Inglés Para Hispanoblantes: English Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs

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Inglés para hispanoblantes

English Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs

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Steve was in class yesterday.

(Steve estaba en clase ayer.)

Matilda slept eight hours last night.

(Matilda durmió ocho horas anoche.)

We ate together last Saturday.

(Nosotros comimos juntos el sábado pasado.)

Richard went to Spain two years ago.

(Richard fue a España hace dos años.)

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Se usa el simple past tense (el pasado simple) para indicar una situación o acción que empezó y

terminó en el pasado. En inglés el simple past tense comprende el imperfecto y el indefinido,

por lo tanto, hay que traducir según el sentido de la frase.

Los verbos del simple past tense se dividen en regulares e irregulares.

Forma Regular

Como norma general, para formar el pasado en inglés, se añade ed a un verbo.

work (trabajar)

Si el verbo ya termina en e, sólo se añade la d.

live (vivir) – lived

Los verbos monosílabos que terminan en consonante duplican la consonante final.

rub (frotar) – rubbed

Los verbos bisílabos que terminan en consonante, con acento en la última sílaba, duplican la

consonante final.

prefer (preferir) - preferred

Los verbos que terminan en y detrás de una consonante cambian la y por i al añadir la ed.

cry (llorar) - cried

Forma Irregular

Muchos verbos tienen formas irregulares en el pasado. Forman el pasado de forma distinta.

go (ir)

I went we went

you went you went

he went

she went

they went

I worked we worked

you worked you worked

he worked

she worked

they worked

Ben worked in a

hotel last year.

Richard went to

Spain two years ago.




Cuando se usa el simple past tense (el pasado simple), se puede usar estas expresiones

temporales.

Yesterday Last Ago

yesterday

(ayer)

last night

(anoche)

five minutes ago

(hace cinco minutos)

the day before yesterday

(anteayer/antes de ayer)

last Saturday

(el sábado pasado)

an hour ago

(hace una hora)

yesterday morning

(ayer por la mañana)

last week

(la semana pasada)

two hours ago

(hace dos horas)

yesterday afternoon

(ayer por la tarde)

last weekend

(el fin de semana pasado)

a week ago

(hace una semana)

yesterday evening

(ayer por la noche)

last month

(el mes pasado)

two weeks ago

(hace dos semanas)

last year

(el año pasado)

a month ago

(hace un mes)

two months ago

(hace dos meses)

a year ago

(hace un año)

two years ago

(hace dos años)

a long time ago

(hace mucho tiempo)

Steve was in class

yesterday.

Matilda slept eight hours

last night.

Richard went to Spain

two years ago.




Cuando se usa el simple past tense (el pasado simple), se puede usar estas expresiones

temporales.

Yesterday Last Ago

yesterday last night five minutes ago

the day before yesterday last Saturday an hour ago

yesterday morning last week two hours ago

yesterday afternoon last weekend a week ago

yesterday evening last month two weeks ago

last year a month ago

two months ago

a year ago

two years ago

a long time ago

Steve was in class

yesterday.

Matilda slept eight hours

last night. Richard went to Spain

two years ago.

Yesterday afternoon,

Ralph saw a movie.

Last Saturday, I had

birthday party.

Two weeks ago, we ate pizza

in an Italian restaurant.




Forma Irregular

Muchos verbos tienen formas irregulares en el simple past tense (el pasado simple).

be (ser/estar)

go (ir)

El pasado de los verbos irregulares no se forma con ninguna regla y hay que memorizarlos.

Present Past Español

am/is/are was/were ser/estar

go went ir

come came venir

do did hacer

eat ate comer

get got conseguir

have had tener

put put poner

see saw ver

sit down sat down sentarse

sleep slept dormir

stand up stood up levantarse/ponerse de pie

wake up woke up despertarse

write wrote escribir

I was we were

you were you were

he was

she was

they were

I went we went

you went you went

he went

she went

they went

Where were you

yesterday?

I was at home.

Richard went to

Spain two years ago.




Complete las frases con el pasado simple de los verbos en paréntesis.

Modelo: I ___ (eat) an apple for breakfast yesterday.

(Comí una manzana ayer.)

I ate an apple yesterday.

1. My family _______________ (come) to visit me last August.

(Mi familia vino a visitarme el agosto pasado.)

