the cows and chickens?
She fed both the cows and chickens.

Did she eat breakfast alone or with her family?
She ate breakfast with her family.

Did she watch TV or talk happily with her family in the evening?
She talked happily with her family in the evening.

Did she live with her grandparents or with her parents?
She lived with her parents.

Did she enjoy learning new words in English or did she not like it?
She enjoyed learning new words in English.

Was she fifteen years old or thirteen years old?
She was thirteen years old.

Did she help on the farm every day or not at all?
She helped on the farm every day.

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YOUR FAMILY,
YOUR DAILY ROUTINE.
WHEN YOU WERE TEN YEARS OLD

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