LANGUAGE CENTER TACNA

1. ED Ending rules.
a) Verb+ -ED
Work (trabajar) Worked

Live (vivr) Lived

Play (jugar) played

b) When the verbs ends in a CONSONANT +Y change to IED

Study (estudiar)studied
c) One syllable (one consonant + one vowel + one consonant)
Plan (planear) planned
2. Use a dictionary to find the meanings of these verbs.
LIST OF REGULAR VERBS
Present/Spanish
Act
Actuar__
Answer ________
Apply ________
Arrive ________
Attack ________
Believe ________
Book ________
Call
________
Change ________
Check in________
Cry
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Dance ________
End
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Follow ________
Happen________
Land ________

Past
Acted
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Learn ________
Like
________
Listen to________
Live
________
Look at ________
Look for________
Love ________
Laugh ________
Move ________
Place ________
Plan ________
Practice________
Play
________
Push ________
Return ________
Shade ________

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Smoke ________
Stay ________
Score ________
Show ________
Sign
________
Smile ________
Stop ________
Study ________
Travel ________
Try
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Use
________
Visit ________
Wait ________
Walk ________
Want ________
Work ________

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3. Try to separate the verbs according to their pronunciation. Read the verbs loudly.
ACT - BOOK - ANSWER - APPLY - ARRIVE - WALK - TALK - CHECK IN - LISTEN TO - DANCE - LAND - LOOK - LIVE - VISIT - WAIT WORK - WANT - SHADE - PUSH - LIKE - LOVE

ED=/Id/
/t/ /d/

Act

Acted/Id/

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ED=/t/

ED=/d/

/gh/ /k/ /p/ /s/ /sh/ /ch/

/b/ /g/ /j/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /g/ /r/ /v/

/w/ /z/ + all vowel sounds

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4. The simple past (affirmative. Negative, interrogative)

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
NEGATIVE FORM
INTERROGATIVE FORM
I
studiedFrench.
You studiedFrench.
He studiedFrench.
shestudiedFrench.
It
studiedFrench.
We studiedFrench.
You studiedFrench.
They studiedFrench.

I
didnt study
You didnt study
He didnt study
she didnt study
It
didnt study
We didnt study
You didnt study
They didnt study

Did you study French?

Did I study French?
Did he study French?
Did he study French?
Did it study French?
Did you study French?
Did we study French?
Did they study French?

- Yes, I did / No, I didnt

- Yes, you did / No, you didnt
- Yes, he did / No, he didnt
- Yes, she did / No, she didnt
- Yes, it did / No, It didnt
- Yes, you did / No, we didnt
- Yes, we did / No, you didnt
- Yes, they did / No, they didnt

5. Look at the pictures and write sentences. Use the past simple. Test your memory.

6. Order this story about two fans.

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1. The simple past (affirmative. Negative, interrogotive)

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
NEGATIVE FORM
I
went to school
You went to school
He went to school
she went to school
It
went to school
We went to school
You went to school
They went to school

I
didnt go
You didnt go
He didnt go
she didnt go
It
didnt go
We didnt go
You didnt go
They didnt go

2. Translate into English.

a) El uso una camisa azul.
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b) Nosotras fuimos a El punto Azul
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c) Ellas vieron muchas personas.
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d) Nosotras tomamos caf.
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e) Ella tomo vino.
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INTERROGATIVE FORM
Did you go to school?
Did I go to school?
Did he go to school?
Did he go to school?
Did it go to school?
Did you go to school?
Did we go to school?
Did they go to school?

- Yes, I did
- Yes, you did
- Yes, he did
- Yes, she did
- Yes, it did
- Yes, you did
- Yes, we did
- Yes, they did

f)

Yo tome un taxi.
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g) Nosotros salimos de El punto azul a las 12.
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h) Ella llego a casa a las 1 a.m.
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i) Yo noconoc a nadie.
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j) Yo la pase muy bien.
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3. Use the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences in simple past.

a) A man ___________________ (walk) in.
f) She___________________ (not drink) tea.
b) He ___________________ (not open) the door.
g) I ___________________ (not meet) anyone.
c) He ______________(not want) a normal haircut.
h) I ___________________ (not have) a good time.
d) We ___________________ (not get) a taxi.
i) _____________ you _____________(go) early?
e) They ___________________ (get) a bus.
j) Where _________you___________ (travel)?
4. Write the questions for these answers.
a) ________________________________________
I went with my sister, brother and cousins.
b) ________________________________________
I wore pants, a shirt, and a pair of sneakers.
c) ________________________________________
We went to the beach.
d) ________________________________________
We bought some souvenirs.
e) ________________________________________
We had some orange juice and cookies.

f)

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I met a friend. His name is Roy.
g) ________________________________________
No, I didnt. I didnt drink alcohol.
h) _______________________________________
We got home by taxi.
i) ________________________________________
I got home at about 2 a.m.
j) ________________________________________
Yes, we did. Nine out of ten

5. Write about the last party you went to.

Example:
Last night my friends and I went to Punto Azul. Its a bar and a restaurant that is open only at night and it is the
IN place now. We saw a lot of interesting people. We had lemonade and crackers then we sat at a table. I met
a nice girl. Her name was Nancy. She was 15 years old. We had a good time. Nine out of ten.
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IRREGULAR AND REGULAR VERBS.

1. Complete the letter. Use the simple past of each verb in parentheses.
Dear Marta,
I _______ (have) a great time in Washington, D.C. the plane tickets were very expensive, so I _______ (buy) two
and _______ (take) my friend Val with me. We _______ (go) to a lot of museums. in fact, we _______ (spend)
one day at the National Museum of American History. We _______ (see) a really interesting exhibit on clothes of
the past. People _______ (wear) a very strange clothes in the old days! We _______(eat) very well, too! We
_______ (find) a different restaurant every night.We also _______ (meet) a lot of interesting people. Write soon
and tell me about San Francisco.
2. Write the questions about the letter above.
a) __________________________________? She went to Washington.
b) __________________________________? Yes, she did. She traveled by plane.
c) __________________________________? Yes, she did. She went to museums.
d) __________________________________? Yes, she did. She ate well.
e) __________________________________? Yes, she did. She met interesting people.
f)

__________________________________? Yes, they were. The tickets were expensive.

3. Write the simple past of these verbs. Use the he/she form.
a) Talk
______________
h) Have ______________
b) Watch ______________
i) Get
______________
c) Dance ______________
j) Be
______________
d) Look at ______________
k) See
______________
e) Meet ______________
l) Leave ______________
f) Wear ______________
m) Eat
______________
g) Come in______________
n) Drive ______________
4. Translate into English.
a) El teniente llego a las 5 de la noche.
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b) l era un hombre alto.
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c) El miro a la seora Prez.
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d) Ella se sent.
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e) Ellos escucharon un ruido.
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f)

o)
p)
q)
r)
s)
t)
u)

Can
______________
Buy
______________
Do
______________
Forget ______________
Check in______________
Listen to______________
Understand______________

La puerta se abri.
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g) Un hombre entro.
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h) El teniente pens Quin es l?
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i) Ellos se conocieron.
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j) Finalmente el teniente sali de la casa.
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