Chilean Traditions

Past Simple

• 8th graders
 Past simple
Write the correct verb
into the blank

WENT

GONE

GO

• Last September my family and I __________ to

Parque O’higgins in Santiago , to watch The
Militar Parade.
 DANCED

DANCE

DANCING

• Some people __________ “Cueca” during the

presentation.
 VISIT

VISITED
VISITING

• Later we ____________ the “Fondas” and

“Ramadas” , the most popular is
 IS ARE

WERE

• There ______ many traditional games such as the

“Palo encebado”, people try to climb up to the
top of a wooden log covered with fat or oil.
 PLAY
PLAYED

PLAYING

• Some boys ___________ with marbles, with

wooden spinning tops, and others
__________ Rayuela,
 JUMPED
RODE

CHASED

• There were many competitions , people _____

horses , _______ pigs and ______ inside flour
sacks!!
 SOLD
BOUGHT

ATE

People on the street ________ food such as Barbecue,

anticuchos and Sopaipillas.
We ______ some and we __________ them
 DRANK

ATE
WATCHED

• At night in the “Fonda” we ________ a show

and we _______ empanadas and ______
wine!
 CHASED

WENT

RODE

• The second day we _______ to the “RODEO”,

here the Huasos _______ horses around a
Medialuna or arena, and ________ calves.
 BOUGHT BUYING

BUY

• In the afternoon my sister __________ a flowered

dress to dance “Cueca”, and I ________ the Chilean
flag to put in my window.
 MADE

FLEW

BOUGHT

• Finally we returned to Valparaìso I _______

the materials for my kite. I ________ it
myself!! And I _________ my beautiful kite
 DANCED

SAW

PLAYED

• Way back to Valparaiso we _____ a

Chinchinero who ________ the drums and
cymbals on his back and ________ along !