GUIA DE EXAMEN

The simple past tense is used to describe:

1. an action that happened in the past

2. a truth about a time in the past

• Add “ed” or “ied” to regular verb endings in simple past tense when used to describe any subject (I, you,
we, they, he, she, it). Subject [verb + “ed” or “ied”]
The verb “to be” has an irregular conjugation: I / he / she / it [was] / you / we / they [were]
Example: He walked to school yesterday.
Example: She was happy

Directions: Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.
1) When I was in school, I _____ (to do) my homework everyday.
2) She _______ (to like) chocolate milk when she was a girl.
3) It always _______ (to rain) when we lived in Seattle.
4) Joey and Mike _______ (to be) friends a long time ago.
5) I _______ (to try) to make a snowman last winter.
6) Our favorite game when we were little ______ (to be) chess.
7) It ______ (to be) so sunny yesterday.
8) Jeremy ______ (to want) to go to the beach this summer.
9) Shelby ______ (to save) $100.
10) It ______ (to snow) last December.

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
+ VERB ( past ) + complement

I. Rewrite the following sentences in simple past tense.

1) I talk to Anne on the phone. _________________________________

2) Nikko writes a letter. _______________________________________
3) Richard wash his car. _______________________________________
4) My grandma bakes some cookies _____________________________
5) I play the piano ___________________________________________
6) She talk with him __________________________________________
7) They are friends ___________________________________________
8) I am at school ____________________________________________
9) I walk my dog in the park ____________________________________
10. I do my homework ________________________________________
II. Review the rule for making affirmative sentences and arrange the following sentences:
+ VERB ( past ) + object + place + time expression
I + wrote + a letter + in the school + yesterday

1.-went / Jenny / last Sunday / to the cinema _________________________________________________

2.- my father / in his office / last weekend / worked ____________________________________________
3.- bought / I / a new computer/ last month __________________________________________________
4.- They / in the library / did / their / homework _______________________________________________
5.- soccer / last Saturday / we /played _______________________________________________________
6.- late / the plane / arrived _______________________________________________________________
7.- My mother/ early / got up / today _______________________________________________________
8.- coffee and bread/ had/ for breakfast / I ___________________________________________________

SIMPLE PAST (DID / DID NOT) (-)

III. Arrange the following words to form a logical sentence. Negative sentences

Example: Chinese food / my mom / cook / didn’t / yesterday

My mom didn’t cook Chinese food yesterday.

1.- didn’t / do / Jenny / last week / exercise

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2.-study / They / for the exam / didn’t
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3.- My bothers / last Sunday / play / didn’t / soccer
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4.- to school / Luis / go / last Monday / didn’t
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5.- visit / I / my grandmother / didn’t / last vacations
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SIMPLE PAST QUESTIONS (¿)
IV. Arrange the following words to form a question.

1. You / did / play / last / soccer / Sunday / ?

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2.- Jenny / go / last Summer / to the beach / did / ?
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3.- your parents / did / buy / last year / a house ?
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4.- you / go to the movies / yesterday / did?
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5.- do / his home work / did / Pedro ?
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 YES/ NO QUESTIONS?
Observe the following drawings and answer the questions with:

"Every time you say 'no', provide the correct information.

Example: Did she eat a hamburger?

No, she didn’t . She ate some ice cream

Complete with the missing simple past form."

Write a 'Wh-' question for each sentence."

Example: Peter drank a soda. What did Peter drink?
1. Billy ate an apple. _______________________________________
2. The children played in the garden. _________________________
3. Laura came home at six o'clock. _________________________
4. The boy read a book. ______________________________________
5. The girl went to the movies yesterday. __________________________
Read the following text and answer the questions.
Ana Paquin is a famous Hollywood actress. She began her career when was part of the film “The Piano” . Paquin's
previous experience was a role in a school play. During her childhood, she had little interest in acting, although she did
have a well-rounded cultural life as she played the viola, cello and piano and she participated in gymnastics, ballet,
swimming and downhill skiing. Paquin completed her high school education in Los Angeles, where she moved with her
mother following her mother's divorce in 1995. Five years later, Paquin again achieved notoriety in her role as “Rogue”
in the blockbuster X-Men movie, its sequel in 2003 and the third installment in 2006. That summer, she completed
filming Blue State. She also was the executive-producer of the film through her company Paquin Films, a production
company co-owned by her brother, Andrew. After several more movie gigs, Paquin landed the role of Sookie
Stackhouse in the HBO series, True Blood. This role was her first television appearance and won a Golden Globe for
Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for her role in the show.

1.- Who is Ana Paquin?______________________________________________________________________

2.-What was her first movie?
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3.- Did she play musical instruments when she was a child?_________________________________________
4.-What sports did she practice in the past?
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5.-When did she move to Los Angeles?_________________________________________________________
6.-Mention 2 movies in which she
acted_________________________________________________________
7.-What award did she win for her TV series?
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