Unit 4

Telling Past Events and Future Plans

A. STUDENTS LEARNING PROGRAM
Standar Competence
: To communicate in English on
the elementary level
(Target TOEIC score: 350450)
Baasic Competence
: To tell past events and future
plans.
A. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Studdents are able to:
1. Understand short story talking about past events.
2. Respond questions dealing with past events and future
plans.
3. Use simple expressions to talk about past events.
4. Use simple expressions to talk about past plans.
5. Make a dialogue dealing with past events and future
palns.
6. Perform dialogues dealing with past events and future
plans.
7. Answer questions based on the text.
8. Write sentence dealing with past events and future
palans.
9. Write a short paragraph about past experience.

2.SPEAKING
Activity 1
Study the following conversation.
Budiman: Good morning ,sir ?
Mr.William: Good morning, Budi. Just come in and have a seat
Budiman: Thank you, sir. Id like to apologize for not being able to
submit my assignment today.
Mr.William: Alright. But, could you tell me why ?
Budiman: Certainly, Sir. My father got an accident last week. He
was seriously injured and was hospitalized. Since then, I had to
accompany him in the hospital.
Mr. William: Oh, Im sorry heart that.
Budiman: O.K I give you chance until next week. Hope that you
father will get better soon.
Mr. William: Youre welcome

Activity 5.
Study the following grammar patterns.
GRAMMAR POINT
A.Past Simple
From
The form of the past simple is the same for all persons (I,you,he,she,etc.)
Affirmati
ve
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

WORKE
D

CAME

Negativ
e
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

Questio
ns

WORK
DID NOT

DID
CAME

I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

Contaraction
Didnt = did not
Some verbs are regualar, Some verbs are irregular:
The affirmative past simple are regular verbs end in-ed
Examples: worked
visited
Played
washed
Waited
cleaned
Stopped
polished
Lived
stayed
Discovered
painted

Irregular verbs have different affirmative past simple forms.

Examples: buy
--------bought
Come
--------- came
See
--------- saw
Send
--------- slept
Keep
--------- sent
Go
--------- went

WORK ?

CAME ?

Use
We use the past simple to talk about actions and situations in the past
Examples:
1. I played football yesterday.
2. He lived in London from 1980 to 1990. Then he moved to paris.
3. did you see sarah yesterday?
4. We didnt go out last night. We stayed at home and watched TV.
5. They went to bogor on holiday last month.
B. Present Perfect Simple
Form .
We form the perfect simple with have/has + past participle (V3)
Affirmat
Negative
Question
ive
I
I
I
Have not
Have
You
You
Have
You
HE
Worked.
HE
Worked.
HE Worked?
She
Has
She
Has
Has
It
Gone.
Gone.
Gone?
not
She
It
It
We
We
We
You
You
have
Have
have
not
You
They
They
They
Cntractions
ve = have
havent = have not
s = has
hasnt = has not
Some verbs are regular, other verbs are irregular:
The past participle of regular verbs end in-ed.
Examples: worked
visited
Played
washed
Waited
cleaned
Stopped
polished
Lived
stayed
Discovered
painted

Irregular verbs have diffrernt past participle

Example: sing
Go ---------sung
Do ---------gone
Sleep
---------done
Be ---------slept
Keep ---------kept
Win ---------won
Wear
---------worn
Hide ---------hidden
Write
---------written
drink
---------drunk

Use
Sentences with the present perfect always connect the past and the present:
1. We use the present perfect to talk about something wich started in the past
and continuous up to the present.
Examples:
a. She has worked in London for six month. (she still work in London now.)
b. How long have you live here ? (=you still live here now)
c. Kate and George have been married for 20 years. (=they are still married
now)
2. We also use the present perfect for things wich have happened during a
period of
time that continuous up to the present.
a. Ive been to Africa and india. (= in my life, up to now)
b. Have you ever eaten Chinese food? (=in your live, upto now)
c. Have you ever been here before) (=in your live, up to now
We often use the present perfect in this way with indefinite time words such
as: ever, never, yet, and before.
3. We also use the present perfect when the result of past actions connected to
the
Present time.
examples:
a. someone has broken the window. (= the window is now broken.)
b. the taxi has arrived. (= the taxi is now here.)
c. weve cleaned the yard. (= the yard is now clean.)

