Past Simple (3)

Exercise One

Read about the story of basketball and answer the questions.

In 1891, a Canadian sports teacher that worked in an American school in Massachusetts invented a new game. His name was James Naismith.

James decided to create a game for his lazy and rebellious students. They had to keep fit but they couldn’t go outside because it was a very cold winter. They had to play in the gym.

He took two old peach baskets that he saw on the floor and put them on the wall. Then, he organized the students in two teams and he asked them to pass a big round ball and throw it into the baskets. This is how J. Naismith invented basketball.

His students loved the game and learnt the 13 rules that their teacher made. Soon it became very popular in the USA.

Basketball ClipartToday basketball is still a very popular team game. Millions of people play this sport all over the world. And there are excellent basketball players!! Can you name any?

1-    What was James Naismith’s job?
2-    Where was he from?
3-    When did Naismith invent Basketball?
4-    Why did they have to play in the gym?
5-    Did they use pear baskets to play the game?
6-    How many rules did the game have?
7-    Did the students like the new game?



Exercise Two

1-     James Naismith wasn’t American.  (   )
2-    Naismith’s students invented a new game.  (   )
3-    He had very good students.  (   )
4-    Basketball was an outdoor game.  (   )
5-    They played with a small ball.  (   )
6-    They used fruit baskets.  (   )
7-    The students were interested in the game. (   )
8-      Basketball is very popular today.  (   )

Past Simple (2)

Exercise One

Complete the chart with the verbs in the past tense

Present Tense	Past Tense
Answer
Catch
Come
Do
Draw
Drink
get
go
Have
Laugh
Left
Make
Meet
Play
read
ride
Say
Sell
Take
Write

Exercise two

Look at Patrick and his friends.
Complete the sentences using the verbs in the past tense.

Past Simple (1)

Exercise One


Complete the chart with the verbs in the past tense

Present Tense	Past Tense
ask
be
buy
drink
eat
feel
go
had
hear
invite
look
meet
need
open
play
see
sit
spend
swim
taste
turn
wake up
watch

Exercise Two

Complete the text about Patrick's Easter holidays.

 

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

       Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul ___________(go) camping in the mountain.

They _________________(spend) a wonderful time there. They ______________(wake up)  early in the morning and then they ________________(go) for a walk. In the village they __________________(buy) everything they _______________(need).

       In the afternoon they ___________________(play) football, ____________(watch) the birds and ________________(swim) in the river.

      They ________________(not have) a TV set, so after dinner they ______________(talk) for a while and then they ________________(go) to sleep.

      One night, Jimmy _______________(have)  a very strange dream: they ______(be)by the river watching the moon.

       Suddenly they ______________(hear) someone calling “Hello! Hello!” They _____________(turn) around and they ______________(see) a strange creature.

       It _____________(be) green and very small. He ________________( invite) them to go to his spaceship. There they ______________(meet) other strange creatures and a beautiful princess.

       They ______________(sit) down round a table and they _____________(eat) some strange food. Jimmy _______________(drink) a glass of fruit juice. It ______________(taste) good so he ________________(ask) for another glass of it.

       After a while he ______________(feel) a bit strange. Oh, dear…he ________________(turn) green and small like the others. The princess _______________(not be) beautiful anymore and she ______________(look) horrible.

       What was happening?        He ________________(open) his eyes and … what a relief! It ___________(be) only a dream!

English for the Games Readers- level 1

UPDATE!

The reader can also be found in 'Redin'.

ACTUALIZACION!

Este libro tambien se puede encontrar en Redin.

Dear all,
We are going to work with a Reader about the Olympics. Please, print this at home (it's only 20 pages) and bring it to next class (Thursday 2nd August)
You can dowload it from http://c3452483.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/b484_olympic_graded_readers_level_1_finalweb_pdf_65014.pdf

Love,
Fernanda

Estimados,
Vamos a trabajar con un libro sobre las olimpiadas. Por favor, imprimanlo en casa (son solo 20 paginas) y traiganlo a la proxima clase (Jueves 2 de agosto)
Lo pueden bajar de http://c3452483.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/b484_olympic_graded_readers_level_1_finalweb_pdf_65014.pdf

Cariños,
Fernanda

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 3

EXERCISE ONE

Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with 'was' ,  'were', 'wasn't' and 'weren't'

