ENGLISH ACTIVITIES – First Term Grade: 8th (A - B)

COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: Andres Elias Ricardo Gambin

Monte
ría

The following workshop must be solved by the students using the topics previously worked
during the first period.
It should be sent to the email: danis.herrera@colsafamonteria.edu.co
Delivery date: Saturday, March 21, 2020

SIMPLE PAST- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

GOALS:
 To learn and practice the past simple tense

1. VERBS PUZZLE. Locate past verbs and then classify them into regular and irregular.

A F E I V O S Y U S REGULAR IRREGUL
G I V W E N T D C E VERBS AR VERBS
D N Q E R B A P H N Arrived Sent
R I I H E S E O A T Started Chose
E S S T A R T E D O Dressed Went
S H P D R C R V O L Finished Ran
S E E A R A A T U P Danced Ate
died Began
E D N N A R V C F U
D A T C N B E M B L
I L E E G A L A E K
C A R D E T E U G B
O E F O D O D D A E
C H O S E R C I N V
A A R R I V E D L A
A T E S E N Q U P G

2. SIMPLE PAST VERB TOBE. WAS- WERE.

Fill in the correct form of the verb To Be in the past tense: Was OR Were.

A FAIRY TALE PRINCESS. Fill in the correct form of the verb To Be in the past tense: Was OR Were.

Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1st July, 1961, in England. She had two older sisters and a

younger brother. Her parents divorced when she was a young girl. Diane married Prince Carlos in

July, 1981, at St. Paul´s Cathedral in London. Charles and Diana had two sons, William and Harry.

Diane was very popular. The British loved her for her kindness and beauty. They called her “The

people´s Princess”. Diana ´s life wasn´t not very happy. She and Charles had

problems with their marriage. They divorced in August,1996. Her life was short, she died in a car

accident on 31st August, 1997, in Paris. She was only thirty six years old.
3. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
Complete with the past of the verbs and match with a line the sentences according to the biography of
Mozart.

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in a. And they often invited

Salzburg, Austria. He loved (invite) him to their balls.
(love) music. b. And learned (learn) to
2. He started (start) writing music. play the violin very well.
3. He toured (tour) around c. When he was (be) five.
Western Europe with his father d. Because he had
Leopold. (have) money problems.
4. Everyone admired (admire) the e. Until he died (die)
talented young man. in 1971. He was only 35 years old.
5. In 1871, he married (marry) f. And played (play)
Constanze Weber. music for kings and queens.
6. Mozart continued (continue)
writing music and performing at the
royal courts of Europe.

4. Complete with the past simple.

1) I (dry) dried the dishes after dinner.

2) You (worry) worried about the last test.
3) We (copy) copied Sally’s notes from the lecture.
4) They (cry) cried when their team lost.
5) He (discover) discovered a new star with his telescope Saturday.
6) She (fry) fried all of her food until now.
7) It (bury) buried the bone in the trash.

5. Complete with the past. The verbs are regular and irregular

1) The dog (bite) bit the neighbor. The neighbor (call) called the police.

2) My sister (hang) hanged the picture on Saturday. I (tell) told
liked it.
3) Sam always (like) liked
Mexico. They (play) played
4) The Johnson family (fly) Flew
5) The cooler (hold) held
enough for everyone.
6) I (do, not, think) didn’t
mud to me, so I (pick) picked
7) The children (dig) digged
8) She (do, not, plant) didn´t
year before they (grow) grew
her that I (do, not, like) didn´t
to play soccer with his friends. Some of his friends (be) were from
very well.
in a plane last week. They (go) went to Denver to ski.
water for thirsty runners at the race. There (be, not) weren´t
thought that color was pretty. It (look) looked
a different color.
a deep hole in the sand. The (play) played at the beach all afternoon.
planted tomatoes this year. Her tomatoes (die) died last
very much.
9) The store (sell) sold a lot of televisions in December. People (want) wanted to give them as
Christmas presents.
10) The prisoner (leave) left the jail early; he (do, not, serve) didn’t served his
full sentence.

6. Complete with the appropriate form of the verb. Choose if the verb is regular o irregular.

1) I (begin) began the new project last week. (regular / irregular)

2) You (push) pushed the cart too hard and it crashed. (regular / irregular)
3) Jim and I (move) moved the furniture in July, 2010. (regular / irregular)
4) The pelicans (find) found lots of fish to eat Thursday afternoon. (regular / irregular)
5) Our teacher (send) sent the box to Oregon a week ago. (regular / irregular)
6) Jennifer (bake) baked a lot of cookies for that party. (regular /irregular)
7) The lion (spend) spent the night hunting. (regular / irregular)
8) The girl (stand) stood in the rain for five minutes. (regular / irregular)
9) Callie (act) acted in the play last fall. (regular / irregular)
10) Steven (give) gave a donation five years ago. (regular / irregular)

PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

With the intention of consolidating the knowledge in the past continuous tense, the student should
investigate its use, structure and some examples.

