Activity#1. Complete the two charts using Past Simple.

You can use the long forms or the contractions. (Use your
notebook to write down your answers if there is not enough space in this document).

Verb To Be Past Simple

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

1. I was late. 9. I was not late 17.was I late?
2. You were sick. 10.you were not sick 18.were you sick?
3. She was happy. 11.she was not happy 19.was she happy?
4. He was angry. 12.he was not angry 20.was he angry?
5. It was a big school. 13.it was not a big school 21.was it a big school?

6. We were hungry. 14.we were hungry 22.were we hungry?

7. You were in love. 15.you were not in love 23.were you in love?
8. They were sleepy. 16. Weren’t they tired? 24.were they sleepy?

Regular and Irregular Verbs

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

9. I walked (walk) home. 9.i didn’t walk home 17.did I walk home?
10. You cut (cut) your hair. 10.you didn’t cut your 18.did you cut you hair?
hair
11. She felt (feel) happy. 11.she didn’t feel happy 19.did she feel happy?
12. He talked (talk) on the phone. 12.he didn’t talk on the 20.did he talk on the
phone phone?
13. It sleeped (sleep) all night. 13.it didn’t sleep all 21.did it sleep all night?
night
14. We sang (sing) the song. 14.we didn’t sing the 22.did we sing the song?
song
15. You played(play) videogames. 15.you didn’t play 23.did you play
videogames videogames?
16. They studied (study) COBAEV. 16.they didn’t study 24.did they study cobaev?
cobaev
 Activity#2. Complete the chart using the types of events from the box.

Personal Social Historical

1. SOCIAL Events

Concert Parade Tournament Conference

2.HISTORICAL
Events

Natural disaster War Pandemic Discovery

3. PERSONAL
Events
Birthday First day of Graduation First job
school
Activity#3. Choose the correct option.

1. Choose the sentence that is using Past Progressive.

A) She is running in the street.

B) She will be running in the street.

C) She was running in the street.

2. Choose the connector:

A) at.

B) the.

C) when.

D) why.
Activity #4. Complete these sentences using personal events vocabulary.

Birthday First day of Graduation First job

school
Wedding Pregnancy Funeral Vacation

1. My sister had a difficult pregnancy she was taking many precautions as possible to minimize the risk of
abortion.

2. My mom always tells all my friends the story of how I was crying all day on my first day of school and how the
teacher was freaking out two hours later.

3. During my first job interview, my boss was asking very hard questions that I thought I wouldn’t get the
position.

4. On our last vacation, we were traveling around Europe when my brother called to tell us the bad news.

5. On my daughter’s wedding, everyone was dancing and having so much fun that we decided to pay the music
band extra hours.

6. Sheila was crying inconsolably during her grandfather’s funeral that her family had to call a doctor.

7. My classmates and I were wearing flip flops in our graduation ceremony. All the professors were laughing
when we threw them in the air with our caps.

8. When I turned 15, my father was planning a small party to celebrate my birthday, but 100 people arrived. He
was going crazy!
Activity #7. Grammar and writing. Write down sentences based on the Taylor Swift’s song using the prompts
provided. Use Past Progressive and Past Simple. Use a period at the end of the sentence.

1. She / stand / balcony / when / she / first / see / him/ .

She was standing in the balcony when she saw him.
2. Her dad / tell him / stay away / while / she / cry/ .
Her dad was tell him to stop criying
3. She /sneak out / garden / when / her dad / arrive/ .
she was sneaking Outlook inti the garden when her dado arrived
4. She / ask / him / stay / but / he / leave/ .
she was asking in the he wants to stay buy leave
5. She / think / he / not / come back/would .
she was tought he not coming
6. She / wait / but / he / not come/ .
she was waiting all time, not he come
7. She / lose / hope / when / they / finally / meet / again/ .
he was war toseing when it finally arrives
8. She / feel / confused / when / he / ask / her/ to marry him/ .
he was confuseding when he fell to marry him Activity #8. Complete
the sentence.