2. We _______________ (go) to see a movie yesterday afternoon.

(Fuimos a ver una película ayer por la tarde.)

3. A long time ago, Brian _______________ (have) a red bicycle.

(Hace muchos años que Brian tenía una bicicleta roja.)

4. Henry and his brother _______________ (wake up) early yesterday morning.

(Henry y su hermano se despertaron temprano ayer por la mañana.)

5. Two weeks ago, I _______________ (see) you in the park.

(Hace dos semanas que te vi en el parque.)

6. Yesterday, Ellen _______________ (sit down) to eat at 5:00 p.m.

(Ayer, Ellen se sentó a comer a las cinco de la tarde.)

7. I _______________ (get) a good grade on the exam.

(Saqué una buena nota en el examen.)

8. You ____________ (be) at home last night.

(Estabas en casa anoche.)

I ate an apple

yesterday.




Fill in the blank with the simple past tense form of the verb in parentheses.

Example: I ___ (eat) an apple for breakfast yesterday.

I ate an apple yesterday.

1. My family _______________ (come) to visit me last August.

2. We _______________ (go) to see a movie yesterday afternoon.

3. A long time ago, Brian _______________ (have) a red bicycle.

4. Henry and his brother _______________ (wake up) up early yesterday morning.

5. Two weeks ago, I _______________ (see) you in the park.

6. Yesterday, Ellen _______________ (sit down) to eat at 5:00 p.m.

7. I _______________ (get) a good grade on the exam.

8. You ____________ (be) at home last night.

I ate an apple

yesterday.




Transforma las frases.

Modelo:

I eat an apple.

I ate an apple.

1. My family comes to visit me.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. We go to see a movie.

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Brian has a red bicycle.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Henry and his brother wake up early.

_______________________________________________________________________

5. I see you in the park.

_______________________________________________________________________

6. Ellen sits down to eat at 5:00 p.m.

_______________________________________________________________________

7. I get a good grade on the exam.

_______________________________________________________________________

8. I am at home.

_______________________________________________________________________

I ate an apple.




Complete las frases con el pasado simple de los verbos en

paréntesis.

Modelo: The baby ___ (sleep) in the cradle last night.

(El bebé durmió en la cuna anoche.)

The baby slept in the cradle last night.

1. I ________________ (go) downtown a month ago.

(Hace un mes que fui al centro.)

2. James and Kate _______________ (see) that film three weeks ago.

(Hace tres semanas que James and Kate vieron esa película.)

3. We ________________ (have) a problem with the computer the day before yesterday.

(Tuvimos un problema con el ordenador anteayer.)

4. Last Monday, she _______________ (come) to the office at nine o’clock in the morning.

(El lunes pasado, vino al despacho a las nueve de la mañana.)

5. The librarian _______________ (put) the books on the shelf five minutes ago.

(El bibliotecario puso los libros en los estantes hace cinco minutos.)

6. You _____ (do) your homework last night.

(Hiciste la tarea anoche.)

7. The author _______________ (write) the book five years ago.

(Hace cinco años que el autor escribió el libro.)

8. Everyone _______________ (stand up) when the judge

entered the courtroom.

(Todos se pusieron de pie cuando el juez entró en la sala.)

The baby slept in the

cradle last night.

Everyone stood up

when the judge





Fill in the blank with the simple past tense form of the verb

in parentheses.

Example: The baby ___ (sleep) in the cradle last night.

The baby slept in the cradle last night.

1. I ________________ (go) downtown a month ago.

2. James and Kate _______________ (see) that film three weeks ago.

3. We ________________ (have) a problem with the computer the day before yesterday.

4. Last Monday, she _______________ (come) to the office at nine o’clock in the morning.

5. The librarian _______________ (put) the books on the shelf five minutes ago.

6. You _____ (do) your homework last night.

7. The author _______________ (write) the book five years ago.

8. Everyone _______________ (stand up) when the judge


The baby slept in the

cradle last night.

Everyone stood up

when the judge




Where were these people last Saturday afternoon?

Layla was at home. Rachel was at the mall. Peter and his family were at

the park.

Donna was at the hair

salon.

Josh was at the gym. Emma and Lucas were at a

restaurant.

Answer the questions. (Contesta las preguntas)

Example: Where was Josh last Saturday afternoon? Josh was at the gym.

