LESSON B WHAT DID YOU DO?

1. CHANGE THE EVENTS INTO SIMPLE PAST.

1. I call your family. I called your family

2. We take pictures. we took pictures
3. Karla and Ivan get married. Karla and Ivan got married
4. The students graduate. the students graduated
5. They meet someone. they met someone
6. She catches a cold. she catch a cold
7. We fall in love. we fell in love
8. He starts a new job. he starts a knew job

2. NOW CLASSIFY THE VERBS FROM EXERCISE 1 INTO THE CORRESPONDING

CATEGORY. THEN DO 4 SENTENCES IN AFFIRMATIVE, 3 IN INTERROGATIVE & 3 IN
NEGATIVE USING SIMPLE PAST ON THE LINES GIVEN BELOW.

Regular Irregular
call graduate
take meet
get new
Fall chatch a cold

a. I got married yesterday (aff.)

b. who married yesterday (int.)
c. I didn't get married yesterday (neg.)
d.
I graduated on Monday (aff.)
e. who graduates on Monday (int.)
f. I didn't graduate on Monday (neg.)
g. I called my family (aff.)
h. who called his family (int.)
i. I don't call my family (neg.)
j. I am a student and I graduate (aff.)
 3. CHANGE THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES IN THE PAST. THEN, READ AND ANSWER
TRUE OR FALSE.

To: arthurgm@gomail.com
From: speedster@gomail.com

Hi Dad!
The flight (1) _________________________(be)
was OK, we (2)__________________________(arrive)
arrived to Chicago this
evening, I’m sorry I (3)_________________________ (not write) before. The flight was an hour twenty minu-
didn´t write
tes. A teacher from the language institute (4)_________________________(pick)
picked us up at the airport and
(5)______________________________(take)
took us to the student residence where we will stay the whole semes-
ter. They (6)________________________(give)
gived us a monthly bus pass and a city map. We have access to
the school dining room and free Wi-Fi. I didn’t eat on the plane, so I (7) ______________________
haved (have) a
good dinner 1 hour ago. My roommate is a girl from Pachuca, Hidalgo, her name is Lorena. She was
nervous because this is her first time out of Mexico too. I think we will be good friends!
Well, classes start tomorrow, so I have to sleep. Please, tell mom I miss her already.

Love, Mary.

1. Mary is probably going to Chicago to study another language. TRUE FALSE

2. Mary is staying in Chicago for 6 months. TRUE FALSE
3. The plane trip lasted 1 hour. TRUE FALSE
4. Mary is staying in a student hostel. TRUE FALSE
5. Mary is probably going to travel by car. TRUE FALSE
6. Mary didn’t eat anything. TRUE FALSE
7. It is Lorena’s first time in Chicago. TRUE FALSE

4. LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS.

Hi, mom! My first day at the language institute (1) __________________________

was fantastic! The school is great. Classrooms
(2) __________________________ modern and they have all kind of technology. We (3)________________________
writed haved a
conversation class and they (4)__________________________
gived us for a tour around the city. I (5)__________________________
piked a
lot of pictures and my friend (6) __________________________
haved a big candy shop. 3 floors of candies of all types! I (7)
__________________________ chocolate, chewing gum and marshmallows. It was fantastic!
took

5. WRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE SIMPLE PAST.

1. I start a language course. Do not start a language course

2. The teachers don’t call to our houses.
3. Does my mom leave me at school?
4. We create all the presentations.
5. Karla becomes the best in class.
6. Do you adopt all the kittens?
7. My mom doesn’t name all of her children.
8. I bring presents to English class.
The teachers don’t call to our houses
my mother didn't leave me at school?
we do not create all presentations
Karla doesn't become the best in her class
Don't adopt all kittens?
My mom doesn’t name all of her children
do not bring gifts to English class