1)

WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF USED TO? EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN

WORDS
We can use used to when we want to talk about old habit as activities
and routines that we had in the past but now it isnt a habit. We use it
when we want to express something that we did with often (many
times) and now we dont do it. Also we can use it for talk about past
truths that was short as past facts or generalizations.

2)

WHAT WERE YOUR HABITS WHEN YOU WERE A KID? PROVIDE

COMPLETE SENTENCES.

When I was kid:

3)

I used to watch TV for hours.

I used to play with my friends on the street.
I didnt use to do my homework.
I didnt use to like onions.
I used to ride my bike all weekends.
On Vacations I used to travel to Santa Marta.
I used to play with my dolls.
I didnt use to sleep late.
I used to drink warm milk every night.
I didnt use to think in my future.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

We use past continuous when we talk about past facts and activities that
occurred in a particular moment and we know what time we are talking about. I
can use it for past action in progress and another past action completed. Also
we can use past continuous to describe the background situation in a story.

3)

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND

THE PRESENT SIMPLE?
We often use the past continuous tense with the simple past tense. The
past continuous let us express long action and the past simple let us
express short actions that occurred in middle long action, namely
sometimes other action in the past simple interrupts the action in the
past continuous when this happened we have to use the word when
and while.

4) GO TO THIS WEB SITE, WATCH THE VIDEO (THE SIMPSONS) AND ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

WHAT WERE THE SIMPSONS PLAYING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE

CHAPTER?
The Simpsons were playing scrabble at the beginning of the chapter.
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing
tiles, , onto a gameboard

WHAT DID THE DIRECTOR SAY TO BART AFTER WRITING THE GRAFFITI ON
THE WALL?
After Bart was writing on the wall the Director said him You and I are going to
have a little talk

WHAT DID BART DO WITH HIS TEST?

Bart changed his test with Martins test. He took Martins test and erased
Martins name and wrote his name.

WHAT WAS BARTS RESULT IN THE INTELLIGENCE TEST?

Barts resulting in the intelligence test was 16 points; Doctor Pryor said Bart is
a genius.

WHY DID BART DECIDE TO WRITE A CONFESSION WHEN HE WAS AT THE

DOCTORS OFFICE?
Bart decided to write a confession when he was at the Doctors office because
he wanted to return to his old school, he missed to be a normal guy and he
didnt want to say more lies.

DOES BART DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED?

Yes, of course, he was a liar and deceived his parents so that he deserve to be
punished, the punishment shouldnt be physical furthermore he learned the
lesson that when you say a lie the truth will eventually always come out.