Present Perfect Simple versus Past Simple

1.

2.

3.

4.

Present Perfect Simple

The present perfect always
connected to
past and present.
We use the present perfect to
talk
about something wich starten in
the
past and continuous up to the
present.
We also use the present perfect
when
the result 0f a past a action is
conneceted
to the present
We cannot use a definite past
time
such as yesterday, last week, or
a
week ago in present perfect
simple.

Past Simple
1. The past simple tells us only
about the past
2. We use the pas simple to talk
about something wich started
and finished
in the past.
3. We use the past simple when the
result
of a past action os not connected
to the present.
4. We can use a definite past time
such
as yesterday, last week, or a
week ago
in past simple.

C. use toandbe used to

1. use to
Functions:
1. We use used to + infinitive to talk about past habits wich are now finished.
2. We also use used to + infinitive/ be for past states and situations wich are
no
longer true
Examples:

Tommy used to play football when he was younger, but he stoped playing
20
years ago.
(= tommy played football regulary in the past, but he does not play now.)

Shanty use to live in Jakarta when she was younger.

(= Shanty lived in Jakarta in the past, but she live in another city now.)
Shanty use to be very slim when she was younger.
(= Shanty was slim in the past, but she isnt now.)

More examples:

kate used to go the cinema a lot, but she doesnt now.

When I was a child, I used to suck my thumb.
My father used to bring me t that place when I was child.
I didnt use to like classical music, did you?
You didnt use to like classical music, did you?
Did you use to smoke?

Study the following chart.

+

I
You
He
She
Etc.
I
You
He
She
Etc.

?
did

2.

Used to

Play football.
Live in London.
Go to cinema.
Be very slim.

Did not use to

Play football.
Live in London.
Go to cinema.
Be very slim.

I
You
He
She
Etc.

Play football?
Live in London?
Go to cinema?
Be very slim?

be used to
Functions:
1. We use be used to + V ing to mean be accustomed to.
Example:

Im used to driving my new car now, but I found it very strange at first.
(= Im accustomed to driving the car now, it is no longer strange to me)
2. After be used to, we can also use a noun phrase e.g. this could weather, my
new
glasses.
example:

 He isnt used to this cold weather.

I am not used to my glasses yet.
More examples:

I normally go to bed at about 10 oclock. Im not used to staying up late.

Bruno finds driving in englan strange because he isnt used t driving on
the left.
Dany is used to waking up early for work.
My friend is not used to his new computer.
She is used to this condition.

Study the following chart.

Affirmative
I

am

We
You are
They
He
She
it

Negative
I
not

Used to
driving a
car.

is

Interrogative

am

We
You are
not
They
He
She
is not
it

Am i

Used to
driving a
car.

Are

Is

we
you
they

Used to
driving a
car?

He
she
It

D. Future
1. Future: will
Affirmative
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
they

Will work.

negative
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
they

Will not
work.

will

interrogative
I
You
He
She
It
Will work?
We
You
they

Contractions:
ll = will

wont = will not

The use of will:

To predict the future.

Decide to do something at the moment of speaking.

2.Future: be going to
Affirmative
I
am
we
you
They

are

He
She
It

is

going to
work.

negative
I
am
not
we
you
are
not
They
He
She
is
not
It

Interrogative
Am
I
Going to
work.

Are

we
you
they

Is

he
she
It

going to
work?

Contractions
m
= am
arent = are not
re
= are
isnt = is not
s
= is
The use of be going to
We use be going to to talk about something in the future wich we can see as
a
result of something in the present.
We also use be going to to talk about what we intend to do in the future. We
use
it when we have already decided to do something.

Note:

We use both will and going to in predictions about in the future, but there
is a

difference.

- we use will to talk about what we think or belive will happen in the future.
- we use going to talk about something in the future which we can see as
the
result of something in the present.
We also use both will and going to to talk about what we intend to do, but
there is a ddiffrence.
We use sill when we decided to d something at the moment of speaking.
We use going to when we have already decided to do something.
Study the following example:
- Dont climb up that tree. Youll and hurt yourself.
- Look out! youre going to fall.
- What shall I do tomorrow? O, I know.ill paint the kitchen.
- A : why are you putting on those old clothes?
B : Im going to paint the kitchen.