CEPRE-uni

1. INGLÉS
SEMANA N° 8
1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
(Pasado Simple de verbos regulares e irregulares)
Dialog: (Diálogos:)
A: Hi Alexa, I have some questions
for you.
B: It’s OK.
A: What did you study and where?
B: I studied civil engineering at UNI.
I finished the career last year.
A: Did you travel abroad?
B: Yes, I did. I got a scholarship
when I was at UNI. I went to
London.
A: Did you have any other
interviews besides this?
B: No. This is my first interview.
A: Welcome to the company. The job
is yours.
A: Hola Alexa, Tengo algunas
preguntas para tí.
B: Está bien.
A: ¿Qué estudiaste y dónde?
B: Estudié ingeniería civil en la UNI.
Acabé la carrera el año pasado.
A: ¿Viajaste al extranjero?
B: Sí. Conseguí una beca cuando
estaba en la UNI. Fuí a Londres.
A: ¿Tuviste otras entrevistas
además de esta?
B: No. Esta es mi primera entrevista.
A: Bienvendida a la compañía. El
puesto es tuyo.
Examples: Regular verbs (Ejemplos: Verbos regulares)
They played soccer for two
months last summer.
He arrived late to school last week.
All regular verbs end in –ed. Todos los verbos regulares terminan en –
ed.
Examples: Irregular verbs (Ejemplos: Verbos irregulares)
We read this book two months ago. I went on a picnic with
my family last Sunday.
TEMA: SIMPLEPAST TENSE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS.
VOCABULARIO: READING A MAP / DESCRIBING PLACES.
There are regular and irregular verbs in
the Simple Past. These verbs are used
in the affirmative.
Hay verbos regulares e irregulares en el
Pasado Simple. Estos verbos se usan
en afirmativo.

2. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
brought
made
went
came
rained
saw
wanted
studied
my book yesterday.
friends last Sunday.
to the gym last night.
late yesterday.
a lot yesterday.
a film two days ago.
a mobile last month.
hard last night.
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
did not
didn’t
bring
make
go
come
rain
see
want
study
my book yesterday.
friends last Sunday.
to the gym last night.
late yesterday.
a lot yesterday.
a film two days ago.
a mobile last month.
hard last night.
did + not = didn’t. For negative sentences + verb infinitive without to. (sin to)
Exercise 1
Choose the correct form of the verb. (Elija la forma correcta del verbo).
1. Paula ______her keys. A) found B) find C) to find
2. Mercedes _____ born in February. A) was B) is C) to was
3. Abel ______ a lot of friends at school. A) made B) to made C) make
4. Piero and I ___ a nice book yesterday. A) reads B) read C) to read
5. Your sister ______ late last week. A) to came B) did came C) came
6. She _____how to cook seafood. A) knew B) know C) to knew
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Did
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
bring
make
go
come
rain
see
want
study
my book yesterday?
friends last Sunday?
to the gym last night?
late yesterday?
a lot yesterday?
a film two days ago?
a mobile last month?
hard last night?
Yes, I did.
Yes, you did.
Yes, he did.
Yes, she did.
Yes, it did.
Yes, we did.
Yes, you did.
Yes, they did.
No, I didn’t.
No, you didn’t.
No, he didn’t.
No, she didn’t.
No, it didn’t.
No, we didn’t.
No, you didn’t.
No, they didn’t.
Exercise 2
Choose the correct alternative. (Elija la alternativa correcta.)
1. Did she ___ for help? A) asks B) ask C) to ask
2. Their wives ____to a party. A) goes B) went C) didn’t went
3. She____ him in a conference last year. A) meet B) met C) to meet
4. Sonia____ a song for her mother. A) didn’t sang B) sang C) sung

3. 5. What __ the last movie you ___? A) was – to see B) were - saw C) was - saw
6. ___his children ___ the homework? A) Did - do B) Did - did C) Were - do
Time Expressions (Expresiones de tiempo)
Exercise 3
Choose the correct alternative. (Escoja la alternativa correcta).
Exercise 4
Choose the correct past form. (Elija la forma correcta del pasado).
2. ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS (PREGUNTAR Y DAR
ORIENTACIÓN)
Language for giving directions.
Remember time expressions are
important in the Simple Past.
Recuerda las expresiones de tiempo son
importantes en el Pasado Simple.
A: When did they finish their classes?
B: They finished classes two hours ago.
A: ¿Cuándo terminaron clases?
B: Ellos terminaron clases hace dos
horas.
A: What did you do last month?
B: We were on vacation last month.
A: ¿Qué hicieron el verano pasado?
B: Estuvimos de vacaciones el mes
pasado.
1. Mary _____ at CEPRE – UNI. A) studied B) study C) to study
2. I____ my best friends at UNI. A) meet B) met C) to meet
3. Where ___ you ____? A) did - stay B) were - stay C) were -
stayed
4. How ___ you ___ home? A) did - get B) did - got C) were - got
5. They __ gray suits when they __ at
school.
A) wore - were B) wear - was C) wore - was
1. give A) gave B) give 7. go A) went B) gone
2. is A) were B) was 8. write A) wrote B) writes
3. say A) said B) sold 9. become A) became B) become
4. cost A) cost B) costs 10. drive A) drove B) driven
5. take A) took B) taken 11. eat A) eaten B) ate
6. make A) made B) make 12. fly A) flew B) fly

