English Capsule

Unit 10: Life and world

Learning outcome: Analyze past experiences stating what someone has done in their social and professional
life.

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Write the number of the picture next to the word or sentence that it matches.
 GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Past simple

How to form Examples

Past continuous vs past simple

Examples

How to form

Past continuous for scene setting

The past continuous and the past simple

Examples

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. She ________________ (surf) when the shark ________________ (attack) her.
2. He ________________ (dance) at a party when he ________________ (meet) his girlfriend.
3. I ________________ (have) a picnic when I ________________ (see) my sister.
4. When they________________ (see) the shark they ________________ (swim) in the sea.
5. Susan ________________ (arrive) while I ________________ (have) dinner.
6. He ________________ (play) football, when he ________________ (break) his leg.
7. I ________________ (wait) for my friend when the bus ________________ (arrive).
8. When I ________________ (get back) my mum ________________ (cook) dinner

Choose the correct word.

DAVE Hi, Jenny, what (1) did you do / are you doing
last weekend?
JENNY I (2) was going / went to a party.
DAVE (3) Did / Do you have a good time?
JENNY Yes, I really (4) am enjoying / enjoyed it.
I (5) met / was meeting this really nice guy.
His name’s Danny.
DAVE Oh, yes?
JENNY I (6) was talking / talked to my friend Paula,
when Danny (7) asked / was asking me to dance.
DAVE Where’s he from?
JENNY Liverpool, but he (8) lives / lived in London at
the moment.
DAVE How (9) does he know / is he knowing Paula?
JENNY They (10) are going / go to swimming club
together.
DAVE So, (11) are / were you seeing him again?
JENNY Yes, we (12) go / are going to the cinema
tonight.
DAVE Great. Have a good time.
Present perfect: Have you ever? (Done Something)?
Use the present perfect to describe events or experiences that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
Use “have / has” and the “past participle” of the verb.
Have you ever seen a friend on TV? Has your sister ever been on TV?
Yes, I have. Yes, she has.
No, I haven’t. No, she hasn’t.

Complete the conversations with the present perfect forms of the verbs. Then practice with a partner.

1. A: _____________ you ever _____________ (be) to another country?

B: Yes, I _____________. I _____________ (be) to Canada.
2. A: _____________ you ever _____________ (eat) sushi?
B: Yes, I _____________. I _____________ (have) it many times.
3. A: _____________ you ever _____________ (lose) your wallet?
B: No, I _____________. Luckily, I _____________ never _____________ (lose) it.
4. A: _____________ your best friend ever _____________ (call) you in the middle of the night?
B: No, she _____________. But I _____________ (do) that to her once or twice!

COMMUNICATIVE TASK

Complete the questions with your own ideas. Then check (✓) the things you’ve done. Finally, interview two
classmates and complete the chart with their answers.

Have you ever… Me Name: _________________ Name: _______________________

eaten _____________________________
been _____________________________
seen _____________________________
had ______________________________
won ______________________________
 Rosetta quiz
Fill in the blanks with a word from the box

Match the phrases to make complete and logical sentences.

Put the words in the correct order to make a complete sentence.