READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE

Match the definitions with the correct words.

Then, complete the fairy tale
a. Daughter of a king
b. Small amphibian
c. Land covered with trees
d. Touch with the lips
e. Mythical monster that spits fire
f. Supernatural being with magical powers
Para hablar de eventos que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado (hace unas
horas, ayer, la semana pasada, el mes pasado, el año pasado, hace dos años, o
hace muchos, muchos años), usamos el tiempo pasado simple.

This morning, I walked my dog.

Yesterday, Tom went to the mall.

Last week, Susie took a math exam.

Last year, my parents and I traveled all around Spain.

Last month, my siblings visited a museum.

Esta mañana , paseé a mi perro.

Ayer , Tom fue al centro comercial.

La semana pasada , Susie tomó un examen de matemáticas.

El año pasado , mis padres y yo viajamos por toda España.

El mes pasado , mis hermanos visitaron un museo

  Para formar la forma de pasado de los verbos regulares , añadimos -ed , -d
o -ied :

• viaje - viajes ed

• miedo - miedo ed

• amor - amor d

• Al igual que - al igual que d

• Estudio - espárrago IED

• tratar - tri ed

• parada - sto pp ed

• Plan - pla nn ed

To form the past form of regular verbs, we add –ed, –d or –ied:

• travel – traveled
• fear – feared
• love – loved
• like – liked
• study – studied
• try – tried
• stop – stopped
• plan – planned
But watch out! There are irregular past forms: irregular verbs don’t end in –
ed, –d or –ied:

• eat – ate

• go – went

• be – was / were

• buy – bought

• say – said

• give – gave

¡Pero cuidado! Hay formas pasadas irregulares: los verbos irregulares no terminan en
–ed, –d o –ied:
comer - comió
ir - fue
ser - fue / fueron
comprar - comprar
decir - decir
dar - dar
tomar - tomó
 For wh-questions, we use this formula:

Wh-word + did + verb + additional information + ?

Para las preguntas-wh, usamos esta fórmula:

Wh-word + did + verbo + información adicional +?

Examples:
• What did Sharon do yesterday?

She went to the airport.

• Who did she meet there?

She met a workmate.

• When did they start working together?

They started working together 5 years ago.

• Where did they travel to?

They traveled to Thailand.
Complete the following sentences using past simple.

1. Hamilton _____________ (win) the race last week. (affirmative)

Hamilton ____________ the race last week. (negative)
_________Hamilton_________ the race last week? (question)

2.Rosberg__________ (get) his fourth pole position on Sunday.

(affirmative)
Rosberg _____________his fourth pole position on Sunday. (negative)
_________ Rosberg ________ his fourth pole position on Sunday? (question)

3.The ship ____________ (sink) quickly after crashing into the

iceberg. (affirmative)
The ship __________ quickly after crashing into the iceberg. (negative)
___________ the ship ___________ quickly after crashing into the iceberg?
(question)

4. I ______________ (read) a good novel last month. (affirmative)

I ________ a good novel last month. (negative)
__________ you ___________ a good novel last month? (question)

5. I _____________ (hear) what you __________ (say) perfectly. (affirmative)

I __________what you said perfectly. (negative)
_______________ you __________ what I said perfectly? (question)

OTHERS

Last night we ____ (walk) to the cinema.

Tom _________ at home last night

Kate ___________last Saturday.