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ENGLISH EXAM

Dear Students:


Next week, on  March 2nd.(thursday) and 3rd. (friday),  you are going to take an English exam. This quiz will have all the grammar topics that we studied in the class.

On the other hand, you have to prepare a short oral presentation about the Aztec Mask.

Please be responsible, you have some days to study. You must read and do grammar practices using my blog. In it, you can find all the grammar topics, exercises and explanations.

Here are all the grammar points that you have to study:

Simple Present, affirmative, negative and question forms.
Simple Present as a Future (timetables and schedules)
Present Progressive and Simple Present (Stative and Action Verbs)
Simple Past tense

Also, the quiz will have reading comprehension and writing practice.


Regards,

Teacher Jenny

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

FORM

[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:

• You called Debbie.
• Did you call Debbie?
• You did not call Debbie.

  1.- Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I traveled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.

2.- A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? 

3.-   Duration in Past 


The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They sat at the beach all day.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.
• We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
• A: How long did you wait for them?
  B: We waited for one hour.

Dear Students:

Listen to and read this audiobook. This topic is very interesting. Enjoy it!





http://www.storyline.com/resources/ipy/clips/ipy_0901_23v2_wolf_01709.html

    PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

                           PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS