EIGHTH BASIC 4 REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

JOSÉ ALLAMANO BILINGUAL SCHOOL

“Excelencia Académica y Respeto por las personas y las culturas”

ENGLISH AREA REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

YEAR 2013

GRADE: BASIC 8th

TEACHER: Hernán Gómez

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY

Regular Past Tense Worksheet

Write the past tense of these regular verbs. Classify them according to their ending sound

Like Walk Look Listen Talk Chat Arrive Travel

Wash Play Try Pay Paint Study Dance Pick

Live Watch Enjoy Jump Faint Borrow Wade Touch

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Complete the sentences using the past tense of the verb in parentheses.

1.  I ______________ (need) a pencil to write a letter.
2. You ___________ (play) hockey last week.
3. He _____________ (not enjoy) his holidays in Brazil.
4. We _____________ (chat) last night
5. She ______________ (study) all night.

6. ­­­_____ your boyfriend ________ (pick) you up yesterday?

7. _____you ______ (chat) with your English friend?

8. The plane____________ (not arrive) on time.

9. Most of the students_____________ (paint) posters the last weeks.

10. The girls _____________(not dance) on the English day.

Irregular Past Tense Worksheet

1)    Complete the sentences with the past tense of the verbs in the box

GO x 2 BE HIDE SEE MAKE SPEND RING LOSE LEARN

A)     The children ……………………..behind the door to scare their mother when she came in.

B)      As soon as we finished the test the bell ………………………….. .

C)    They ………………………..these toys in Korea. (NEG)

D)     Last night I ……………………..my car keys and I couldn't open it.

E)      My family and I …………………on holiday in February this year.

F)       In the evenings we usually ………………………… to a pub.

G)    One night we even………………….some Irish dances.

H)     We …………………..   very lucky with the weather.

I)        But we ………………… some beautiful rainbows.

J)       Where …………………… you …………………. your last holiday?

2)    Find the past simple form of these irregular verbs:

GET	GIVE	GO	GROW	HAVE	KNOW	LEAVE
LOSE	MAKE	MEET	READ	RUN	SEE	SELL

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Complete the sentences. Use did, have or had

1)      Emily ………………a big breakfast yesterday, so she ……….n’t   …………….. any lunch…

2)      ………..you ……………..a lot of homework last week?  -No, I ………….n’t.

3)      What ………… you …………….. for dinner last night?  -We ……………..chicken.

4)      It was Tony’s birthday last week. He ………………a party on Friday.

-Where ……………..he ……………..the party?   -He ………………..it at his flat.

5) …………….Nick and Sarah ……………….a good time at the concert last weekend?

-Yes, they ………………. .  They …………………..a great time.

Complete the tables:

BASE FORM	PAST SIMPLE		BASE FORM	PAST SIMPLE
hear			lie
	hit
				paid
lay				put
learn			say

READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY

Mrs Sheridan has always dreamed of becoming an actress. One day she ________(meet) a very handsome man. He _______(turn out) to be a farmer. At first, she ________(think) that it ________(be) good because she ________(like) the idea of living in the country. They _______(get married) and they  ________(live) happily for some time. She ________(continue) her studies and he _________(take care) of his farm. Then, things _________(complicate) a little bit. When she_______(graduate) from the University she couldn't find a job. She ________(not, want) to sit at home and do nothing so she _________(decide) to help her husband on the farm. He _________(know) that she ______(be) no good but he _________(not, want) to argue with her and he ______(let) her do some things. She _____(be) very clumsy. One day she _______(break) twenty eggs. She _______(not, tell) him about it because she_______(be sure) he would be furious. Another day, she accidentally _______(kill) two small ducklings. There ______(be) many instances of her clumsiness. Finally, he _________(notice) that some animals or objects ______(be) missing. He ________(call) her and ________(ask) if she _________(know) where they ________(be). She couldn't lie anymore. She _________(confess) that it _____(be) her fault. She _______(explain) why some things ________(disappear). He _______(not, shout) at her. He _______(tell) her not to worry. She _________(promise) to be more careful. Soon, she ________(get) a job in a theatre and she ______(be) the happiest person in the world.

WRITING PRODUCTION ACTIVITY

Your friend Johnny was visiting you and now he is going back to his homeland,

Write a letter to your American friend, in the letter you have to:

• remind him three things you did together.
• tell him what you most liked from his visit.
• invite him to come back again.

DO IT IN ONLY 90-100 WORDS.