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INFORMATIVE TEXT
(SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT)

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What is Informational Text?

Informational text is non-fiction writing that has the purpose of giving information on a specific
topic. The informational text is comprised of facts accompanied by text features such as graphs,
headings, glossaries, and tables of contents.

Common examples of informational text include:

• newspapers
• online articles
• encyclopedias
• textbooks
• event flyers
• biographies and autobiographies

VIDEO informative text

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y55xWNUySZg

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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI3S3kdkofo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLuNOWXw96c

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The past tense of be

ACTIVITY 1

Complete each statement. Write was or were.

1. The weather was bad last weekend.
2. My friends at school.
3. The movie great!
4. Jack and Sophie our neighbors last year.
5. Two months ago, I in Spain.
6. The party on Monday afternoon.
7. My sister 18 in 2014.
8. There a great game at the stadium last night.
9. In my old neighborhood, there a mall around the corner.
10. This morning all the trains late.

ACTIVITY 2
Read the questions. Complete the short answers with the past tense of be.
1. A: Was the newsstand around the corner?B: Yes, it was .
2. A: Were you late for work this morning?B: No, .
3. A: Was the weather good last weekend?B: Yes, .
4. A: Was your birthday last week?B: No, .
5. A: Was Gloria’s father at the party last night?B: Yes, .

ACTIVITY 3
Write the simple past tense form for each regular verb.
1. call called 5. listen 9. wash

2. shave 6. play 10. clean

3. watch 7. check 11. walk

4. exercise 8. visit 12. study

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ACTIVITY 4
Change each negative statement to an affirmative statement.
1. I didn’t clean the kitchen this morning. I cleaned the kitchen this morning.

2. Mike and Ellie didn’t drive to work yesterday.

3. The bus didn’t come on time.
4. Our friends didn’t go to the party.
5. My daughter didn’t take the bus to school yesterday.

ACTIVITY 5
Complete each statement. Write the correct affirmative or negative simple past tense
form of the verb.
1. I (not go) didn’t go to work last week.
2. They (stay home) and (watch) old movies on TV.
3. Our colleagues at work (go) out to eat at a new restaurant in the mall.
4. Alice and Lane (cook) pasta for the children.
5. I (not take out) the garbage, but I (do) the laundry.
6. They (not like) the food at Tom’s Restaurant.
7. My neighbor (invite) her son to the concert in the park.
8. My boss (check) e-mail early this morning before he (take)
the train to work.
9. Gabriela (not eat) dinner at home yesterday. She (eat)
at her daughter’s house.
10. Yesterday I (get up) late and (shave) after breakfast.

ACTIVITY 6
Write questions. Use the cues and the simple past tense. Then complete the answers.
1. A: (go) Did Maria go to the museum? she did .
B: Yes,
2. A: (wait) they for the train?B: No, .
3. A: (buy) Javier a new suit?B: Yes, .
4. A: (arrive) Carla at 9:00?B: Yes, .
5. A: (ask) Bill and Sam for directions?B: No, .
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ACTIVITY 7
Unscramble the questions. Begin each question with a capital letter. Write a question
mark (?) at the end.
1. games / how many / you / play / did
How many games did you play?
2. where / go / you / did / after the movie

3. did / get to work / you / today / how

4. lunch / did / eat / what time / you

5. did / call / this morning / who / you

6. do / last night / you / did / what

ACTIVITY 8
Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple of the verbs.

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ACTIVITY 9
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple (Affirmative / Negative / Interrogative)
of the verbs.

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PAST PERFECT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TrE6VdtgLE

ACTIVITY 10
Complete the sentences in Past perfect
1. She was late for work because she_________________ (miss the bus)
2. They talked about the film they __________________(see) .
3. She read the letter her husband_____________________ (send) .
4. The teacher was satisfied with the essay He________________(write) .
5. They ate the chicken their mother_____________(cook)
6. We danced Cumbias the DJ __________________(played)
7. The students finished the course when they_____________(do) the English Test
8. Steve______________________ (write) a poem.
9. They _______________________ (teach) us how to speak English better.
10. John __________________________ (go) to London two weeks before.
11. Sarah ______________________ (think) your idea was great.
12. The police __________________________ (arrest) the thief the day before.

