Instituto Superior de Música "Prof. Carmelo H.

De Biasi”
Lengua Extranjera: Inglés
Profesora Roxana Andrea Rios- missroxy20@gmail.com

Espacio Curricular: Lengua Extranjera: Ingles

Profesora: Roxana Andrea Rios  Mail: missroxy20@gmail.com
Curso: División:

 Objetivo/s de las actividades:

 Aprender a expresar eventos en el pasado usando “verbos
irregulares”.
 Conjugar verbos “irregulares” en forma afirmativa y
negativa.
 Uso del auxiliar del pasado: “Did…? / didn`t”
 Escuchar una canción y clasificar verbos regulares e
irregulares en pasado simple.
 Escribir oraciones.
 Buscar palabras desconocidas en el diccionario para ampliar el vocabulario de la L2.

 Criterios de evaluación: *Comprensión de consignas *Redacción clara y legible (al pasar

las actividades a la carpeta) *Completamiento de ejercicios respetando lo solicitado en las
consignas.

Video explicativo: https://youtu.be/tst-YXT3OBg

1. This is the trailer of “High Strings” a movie who tells the story of a dancer and a
violinist in New York. Read the text and complete with the correct form of the verbs
in (brackets) in Past Simple:
https://youtu.be/JctCSR1hSsw

Ruby Adams (Keenan

Kampa) was a dancer
from the Midwest on
scholarship. She lived
with a friend in an
apartment in New York
City. Johnny Blackwell
(Nicholas Galitzine) was
a musician. He (1) came
(come) from England. He played for money in the subway
tunnels. Ruby's world was classical and disciplined; Johnnie's
was improvisational and street smart. One day, they (2) met (meet) in the subway. Ruby
(3) threw (throw) money in Johnny`s violin case. They watched each other and since that
day, they (4) fell (fall) in love.
One day, they walked along the street, when suddenly a robber (5) stole (steal) Johnny`s
violin. It was very important for him because the violin belonged to his grandfather.
Johnny was an excellent violinist and Ruby (6) knew (know) that. So, they decided to
participate competition. They practiced a lot and invited Johnny`s friend to dance in the
performance. But, they (7) had (have) to find the
way to save Ruby`s scholarship and Johnny from
being deported. The hip-hop battle was hard but
with the help of a dynamic dance crew called The
Switch Steps, Ruby and Johnny (8) won (win) the
competition.

1
Instituto Superior de Música "Prof. Carmelo H. De Biasi”
Lengua Extranjera: Inglés
Profesora Roxana Andrea Rios- missroxy20@gmail.com

2. Write the past form of the following verbs:

a) buy  bought d) fall  fell g) go  went
b) write  wrote e) have  had h) become became
c) swim  swam f) send  sent j) read read

3. Complete the following sentences with the missing verb in past simple. Use the
verbs in exercise 2
a) Last night, I ……went………….to my grandparent`s house.
b) Ruby fell in love with a handsome violinist.
c) COVID-19 became a threat to old people.
d) I sent an e-mail to my teacher.
e) My sister had high temperature last night.
g) My best friend wrote a WhatsApp message this morning.
h) My mum bought me a nice T-shirt for my birthday.
i) Yesterday, I read a book about the Ancient Civilization.

4. Read the following sentences. Are they correct or incorrect?

EXAMPLE: I buyed tennis yesterday. a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT

(Es incorrecto porque “buy” es un verbo irregular y su forma pasada es “bought”)

a) Did you saw a great movie yesterday? a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT

b) I did my Math’s homework last night. a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT
“I was my Math´s homework last night”
c) She doesn`t go to the shopping last week. a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT
“She didn´t go to the shopping last week
d) They didn`t went to the park yesterday. a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT
“They didn´t go to the park yesterday”
e) Did you and your friends eat pizza? a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT
f) I didn`t bought a new cell phone. a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT
“I didn´t buy a new cell phone”

5. Imagine a world without the Beatles! Listen to Himesh Patel (from the movie
“Yesterday”) and place the verbs in the correct place:
said - had - was - seemed- used- came

2
Instituto Superior de Música "Prof. Carmelo H. De Biasi”
Lengua Extranjera: Inglés
Profesora Roxana Andrea Rios- missroxy20@gmail.com

Yesterday
All my troubles (1) seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I (2) used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday (3) came suddenly
Why she (4) had to go
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I (5) said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Yesterday
Love (6) was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday…

6. Classify the verbs in exercise 5 in regular and irregular:

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Seemed Came
Used Had
Said
Was

7. In Ed Sheeran`s song “Perfect” there are 6 verbs in past (*without counting the
repeated verbs). Find them; you are given the first letter. What is the regular verb?
1. FOUND
2. KNEW
3. WERE
4. SAID
5. WHISPERED (Regular)
6. SAW

8. What did you do yesterday? Write 5

sentence telling what you did or you didn`t do. Choose from this list of verbs: BUY /
READ / WRITE / SWIM / FALL IN LOVE / GO / DRIVE / BUILD / CHOOSE /
BREAK / MEET / SING / TAKE / SEE / THINK
***(Recorda que los verbos van en pasado, al final de la página tenes la lista de verbos para consultar su
conjugación en el tiempo pasado, excepto si lo usas con didn`t)
For example:
Yesterday, I read my favourite book, it`s a novel in English, but I didn`t understand a
word so I used the dictionary.
1) Yesterday, I went to the ophthalmologist.
2) Yesterday, I saw my favorite series.
3) Yesterday, I sang “Un-break my heart” in the virtual sing class.
4) Yesterday, I wrote a monologue for theatre
5) Yesterday, I bought a candies.

3
Instituto Superior de Música "Prof. Carmelo H. De Biasi”
Lengua Extranjera: Inglés
Profesora Roxana Andrea Rios- missroxy20@gmail.com

¡Les hago una propuesta! si te animas a hacer un

cover solo, acompañado, a capela o con instrumento de “Perfect” o
“Yesterday” (o de un tema que te guste en inglés que tenga verbos en
pasado simple) no entregas el próximo TP Nº 6.
Pega aquí el link o enlace de tu video  …………………………………..