ENGLISH PRACTICE

NAME ___________________________________________________________________ DATE_____________________

I. COMPLETE THE CHART. (5PTOS)

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST

1 STUDY 1 DRIVE
2 COOK 2 RUN
3 DANCE 3 FORGET
4 VISIT 4 WEAR
5 VISIT 5 RIDE
6 CRY 6 SEE
7 STOP 7 SLEEP
8 DANCE 8 DRINK
9 ENJOY 9 WRITE
10 WASH 10 DO

II. COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPHS USING THE VERBS IN PAST TENSE. (5PTOS)

DRANK WASHED VISITED CLEAN ED WORKED WENT

PLAYED WENT STUDIED PLAYED ATE WASHED

Clark Kent is a good student. Last week he
______________ the dentist. Then, he
_______________ to the cafeteria to
_____________ coffee with some cookies. At
night he ______________ football at school.
On Monday Clark ______________ for a
difficult exam. He _____________ his father’s
car in the evening.
Lana Lang is a busy girl. Yesterday she
_____________ in the cafeteria. First, in the
morning, She _______________ soccer. She
______________ her jeans and blouses at 2:30
p.m. She _________________ a sandwich
and _________________ to school. After that,
she ______________ the house.

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USE THE CORRECT VERB IN PAST.(5PTOS)

1. Last year I (go) ………………………. to England on holiday.
2. It (be) …………………………. fantastic.
3. I (visit) ………………………. lots of interesting places. I (be)……………….. With two friends of mine.
4. In the mornings we (walk)………………………. in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) ………………………….. To pubs.
6. The weather (be)………………………… strangely fine.
 7. The movie (be)…………………………………...terrific
8. But we (see) ……………………………. some beautiful rainbows.
9. My teacher (wear)……………………..the old board.
10. My mother (cook) …………………………….a delicious soup
IV. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WHIT THE CORRECT ANSWER USE THE PAST (BE)(2,5PTOS)

1) We __________ in Cusco the last month.

a) Was b) were c) did

2) My mother __________ a good housewife.

a) Were b) is c) was

My friends___________ excellent students.

a) Was b) were c) do

4) They __________ good teachers last month.

a) Was b) were c) did

5) My sister __________ a good nurse.

a) Were b) is c) was
V. FILL IN THE SIMPLE PAST FORM (5PTOS)

1. He…………….in the street the last week.

a) ran
b) run
c) runs
2. Teresa ……………………….for the exam yesterday.

a) studied
b) study
c) studys

3 We ………………….. to Cusco the last year

a) traveling
b) traveled
c) travels

4. They …………………..a delicious soup the last week

a) eating
b) eats
c) ate

5. Sue ………………….. in the yard yesterday

a) sleeping
b) slept
c) sleeps
 READING COMPREHENSION

Read the story

MOTHER TERESA
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in what now
Macedonia in 1910. As a child, she always wanted to
help people. When she was 18, she went to Ireland to
become a nun, and she changed her name to Mother
Teresa. She traveled to India and worked as a teacher
at a girl’s high school for 17 years. Then, in 1946, her
life changed. She decided to take care of sick and
dying people and to help the hungry and the homeless.
She started a group for women who wanted to work
with poor people. They opened a school for poor
children in the city of Kolkata. Net, she started a home for people who were dying. For the next 50 years,
Mother Teresa worked with poor people in many countries, like China, England and Cuba. In 1979, Mother
Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was very famous, but she didn’t change her simple life. She still
lived with the poor people of Kolkata, and she still used all of her tine to help them. Mother Teresa died on
September 5th, 1997, but her work continues. Form many people around the world, she is a true hero, and
they try to follow her hard-working and generous example.

VI. CIRCLE TRUE OR FALSE. IF THE SENTENCE IS TRUE, WRITE CORRECT. IF THE SENTENCE IS FALSE, WRITE THE
CORRECTION. (10PTOS)
(Encierra Verdadero o Falso. Si la oración es Verdadera, escribe CORRECT. Si la oración es Falsa, escribe la
corrección).

1. Mother Teresa’s real name was Agnes. True False

__CORRECT_______________________________________________
2. She always wanted to help people. True False
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3. At age of 18, she changed her name to Mother Teresa. True False
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4. She worked as a teacher for 7 years. True False
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5. She taught little girls in a primary school. True False
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6. Mother Teresa worked in the United States and South America. True False
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7. She received the Pulitzer Prize. True False
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8. When she became famous, she changed her life and stopped helping people. True False
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9. When Mother Teresa died, her work stopped. True False
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10. Mother Teresa is a role-model for many people around the globe. True False
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 VII. COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE CORRECT PAST FORM OF THE VERBS. (5PTOS)
(Completa el párrafo con la forma correcta del Verbo en Pasado).

Frida Kahlo is a hero to many people in Mexico. She (be) ___________ born in Mexico in 1907. She (be)
_____________ a great artist. She (get married) ____________ with Diego Rivera, another artist, but they
(have not) ____________any children. She (paint) _____________many interesting and beautiful pictures,
even though she (study not) ____________ art. She (use) _________many ideas from Mexican culture in
her painting. She (be) _____________also very brave. After a terrible accident in 1925, her health (not be)
___________ very good. But she (work) __________very hard and (create) __________some of the most
beautiful pieces of art in the world.

VIII. UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCES. (5PTOS)

1. play / didn’t / You / yesterday / soccer

_____You didn’t play soccer yesterday. _________________________________________

2. year/ visit / parents / last / me / didn’t / My

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3. ago / We / five / years / in Honduras / lived

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4. ten / you / years / visited / I / ago

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5. watched / movies / last / night / three / They

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6. call / last / Oscar / me / week/ didn’t

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