1. Where was Layla last Saturday afternoon? _____________________________________

2. Where were Peter and his family last Saturday afternoon? _________________________

3. Where were Emma and Lucas last Saturday afternoon? ____________________________

4. Where was Rachel last Saturday afternoon? ____________________________________

5. Where was Donna last Saturday afternoon? ____________________________________



Where did you go last weekend? (page 1 of 2)

I went to the beach. I went to a yard sale. I went to the hardware

store.

I went to the farmer’s

market.

I went to church. I went to a friend’s house.

Where did you go last weekend? Check the boxes.

(¿Adónde fuiste el fin de semana pasado? Marca las casillas.)

the mall the beach

the park the pool

the hair salon a football game

the drugstore the supermarket

the gym the laundromat

a restaurant a friend’s house

the coffee shop a yard sale

the library the museum

the movies the farmer’ s market

a party the hardware store

church camping



Where did you go last weekend? (page 2 of 2)

Where did you go last

weekend?

I went to a party.


weekend?

I went to the coffee shop.


weekend?

I went camping.

Where did you go last weekend? Ask 5 classmates.

(¿Adónde fuiste el fin de semana pasado? Pregúntale a cinco compañeros.)

Example 1: Example 2:

Alberto: Where did you go last weekend? Alberto: Where did you go last weekend?

Mateo: I went to a party. Luisa: I went to the coffee shop.

Write sentences. (Escriba frases.)

Example 1: Mateo went to a party.

Example 2: Luisa went to the coffee shop.

1. ______________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________



Where did they go last weekend? What did they do?

Mason went the beach.

He swam in the ocean.

Sophie went to the coffee

shop.

She drank a cappuccino.

Lucas went to the hardware

store.

He bought some tools.

Logan and Emily went to a

party.

They had fun.

Ethan went to the movie

theater.

He saw a movie.

Emma and Nathan went to an

Italian restaurant.

They ate pizza.

Talk with a partner. Take turns asking and answering questions.

Example 1:

Student A: Where did Mason go last weekend?

Student B: He went to the beach.

Student A: What did Mason do at the beach?

Student B: He swam in the ocean.

Example 2:

Student A: What did Mason do at the beach last weekend?

Student B: He swam in the ocean.


swim swam nadar

drink drank tomar/beber

buy bought comprar

have fun had fun divirtirse

see saw ver

eat ate comer



Where did they go last weekend? What did they do?

Match the sentence fragments.

1. Logan and Emily had fun _____ at an Italian restaurant.

2. Olivia drank a cappuccino _____ at the hardware store.

3. Emma and Nathan ate pizza _____ at the party.

4. Ethan saw a movie _____ at the coffee shop.

5. Lucas bought some tools _____ at the beach.

6. Mason swam in the ocean _____ at the movie theater.

Match the sentence fragments.

1. Rachel bought a new dress _____ at the park.

2. Peter and his family rode their bikes _____ at the hair salon.

3. Donna had her hair done _____ at the campground.

4. Josh ran on the treadmill _____ at the library.

5. You read a book _____ at the mall.

6. We slept in a tent _____ at the museum.

7. Betty and Bob saw a Picasso exhibit _____ at the gym.


swim swam nadar

drink drank tomar/beber

buy bought comprar

have fun had fun divirtirse

see saw ver

eat ate comer

ride a bike rode a bike montar en bici

have her hair done had her hair done arreglarse el cabello

run ran correr

read read leer

sleep slept dormir

Logan and Emily had

fun at the party.

Betty and Bob saw a Picasso exhibit at the museum.




Richard woke up at six-thirty

this morning. He got up at

seven o’clock.

Martha felt sleepy this

morning.

Henry ate eggs and bacon for

breakfast this morning.

Preguntas. Answer these questions about Richard, Martha, and Henry.

1. What time did Richard wake up this morning?

Richard woke up at six thirty this morning.

2. What time did Richard get up this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________

3. How did Martha feel this morning? Wide awake? Sleepy? Hungry? Happy?

_______________________________________________________________________

4. What did Henry eat for breakfast this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________

Preguntas Personales. Answer these questions about yourself.

