MONSERRAT MARTINEZ CABANILLAS A2-1 10/13/2021

1. Where were the people yesterday at 2 PM? Use the verb, be:

a. Rex, Paul, and Ally b. James c. John

They were at the park. He was at the beach. He was at the gym.

d. My friends and I e. Susan f. My brother

We were at the mall. She was at the coffee He was at the soccer
shop. field.
2. Change the sentences from the present to the past:

Now Before

a. I am at a party. I was at a party.

b. The game is exciting. The game was exciting.

c. She isn’t bored. She wasn’t bored.

d. I am not tired. I wasn’t tired.

e. The movie is more interesting than The movie was more interesting
the book. than the book.

f. You aren’t scared. You weren’t scared.

g. We are at the gym. We were at the gym.

h. My shoes are clean. My shoes were clean.

i. There’s food in the oven. There was food in the oven.

j. Peter’s job isn’t very dangerous. Peter’s job wasn’t very dangerous.
3. Are the orange letters vowels or consonants?

a. yoga b. beach c. movie

(vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant)

d. gym e. watch f. famous

(vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant)

g. door h. shopping i. water

(vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant)

j. newspaper k. tired l. coffee shop

(vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant) (vowel / consonant)

4. Change the verbs to the Past Simple tense:

 a. play played b. prefer preferred

c. arrive arrived d. copy copied

e. close closed f. marry married

g. finish finished h. try tried

i. cry cried j. stop stopped

k. ask asked l. open opened

m. talk talked n. retire retired

o. want wanted p. use used

q. start started

5. Write both positive and negative sentences. Follow the example:

Paul (play) volleyball on the beach.

yesterday → two days ago
a.
Paul didn’t play volleyball on the beach yesterday.
He played volleyball on the beach two days ago.

Mike and Brenda (be) at a party.

last night → last week
b.
Mike and Brenda weren’t at a party last night.
They were at a party last week.
 Leanne (marry) Chris.
two years ago → three years ago
c.
Leanne didn’t marry Chris two years ago.
She married Chris three years ago

John (arrive).
at 1:30 PM → at 12:30 PM
d.
John didn’t arrive at 1:30 PM.
John arrived at 12:30 PM

We (open) the window.

a minute ago → five minutes ago
e.
We didn’t open the window a minute ago.
We opened the window five minutes ago.

I (ask) a question in class.

today → yesterday
f.
I didn’t ask a question in class today.
I asked a question in class yesterday.

Scott (work) out at the gym.

yesterday afternoon → last night

g.
Scott didn’t work out at the gym yesterday
afternoon.
Scott worked out at the gym last night
 Molly (cry).
on Saturday → on Friday
h.
Molly didn’t cry on Saturday.
Molly cried on Friday

James and Suzanne (retire).

last month → two months ago
i.
James and Suzanne didn’t retire last month.
James and Suzanne retired two months ago.

I (try) yoga.
last week → two weeks ago
j.
I didn’t try yoga last week.
I tried yoga two weeks ago
6. What did you do yesterday? Write positive or negative sentences
about yourself:
a. work out I worked out. / I didn’t work out.

b. play soccer I didn’t play soccer

c. use money I used money.

d. cry I didn’t cry.

e. talk to my teacher I talked to my teacher.

f. watch TV I watched TV.

g. try a new sport I didn’t try a new sport.

h. relax at home I relaxed at home

i. work I worked.