Inglés B1

Means of transport - Masterclass
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
Private means of transport include: car, motorbike, bicycle, moped and scooter.
Public transport includes: bus, train, tram, taxi, tram, aeroplane and metro/underground.
Industrial transport includes: lorry, cargo ship, freight train and van.
PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

a) Form:
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
I talked to him yesterday. I was talking to him yesterday.
Affirmative
She asked him about his age. A girl was asking for you, Tom.
I didn't believe him. They weren't watching the film.
Negative
She didn't answer my question. She wasn't studying for her test.
Did you enjoy the party? Were you sleeping?
Interrogative
Did you take the train yesterday? Was Jerry talking to Jenny in the lounge?
b) Use:
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
Completed actions in the past. Actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
I bought a new house last year. I was watching a film at ten o’clock last night,
Past simple + past simple

When we use the past simple more than once in a sentence, it usually indicates a consecutive
sequence of actions (i.e. that one action happened after another):
I closed the door and fastened my seatbelt. I turned the key in the ignition and the engine started.
When it started to rain, I opened my umbrella.
Past continuous + past simple
The verb in past continuous usually refers to a longer action, and the past simple verb
indicates a shorter and / or interrupting action:
I was having a shower when the phone rang.
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Past continuous + past continuous

When we use the past continuous more than once in the same sentence, it usually describes two
longer and simultaneous actions in the past:
He was making a terrible noise while I was trying to study.
PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS

Past simple: Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs have a past form that is not the usual "-ed" form. Below is a list of some
common irregular verbs:
Infinitive Past form
to be was / were
to buy bought
to break broke
to come came
to do did
to drink drank
to eat ate
to fall fell
to find found
to fly flew
to get got
to give gave
to go went
to have had
to hear heard
to hurt hurt
to know knew
to learn learnt / learned
to leave left
to make made
to meet met
to read read
to ride rode
to run ran
to say said
to see saw
to send sent
to sing sang
to sit sat
to speak spoke
to spend spent
to take took
to teach taught
to think thought
to wake (up) woke (up)
to wear wore
to write wrote
These irregular past forms only appear in affirmative phrases:
I ate chicken yesterday.
I didn't eat chicken yesterday. (NOT I didn't ate chicken yesterday.)
Did you eat chicken yesterday? (NOT Did you ate chicken yesterday?)
PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

To make the negative form of the past simple, we use a very similar structure to the negative
form of the present simple. Instead of "do / does", we use the auxiliary "did":
Subject Auxiliary Not Infinitive

I / you / he / she / it / they / we did not work
In written and spoken English (except in very formal situations or for special emphasis), it's
common to combine "did" and "not" to make the short form "didn't":
I didn't work yesterday.
To make the interrogative form, we put the auxiliary verb before the subject:
Auxiliary Subject Infinitive

did I / you / he / she / it / they / we work?
Did you work yesterday?

To avoid repetition, we often use short answers. These are formed with the subject and the
auxiliary "did" or "didn't":
No, I didn't.
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answer

Yes, I / you / he / she
I / you / he / she / it / I / you / he / she / it / Did I / you / he / she / / it / they / we did
they / we worked they / we didn't work it / they / we work No, I / you / he / she /
it / they / we didn't
● WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?

Look at the extracts from the first part of the video. Choose the the correct option to complete
the sentences.
1 What yesterday?
did you do
you did
you did do
2
I goed / went to work and then I came / comed home. I sat / sitted on the sofa and I
called / did call my friend in the evening.
3
I got up / got upped late and went / wented for a walk with my dog. I worked /
working in the afternoon for a few hours and then I relax / relaxed at home for the rest
of the day.
4
We often use the past continuous / past simple to talk about an action in progress in the
past, and the past continuous / past simple for an action that interrupts it.
5 to you yesterday?
Did anything interesting happen

Did happen anything interesting
Did happened anything interesting
6
I sat / was sitting on the sofa, when a bird flew / was flying into the house through an
open window.
7
When I walked / was walking my dog, I saw / was seeing a snake in the grass.
● CHOOSE THE CORRECT PICTURE

Listen to the extracts from the video. Choose the corresponding picture according to what you
hear.
Driving a car is very comfortable, but you can get stuck in traffic jams.
Travelling by bus is quite cheap, but it can take a long time.
Cycling is very healthy, but you can get wet if it rains.
Walking is very relaxing, but your feet can hurt after a while.
It's very easy to move through the traffic, but it can be dangerous if you fall off.
You always have somewhere to stay, so that's an advantage, but it's a very big vehicle to park.
You can travel a long distance by aeroplane quite quickly, but it can be expensive.
● PROS AND CONS

Listen again and read the transcript. Complete the sentences according to what you hear.
1 What are the pros and cons of driving a car?
Driving a car is very , but you can get stuck in jams.

2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by bus?
Travelling by bus is , but it can take a long .

3 What are the pros and cons of cycling?
Cycling is very , but you can if it rains.

4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of walking?
Walking is very , but your feet can after a while.

5 What are the pros and cons of travelling by motorcycle?
It's very easy through the traffic, but it can be dangerous if you .
6 What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by campervan?
You always have to stay, so that's an advantage, but it's a very big to
park.
7 What are the pros and cons of travelling by aeroplane?
You can travel a by aeroplane quite quickly, but it can be .

8
Can you think of any other of transport?
You could go by , or by , or by if you’re on water.

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PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

Past simple + past simple

Past continuous + past continuous

PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

Subject Auxiliary Not Infinitive

Auxiliary Subject Infinitive

Did you work yesterday?

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answer

● WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?

Did anything interesting happen

● CHOOSE THE CORRECT PICTURE

● PROS AND CONS

Driving a car is very , but you can get stuck in jams.

Travelling by bus is , but it can take a long .

Cycling is very , but you can if it rains.

Walking is very , but your feet can after a while.

7 What are the pros and cons of travelling by aeroplane?

You can travel a by aeroplane quite quickly, but it can be .

You could go by , or by , or by if you’re on water.

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