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ACTIVITY 11
Match the next sentences:

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ACTIVITY 12
Read the article and answer the questions below

1. How long had Dane and Emily practiced before the competition?

2. Before that night, who had seen Dane and Emily dance?

3. What happened after everyone had danced?

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ACTIVITY 13
Read the article and then write a time line of the story above. Write at least 5
sentences. Then select the correct answer for the questions below.

Reference: https://es.liveworksheets.com/qb2335954yp

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1. What had the Smith family used for transportation before the bought the first car?

a) They had only used train for transportation

b) They had only used horses and a buggy for transportation
c) They had only used motorcycles for transportation

2. Had the children ever ridden in an automobile before their parents purchased the car?

a) Yes they had ridden in a car before

b) No, they had never ridden in a car before

3. When had the seen other automobiles?

a) When the went to town for supplies

b) When they were outside of their house
c) When they were at his uncle house

4. How many automobiles they had seen before his dad purchased the car?

a) They had seen just one

b) They had seen many automobiles
c) They had seen a few automobiles

5. Did they know someone that had owned a car before that day ?

a) Nobody they knew

b) Someone they knew
c) Many people they knew

ACTIVITY 14
Write an informative text about a recent event about our community using simple past
and past perfect. Write at least half sheet of your notebook.

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ACTIVITY 15
A) Watch the videos and predict the order in which the following actions occurred in a
tv commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRuqEhCE0k
( ) The Rock hit an alien and got ready for some
action.
( ) The city was a complete chaos and people
looked disoriented.
( ) The Rock ran out of milk and had to get some
immediately.
( ) The Rock saw some bank robbers and let
them go.
( ) A little girl asked The Rock for help but he had
to go.
( ) The rock calmly drank a glass of milk.

https://youtu.be/sMkGwCw7iv8
( ) Antman took a mini coke from a fridge.
( ) Antman jumped out a window.
( ) The Hulk chased Antman.
( ) Antman opened the mini coke.
( ) Antman gave The Hulk a compliment.

B) Write 3 sentences about situations in the video that were or weren´t happening
when Antman was running away with the soda can.(Use the past time)

1.
2.
3.

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ACTIVITY 16
A) Read the following text: Mariah Carey´s Biography and according to the
information identify the simple past sentences and underline them,

My favorite singer was Mariah Carey. She was a very young girl
at that time. She had a very beautiful voice. Some of the critics said that
she had a terrible voice but she won a lot of awards thanks to her voice.
She was born in 1970. She was born in New York. She had two older
siblings: a brother Morgan and a sister, Alison. She got married twice.
Carey´s parents divorced when she was three years old.
She was one of the most successful female performers of the
1990s and remained popular into the early 21st century.
Carey, whose mother was a vocal coach and former opera singer,
began performing as a child. After graduating (1987) from high school in
Greenlawn, New York, she moved to New York City to pursue a singing
career. She made a demo tape that led Tommy Mottola, an executive at
Columbia Records, to sign her in 1988; the couple married in 1993. Her debut album, Mariah Carey
(1990), showcased her incredible vocal range and blended several musical genres including gospel,
pop, and rhythm and blues (R&B). It was a huge success, and in 1991 Carey won Grammy Awards for
best new artist and best female pop vocalist. That same year the title track from her follow-up album,
Emotions, became her fifth consecutive chart-topping single. Subsequent hit albums included Music
Box (1993) and Daydream (1995), both of which sold some 10 million copies in the United States, as
well as the holiday- themed Merry Christmas (1994). All the recordings were accompanied by music
videos that helped make Carey a fixture on the cable network MTV. Despite such success, Carey grew
tired of the sweet and wholesome image that her label had developed for her. After announcing her
separation from Mottola in 1997 (they divorced in 1998), she released Butterfly (1997), which
reflected her new independence. The album was heavily influenced by hip- hop and rap and the
related music videos revealed a more sexual Carey. The single “Heartbreaker” (featuring Jay-Z)
topped the charts in 1999, making Carey the first artist to hit number one on the Billboard singles
chart in each year of a decade.

B) Write 6 True or False sentences about specific situations that happened and were
happening in the life of the artist.

1. (True) (False)
2. (True) (False)
3. (True) (False)
4. (True) (False)
5. (True) (False)
6. (True) (False)

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ACTIVITY 17
On teams of 4 students make a time line of your favorite celebrity. EXAMPLE of a time line:

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