1. What time did you wake up this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________

2. What time did you get up this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________

3. How did you feel this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________

4. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

_______________________________________________________________________




Fill in the blank with the simple past tense form of the verb in parentheses.

1. The class _______________ (begin) at nine o’clock in the morning.

2. Wilder and Zelda _______________ (meet) at a Christmas party.

3. Roger lived in London in 2011. He _______________ (come) to England in 2010.

4. Dylan and Hannah _______________ (fall) in love last summer.

5. Jessica _______________ (grow up) in Canada.

6. Ross _______ (take) French classes at school. He _______ (begin) his classes last October.

7. Carter and Layla _______________ (get) engaged last February.

8. William _______________ (go) to Chicago last week.

9. Paula and David _______ (get) married. They _______________ (become) man and wife.


become became convertirse en

begin began empezar/comenzar

come came venir

fall in love fell in love enamorarse de

get engaged got engaged comprometerrse

get married got married casarse con

grow up grew up crecer

meet met conocer

take took tomar

go went ir

am/ is/ are was/were ser/estar

Paula and David got married.

They became husband and wife.

(Paula y David se casaron.

Se convirtieron en marido y mujer.)



Paula’s Story

Complete these sentences about Paula with the past tense verbs in the box.

1. Paula _______________ in Valencia, Spain.

2. She _______________ to New York City in 2008.

3. She _______________ a job at Artie’s Delicatessen.

4. She _______________ English classes at the public library.

5. She _______________ her classes in October of 2008.

6. Paula _______________ her future husband, David, in English class.

7. They _______________ in love.

8. They _______________ engaged on February 14, 2009.

9. They ____________ husband and wife on June 24, 2010.

10.After the wedding, they _______________ on a honeymoon to Jamaica.

became

began

came

fell

found

got

grew up

met

took

went

Paula and David became husband and wife on June 24, 2010.





bring brought traer/llevar

buy bought comprar

catch caught coger/tomar

drink drank beber

drive drove conducir/manejar

read read leer

ride rode andar en/ir en/montar

run ran correr

think thought pensar

Write what happened yesterday. (Escriba lo que pasó ayer.)

Example #!: I bring my iPad to class every day. I brought my iPad to class yesterday.

Example #2: Nathan often reads a magazine. Nathan read a magazine yesterday.

1. Clarence catches the bus every morning.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. Noah often thinks about his family.

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Joe runs at the track every Saturday.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Keri drives her car to work every weekday.

_______________________________________________________________________

5. Matthew rides a motorcycle every day.

_______________________________________________________________________

6. Adele often buys groceries at Trader Joe’s Supermarket.

_______________________________________________________________________

I brought my iPad to class

yesterday.

I bring my iPad to class

every day.





break broke romper/rompese/quebrar

meet met conocerse/encontrarse con

ring rang sonar

Complete the crossword puzzle with the past tense of the verbs in parentheses.

(Complete el crucigrama con el simple past tense de los verbos en paréntesis.)

Horizontales

2.The church bell _____ (ring) at noon.

3. Edward _____ (meet)John last week.

Verticales

1. Amy _____ (break) her arm yesterday.

The church bell rang at noon.

(La campana de la iglesia sonó al mediodía.)





fly flew volar

hear heard oír/escuchar

leave left salir/marcharse/irse

pay paid pagar

send sent enviar

sing sang cantar

speak spoke decir/hablar

take took traer/llevar

Complete the crossword puzzle with the simple past tense of the verbs in parentheses.

(Complete el crucigrama con el simple past tense de los verbos en paréntesis.)

Horizontales

1. Brandon _____ (leave) for school at 9:00.

3. The teacher _____ (speak) to the students about the exam.

6. Janis _____ (hear) a bird singing when she woke up this morning.

7. I _____ (take) a cake to the party.

Verticales

2. We _____ (fly) home in an airplane last year.

4. Alison _____ (pay) $50.00 for her new dress.

5. Holly _____ (send) her grandmother a gift for her birthday.




Present – Simple Past

begin – began drink – drank lose - lost run – ran tear – tore

break - broke drive – drove meet - met say - said tell – told

bring – brought find – found ride - rode sell - sold wake - woke

catch - caught hang – hung ring – rang steal - stole wear - wore

Complete the crossword puzzle with the simple past tense of the verbs.

(Complete el crucigrama con el simple past tense de los verbos.)

