Vocabulary
- Life events
- Achievements
- Personal
Grammar
- was/were
- Past tense verbs
- Time expressions
Functions
- Past events
- Dates & time
Unit 3 · Yazılı Hazırlık
Vocabulary Grammar Functions Vocabulary
Life Events | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| to be born (v) | doğmak | Atatürk was born in 1881. |
| to die (v) | ölmek | He died in 1938. |
| to get engaged (v) | nişanlanmak | They got engaged last year. |
| to get married (v) | evlenmek | She got married in 1920. |
| to get retired (v) | emekli olmak | My grandfather got retired in 2010. |
| to graduate (v) | mezun olmak | She graduated from university in 2005. |
| to grow up (v) | büyümek | He grew up in a small village. |
| to move (v) | taşınmak | They moved to Istanbul in 1995. |
Achievements | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| award (n) | ödül | He received a big award for his work. |
| brilliant (adj) | parlak, zeki | She was a brilliant scientist. |
| to discover (v) | keşfetmek | Marie Curie discovered radium. |
| to invent (v) | icat etmek | Edison invented the light bulb. |
| prize (n) | ödül | She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
| to win (v) | kazanmak | He won many awards in his career. |
| to study (v) | çalışmak, öğrenim görmek | She studied medicine at university. |
Personal | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| alone (adj) | yalnız | She lived alone for many years. |
| education (n) | eğitim | He got his education in Ankara. |
| own (adj) | kendi | She started her own business. |
| profession (n) | meslek | His profession was engineering. |
| to raise children (v) | çocuk yetiştirmek | She raised three children on her own. |
Famous People Timeline Amazing people and their stories from the past
Was born in 1881
He founded the Republic of Turkey.
Was born in 1879 He discovered the theory of relativity.
Was born in 1867 She discovered radium and won two Nobel Prizes.
Was born in 1943 He became a legendary Turkish musician.
Was born in 1946 He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Was born in 1913 She became the first female combat pilot.
Flashcards
Grammar Simple Past Tense (was / were) Structure| Subject | Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was | Atatürk was a great leader. |
| You / We / They | were | They were famous scientists. |
Negative"Marie Curie was born in Poland. She was a brilliant scientist."
Marie Curie Polonya'da doğdu. Parlak bir bilim insanıydı.
"Einstein wasn't Turkish. He was German."
Einstein Türk değildi. Almandı.
Simple Past Tense (Regular & Irregular Verbs) Structure
Regular Verbs (-ed rules)| Rule | Base Form | Past Form |
|---|---|---|
| + ed | discover | discovered |
| e + d | move | moved |
| y ied | study | studied |
| double + ed | stop | stopped |
Irregular Verbs (Common in Biographies)| Base Form (V1) | Past Form (V2) | Turkish |
|---|---|---|
| grow up | grew up | büyümek |
| win | won | kazanmak |
| get | got | almak, olmak |
| go | went | gitmek |
| become | became | olmak, haline gelmek |
| write | wrote | yazmak |
Negative & 
Question Subject + didn't + V1 | Did + subject + V1 ?"Sabiha Gökçen grew up in Ankara and became a pilot."
Sabiha Gökçen Ankara'da büyüdü ve pilot oldu.
"He didn't study in Turkey. He studied abroad."
Türkiye'de öğrenim görmedi. Yurt dışında öğrenim gördü.
Past Time Expressions & Wh-Questions Time Expressions| Expression | Example |
|---|---|
| in 1970 | He was born in 1970. |
| until 1988 | She lived in Ankara until 1988. |
| last year | He graduated last year. |
| yesterday | I studied for the exam yesterday. |
| ... ago | She moved to Istanbul ten years ago. |
Wh-Questions in Simple PastQ: When did Atatürk die?
A: He died in 1938.
Q: Where did she grow up?
A: She grew up in a small village.
Q: Why did he move to Istanbul?
A: Because he got a new job there.
"When did Aziz Sancar win the Nobel Prize?"
Aziz Sancar Nobel Ödülü'nü ne zaman kazandı?
"He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015."
2015'te Kimya dalında Nobel Ödülü'nü kazandı.
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