Unit 5 PAST EVENTS

-TALK ABOUT ADDITIONS

-PAST EXPERIENCES
-REGULAR VERBS
-IRREGULAR VERBS

Elaborado por Zulay Guaita

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 Past events
Unit 5
Reading and listening

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A. - Read and then listen to these problems. (Taken from English Express 1B pg.70 track 70)

My addiction is destroying me!

. - My name is Diana, and I’m a compulsive eater. I have a big problem. When I’m anxious, I eat, I
mean, I eat a lot. And, the thing is, I’m always anxious. Yesterday I had a terrible day at work, so I got
home and went straight to the kitchen. I made an enormous chocolate cake and ate five pieces.
Oh, and I drank a whole bottle of coke with it. I don´t have a weight problem, but I know it’s not
healthy. I want to change.
What should I do?
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. - Hi. I’m Josh and I’m an Internet addict. Last week alone I spent about eight hours aday instant
messaging my friends. I lost my job because of my addiction. My boss found out I was accessing the
Internet from the office–all the time!!
I forgot my wife’s birthday and our wedding anniversary so many times that she left me. I thought
the Internet was a good thing, but now I think it’s destroying my life.
What should I do? Please e-mail me with some suggestions!!

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B.-Answer these personal questions.

1.-Do you eat a lot when you are anxious or depressed?

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2.-Do you think some people use the Internet too often?
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3.-How often do you think it is healthy to use the Internet?
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C.-In pairs, discuss some advice you can give to Diana and Josh.

D.-Look for the past tense of these verbs in Exercise A and write them below.

1.-drink ________________ 2.-find _________________

3.-forget ________________ 4.-get _________________
5.-go ________________ 6.-have _________________
7.-eat ________________ 8.-leave ________________
9.-lose ________________ 10-make _________________
11-spend ________________ 12-think _________________

E.-Diana follows a friend’s advice. Use the past form of some of the verbs above to complete
the conversation.

Pam: Diana! You look great!

Diana: I feel great! You know, yesterday I ate some salad and steak–no dessert. AndI
___________ mineral water, not the usual coke.
Pam: Good for you! It looks like you ___________ some weight, too, right?
Diana: Right! I ____________ it was going to be difficult, but it wasn’t. I ___________
a sport I like: running. Yesterday I ___________ home at 6:00, _____________
to the park and ____________ two hours running. I was tired, but happy.
Pam: I’m glad to hear it!

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Grammar
Simple past, negative and interrogative forms.

Infinitive to go to tell to see

Past He went She told I saw
Negative He didn’t go She didn’t tell I didn’t see
Interrogative Did he go…? Did she tell…? Did you see…?
Short answers Yes, he did. /No, he didn’t. Yes, she did. /No, she didn’t. Yes, I did. /No, I didn’t.

Exercises
A.-Complete the chart

Infinitive to sit to feel to have

Past He _____________ She _____________ You ___________

Negative He _____________ She _____________ You ___________

Interrogative Did ____________…? Did _____________…? Did ___________…?

Short answers Yes, _____./No, ________ Yes, _______./No, ________ Yes, _____./No, _____

B.-Listen to the conversation and underline the correct alternatives . (Taken from English Express 1B pg.72
track 73)

1-Fred went/didn’t go to the casino.

2-Fred had/didn’t have an important meeting.

3-Jill’s husband saw/didn’t see Fred at the casino.

4-Jill told/didn’t tell Donna that Fred was at the casino.

5-Fred sat/didn’t sit at the blackjack table.

6-Fred met/didn’t meet his friends at the casino.

7-Donna felt/didn’t feel terrible.

8-Fred took/didn’t take Donna to a restaurant on their anniversary.

9-Fred bought/didn’t buy Donna a diamond necklace.

10-Fred won/didn’t win $100.000 at the casino.

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C.-Donna and Jill are talking. Listen and practice the conversation . (Taken from English Express 1B
pg.72 track 74)

Jill: So tell me, Donna. Did Fred really go to the casino last night?
Donna: Yes, he did.

Jill: And did he have an important meeting there?

Donna: No, he didn’t.
Jill: My husband said that he was with friends.
Donna: Well, he wasn’t. He didn’t meet his friends there.

Jill: I’m so sorry for you. My husband never goes out without me, but Fred…
Donna: By the way, Jill, why was your husband at the casino?

D.-Complete the conversation in past tense. (Taken from English Express 1B pg.73)

Jill: What _____________________, (say) Donna?

Donna: Well, your husband __________________ (not-tell) you the truth either!
_______ he ___________ (lose) a lot of money at the casino?
Jill: No, he __________
Donna: Yes, he __________. And your husband ______________ (not-win) a hundred
thousand dollars. My husband did! Look at my new diamond necklace.

E.-Work in pairs. Use the cues to form questions and improvise the answers.
(Taken from English Express 1B pg.73)

1.-you / go to/ casino/ last night _____________________________________

2.-you / meet your friends there _____________________________________

3.-you / drink whisky _____________________________________________

4.-you / lose money _____________________________________________

5.-you / buy me a present _________________________________________

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Reading

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Exercise
A.-Write an email about a trip. Use the simple past tense. It can be a real trip or an
imaginary trip.

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Reading

TRAIN ROBBERS
A.-Read the article.

B.-Read the article again and number the events in the correct order.

___-They robbed the passengers.

___-They escaped on horseback.

___-A gang was waiting near Wilcox.

___-They stopped the train with a tree.

___-A Union Pacific train was traveling west.

___-They dynamited the safe.

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B.-Use the words below to make sentences in past tense.

1. I / to study with my friends last night.____________________________________________

2. Adela / to read a magazine yesterday.____________________________________________
3. He / to repair his bike last weekend._____________________________________________
4. They / to watch a movie on Saturday.____________________________________________
5. The cat /to sleep on the chair.__________________________________________________
6. Alejandra and Wilfredo / to do their homework.____________________________________
7. Johnny / to wait at the bus stop for two hours._____________________________________
8. We / to listen to the radio the whole morning.______________________________________
9. The children / to play a game in the park.__________________________________________
10. Luis / to walk the dog at night.___________________________________________________
C.-Change the sentences above to: A) interrogative form B) negative form.
1.-A) _______________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
2.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
3.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
4.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
5.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
6.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
7.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
8.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
9.-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________
10-A) ________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________

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B.-Complete the sentences with the past tense of the verb in parentheses.

1) I ____________ (hear) a new song on the radio.

2) César ___________ (read) three books last month.

3) They_____________ (speak) French to the waiter.

4) He _______________ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.

5) I ____________ (forget) to buy some bread.

7) Belkis ___________ (lose) your keys last week.

8) They ___________ (swim) 500m.

9) I_____________ (give) my mother a cell phone for Christmas.

10) At the age of 22, she_____________ (become) a doctor.

11) I _____________ (know) the answers of the exam.

12) Amalyn ______________ (tell) me that she lived in Toronto.

13) We _____________ (lend) Stewart $200.

14) Alejandra______________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday.

15) The children _____________ (sleep) in the car.

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