SIMPLE PAST TENSE
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
I am I was
He is He was
She is She was
It is It was
We are We were
You are You were
They are They were
PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS
Yesterday Last Ago
Yesterday morning Last night Five minutes ago
Yesterday afternoon Last week Two hours ago
Yesterday evening Last month Three days ago
Last year Four weeks ago
Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense
I am at the central park now. I …………at the central park yesterday afternoon
Jonathan is sick now. Jonathan ………. sick last night.
Reina is a teacher. Reina ………. a teacher two years ago.
My friends and I are in Masatepe city. My friends and I ………. In Masatepe city last week.
David and you are good friends. David and you ………...good friends years ago.
Carmen and Maritza are in Managua now. Carmen and Maritza ………. in Managua yesterday.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
I am not I wasn’t
He isn’t He wasn’t
She isn’t She wasn’t
It isn’t It wasn’t
We aren’t We weren’t
You aren’t You weren’t
They aren’t They weren’t
Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense
I am not at school now. I wasn’t at school yesterday.
My brother isn’t at work today. My brother ………...at work two days ago.
Reina isn’t at zoo right now. Reina …………at the zoo last weekend.
The dog isn’t in the yard now. The dog ………...in the yard last night.
We aren’t in Nagarote right now. We …………...in Nagarote yesterday morning.
You aren’t hungry now. You ………...hungry last night.
They aren’t ready right now They …………...ready five minutes ago.
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
What day ………. it yesterday? What day is it today?
What month …...….it last month? What month is it now?
……..…. It sunny yesterday? Is it sunny today?
Where ………... you yesterday morning? Where are you now?
Where ……...…. your parents yesterday Where are your parents now?
afternoon?
Where …….……I last night? Where am I now?
Who was who?
People Date of birth Place of birth Occupation Abilities/skills
Pablo Picasso Oct. 25th. 1885 Malaga/Spain Artist Draw/two
Marie Curie Nov. 7th. 1867 Warsaw/Poland professor Read/four
John Lennon Oct.9th. 1940 Liverpool/England Singer Play the guitar/eleven
Pablo Picasso was born on October twenty fifth in eighteen eighty-five in Malaga-Spain. He was
an artist. He could draw when he was just two years old.
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Who was he/she? When was he/she born? Where was he/she born?
What was his/her occupation? What could he/she do?
People Date of birth Place of birth Occupation Abilities/skills
Rubén Darío
Aren Sui
Alexis Arguello
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REGULAR VERBS
Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Adding -d
Arrive, Smile, Like, Live Arrived, Smiled, Liked, Lived Verbs ending in e + d
Study, Cry, Dry, Carry Studied, Cried, Dried, carried consonant + y. Change y to i + ed
Play, Stay, Enjoy, Destroy Played, Stayed, Enjoyed, Destroyed Vowel + y. Add -ed
Stop, Shop, Hug, Clap Stopped, Shopped, Hugged, Clapped Double the consonant + ed
Show, Allow, Fix, Mix Showed, Allowed, Fixed, Mixed Ending in w, x, y + ed
Admit, Prefer, Occur Admitted, Preferred, Occurred Double the consonant + ed
Visit, Offer, Open Visited, Offered, Opened Add the -ed
Stop: one syllable, one vowel + one consonant. Double the consonant before adding -ed.
Show: one syllable, one vowel + *w, x, y*. Only we add-ed.
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Admit: two syllables, one vowel, one consonant, the stress is on the second syllable. Double the
consonant before adding -ed.
Visit: two syllables, one vowel, one consonant, the stress is on the first syllable. Only we add-ed.
Base form Simple past Base form Simple past Base form Simple past
copy need happen
worry want drop
reply permit count
marry listen erase
hurry taste pick
obey wait fail
enter rain walk
start die work
decide watch climb
Ruben Dario’s Biography
Felix Ruben Garcia Sarmiento, also known as Ruben Dario, was Nicaraguan’s most famous poet.
He was born in Metapa city on January 18th. 1867. He started the Spanish-American literary
movement known as Modernismo (modernism). Dario had the greatest influence on twentieth
century Spanish literature and journalism of all Spanish -speaking poets. He was named The
Prince of Castilian letters, and father of Modernismo literary movement. He died in Leon city on
February 6th. 1916. Today, Dario is considered Nicaragua’s greatest diplomat and an important
representative of Central and South America.
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IRREGULAR VERBS
Base form Simple past tense Meaning
Wake up early Woke up early Despertar temprano
Get up late Got up late Levantarse tarde
Take a shower Took a shower Bañarse
Eat breakfast Ate breakfast Desayunar
Make the bed Made the bed Arreglar la cama
Leave the house Left the house Salir de casa
Go to work Went to work Ir al trabajo
Have lunch Had lunch Almorzar
Come back home Came back home Regresar a casa
Do the chores Did the chores Hacer los quehaceres
Read a book Read a book Leer un libro
Drink coffee Drank coffee Tomar café
Write poems Wrote poems Escribir poemas
Ride a bike Rode a bike Andar en una bicicleta
Draw faces Drew faces Dibujar rostros
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Sweep the yard Swept the yard Barrer el patio
Feed the pet Fed the pet Alimentar a la mascota
Fall asleep Fell asleep Quedarse dormido
PRACTICE 01
1. When were you born?
2. Where were you born?
3. How old were you when you could walk? Say the first words? Write? Ride a bike? Swim?
Eat alone? Take a shower without help? Start speaking English? Go to school?
4. Who was your first teacher?
5. Who was your best friend in high school?
6. When did you get your first mobile phone?
7. Which cartoons did you like when you were a child?
8. Who was your idol when you were 10 years old?
9. What did you do today in the morning?
10. When did you last read the Bible?
PRACTICE 02
REWRITE THE PARAGRAPH IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE.
I’m an English teacher and I have a big family, so I have a very busy daily routine! First, I get up
every day at six o’clock, get washed and dressed, and leave for work by seven-thirty. I get to
school at eight o’clock. I prepare my lessons and then teach until noon. The other teachers and I
always eat lunch and talk together in the teachers’ room. I teach again in the afternoon and then
I correct my students’ homework and tests. After I get back home, I help my kids with their
homework. I have three kids in elementary school. Their names are Mathew, Jon and Suzie.
Then, I do some exercise, eat dinner with my family and watch TV before I go to bed at about ten
o’clock. We love to watch travel shows. Finally, I read in bed for a few minutes before I fall
asleep.
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UNI-MANAGUA English as a Foreign Language/EFL Mr. Tapia
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