Reading exercise

Name:____________________________________ Date: __________ Grade: ____

1. Underline the verbs in past and make a list with the meaning in spanish

Who were they? Where did they go? What happened?

One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended a play. The play started at 7:00. Charles and
Beth enjoyed the theater.

After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked beside the lake. The moon was bright. They
talked about their future. 

When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They waited for Charles and Beth to return. They
were excited to hear about the theater!

Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed. Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a
good night!

Example: “Amanda washed the dishes”

(-) Amanda did not wash the dishes / (?) Did Amanda wash the dishes?
WH question: Who washed the dishes?

2. Rewrite the following senteences as negative sentences, questions and WH questions.

a. The moon was bright

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

b. They talked about their future

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

c. Carlos told the children about the game

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

d. Susana ate all the cake by herself

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________
 Reading exercise

Name:____________________________________ Date: __________ Grade: ____

1. Underline the verbs in past and make a list with the meaning in spanish

Who is she? Where did she do? What happened?

Last week, Beth baked a cake for Lilly's birthday party. Lilly wanted a strawberry cake with pink frosting. Beth was happy
to bake the cake.

First, Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl. Next, she poured the cake batter into four round baking pans. She put the
pans in the oven. Finally, she baked the cakes for 20 minutes. 

Then, Beth prepared the pink frosting. After the cakes cooled, Beth stacked them and covered them with frosting. Beth
wrote Lilly's name on top with white frosting. She put seven candles in the cake.

On Sunday, Beth surprised Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly loved her cake! Lilly had many gifts for her birthday. But
Lilly said her cake was the best gift of them all!

Example: “Amanda washed the dishes”

(-) Amanda did not wash the dishes / (?) Did Amanda wash the dishes?
WH question: Who washed the dishes?

2. Rewrite the following senteences as negative sentences, questions and WH questions.

a. Beth mixed all the ingredients in a bowl.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

b. She put he pans in the oven

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

c. Lily loved her cake

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

d. The cake was pretty good

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________
 Reading exercise

Name:____________________________________ Date: __________ Grade: ____

1. Underline the verbs in past and make a list with the meaning in spanish

Who were they? What did they do? What happened?

Last night, George was at a restaurant with Clara, Charlie, and Katherine. After dinner, George announced his
engagement to Clara. George stood next to Clara. He raised his glass. He announced the engagement to his friends. He
looked very happy!

Clara was also at the restaurant. She sat at the table next to George. She smiled when he announced the engagement.
She showed her friends her ring. It was very beautiful. Clara also looked very happy!

Charlie and Katherine also sat at the table. They were excited for their friends. Charlie congratulated George and Clara.
He shook George's hand. Katherine looked at Clara's ring. She hugged Clara. She was happy for George and Clara!

2. Rewrite the following senteences as negative sentences, questions and WH questions.

Example: “Amanda washed the dishes”

(-) Amanda did not wash the dishes / (?) Did Amanda wash the dishes?
WH question: Who washed the dishes?

a. George stood next to Clara.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

b. She showed to her friend her ring.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

c. She hugged Clara.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

d. He was very excited.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________
 Reading exercise

Name:____________________________________ Date: __________ Grade: ____

1. Underline the verbs in past and make a list with the meaning in spanish

Who were they? What did they do? What happened?

On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They got in the car. They drove to the tree farm. Mr. and
Mrs. Jenson walked around the tree farm with their kids. 

The Jenson family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall trees and short trees. They looked at fat trees and skinny
trees. They looked at every tree on the farm. They wanted the perfect tree.

The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It wasn't too tall or too short. It wasn't too fat or too skinny. The tree was
exactly what they wanted. It was the perfect Christmas tree!

2. Rewrite the following senteences as negative sentences, questions and WH questions.

Example: “Amanda washed the dishes”

(-) Amanda did not wash the dishes / (?) Did Amanda wash the dishes?
WH question: Who washed the dishes?

a. They drove to the tree farm.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

b. They wanted the perfect tree.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

c. The tree was exactly what they wanted.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________

d. They were very happy.

(-) : ___________________________________

(?) : ___________________________________

WH question: ____________________________