Horizontales Verticales

3. bring 1. wake

6. begin 2. hang

7. lose 4. run

9. ride 5. tell

10. sell 8. say

12. catch 9. ring

15. break 10. steal

16. meet 11. drink

18. drive 13. tear

14. find

17. wear

Español

begin (empezar) drink (beber) lose (perder) run (corer) tear (rasgar)

break (romper) drive (conducir) meet (encontrarse) say (decir) tell (decir)

bring (traer) find (encontrar) ride (andar en) sell (vender) wake (despertar)

catch (coger) hang (colgar) ring (sonar) steal (robar) wear (ponerse)




Observe y complete.

Present Simple Past

eat

ate

go

went

sleep

had

see

come

do

got

put

wake

write

am/is/are




Observe y complete.

Present Simple Past

sit up

sat up

find

found

tear

catch

drank

read

drive

ride

flew

spoke

stand up

brought




Observe y complete.

Present Simple Past

become

became

run

ran

break

begin

hang

meet

rang

wear

wake up

tell

stole

said




Elija la opción correcta.

Modelo:

swim

swum sawm swam

1. drink

drank drunk drenk

2. buy

bowt bought buoght

3. have fun

hda fun had fnu had fun

4. catch

cawt cauhgt caught

5. become

bacame became becaime

6.grow up

grew up gruw up grew op

7. leave

lift left laft




Elija la opción correcta.

Modelo:

eat

eta ate eit

1. break

broek bruke broke

2. fly

flew flu floo

3. hear

hird heard hurd

4. meet

mit mate met

5. pay

paed paid piad

6. ring

rang rung rugn

7. speak

spake spook spoke




Present tense

bite

Simple Past Tense

bit

Español

morder

Elija entre los verbos del recuadro y escríbalos en el pasado simple en los espacios en

blanco.

Modelo: Yesterday, a dog _____ Harold.

Yesterday, a dog bit Harold.

1. Yesterday, I _______________ the bus to work.

2. This morning, I _______________ a glass of orange juice.

3. Last week, I ____________ new shoes and they ____________ $80.00.

4. Last week, I _______________ $80.00 for my new shoes.

5. The wind _____________ down a tree and it _____________ in our yard.

6. After he graduated from the university, Rick _______________ a journalist.

7. Five thousand years ago, the Egyptians _______________ the Pyramids.

bite

buy

build

blow

become

cost

drink

fall

pay

take

Yesterday, a dog bit Harold.




Present Tense

find

Simple Past Tense

found

Español

encontrar

Elija entre los verbos del recuadro y escríbalos en el pasado simple en los espacios en

blanco.

Modelo: Three hundred years ago, the pirates _____ buried treasure.

Three hundred years ago, the pirates found buried treasure.

1. Katy went to the jewelry store and ________ a beautiful ring.

2. When I was young, my mother ____________ smoking in our home.

3. When I ____________ the house, I ____________ to lock the front door.

4. Last night, Sandra __________ her children stay up late.

5. Last night, the lights ____________ out. I ____________ a candle.

6. After Jerry got up, he _______________ the bed.

7. At the courthouse, Martha _______________ to tell the truth.

8. Three hundred years ago, the pirates _______________ buried treasure.

Three hundred years ago, the

pirates had a treasure map.

They found buried treasure.

find

choose

forbid

forget

go

leave

let

light

make

swear




Referencias temporales

yesterday

(ayer)

two weeks ago

(hace dos semanas)

last Christmas

(la navidad

anterior/pasada)

the day before yesterday

(anteayer)

the other day

(el otro día)

last month

(el mes pasado)

last year

(el año pasado)

in July

(en julio)

three months ago

(hace tres meses)

four years ago

(hace cuatro meses)

last week

(la semana pasada)

two years ago

(hace dos años)

Ordénalas y colócalas en en este linea de tiempo de la más próxima a la más alejada del

presente.

today

yesterday

En grupos de cuatro, piensa en algo importante que hiciste en alguno de los momentos en la

actividad anterior. Coméntalo con tus compañeros. ¿Hizo alguien divertido, soprendente,

extraño?

Last Christmas, I went to my mother’s house.

(La navidad anterior, fui a casa de mi madre.)




