SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

EXAMPLE:
-We traveled a lot when my parents were working
there.
NOW, USE THE VERBS CORRECTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES:
1. I _____(have) several jobs when
I_________________(work) at the U.S.A.
2. This morning, mom ________(call) me a lot when
she__________(buy) at the market.
3. They _______(feel)tired when the
president___________(speak).
4. We__________(dance) when the
orchestra______________(play) rock music.
5. She _______(see) you when the bus____________(come).
NOW, DO YOUR OWN SENTENCES

PARAGRAPHS IN PAST TENSE versus PAST CONTINUOUS

ACTIVIDAD. ESCRIBA APARTE LAS ORACIONES QUE TIENEN
TIEMPO PASADO Y PASADO CONTINUO
The Zoo
Last Wednesday we decided to visit the zoo. After we breakfasted we were
arriving the next morning; we cashed in our passes and entered. We walked
toward the first exhibits. I looked up at a giraffe while it was staring back at
me. I stepped nervously to the next area when one of the lions was gazing at
me. One of my friends first knocked on the tempered glass in front of the
monkey's cage while they screamed at us. So, we hurried to another exhibit
where we stopped to see the birds. After we rested, we went to the petting zoo
where we watched the wooly sheep while they glanced at us. Later, our tired

group went our way through the crowded paths to the exit gate while a lot of
tourists were entering to the zoo.
EJEMPLO: I looked up a giraffe while it was staring back at me.
1.
2.
The State Bank
This morning at 8:33, someone robbed the State Bank downtown. The thief
entered the bank while he was threatening that he wanted all their money. The
thief smiled but looked very tired while the tellers were looking worried. The
thief received the money he requested, when people in the bank were starting
to scream. He left the bank. He dashed down the street and went away in a red
car that rattled, squeaked and smoked when the police was arriving. They
hurried and chased the thief down the street when the neighbors were coming
near the scene. They searched and questioned bystanders, but the thief
vanished. The police failed to catch him. Investigators abandoned the case
while they were neglecting to do anything else. The money was never
recovered while the thief was starting to think about the easy fortune obtained.
EJEMPLO: The thief entered the bank while he was threatening that he
wanted all their money.
1.
2.

PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS
EXAMPLES:
-Have you ever been to Guatemala?
-Yes, I have./ No, I havent.
-When did you move to San Salvador?
-I moved there in 1998.
-How long have you studied there?

-I have studied there for ten years.

-How long did you study there?
-I studied there during ten years.
EXERCISES. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
1-Have you ever been to Juaya?______________
2-Have you ever been to San Miguel carnival?
___________________
3-Have you ever been to Alegra lagoon?
____________________
4-When were you born? I was born
on______________________
5-Where were you born? I was born in_________________
6-When did you study your first grade? I studied my first
grade at ____________________
7-How long did you study at that school? I studied there
during________________
8-How many classmates did you have in your first grade
classroom?
I had about _____________________ classmates.
NOW, DO YOUR OWN SENTENCES: