UNIVERSIDAD COLEGIO MAYOR DE CUNDINAMARCA

FACULTAD DE DERECHO
ENGLISH III

1. Find the past form of the verbs in the box.

M A L O O K E D C V E T Y
W S D E Y A T S I G K E D
brush look A P L A Y E D D W A S S C
be want N L D L N H D C A W H Z D
finish listen
play wash T I P E U E R V S S O Q E
walk show E J L O H Y F M H X W A H
watch stay D Y I S T C V K E E E S S
R G U I J B T Y D D D D I
D R Y K M G T A J G C J N
B S W A L K E D W B N M I
Q S D D E N E T S I L V F
2. Spell the past tense of these verbs.

a. add ___________ d. like ___________ g. stay ___________ j. enjoy ___________

b. carry ___________ e. listen___________ h. marry___________ k. phone___________
c. dance ___________ f. try ___________ i. visit ___________ l. work ___________

3. Match the sentences in List A with what the people did in List B.

LIST A LIST B
Ex.. Anna and her friend were at the disco.______ 1. They washed their car.
a. Jean was at home in the sitting room.______ 2. They danced all evening
together.
b. Jo and Thomas were at the bank ______ 3. They talked to the
animals.
c. Jack was at the recording studio ______ 4. They practiced their
musical instruments.
d. The Smiths were outside their house.______ 5. He watched a soap
opera on TV.
e. Tarzan and Jane were in the jungle. ______ 6. They cashed a check.
4. Fill in the blanks. Use the past tense form of the verb in parentheses in each sentence.

Ex.. We (finish) finished the work yesterday.

a. Frank (borrow) ___________________some money from his friend last night.
b. Mr. Harris (explain) _______________________ the lesson to us very carefully.
c. I (like) _______________________ that movie about President Wilson's life.
d. That company (hire) _______________________ twenty new workers last year.
e. The students (study) _______________________ those two lessons yesterday.

Dear Karen,
Hi, there! My vacation ............ ..................(be) great! I …….................. (visit) my
friends in Puerto Rico.
I .................. (stay) at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. We ...................... (rent)
a car and ........................ (travel) around the island. I .......................(try) to learn
windsurfing, but it ..............(be) difficult. I ......... ..........(enjoy) the food and really
.....................(like) the fresh fruit. I ............ .......(talk)to a lot of local people there.
I'm really glad I ......................(study)Spanish in high school. See you soon!
Love,
Ken

5. Complete this postcard, using the past tense of the verbs in parentheses.

6. Helen is interviewing people about what they did last night. Complete the dialogue by
writing questions in the past simple tense.

Helen: Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions for my questionnaire?
Man: Yes, OK.
Helen: Did you stay at home last night? (you/stay/home/last night)
Man: Last night… let me see, yes. Yes, I did.
Helen: 1) Did you watch TV? (you/watch/TV)
Man: Well, yes I did.
Helen: 2) Did you watch a film? (you/watch/a film)
Man: Yes, I did. I watched a horror film.
Helen: 3) Did you like it? (you/like/it)
Man: No, I didn’t. It was terrible.
 ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16 th
President of the United States of America. He served as President from
March 4, 1861, until April 15, 1865 (he was re-elected in 1864). Lincoln’s
Vice-President was Andrew Johnson (1808-1875).
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He
had very little formal schooling and was mostly self-educated. He
eventually became a lawyer and a Republican politician; he earned the
nickname “Honest Abe.” Lincoln married Mary Todd in 1842.
During Lincoln’s presidency, the Southern states seceded from (left) the Union because
Lincoln and the Northern states were against slavery. Six weeks after becoming President,
the Civil War began. In this war, the Northern states (which stayed in the Union) fought
the Southern states (called the Confederacy). The Civil War lasted from 1861 until 1865.
On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which eventually
led to the freeing of all slaves in the USA. During the Civil War, Lincoln gave many
speeches, including the Gettysburg Address (November, 1863), a short speech in which he
stated how a country must be dedicated to human freedom in order to survive. The Civil
War ended with a victory for the Union on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee
(from the Confederacy) surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant (from the Union)
Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln had been attending
Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died the next morning.

A. Questions:
1. In which state was Lincoln born?
Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky, in the city of Hodgenville .

2. During what years was Lincoln President of the US?

He was president from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865 and he was re-elected in
1864.

3. Which US war took place during Lincoln’s presidency?

The Civil war that took place during Lincoln’s presidency was when Northern
states (which stayed in the Union) fought the Southern states (called the
Confederacy) because Lincoln and the Northern states were against slavery.

4. What is the name of Lincoln’s most famous speech?

The name of the most famous speech is the Gettysburg Address (November, 1863),
a short speech in which he stated how a country must be dedicated to human
freedom in order to survive.

5. How long after the Civil war ended did Lincoln die?
Lincoln died 6 days after the civil war ended, because the Civil war ended on April
9, 1865 and Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 but he died the next morning.
6. How old was Lincoln when he died?
Lincoln was 56 years old when he died.