EXERCISE 12. Simple past. (Charts 2-1 - 2-7)
Directions: Perform the action and then describe the action, using the simple past. Most of
the verbs are irregular; some are regular.
Work in groups or as a class. Only Speaker A's book is open.
Example: Give (... ) your pen.
SPEAKER A (book open): Give Pablo your pen.
SPEAKER B (book closed): (Speaker B petforms the action.)
SPEAKER A (book open): What did you do?
SPEAKER B (bwk dosed): I gave Pablo my pen.
I .>, 1. Give (... ) your dictionary.
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11 .;, 2. Open your book.
- Shut your book.
/ 4. Stand up. - Hold your book above your head.
- Put your book in your lap.
- Bend your elbow.
- Touch the tip of your nose.
- Spell the word "happened."
- Shake hands with (... ).
1 1. Bite your finger. - Hide your pen.
- Leave the room.
- Speak to (... ).
- Tear a piece of paper.
- Tell (... ) to stand up.
- Throw your pen to (... ).
- Draw a mangle on the board.
- 'hn to page ten in your book.
- Choose a pen, this one or that one.
- Invite (... ) to have lunch with you.
- Thank (... ) for the invitation.
- Steal (... )'s pen.
- Sell your pen to (... ) for a (penny).
- Hit your desk with your hand.
- Stick your pen in your pocketJpurse.
- Read a sentence from your book.
- Repeat my sentence: This book is black.
- Hang your (jacket) on your chair.
- Take (... )'s grammar book.
3 1. Write your name on the board.
EXERCISE 13. Slmple past: questions and short answers. (Charts 2-1 - 2-7)
Directions; Use the words in parentheses. Give short answers to questions where necessary.- A: (you, sleep) DIA YO& S~P well last night? A
B: Yes, I Xi I (sleep) slept very welt. - A: (Tom's plane, arrive) on time yesterday?
B: Yes,. It (get) in at 6;05 on the .- dot. - A: (~0% go) to class yesterday? '. .I' ' -
B: No. I (SW) home because I
Cfe4 not) good.
- A: (Mark Twain, write)
Tom Sawyer?
B: Yes,. He also (write)
Huckleberry Finn.