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Regional Caldas Centro Pecuario y Agroempresarial GRAMMAR 1

Choose the correct answer, A or B.

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We use did / didn’t in the simple past with: A he, she, it    B I, you, he, she, it, we, they

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Regular and irregular verbs form negatives and questions in the simple past in:  A the same way    B different ways

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We form simple past questions with: A did + subject + verb    B subject + did + verb

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We form simple past negatives with: A didn’t + subject + verb    B subject + didn’t + verb

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The correct short answer for Did she like the movie? Is: A Yes, she did.    B Yes, she liked.

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There are only two / three simple past forms of be.

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In questions, the subject (I, he, she, etc.) comes before / after the verb. 

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We use was/were to talk about the present / past.

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The short form of was not is weren’t / wasn’t.

10 We use were with I, he, she, and it / we, you, and they.

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How do you feel? Choose A, B, or C.

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I can’t find my school bag.

A hot    B worried    C happy

2

It’s 40º and very sunny.

A angry    B scared    C hot

3

I’m waiting for a friend. He’s late. The movie’s starting.

A angry    B scared    C happy

4

Look! A ghost!

A scared    B angry    C hot

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5 It’s my birthday and I have lots of great presents. happy

A worried   B angry    C 

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A angry    B happy    C hot

That’s my camera. You always take my things!

FUNCTION 3

Read the text. Complete 1–10 with A, B, or C.

Nina: Where 1  were you  yesterday evening, Paul? We were outside the café at 7  o’clock but  You 2 weren’t there. Paul: No. I   3 A was late. Sorry! Nina: 4 were you at home? Paul: Yes, I 5 A was in the shower! What about you? Nina: I 6 was in the café with Zak all evening. We 7 were worried about you. Paul: 8 was Dora with you, too? Nina: No, 9 A she wasn’t   She 10 A was at George’s house.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A you were A wasn’t  A was A I was A was A were A was A Dora was A she wasn’t A was

B were you B weren’t B were B Were you B weren’t B weren’t B were B Dora were B she was B were

C you weren’t C was C weren’t C Was I C were C was C wasn’t C Was Dora C was she C weren’t

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VOCABULARY

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Match the words in A with the words and phrases in B.

A

B

1

have

a)

2

no

b) angry

3

say

c)

4

make

d) course

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get

e)

evening

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see

f)

a mistake

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yesterday

g) problem

8

of

h) about it

9

forget

i)

right

j)

you later

10 all

sorry

a fever

FUNCTION

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Read the text. Complete 1–10 with A, B, or C.

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Yesterday I 1 visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral on a school trip – it’s a beautiful old church  in New York. My friend Rachel 2 came with me because she’s in the same class.  We 3 walked to the cathedral and looked around. It was very quiet. We 4 didn’t see   a ghost, but we 5 saw lots of tourists. We 6 had lunch near the cathedral.  I 7 loved the trip, but 8 Rachel didn’t like it. I 9 didn’t do my homework in the evening because I was very tired. 10 I went to bed at eight o’clock! I

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A visited A comes A walked A not see A see A have A loved A Rachel did like A did do  A I went

B visit B came B are walking B don’t see B are seeing B had B not love B Rachel didn’t like B do B I go

C visiting C is coming C walk C didn’t see C saw C has C doesn’t love C did Rachel like C didn’t do C did I go

6. Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:

(We) (He) (Yesterday) (Study in the library) (We) (Play tennis) (I) (Get a present) (You) (Go shopping) (Last week) (She) (Stay home)

(+) (-) (?) (?) (-) (+) (-) (+) (?) (?) (-) (+) (?)

1 We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night. 2 He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night. 3 Did I have fever yesterday? 4 Did they study in the library? 5 We were not in the church 6 They played tennis 7 I was not in the class 8 Manuel a got a present 9 Did you study? 10 Did you go shopping? 11 They did not work last week. 12 She sang a beautiful song 13 Did you stay home? 4

(Last night) (They) (Get into trouble) (You) (See him) (Yesterday afternoon) (I)

(?) (-) (+) (?) (?) (?) (+)

14 Did she dance last night? 15 They did not eat in class 16 We got into trouble 17 Did you run? 18 Did you want see him? 19 Did He see television yesterday afternoon? 20 I had sleep

7. Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs: Benjamin Franklin was born (Be born) in Boston in 1706. He was (Be) the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candle maker. He went (Go) to school only one year. He began (Begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he decided (Decide) to be a writer. He copied (Copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he became (Become) the best known writer in his time. When he was (Be) seventeen, he left (Leave) Boston and arrived (Arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He got (Get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and retired (Retire) from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he spent (Spend) the next forty years for his government. He played (Play) an important role in the founding of the USA. Franklin (Be) also an important scientist and inventor. He drew (Draw) electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He wrote (Write) one of the first text books on electricity. He invented (Invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He made (Make) a study of water and discovered (Discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even invented (Invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight and needed (Need) them himself. Franklin did (Do) all these things and many more because he believed (Believe) he could (Can). 8 Read the following story: Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship. One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.” a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST: 5

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship. One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors near his mother’s house. They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he came back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first port is Cape Town in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot spoke three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter came from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

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