VOCABULARY RELATED TO RESTAURANT

Waiter
Chef
Table
Who is the chef? Bill
Waiter what is the specialty of the house?
Waiter, can I have a soda please?
Waiter, can I have the menu please? The menu
Is there a table for three?
Can I have the bill please?
 PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS)

Verbs in Verbs in past Verbs in present Verbs -ing

present
Eat Ate Eat Eating
Sleep Slept Sleep Sleeping
Play Played Play Playing
Watch Watched Watch Watching
Look at Looked at Look at Looking at
Go Went Go Going
Work Worked Work Working
Study Studied Study Studying
Drink Drank Drink Drinking
Listen to Listened to Listen to Listening to
Visit Visited Visit Visiting
Run Ran Run Running
Write Wrote Write Writing
Buy Bought Buy Buying
Sell Sold Sell Selling
Examples past simple: we use the past simple for completed Examples past progressive: we use the past progressive for
actions in the past. Last night – yesterday – last week – last month – actions that continue over a period of time. To be past +verb ing
last year- four days ago – last weekend.
Aff: we use the verbs in past. I was walking in the park yesterday.
+ I slept at 11 pm last night. You were eating roast chicken last night.
+ I watched a movie yesterday. He was cooking soup last night.
+ He played soccer yesterday. She was studying math last night.
+ Angie ran in the afternoon last week. It was raining yesterday.
+ She went to Tarapoto last month. We were watching a movie yesterday.
+ He had English classes last week. They were dancing yesterday.
My mom traveled last month.
My mom was traveling last month.
Neg. sentences: did not / didn`t
I did not sleep at 9 pm last night.
I didn`t drink coffee yesterday.
Irving didn`t study English yesterday.
She didn`t wash her clothes yesterday.
She didn`t work yesterday.

Int. sentences: Did………..?

Did you go to the mall last night? Yes, I did. No, I didn`t.
Did you study for the exam? Yes, I did.
Did Blasita study for the exam? Yes, she did.
Did you eat ceviche yesterday? Yes, I did.
What time did you sleep last night? I slept at 11 pm last night.
 Past simple vs past progressive: when - while

The past simple interrupts the action.

I was watching tv when my father called me. My father called when I was watching tv.
I was reading a book when the cellphone rang.
The electricity went out while I was taking class.