L20 A ROBBERY

Grade: 5th Section: L20

Student Target: Practice using the
simplr past and past
progressive.

LISTENING

A ROBBERY

1. Last Friday night, the Mendez family went to bed at 11:00 pm. Everything seemed normal…
But what happened then? As you listen, number the events in the correct order.

2. Now, complete the story by writing the verbs in the appropiate form. (simple present or
present progressive)

a. At 11:00, while the Mendez family ______________ (sleep), some burglars ___________
(break) imto the house.
b. Peter _____________________ (listen) to music while Margarita (watch) a horror film.
c. While the burglars ___________________ (walk) through the house, they
__________(see) a cat.
d. They ______________(go) into the dinning room and they ________________(pack) a
collection of gold glass and some silver trays.
e. Mrs. Mendez _________________ (hear) a strange noise and she ________________
(wake up).
f. She _________(decide) to check out what______________ (happen).
g. The burglars ____________ (feel) hungry and they _________ (go) into the kitchen.
 h. When Mr.Mendez __________ (go) downstairs, she __________ (see) them in the
kitchen.
i. Rapidly, she ___________ (go) upstairs and ____________ (call) the police.
j. When the burglars ______________ (go) out of the house, they ______________ (run
into) the police and they were arrested.

3. Now, review these past forms.

meaning base form simple past

dormir sleep slept

romper break broke
oir hear heard
sentir feel felt
ver see saw
suceder happen happened

OBSERVE

El pasado simple se usa en acciones que terminaron en algún punto del pasado mientras
que el pasado continuo es una acción continua que fue interrumpida por otra en el pasado.

WRITNG

Write briefly about an experience you recent had, use simple past and past progressive.
(Escribe brevemente sobre un suceso que tuviste recientemente, usa el pasado simple y el
pasado progresivo)

Model:

Use connectors like when (cuando) and while (mientras) and others you have learned (y
otros que ya has aprendido como and, but, so).