Translate into English: 1. Harrison Ford era carpintero2. No pueden ser las 6, es de noche3. El encontró 50$ en la calle ayer4. Beckan empezó a jugar al fútbol en los Estados unidos hace 2 años.5. No sabía esquiar cuando tenía 15 años,pero ahora si.6. ¿Sabías bucear cuando eras niño? Si, muy bien7. ¿Dónde pusiste las libretas?8. Mary Quant diseñó la primera minifalda hace más de 30 años.9. El perro se comió la comida del gato.10. La princesa Leticia era periodista en TVE11. ¿Dónde estaba la profesora de literatura española ayer?12.¿Qué tiempo hizo hace tres días?13. Todo el mundo estaba feliz en la fiesta.14. ¿sabes cantar? No, pero mi hermana si15. No puede ser francesa, nació en Londres.

Answers: Frank woke up because he heard a noise.He switched on the light and got out of bed. Then he put on his dressing gown, opened the bedroom door and went downstairs. After that, he listened at the door and opened the door. He saw a cat outside the window.Next, he went upstairs, took off his dressing gown and got into bed. Finally, he switched off the light and went to sleep.

1. HF was a carpenter,2.It can´t be 6,it´s dark,3.He found 50$ in the street yesterday,4.Beck began to play football in the US two years ago,5.I couldn´t ski when I was 15 but, now I can,6.Could you dive when you were a child? Yes, I could dive very well,7.Where did you put the notebooks?,8.MQ designed the first mini skirt over 30 years ago,9.the dog ate the cat´s food,10.Princess Letizia was a journalist on TVE,11.Where was the Spanish literature teacher yesterday?,12.What was the weather like three days ago?,13.Everybody was happy at the party,14.Can you sing? No I can´t but sister can,15.She can´t be French, she was born in London.

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Aswers:2. Can you ski,3.Can you play chess?,4.can you drive?,5.can you run ten kms?,6.can you ride a horse?,72.she can speak,3.can´t hear,4.can´t find,5.can see

PAST SIMPLE. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.

2. It (be) great.

3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.

4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.

5. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.

6. We (be) very lucky with the weather.

7. It (not / rain) a lot.

8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Answers: 1.spent,2.was,3.travelled, visited,4.went,,5,learnt,6.were,7.didn´t rain,8.saw,9.did you spend

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Answers: b.wrote,c.went,bought,d.came,saw,e.painted,f.recorded

b.DP went to school in Castellar de Valles,c.SE played for C in France in 1998,d.Saratoga gave their first concert in Burgos in 1993,e.JB won the Goya for best actor in 2004

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. Billy ate an apple.

2. The children played in the garden.

3. Laura came home at six o'clock.

4. The boy read a book.

5. The girl wrote five letters. 1. what did Billy eat? 2.Where did the children play,3.What time / when did Laura come home? 4.Who read the book?,5.How many letters did the girl write?

Complete the sentences with was / were in the right form In this town 100 years ago, there ___were____some shops but there __weren´t______any supermarkets. There __weren´t____ any cinemas but there ___was_____a theatre. There _was_______a public library which is still there today. There __were_______some schools but there are more today. There w ere_________some cars but not many. There

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__was_______a train station. There __was_____a large park. In the park there ___were___some trees and a lake.

Answers: 1. got,2.had,3.went,4.arrived5.,was,6couldn´t7.,were,8.met,9.bought,10chatted,11.spent,12.came,13.took,14.did,15.watched,16.went

PAST SIMPLE

FORM: walked / wrote did you write?

He didn´t walk

USES:1. Finished actions. started and finished at a specific time in the past);

e.g I saw a really interesting movie last night.

2. Several actions in the past ( one action after another)

e.g. I walked home , had dinner and went to bed.

3. When-clauses + past simple ( we ask or say when something happened)

e.g When I gave her an euro, she answered my question e.g When did you visit the Eiffel Tower?

4. Actions not connected with the present (historical events)

e.g How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

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PAST CONTINUOUS

Answers: Phillip was sitting on a chair reading a book. Rosa was looking out of the window. Paul was fixing the car. Sam´s dogs were playing in the park. Mrs Drake was doing the shopping. Sam was trying to climb up a tree. Lynn was lying on the grass. Mike and Tim were waiting for the bus.

Translate into English: 1. ¿Hay huevos en la nevera? Unos pocosAre there any eggs in the fridge? A few2. Leí unos cuantos libros interesantes este verano I read a few interesting books in the summer3. Tengo un poco de dinero en el banco y poco en el bolsillo I´ve got a little Money in the bank and little in my pocket4. Hay poco azúcar en el armario y un poco de arroz THere´s little sugar in the cupboard and a little rice5. Tengo poca información sobre los nuevos libros I´ve got little information about the new books

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Answers: have a lie-in, stay at a friend´s house. Go for a bike ride,. Eat out. Go out with my girlfriendPAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUSComplete:

Answers:She was dreaming when the alarm went off. He took a photo of her while she was playing football. While she was talking, somebody stole her bag

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Answers: 1.was watching,2.heard,3.opened,4.was standing,5.shut,6.did not have, 7.was raining.8.decided,9.was climbing,10.arrived

Answers. 1.was driving,heard,2.saw,was training,3.was waiting,arrived.4.were you doing,started,5.broke,was riding.6.was walking,saw.

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2.Where was J Turner?,3.What was Mrs Jones doing?,4.Where was MRs Walters going?,5.How many robbers went into the bank?, 6.Were they carrying guns?.7.Where was the big car waiting,8.Was the driver a man or a woman?,9.Did you see…10. Were some men repairing…? 11.was anyone waiting…?

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT TENSESIt was one o´clock in the morning and I was lying / lay awake in bed. The wind was blowing / blew outside and it rained / was raining. Suddenly I heard / was hearing a loud crash. It came / was coming from downstairs. I got up / was getting up and switched on / was switching on the light. Everything was quiet and still. Only the clock in the hallway was ticking / ticked. I walked / was walking down the stairs when I noticed / was noticing something strange. The front door was wide open.

..Complete the sentences about a robbery with past simple or past continuous .

1. I ……was living…………………..(live) in London when two men………robbed……………… (rob) me.

2. I …was going…………………….(go) home after a jockey match when it …happened……………… (happen)

3. When I …………got…………(get) to my block of flats two men ........were standing...................(stand) in the lift holding the door open.

4. I thought they …were waiting……………… (wait) for me, so I ………ran…………….. (run) to get into the lift with them.

5. While we …were going………………….(go) up to my floor one of them ……pushed....................(push) me into a corner and ……told……………… (tell) me to give him all my money.

Translate into English:1. ¿Qué hacías ayer a las nueve? What were you doing at 9 yesterday?2. A las 12 hacíamos un examen At 12 we were taking/doing an exam3. Encontré muchas cosas que no entendía cuando leía la lección de historia. I found lots of things I didn´t understand when I was reading the history lesson4. ¿Qué hacías cuando llamó tu amigo Pedro? What were you doing when your friend Pedro phoned?5. Perdí mi reloj mientras limpiaba mi habitación I lost my watch while I was cleaning my bedroom6. Mi tia no tiene mucha paciencia con nuestro perro My aunt does not have much patience with our dog7.¿ Había mucha gente en el concierto? Were there many people at the concert?8.¿Tienes muchos deberes? ¿ Necesitas ayuda Have you got much homework? Do you need any help?

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Answers: ask a girl out,c.have.d.have.e.tell.f.play

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