Task Card Speaking Activity

There are 2 groups of task cards. Group 1 consists of subjects and group 2 consists of actions.

Cut out the task cards and place each group on the table. Student A picks one card from each

group of cards and creates a sentence using the simple past tense. Then, Student B takes a

turn.

Rita and Pedro practice this speaking activity.

Rita draws a card from the subject group. It reads: Martha. Then, she draws a card from the

actions group. It reads: go to Miami. Rita says: Martha went to Miami.

Now, it is Pedro’s turn. He draws a card from the subject group. It reads: Roger. Then, Pedro

draws a card from the actions group. It reads: eat a hotdog. Pedro says: Roger ate a hotdog.

The task cards are on pages 32–35.

Rita y Pedro hablan usando tarjetas de

tareas.

Martha went to Miami. Roger ate a hotdog.





Martha

Roger

Paul

Mr. Jones

Ben and

Mary

Kirk





Betty

Steven

Jimmy

Mrs.

Sanders

Ines and

Katy

Debbie





go to

Miami

eat a

hotdog

tell some

jokes

wake up at

7:30

send a gift

to a friend

read a

magazine





buy some

new shoes

lose a five-

dollar bill

make some

chocolate chip

cookies

sleep for

9 hours

have a car

accident

drink

8 glasses of

water




Escriba en inglés.

Modelo: Ana estaba enferma ayer.

Ana was sick yesterday.

1. Rick estaba en Europa el verano pasado.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. George leyó el periódico el domingo pasado.

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Paula tuvo un resfriado la semana pasada.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Edith finalmente vendió su coche.

_______________________________________________________________________

5. La clase comenzó a las nueve.

_______________________________________________________________________




Escriba en inglés.

Modelo: Perdí mi billetera ayer.

I lost my wallet yesterday.

1. Los niños rompieron la lámpara.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. Yo conduje al trabajo ayer.

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Mi esposa y yo compramos una casa el año pasado.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Ellen y Josh vinieron a visitarnos el fin de semana pasada.

_______________________________________________________________________

5. El avión salió del aeropuerto a las ocho de la mañana.

_______________________________________________________________________




Can you put the words in these sentences in the correct order?

Example:

/morning/this/shower/a/took/I/

I took a shower this morning.

1. /a/told/I/lie/

_______________________________________________________________________

2. /drank/Richard/coke/large/a/

_______________________________________________________________________

3. /work/to/drove/father/My/yesterday/

_______________________________________________________________________

4. /birds/flew/over/heads/The/our/

_______________________________________________________________________

5. /soccer/a/saw/Bill/night/last/game/

_______________________________________________________________________




Can you put the words in these sentences in the correct order?

Example:

/party/We/the/at/cake/ate/

We ate cake at the party.