1. Paris is considered a very _______ city.

a) talk

b) of

c) romantic

d) where

(Answer the following so we can see if you remember)

Do you remember what a pronoun is?

2. Choose the definition of a pronoun:

A) a word or words that we use instead of a noun or nouns. We often use them to refer to a noun that we
already mentioned. Example: me, this, some and who.
B) a word we use to connect the different nouns, pronouns and phrases in a sentence. Example: in, at, on and
for.
C) a word we use to express an action. Example: run, talk, sing and read.
 Are you familiar with Relative Pronouns?

3. The following sentence is using a Relative Pronoun, do you know which one?

My mom, _______ is my confident, is a great person. (____)

a) who

b) which

c) that

d) where

• Activity #9. Read the questions. Circle the correct answer a, b, c or d.

Example:

Paolo is from Italy, he is __Italian__.

a) Italiani b) Italiander c) Italian

1. ________________________ three hotels in my town.

a) There is b) There are c) Are there d) Is there

2. ________________________ thirty days in February.

a) There is b) There are c) Are there d) Is there

3. _______________________ a fountain in the park?

a) There is b) There are c) Are there d) Is there

4. _______________________ only one possible answer.

a) There is b) There are c) Are there d) Is there

5. There is ________________ water in my bottle.

a) few b) many c) some d) any

6. Mexico City is one of the most ____________________ cities in the country.

a) safest b) biggest c) romantic d) polluted

7. My mom, _____________ is my confident, is a great person.

a) who b) which c) that d) where

8. My teacher is a ______________________ person. She graduated at age 19.

a) sociable b) smart c) friendly d) intelligent

9. The city has ______________________ cars.

a) a lot of b) any c) much d) little

Activity #10. Identify the adjectives describing a noun in the sentence. Choose the sentence that follows the
correct order of the objectives.

1. A) a blue new notebook B) a new blue notebook

color age age color
2. A) an interesting old book B) an old interesting book

3. A) delicious Italian food B) Italian delicious food

4. A) an old silly cat B) a silly old cat

5. A) an American big red truck B) a big red American truck

6. A) a Chinese tall girl B) a tall Chinese girl

7. A) beautiful red shoes B) red beautiful shoes

8. A) a round tasty chocolate cake B) a tasty round chocolate cake

9. A) some big great oranges B) some great big oranges

10. A) an electronic new guitar B) a new electronic guitar

Activity #11. Choose one of the following relative pronouns who, which, where, that or whose to complete
the sentence.

1. I talked to the girl whitch car had broken down in front of the shop.

2. Mr. Richards, who is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

3. I live in a house in Coatepec, where is in Veracruz.

4. This is the girl who comes from Spain.

5. That’s Peter, the boy that has just arrived at the airport.

6. Thank you very much for your e-mail, that was very interesting.

7. Paris is place whose you can visit all year round and be delighted by its Eiffel Tower.
 8. The car that really interest me is the blue one.

9. What did you do with the money whitch your mother lent you?

10. The man, whose father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

Activity #12. True or false exercise. Circle the best option. Are these sentences true or false?
Activity #13. Classify the adjectives from the text in to the correct category.
Elena, My Best Friend
My friend Elena is the best! Elena is my youngest friend and she is so beautiful! She is tall and slim. Her hair is
really beautiful. It is large, red and very curly. She has big green eyes. Also, she is freckly and her skin is fair. She is
really pretty. She looks like a Disney princess! Her personality is very moody. One day she is very happy and the
next day she may be sad. However, she is very friendly. She has a lot of friends in her school. She loves to dance
and listening to music. She always listens to classical music and practices ballet almost every day. She would like to
become a famous dancer one day. I love her so much!

friendly, cool
red, curly, long, beautiful

Tall
slim
beautiful, very Disney princess