“The FIC family on the way of sanctity”

LANGUAGE FOR WRITING PRACTICE – PAST FORMS

Competencia: Escribe diversos tipos de texto en Inglés como lengua extranjera.

Capacidad: Utiliza convenciones del lenguaje escrito de forma pertinente.
Desempeño: Emplea convenciones del lenguaje escrito como recursos ortográficos y gramaticales.

Name: Class: Date:

I. Write the correct form on the line.

Clear Thinking

Private Giles McCoy A. (had sailed / was sailing) aboard the ship the U.S.S. Indianapolis when it B. (sank / was
sinking) at the end of World War II, tossing some 900 men into the black of night and the shark-infested Pacific. McCoy, a young
Marine, C. (got stuck / was getting stuck) under the boat and nearly drowned. He D. (came / had been coming) up into a two-
inch-thick slick of fuel oil, which then E. (had soaked / soaked) his life vest and kept him from swimming—although he could
see a life raft, he couldn’t reach it. So he F. (had taken / took) off his vest and swam underwater, surfacing now and then,
gasping, swallowing oil, and vomiting. After someone G. (had pulled / was pulling) him onto the raft, he H. (had seen / saw) a
group of miserable young sailors covered in oil. One was "so badly burned that the skin was stripped from his arms," Doug
Stanton writes in his gripping account of the event, In Harm’s Way. McCoy’s response to this terrible situation was important.
"He resolved to take action: He would clean his pistol." Unnecessary as that task may sound, it was exactly the right thing to do:
organized, directed action. He made each one of the sailors hold a piece of the pistol as he disassembled it. This began the process
of letting him think clearly.

II. Complete this summary of Joe Simpson's story by writing the correct past tense form - simple past, past progressive, past
perfect, or past perfect progressive - of the verbs in parentheses.

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates (1) _______(reach) the summit of Siula Grande in 1985, but a disaster happened on
their descent when Simpson fell and broke his leg badly. Thinking that his friend was dead, Yates sadly
(2)______________(descend) the peak. But amazingly, Simpson(3)___ ___________ (survive) the fall. It seemed like
an impossible task, but Simpson knew that in order to survive he had to get down the mountain. A few days after the accident,
Yates (4) ______________(get ready) to leave when Simpson, who could not walk, (5) ____________(crawl) back into
their camp.
Writing Skills

III. Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase. Three or more options may not be used.

beginning end first person narrative resolution third person sequence thesis statement

1. A(n) ___________ is a story.

2. The ___________, or introductory paragraph, introduces the setting and the person the story is about.
3. If the narrative is about you, the writer, you should write it in the ___________.
4. Expressions such as before, later, and eventually tell the reader the ___________ of events.
5. The concluding paragraph should contain the ___________, or outcome.