The student should develop the following exercises, while practicing on the subject using the following
LINKS that will take you to pages with exercises to put your knowledge of the subject into practice.

THE STUDENT MUST TAKE EVIDENCE (PHOTOS, SCREENSHOTS) TO DEMONSTRATE THE

EXERCISE´S DEVELOPMENT

1. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous-quiz.htm

2. https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/3039906-past_continuous.html

3. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Choose the correct past simple or past continuous tense to complete the sentences.
 WHEN AND WHILE EXERCISES

To solve the following exercises, students should investigate the use of WHEN and WHILE, its form,
structure, and practice with some examples.

1.
2. Write the correct form of the verb

3.
 PRESENT PERFECT ACTIVITIES

Complete the crossword taking into account the different tenses

Across: 27) Past Participle of MAKE

3) Simple Past of BRING
5) Simple Past of STICK
8) Simple Past of SING
10) Simple Past of EAT
11) Simple Past of FEED
12) Past Participle of SHAKE
16) Past Participle of SELL
17) Past Participle of READ
18) Simple Past of LEAVE
20) Simple Past of MEET
21) Simple Past of DRAW
24) Simple Past of DRINK
25) Simple Past of FLY
26) Past Participle of STAND
Down:
1) Simple Past of HURT
2) Simple Past of CHOOSE
3) Past Participle of BE
4) Past Participle of TAKE
6) Simple Past of UNDERSTAND
7) Simple Past of SIT
9) Past Participle of GO
13) Simple Past of HEAR
14) Past Participle of SWIM
15) Past Participle of WRITE
19) Simple Past of GO
22) Simple Past of PAY
23) Simple Past of WIN
 2. Complete the table with the past tense and the participle of the verbs.

VERB PAST PARTICIPLE

BUY BOUGHT Bought
TEACH Taught Taught
BRING Brought Brought
THINK Thought Thought
CATCH Caught CAUGHT
SLEEP Slept SLEPT
KEEP Kept Kept
SPEND SPENT Spent
SEND Sold Sold
SAY SAID Said
PAY Paid Paid
RIDE RODE Ridden
WRITE Wrote Written
DRIVE Drove DRIVEN
RING RANG Rung
BEGIN Began Begun
SING Sang SUNG
SWIM Swan Swum
SET SET Set
PUT Put Put
CUT Cut Cut
READ Read READ
COST Cost Cost

3. Make the online evaluation´s activities

1. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_present_perfect.htm

2. https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/3078087-present_perfect_quiz.html

4. GRAMMAR.

Write positive sentences in present perfect simple

A. Bob / visit / his grandma R/ Bob has visited his grandma

B. Jimmy / play / on the computer R/ Jimmy has Played on the Computer

C. Sue and Walter / wash / their car R/ Sue and Walter have washed their car

D. Andrew / repair / his bike R/ Andrew has repaired his bike

E. Phil / help / Anne with maths R/ Phil has helped Anne with maths

F. Brad and Louise / watch / a film R/ Brad and Louise have watched a film

G. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant R/ Tom and Alice

 5. Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.

The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done
their household chores:

A. Sarah / not / wash the dishes R/ Sarah hasn´t wasned the dishes

B. Anita / not / clean the kitchen R/ Anita hasn´t cleaned the kitchen

C. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants R/ Maureen and Gavin haven´t watered the plants

D. Joey / not / make his bed R/ Joey hasn´t made his bed

E. David / not / buy milk R/ David hasn´t bought milk

F. Lisa / not / be to the baker's R/ Lisa hasn´t been to the bakers

G. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework R/ Aran and Jack haven’t done their homework

6. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1. I (not / work) Haven´t worked today.

2. We (buy) have bought a new lamp.

3. We (not / plan) haven´t planed our holiday yet.

4. Where (be / you) have you been ?

5. He (write) has written five letters.

6. She (not / see) Hasn´t seen him for a long time.

7. (be / you) Have you been at school?

8. School (not / start) hasn´t started yet.

9. (Speak / he) has he spoken to his boss?

10. No, he (have / not) hasn´t had the time yet.