Gina: How ------- the picnic yesterday?
Peter: It ------- fantastic.
Gina: What ------- the weather like? ------- it  sunny?
 Peter: Well, it ------- sunny in the morning, but when we got there it ------- cloudy.
Gina: ------- Mary and her family with you? She ------ so excited about the picnic.
Peter: No, she -------. She ------- ill.
Gina: What a pity! ------- it serious?
Peter: No, it -------. She ------- down with flue but she is OK now.
Gina: How about your uncle?
Peter: He ------- with us and we had a  great time together. So, how ------- your weekend?
Gina: It ------- boring as always.    I ------- at home during the weekend.    My father ------- abroad and     my mother ------- at work.
Peter: Next time we may go together!
Gina: I hope so….


EXERCISE TWO

Match the questions 1 to 12  with the answers 'a' to 'l'

1)      Where was Tina yesterday?

2)      What was the weather like yesterday?

3)      How was Mary last night?

4)      When was the concert?

5)      Was your mother ill yesterday?

6)      Where were you yesterday evening?

7)      Who was that old woman near the car?

8)      Where was your father last weekend?

9)      How was the movie?

10)  What was that?

11)  Why weren’t you at work yesterday?

12)  Was the weather rainy last weekend? 

a)      I was ill.

b)      She was happy.

c)      It was boring.

d)      It was yesterday.

e)      Yes, she was.

f)      That was a plate.

g)      She was at work.

h)      No, it wasn’t.

i)        It was sunny.

j)       I was in Istanbul.

k)      He was in Spain.

l)        She was my aunt.

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 2

EXERCISE ONE

Complete the text with 'was' and 'were'

Yesterday ------- great for me. Because my father ------- back  home. My father ------- in Spain
last weekend for business. It ------- the first time we ------- apart. It ------- a tiring weekend for him
and he ------- very busy. My mother and I     ------- worried about him because he ------- afraid of
travelling by plane. After a long flight, he       ------- safe and happy, because he ------- not                 afraid of travelling by plane anymore.  He ------- there for three days but it ------- like a
decade. We missed him so much. We ------- very glad to see him back. There -------  presents in his bags for us.  There ------- a scarf for my mother. It ------- made of silk. There -------also  a camera for me. It
 ------- a great gift for me.

EXERCISE TWO

Answer the questions about the text in exercise one.

1)      Where was Sandra’s father    last weekend?

2)      Why was yesterday great for her?

3)      Why was he there?

4)      Who was worried about him?

5)      Why were they worried about him?

6)      Was he busy when he was in Spain?

7)      Was his flight short?

8)      What was there in his bags for his family?

9)      What was Sandra's mother’s present?

10)  What was Sandra’s present?

Verb 'to be' (past) ('was' and 'were') Part 1

EXERCISE ONE

Complete the sentences. Use 'was', 'wasn't', 'were' , or 'weren't'

 
1) They __________ at the hospital three days ago.
2) You ____________on the phone this morning.
3) The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.
4) Javier_______________ in Buenos Aires last week.
5) She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.                                     
6) My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.
7) There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches there.
9) Pedro and Vilma____________________at school this morning.
10) I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.
11) I ________________ in  Paraguay last spring.
12) We ______________at school last Saturday.
13) Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.
14) Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.
15) Jose and Juan_____________ Paty's friends. They don’t know her.
16) You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home sleeping.
17) They ________________ in front of the supermarket to wait for me.
18) Last week I _______________ in the museum.
19) Mercedes ____________in South Africa two years ago.
20) Martina and Belén____________late for school yesterday.  They are always late for school.
21) She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.
22) _____________ it a good film?
23) Ludmila got married when she ____________ thirty.
24) It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.
25) I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.
26) When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.
27) Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?
28) _______________the kids good while we were away?
29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always angry.
30) Why _________ he so sad? Because his girlfriend broke up with him.

EXERCISE TWO

Anwer the questions

 1.What was your lunch yesterday?

2. What was your dinner yesterday?
3. What was the most beautiful city you visited? Why?
4. What was your first pet’s name? What kind of animal was it?
5. Who was your first grade teacher at school?
6.Where were you yesterday?
7.What day was it yesterday?
8.What day was it last month?
9. How old were you in 2009?