Ingles Simple Past
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CHAPTER 5
PART 1 SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE VERB BE; YES/NO QUESTIONS; INFORMATION QUESTIONS; THERE WAS/THERE WERE
1) Use was or were to complete these sentences. Use contractions for the negatives.
-My grandparents were introduced in 1983. They were at a dance.
-My grandmother’s name was Catherine. My grandfather’s was Robert.
-My grandfather’s was a medical student. My grandmother was in high school.
-My grandmother was quite young. She was seventeen. My grandfather wasn’t (not) as Young. He was twenty-two.
-They weren’t (not) from the same city. My grandfather was from Philadelphia. My grandmother was from New York.
-They were also from different backgrounds. My grandfather’s family wasScandinavian. My grandmother’s family was from Spain.
-Even their religion weren’t (not) the same.
-Finally, her family was rich. His family was poor.
-To them, these things weren’t (not) important. They were in love!
2) Ask and answer these questions about Christine’s grandparents from Activity 1.
Example: A. Were Catherine and Robert introduced at school?
B. No, they weren’t.
-Was Robert a medical student?
R/ Yes, he was.
-Were they from different backgrounds?
R/Yes, They were.
-Was Catherine the same age as Robert?
R/ No, she wasn’t.
-Were they from the same city?
R/ No, they weren’t.
-Was Robert from Philadelphia?
R/ Yes, he was.
-Was Catherine from Los Angeles?
R/ No, she wasn’t.
-Was Catherine a medical student?
R/ No, she wasn’t.
-Were both families rich?
R/ No, they weren’t.
3) Make questions from these statements. The answers to the questions are the underlined words.
Examples: -Robert was a medical student.
Who was a medical student?
-They were introduced in 1938.
When were they introduced?
- Robert and Catherine were at a dance.
Where were Catherine and Robert?
- Robert was from Philadelphia.
Where was from Robert?
- Catherine was from New York.
Where was from Catherine?
- She was seventeen.
Was she seventeen?
- He was twenty-two.
Was he twenty two?
- Roberts’s parents were Scandinavian.
Were parents Robert’s from Scandinavian?
- Her family was from Spain.
Was her family from Spain?
- They were married in 1941.
Was he twenty two?
4) Use was or were to complete these sentences. Use contractions for the negatives.
-The marriage was a bad idea. There were several reasons.
-First, there were religious differences between Catherine and Robert.
-There were problems with money.
-There weren’t(not) many jobs at that time.
-There was even a bigger problem.
-There was a huge war in Europe.
-In the United States, there were many young men already in the military.
- There weren’t (not) much hope for an end to the war.
PART 2 SIMPLE PAST TENSE WITH REGULAR VERBS; PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING; AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS; QUESTIONS
* Use the pictures and cues on page 115 to make sentences. Use the past tense of the verbs.
- Stay: In the 1950s, most women stayed at home.
-Wash: Maria washed the clothes of their children.
-Iron: Lucy ironed the clothes always.
-Fold: I folded the clothes in the morning.
-clean: Silvia cleaned the house of her mother.
- Watch: Brittany watched the children in the house.
- Fix: Claudia fixed the meals in the kitchen.
- Listen to: Sofia listened to their husbands singing.
3) Complete each group of sentences with the verbs listed. Use the simple past tense.
-Kiss, walk, hug. In the 1950s my grandfather hugged and kissed my grandmother goodbye in the morning. Then he walked out the door.
-Wash, walk, stay, dress.My grandmother Stayed home. She washed the breakfast dishes. Then she dressed the children and walked the children to school.
-Wash, iron, fold. After that she washedand ironedthe clothes. She folded the shirts.
-Pick, clean, water. She cleaned the floors. Then she watered the garden and picked some roses.
-Watch,
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