Conjugate the verbs as in the example ( use the preterit) and write them in the blanks : example : die → died. Code: irregular verbs - regular verbs 1. The European Union ............................ 10 new States ( welcome). 2. The Athens Olympics .............................. ( begin). 3. US President George W Bush ................. re-elected for a second term. (be) 4. Christopher Reever( Superman) .................. (die) 5. Pop star Britney Spears ............................ dancer Kevin Federline. (marry). 6. Greece ....................... Europe Champions. (become) 7. Terrorists ...................... 4 trains in Madrid. (bomb) 8. The series Friends ..................... after 9 seasons.( finish) 9. Usher ......................... the charts with his new album. ( top) 10. Rovers ....................... Planet Mars. ( explore) 11.An earthquake and tsunamis ...................... Southern Asia.( hit) 12. The Return of the King ( The Lord of the Rings) ....................... 11 Oscars in Los Angeles. (win) J Put the events on the timeline: F M A M J J A S O N D Regarde le verbe en 9., que remarques- tu?...................................................................................................................... ........ Regarde le verbe en 5., que remarques-tu ?............................................................................................................................ .. le superlatif: On ajoute ................. à la fin des adjectifs ......................... On ajoute ............................. devant les adjectifs …………… Ex : cold→ the coldest beautiful→ the most beautiful “Good” et “bad” sont irréguliers: good → the ........................ bad → the .............................. 1. The Simpsons is the …………………………….. animated series with 326 (____________________________) episodes.( long) 2. Pete Canbrinha surfed the ......................... wave in Hawaii, it was 21.3 meter high. ( high). 3. Harvey is the _____________ dog, he measures 2.31 m (__________________________) from nose to tip.( tall) 4. Withney is the ______________ dog, it is only 3 inches. (small) 5. Shrek 2 is the _________ Box office Animation film in the US ( with $104.3 million in a week- end). (good) 6. MyDoom was the ____________ virus. (bad) 7. Zinedine Zidane is still the _____________________ soccer player. ( expensive) 8. Dallas is still the _______________________ TV soap. ( successful) Trouve l’équivalent anglais des mots suivants: accueillir /…………………………………. Décéder/………………………….. Un tremblement de terre : …………………………….. Classements musicaux/……………………. Raz-de-marée/…………………………….. une vague/……………………………………………… Cher/…………………. Le prétérit : Lis les phrases suivantes et souligne les verbes au prétérit: 1. The European Union welcomed 10 new States 2. The Athens Olympics began. 3. US President George W Bush was re-elected for a second term. 4. Christopher Reeve ( Superman) died. 5. Pop star Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline. 6. Greece became Europe Champions. 7. Terrorists bombed 4 trains in Madrid. 8. The series Friends finished after 9 seasons.9. Usher topped the charts with his new album. 10. Rovers explored Planet Mars.11.An earthquake and tsunamis hit Southern Asia. 12. The Return of the King ( The Lord of the Rings) won 11 Oscars in Los Angeles. Regarde les phrases 1,4,7,8,9,10: que remarques- tu à la fin des verbes?__________________________________ Infinitive Regular verbs Preterit welcomed finished marry bomb top French Irregular verbs Infinitive begin be become win hit Preterit French explored die Traduction : se terminer/ explorer/ gagner/ accueillir/ mourir/ frapper/commencer/ devenir/ épouser/ être à la première place/ poser des bombes/ être. le superlatif: On ajoute ................. à la fin des adjectifs ......................... On ajoute ............................. devant les adjectifs …………… Ex : cold→ the coldest beautiful→ the most beautiful “Good” et “bad” sont irréguliers: good → the ........................ bad → the .............................. 1. The Simpson is the …………………………….. animated series with 326 (______________________) episodes.( long) 2. Pete Canbrinha surfed the ......................... wave in Hawaii, it was 21.3 meter high. ( high). 3. Harvey is the _____________ dog, he measures 2.31 m (__________________________) from nose to tip.( tall) 4. Withney is the ______________ dog with only 3 inches tall. (small) 5. Shrek 2 is the _________ Box office Animation film in the US (with $104.3 million in a week- end). (good) 6. MyDoom was the ____________ virus. (bad) 7. Zinedine Zidane is still the _____________________ soccer player. ( expensive) 8. Dallas is still the _______________________ TV soap. ( successful) Trouve l’équivalent anglais des mots suivants: accueillir /…………………………………. Décéder/………………………….. Un tremblement de terre : …………………………….. Classements musicaux/……………………. Raz-de-marée/…………………………….. une vague/……………………………………………… Cher/…………………. ANSWER KEY 1.May:The European Union welcomed 10 new States 2. the Athens Olympics were hailed as a success in August. 3.In November, US President George W Bush was re-elected for a second term. 4.11 oct Christopher Reever died 5.Pop star Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline in September 6.July: Euro 2004. Hosts Greece became Europe Champions. 7.March :Terrorists bomb 4 trains in Madrid 8. April: Usher topped the charts with his new album 9. May: the series Friends ended after 9 seasons. 10. January: Rovers Explore the Red Planet: 11.December : an earthquake and tsunami hit Southern Asia. 12. February: The Return of the King got 11 Oscars in Los Angeles.