1. /early/up/Fred/woke/

_______________________________________________________________________

2. /the/caught/Ron/ball/

_______________________________________________________________________

3. /went/Louise/home/4:00p.m./at/

_______________________________________________________________________

4. /Seattle/up/Monica/in/grew/

_______________________________________________________________________

5. /miles/ran/yesterday/four/I/

_______________________________________________________________________




Answer Key

pp.6 and 7

1. My family came to visit me last August.

2. We went to see a movie yesterday afternoon.

3. A long time ago, Brian had a red bicycle.

4. Henry and his brother woke up early yesterday morning.

5. Two weeks ago, I saw you in the park.

6. Yesterday, Ellen sat down to eat at 5:00 p.m.

7. I got a good grade on the exam.

8. You were at home last night.

p.8

1. My family came to visit me.

2. We went to a movie.

3. Brian had a red bicycle.

4. Henry and his brother woke up early.

5. I saw you in the park.

6. Ellen sat down to eat at 5:00 p.m.

7. I got a good grade on the exam.

8. I was at home.

pp.9 and 10

1. I went downtown a month ago.

2. James and Kate saw that film three weeks ago.

3. We had a problem with the computer the day before yesterday.

4. Last Monday, she came to the office at nine o’clock in the morning.

5. The librarian put the books on the shelf five minutes ago.

6. You did your homework last night.

7. The author wrote the book five years ago.

8. Everyone stood up when the judge entered the courtroom.

p.11

1. Layla was at home.

2. Peter and his family were at the park.

3. Emma and Lucas were at a restaurant.

4. Rachel was at the mall.

5. Donna was at the hair salon.




Answer Key

p.15

Matching #1 - 3,5,1,2,6,4 Matching #2 – 2,3,6,5,1,7,4

p.16

1. Richard got up at seven o’clock.

2. Martha felt sleepy this morning.

3. Henry ate bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning.

p.17

1. The class began at nine o’clock in the morning.

2. Wilder and Zelda met at a Christmas party.

3. Roger lived in London in 2011. He came to England in 2010.

4. Dylan and Hannah fell in love last summer.

5. Jessica grew up in Canada.

6. Ross took French classes at school. He began his classes last October.

7. Carter and Layla got engaged last February.

8. William went to Chicago last week.

9. Paula and David got married. They became man and wife.

p.18

1. Paula grew up in Valencia, Spain.

2. She came to New York City in 2008.

3. She found a job at Artie’s Delicatessen.

4. She took English classes at the public library.

5. She began her classes in October of 2008.

6. Paula met her future husband, David, in English class.

7. They fell in love.

8. They got engaged on February 14, 2009.

9. They became husband and wife on June 24, 2010.

10.After the wedding, they went on a honeymoon to Jamaica.




Answer Key

p. 19

1. Clarence caught the bus yesterday.

2. Noah thought about his family yesterday.

3. Joe ran at the track yesterday.

4. Keri drove her car to work yesterday.

5. Matthew rode a motorcycle yesterday.

6. Adele bought groceries at Trader Joe’s Supermarket yesterday.

p. 20

1. Down – broke 2. Across – rang 3. Across – met

p.21

1.l e 2.f t

l

3.s 4.p o k e

a w

5.s i

6.h e a r d

n

7.t o o k

p. 22

1.w 2.h

o 3.b 4.r o u g h 5.t

k a n o

6.b e g a n g 7.l o 8.s t

d a

i

9.r o d e

10.s o l 11.d a

t r n

o 12.c a u g h 13.t

14.f l n o

15.b r o k e k r

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Answer Key

p.23

eat-ate go-went sleep-slept have-had see-saw come-came do-did get=got put-put

wake-woke write-wrote be-am/is/are

p.24

sit up-sat up find-found tear-tore catch-caught drink-drank read-read drive-drove

ride-rode fly-flew speak-spoke stand up-stood up bring-brought

p. 25

become-became run-ran break-broke begin-began hang-hung meet-met ring-rang wear-wore

wake up-woke up tell-told steal-stole say-said

p.26

1.drank 2.bought 3.had fun 4.caught 5.became 6.grew up 7.left

p.27

1.broke 2.flew 3.heard 4.met 5.pay 6.rang 7.spoke

p. 28

1. Yesterday, Itook the bus to work.

2. This morning, I drank a glass of orange juice.

3. Last week, I bought new shoes and they cost $80.00.

4. Last week, I paid $80.00 for my new shoes.

5. The wind blew down a tree and it fell in our yard.

6. After he graduated from the university, Rick became a journalist.

7. Five thousand years ago, the Egyptians built the Pyramids.

p.29

1. Katy went to the jewelry store and chose a beautiful ring.

2. When I was young, my mother forbade smoking in our home.

3. When I left the house, I forgot to lock the front door.

4. Last night, Sandra let her children stay up late.

5. Last night, the lights went out. I lit a candle.

6. After Jerry got up, he made the bed.

7. At the courthouse, Martha swore to tell the truth.

8. Three hundred years ago, the pirates found buried treasure




Answer Key

p.36

1. Rick was in Europe last summer.

2. George read the newspaper last Sunday.

3. Paula had a cold last week.

4. Edith finally sold her car.

5. The class began a nine o’clock.

p. 37

1. The children broke the lamp.

2. I drove to work yesterday.

3. My wife and I bought a house last year.

4. Ellen y Josh came to visit us last weekend.

5. The plane left the airport at eight o’clock in the morning.

p.38

1. I told a lie.

2. Richard drank a large coke.

3. My father drove to work yesterday.

4. The birds flew over our heads.

5. Bill saw a soccer game last night.

p.39

1. Fred woke up early.

2. Ron caught the ball.

3. Louise went home at 4:00p.m.

4. Monica grew up in Seattle.

5. I ran four miles yesterday.

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