COLEGIO DE LAS AMERICAS

GOD IS LOVE
8TH GRADE
PLAN DE APOYO
ENGLISH
Teacher: Jorgris Solsire Naveda Date: ___/___/____
Student: Course:
• Performance: Determine when and how use countable and uncountable nouns and
articulate structures by using past simple and past continuous tenses.
Directions:
 Read the guide and sign it
 Read the texts and practice them at home
 Read and extract the unknown vocabulary before class
 Check the grammar and practice with the exercises about each topic
 Keep working on the guide and keep it safe on your portfolio, it is part of your grades
1) PAST SIMPLE.
1.1) READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text:

My name is Brian. I am 25 years old and I am an

Engineer. I work for a big Company in the Center

of my town.

Yesterday was weird for me. I woke up late, so I

arrived late for work. My boss, Mr. Smith, was

furious! I apologized, but I knew that I didn´t have

any excuse. I went to bed very late because I

worked on one of my projects until 12:00 am, so,

I was too tired in the morning. I learned that I

have to be more organized.

Answer the questions:

1) Did Brian go to bed early the day before yesterday?

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2) What did Brian do before go to bed?
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3) Did Brian arrive on time to work?
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4) Was Mr. Smith happy about Brian?
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1.2) Rewrite the sentences in the past simple with “last night”.

Present Simple Past Simple

e.g. She washes the dishes. She washed the dishes last night
Do you study French? Did you study French last night?

1) We send a lot of e-mails. __________________________________

2) Do you run in the park? __________________________________
3) Steven doesn’t ride a bicycle __________________________________
4) Does she write the class in her notebook? _______________________________
5) My cousin eats hot dogs. __________________________________
6) She has a lot of work to do. __________________________________
7) My mother goes to the Church. __________________________________
8) My brother doesn´t dance __________________________________
9) Suzanne and Leslie are in their home __________________________________
10) The dog catches the ball in the air! ___________________________________
11) Kim plays piano and the guitar! _______________________________________
12) Brian doesn’t watch TV until late _______________________________________
13) My father likes the birthday present from my grandmother!
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14) My friends drink orange juice in the dinner_______________________________
15) Lisbeth reads the newspaper _________________________________
 2) PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE.
2.1) Complete the sentences with a verb in the past continuous.
e.g. I was talking to my sister, so I didn’t answer the phone. (talk).

a) I took this photo when my cousins ____________ on the beach. (play)

b) He learned French when he _________ in France. (live)

c) They ____________ when we arrived to the party. (not dance)

d) ______ he ________ a jacket when he went out ? (wear)

e) The birds_________ when I left for work. (sing)

f) What ________ you ________ at 8.30 last night ? (listen)

g) I ____________ when you called me. (not sleep)

h) We ______________ TV when you came. (not watch)

2.2) Put the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
e.g. She arrived when we were having dinner (arrive, have).
a) ______ you ________ fast when the police ________ you. (drive, stop)

b) It ___________ when we _________ the pub. (snow, leave)

c) I __________ the match because I ______________ (not see, work)

d) When you _________ me, I ___________ to my boss. (call, talk)

e) We ___________ in Cambridge when we _______ (study, meet)

f) ________ they_______ in Rome when they ______ their first baby. (live, have)

3)TIME EXPRESSIONS.

3.1) WRITING.

Write 20 sentences (2-3 paragraphs) about things that you do and don´t do during a year. Use Present
Simple Grammar, time expressions and the vocabulary learned in classes.

Example:

I´m Claire and I live with my parents, my sister, and my grandmother. I am student, so I go to school every
day, except at the weekends. I usually watch movies. On Sundays, I go to the mall with my mom and two or
three times a month I go to …._____________________________________________________

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4)COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE

4.1) Complete the sentences with a few, a little, much, many or a lot of.

1. My father drinks __________ glasses of water every morning.

2. I would like _______ bread that my mother prepares.

3. There aren´t _________ windows in our classroom.

 4. My mother uses _________butter to prepare cakes.

5. ________Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.

6. There aren´t ________ exercises on this website.

7. There are _______People on the beach today!

8. I would like ________ juice please!

9. There are __________ waiters in this restaurant.

10. I put _____________ milk in my coffee every morning.

4.2) Complete the sentences with How much or How many.

1. ____________ sugar do you put in your tea?

2. _____________ cans of cola did she drink?

3. __________oil do I need to fry plantain?

4. ________ cups of coffee does he drink?

5. _________ hours do you spend on the computer?

6. __________time do you spend in the Mall?

7. __________ glasses of juice do you drink?

8. ____________ bread do you eat at breakfast?

9. _____________spoons of sugar do you put in your coffee?

10. ____________ windows are there in this classroom?

11. ____________ flour do I need to make a cake?

12. _____________ tables are there in this room?

13. ______________ minutes are there in one hour?

14. _____________ days are there in a year?

15. ______________ sand is on the beach?