ENGLISH ACTIVITIES – First Term Grade: 8th (A - B)

COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________

Montería

The following workshop must be solved by the students using the topics previously worked
during the first period.
It should be sent to the email: danis.herrera@colsafamonteria.edu.co
Delivery date: Saturday, March 21, 2020

SIMPLE PAST- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

GOALS:
 To learn and practice the past simple tense

1. VERBS PUZZLE. Locate past verbs and then classify them into regular and irregular.

A F E I V O S Y U S REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR

G I V W E N T D C E VERBS
D N Q E R B A P H N
R I I H E S E O A T
E S S T A R T E D O
S H P D R C R V O L
S E E A R A A T U P
E D N N A R V C F U
D A T C N B E M B L
I L E E G A L A E K
C A R D E T E U G B
O E F O D O D D A E
C H O S E R C I N V
A A R R I V E D L A
A T E S E N Q U P G

2. SIMPLE PAST VERB TOBE. WAS- WERE.

Fill in the correct form of the verb To Be in the past tense: Was OR Were.

A FAIRY TALE PRINCESS. Fill in the correct form of the verb To Be in the past tense: Was OR Were.

Diana Frances Spencer ______ born on 1st July, 1961, in England. She had two older sisters and a

younger brother. Her parents divorced when she ______ a young girl. Diane married Prince Carlos in

July, 1981, at St. Paul´s Cathedral in London. Charles and Diana had two sons, William and Harry.

Diane ______ very popular. The British loved her for her kindness and beauty. They called her “The

people´s Princess”. Diana ´s life ________not very happy. She and Charles had problems with their

marriage. They divorced in August,1996. Her life ______ short, she died in a car accident on 31st

August, 1997, in Paris. She _______ only thirty six years old.
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COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________
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3. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.

Complete with the past of the verbs and match with a line the sentences according to the biography of
Mozart.

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in
Salzburg, Austria. He __________ (love)
music.
2. He ___________ (start) writing music.
3. He ___________(tour) around western
Europe with his father Leopold.
4. Everyone ____________ (admire) the
talented young man.
5. In 1871, he ___________ (marry)
Constanze Weber.
6. Mozart ____________ (continue) writing
music and perfoming at the royal courts of
Europe.
a. And they often ___________ (invite)
him to their balls.
b. And _____________ (learn) to play
the violin very well.
c. When he __________ (be) five.
d. Because he _____________ (have)
money problems.
e. Until he ______________ (die) in
1971. He was only 35 years old.
f. And ______________ (play) music
for kings and queens.

4. Complete with the past simple.

1) I (dry) ________ the dishes after dinner.

2) You (worry) ________ about the last test.
3) We (copy) ________ Sally’s notes from the lecture.
4) They (cry) ________ when their team lost.
5) He (discover) ________ a new star with his telescope Saturday.
6) She (fry) ________ all of her food until now.
7) It (bury) ________ the bone in the trash.

5. Complete with the past. The verbs are regular and irregular

1) The dog (bite) _______the neighbor. The neighbor (call) _______ the police.

2) My sister (hang) _______ the picture on Saturday. I (tell) _____ her that I (do, not, like) _______
_______ _______ it.
3) Sam always (like) _______ to play soccer with his friends. Some of his friends (be) _______ from
Mexico. They (play) ________ very well.
4) The Johnson family (fly) _______ in a plane last week. They (go) _______ to Denver to ski.
5) The cooler (hold)_______water for thirsty runners at the race. There (be, not) _______ ______
enough for everyone.
6) I (do, not, think) _______ _______ _______that color was pretty. It (look) _______
mud to me, so I (pick) ________ a different color.
7) The children (dig) _______ a deep hole in the sand. The (play) _______ at the beach all afternoon.
8) She (do, not, plant) _______ _______ _______ tomatoes this year. Her tomatoes (die) _______ last
year before they (grow) _______ very much.
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9) The store (sell) _______ a lot of televisions in December. People (want) _______ to give them as
Christmas presents.
10) The prisoner (leave) _______ the jail early; he (do, not, serve) ______ _______ _______his full
sentence.

6. Complete with the appropriate form of the verb. Choose if the verb is regular o irregular.

1) I (begin) _______ the new project last week. (regular / irregular)

2) You (push) _______ the cart too hard and it crashed. (regular / irregular)
3) Jim and I (move) _______ the furniture in July, 2010. (regular / irregular)
4) The pelicans (find) _______ lots of fish to eat Thursday afternoon. (regular / irregular)
5) Our teacher (send) _______ the box to Oregon a week ago. (regular / irregular)
6) Jennifer (bake) _______ a lot of cookies for that party. (regular /irregular)
7) The lion (spend) _______ the night hunting. (regular / irregular)
8) The girl (stand) _______ in the rain for five minutes. (regular / irregular)
9) Callie (act) _______ in the play last fall. (regular / irregular)
10) Steven (give) _______ a donation five years ago. (regular / irregular)

PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

With the intention of consolidating the knowledge in the past continuous tense, the student should
investigate its use, structure and some examples.

The student should develop the following exercises, while practicing on the subject using the following
LINKS that will take you to pages with exercises to put your knowledge of the subject into practice.

THE STUDENT MUST TAKE EVIDENCE (PHOTOS, SCREENSHOTS) TO DEMONSTRATE THE

EXERCISE´S DEVELOPMENT

1. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous-quiz.htm

2. https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/3039906-past_continuous.html

3. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1
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COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________
Montería

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Choose the correct past simple or past continuous tense to complete the sentences.
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COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________
Montería

WHEN AND WHILE EXERCISES

To solve the following exercises, students should investigate the use of WHEN and WHILE, its form,
structure, and practice with some examples.

1.
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2. Write the correct form of the verb

3.
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PRESENT PERFECT ACTIVITIES

Complete the crossword taking into account the different tenses

c b r o u g h t
h e r a
o e t u
s c k
e
s s n g n
a
a t e d
o n
t n f e d

s h a k e n r

e s o l d
s w
w r e a d l e f t

u i r w o

m e t d r e w o p

t n w d r a n k

f l e w o o d i
s t
n n d

Across: 27) Past Participle of MAKE Down:

3) Simple Past of BRING 1) Simple Past of HURT
5) Simple Past of STICK 2) Simple Past of CHOOSE
8) Simple Past of SING 3) Past Participle of BE
10) Simple Past of EAT 4) Past Participle of TAKE
11) Simple Past of FEED 6) Simple Past of UNDERSTAND
12) Past Participle of SHAKE 7) Simple Past of SIT
16) Past Participle of SELL 9) Past Participle of GO
17) Past Participle of READ 13) Simple Past of HEAR
18) Simple Past of LEAVE 14) Past Participle of SWIM
20) Simple Past of MEET 15) Past Participle of WRITE
21) Simple Past of DRAW 19) Simple Past of GO
24) Simple Past of DRINK 22) Simple Past of PAY
25) Simple Past of FLY 23) Simple Past of WIN
26) Past Participle of STAND
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COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________
Montería

2. Complete the table with the past tense and the participle of the verbs.

VERB PAST PARTICIPLE

BUY BOUGHT
TEACH
BRING
THINK
CATCH CAUGHT
SLEEP SLEPT
KEEP
SPEND SPENT
SEND
SAY SAID
PAY
RIDE RODE
WRITE
DRIVE DRIVEN
RING RANG
BEGIN
SING SUNG
SWIM
SET SET
PUT
CUT
READ READ
COST

3. Make the online evaluation´s activities

1. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_present_perfect.htm

2. https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/3078087-present_perfect_quiz.html

4. GRAMMAR.

Write positive sentences in present perfect simple

A. Bob / visit / his grandma

B. Jimmy / play / on the computer

C. Sue and Walter / wash / their car

D. Andrew / repair / his bike

E. Phil / help / Anne with maths

F. Brad and Louise / watch / a film

G. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant

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COLEGIO DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA Name: _______________________________________
Montería

5. Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.

The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done
their household chores:

A. Sarah / not / wash the dishes

B. Anita / not / clean the kitchen

C. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants

D. Joey / not / make his bed

E. David / not / buy milk

F. Lisa / not / be to the baker's

G. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework

6. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1. I (not / work) ____________________ today.

2. We (buy) ________________________ a new lamp.

3. We (not / plan) ________________________________ our holiday yet.

4. Where (be / you) _____________________________________?

5. He (write) ________________________________________ five letters.

6. She (not / see) ___________________________________ him for a long time.

7. (be / you)____________________ at school?

8. School (not / start) ________________________ yet.

9. (speak / he) _________________________ to his boss?

10. No, he (have / not) ______________________________ the time yet.