4. Examples
Expressions: (Expresiones)
Near: (cerca)
The post office is near the bank.
near
Far from:
(lejos)
The supermarket is far from the school.
far from
Left (izquierda)
go left
turn left
it's on the left
take a left
Right (derecha)
go right
turn right
it’s on the right
take a right
Ahead / Straight / Along (de
frente)
go ahead
go straight ahead
go straight on
go along
A: Excuse me, how do I get to the
school?
B: Turn right on Jones Street and the
bank is on the left.
A: Disculpe, ¿cómo llego al banco?
B: Dé vuelta a la derecha en la Calle
Jones y el banco está a la
izquierda.
A: What’s the way to get to the store?
B: Go back three blocks and turn left
on
River Street. It’s across the school.
A: ¿Cuál es la manera de llegar a la
tienda?
B: Retroceda tres cuadras y voltee a
la izquierda en la calle River. Está
al
frente del colegio.
A: Do you know where the museum is?
B: Go straight on Maine Street and take
a right on Central Avenue. It’s on the
corner of Maine and Central.
A: ¿Sabe usted dónde está el museo?
B: Vaya de frente por la calle Maine y
tome la derecha en la Avenida
Central. Está en la esquina de
Maine
y Central.
A: Excuse me. Where can I find a
Drugstore, please?
B: Go past the cinema and it’s on the
left.
A: Disculpe. ¿Dónde puedo encontrar
una farmacia por favor?
B: Pase el cine y está a la izquierda.

5. Next to: (al lado)
The drugstore is next to the hospital.
Between: (entre)
The cinema is between the café and restaurant.
Across: (al frente)
The bus stop is across the newsstand.
2. DESCRIBING PLACES
Buildings and places of
interest
(Edificios y lugares de interés)
1. building 1.edificio 9. palace 9. palacio
2. cathedral 2. catedral 10. park 10. parque
3. church 3. iglesia 11. parliament 11. parlamento
4. gallery 4. galería 12. port 12. puerto
5. house 5. casa 13. square 13. plaza
6. market 6. mercado 14. stadium 14. estadio
7. monument 7. monumento 15. theatre 15. teatro
8. museum 8. museo 16. town hall 16. municipalidad
EVALUATION
1. Read and match the questions with their answers:
Hello, (1) my name is Edgar. (2) I am an engineer. I studied at UNI. (3) My wife studied at
UNI too. (4) I met her in a workshop. When we finished the career we got married. (5) We
had our first child sixteen years ago and the second one last year. (6) Our older child, Dario
is at CEPRE – UNI. (7) He wants to be an architect as my brother who got a scholarship to
study abroad.
Where did his wife study? ____
A. What does he do? ____
To describe a place you usually use there is / there are and prepositions of place like:
at, on, under, above, near, opposite, on the right, on the left, etc. to indicate location.
Para describir un lugar generalmente usamos there is / there are y preposiciones de lugar
como: en, sobre, debajo, encima, cerca, al frente, a la derecha, a la izquierda, etc. para
indicar localización.

6. B. Where did he meet his wife? ____
C. What does he want to study? ____
D. Where does his son study? ____
E. What is his name? ____
2. Read and write True (T) False (F) Not mentioned (N)
Dario isn’t at UNI yet.
Edgar is single.
Edgar has two children.
Edgar has two brothers.
Edgar’s relative is an architect.
A) TFNNT B) TFTTT C) TFTTF D) TFTFT E) TFTNT
3. Choose the correct answer: How did her children get back home?
A) By car. B) No, they didn’t. C) Yes, they did. D) Last month. E) Fine.
4. Read and choose the correct alternative:
Teacher: What ___ the first book you _____ when you ___ at school?
A) did – read - were D) was – to read - were
B) was – read - were E) was – did read – to be
C) did – read - are
5. Match the questions with their answers:
1. How do you get to school? A. Yes, they did.
2. Where did you go yesterday morning? B. Two days ago.
3. Why did you come late? C. By car.
4. When was the party? D. To school.
5. Did her relatives call her? E. Because of the traffic.
A) 1C, 2 D, 3A, 4B, 5E B) 1C, 2 A, 3E, 4B, 5D C) 1E, 2 D, 3C, 4B, 5A
D) 1A, 2 D, 3E, 4B, 5C E) 1C, 2 D, 3E, 4B, 5A
7. Choose the correct alternative: It ____________ hot and sunny.
A) was B) didn’t was C) was be D) didn’t is E) was not did