Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje

Formato Taller
Centro de Gestión de Mercados, Logística y Tecnologías de la Información.

INSTRUCTOR´S NAME: Mirian Yolanda Moreno

WORHSHOP TOPIC: Simple Past

APPRENTICE´S NAME: Laura Maria Palomino Fecha: Sep.15-Oct.3

OBJECTIVE: To check student’s understanding by applying structures of simple past

tense and past progressive in context.

GFPI-F-019 V3
 CONTEXTUALIZATION ACTIVITIES/GRAMMAR EXERCISE

1. Look for the meaning and the past tense of the following verbs and decide if they are
regular or irregular verbs.

Present Past Meaning Regular Irregular

Be Was/Were Ser/Estar x
Arrive Arrived Llegar X
Work Worked Trabajar X
Go got Ir x
Begin began Empezar x
Play Played Jugar X
Come came Ven x
Live Lived vivir x
Study Studied Estudiar x
Give Gave Dar x
Take took Tomar x
Drink drank Beber x
Eat ate Comer x
Dance Danced Bailar x
Write wrote Escribir x
Read Read Leer
Speak Spoke Hablar x
Listen listened Escuchar x
Wait Waited Esperar x
Think thought Pensar x
Sing sang Cantar x
Get got Conseguir x
Have Had Tener x
Sleep slept Dormir x
Sweep swept Barrer x
Watch Watched Observar/mirar x
Walk Walked Caminar x
Do Did Hacer x
Run Ran Correr x
Forgive forgave Perdonar x
Forget forgot Olvidar x
Teach taught Enseñar x
Learn learned, learnt Aprender x
Make made Hacer X
1. waited

2. didn’t walk

3. surprised / cooked

4. Did / order / did

5. didn’t play

6. wanted / study

7. boiled / poured

8. Did / laugh / didn’t

9. did / arrive
10. landed
11. Did / do
12. cried
13. Did / fix / didn’t
14. carry
15. did / text
1. ate

2. Did / drive / did

3. bought

4. went

5. Did / swim / didn’t

6. saw

7. did / drank

8. bit 9. did / get up

10. flew

11. heard

12. broke / hurt

13. caught

14. did / read

15. forgot / bring

1. Were / was

2. were

3. was

4. was

5. Was / wasn’t

6. was

7. Were / weren’t

8. were

9. Were / wasn’t

10. were

11. was / were

12. was 1

3. was

14. was

15. weren’t

APROPIATION ACTIVITIES/SPEAKING, WRITING, READING AND GRAMMAR EXERCICES

BY PAIRS THE APPRENTICES HAVE TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION USING THE
SIMPLE PAST. They have to learn it by heart.

TED: Oh, I´m really sorry. Are you OK?

ANA: I´m fine. But I´m not very good at this.

TED: Neither am I. Are you from South America?

ANA: Yes I am, originally. I was born in Argentina.

TED: Did you grow up there?

ANA: Yes I did, but my family moved at here eight years ago,

When I was in high school.

TED: And where did you learn to rollerblade?

ANA: Here in the park. This is only my second time.

TED: Well, it´s my first time. Can you give me some lessons?

ANA: Sure, just follow me.

TED: By the way, my name is Ted.

ANA: And I´m Ana. Nice to meet you.

Read the text on the left and answer the questions. Make up an ending for the story.

Two sisters and the cat

Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs. Smith lives in a
condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs. Wilson visited her sister. When her sister answered the door, Mrs.
Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. Mrs. Smith said "My cat Sammy died last
night and I have no place to bury him".

She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much.
Suddenly Mrs. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him
sometimes." Mrs. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit. 

It was now five o'clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her hat, coat and
gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took the shopping bag and
walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus
arrived, she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began
to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she got off the bus and walked for about two
minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the shopping bag on the bus.

Where does Mrs. Smith live? What did Mrs. Wilson do?

1. in a condominium in Duncan 1. take the cat with her on the bus

2. in a condominium in Victoria 2. put her gloves in the shopping
3. in a house in Duncan bag
3. prepare dinner for her sister

Who did Sammy the cat live with?

1. Mrs. Wilson
Why is Mrs. Smith upset?
2. Mrs. Smith
1. because her sister came to see 3. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith
her cat
What time did Mrs. Wilson go home?
2. because her cat died
3. because Mrs. Wilson was sad 1. when the bus arrived
2. at 5 p.m.
 3. after she walked for two 1. the newspaper
minutes 2. her handbag
3. the shopping bag
How did Mrs. Wilson go home?
Where did Sammy die?
1. walked for two minutes before
she caught the bus 1. in Mrs. Smith's house in Duncan
2. read a newspaper on the bus 2. in Mrs. Wilson's garden
3. took a bus 3. in Victoria

What did Mrs. Wilson forget?

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Look at the image and answer:

What were the people at the office doing when the boss arrived?

1 ____________________________________________ when the boss arrived

2 _____________________________________________________________________
3 _____________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________
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KNOWLEDGE TRANSMITTING ACTIVITY /LISTENING EXERCISE

Listen carefully to the song:

Fill in the missing words. Use the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

Because you ………. (to love) me.

For all those times you ……….……. (to stand) by me

For all the truth that you …………… (to make) me see
For all the joy you ……………. (to bring) to my life
For all the wrong that you ……………….(to make) right
For every dream you ………….… (to make) come true
For all the love I ………… (to find) in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who ……….. me …… (to hold up)
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all

Match the sentences and fill in the gaps

1. You ……… (to be) my strength ● when I couldn't see

2. You ……….. (to be) my voice ● ………………… (to believe)
3. You …………. (to be) my eyes ● when I was (to be) weak
4. You ………… (to see) the best ● when I couldn't speak
5. …………….. me ……… (to lift up) ● when I couldn't reach
6. You gave me faith 'cause you ● there was in me
7. I'm everything I am ● Because you ……….. (to love)
me
Fill in the missing words. Use the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

You ………… (to give) me wings and …………. (to make) me fly
You ………….. (to touch) my hand I could touch the sky
I ……….. (to lose) my faith, you ……….. (to give) it back to me
You ………….. (to say) no star was out of reach
You ………….. (to stand) by me and I stood tall
I ………. (to have) your love I …….. (to have) it all
I'm grateful for each day you ………. (to give) me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You ……….. (to be) my strength when I was weak

You ……….. (to be) my voice when I couldn't speak
You ………… (to be) my eyes when I couldn't see
You ……… (to see) the best there was in me
………….. me …… (to lift up) when I couldn't reach
You ……. (to give) me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you ……….. (to love) me

You ………. (to be) always there for me

The tender wind that ……………. (to carry) me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you ………….. (to be) the truth
My world is a better place because of you

I'm everything I am
Because you ………….. (to love) me.

Sing aloud and practice the pronunciation.

. GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS

Regular verbs

Collect Arrest Open

Cook Climb Start
Brush Carry Travel
Cry Close Wash
Hug Cut Crash
Iron Count Move
Bake Comb Follow
Knit Dance Work
Pack Finish Chop
Peel Help Switch
Phone Frighten Check
Post Drop Look
Smile Visit Prepare
Snow Watch Turn
Wait Play Believe
Watch Jump Love
Answer Shout
Irregular verbs

Go Find Welcome
Eat Be Lie
Swim Think Run
Have Bring Stand
Read Learn Make
Ring Meet Hold
See Drive Say
Do Come Give
Take Steal Can
Drink Leave
Buy Wake

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