Exercise on Present Perfect Simple

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Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1. I (not / work)  today.
2. We (buy)  a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan)  our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you) ?
5. He (write)  five letters.
6. She (not / see)  him for a long time.
7. (be / you)  at school?
8. School (not / start)  yet.
9. (speak / he)  to his boss?
10. No, he (have / not)  the time yet.

Student's Day Parade in Sarmiento

Sarmiento, September 28th



            Hundreds of people gathered around the town center on Friday to celebrate the Student's Day. Primary and Secondary students prepared the traditional carnaval known in Argentina as "murga". The sang songs, danced at the drums' rhythm, and wore exquisite costumes designed by themselves. The party was fantastic! Here are some of the pictures taken in the parade.

Defining Relative Clauses

relative pronoun	use	example
who	subject or object pronoun for people	I told you about the woman who lives next door.
which	subject or object pronoun for animals and things	Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
which	referring to a whole sentence	He couldn’t read which surprised me.
whose	possession for people animals and things	Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whom	object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who)	I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
that	subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)	I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

Simple Past - Exercises

EXERCISE 1

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Example: ____ she ____ the Internet? (to surf) Answer: Did she surf the Internet?

1) I  my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) 2)  Susan  to England by plane? (to go) 3) They  a farm two weeks ago. (to visit) 4) Jenny and Peggy  their brother. (not/to help) 5) The children  at home last weekend. (not/to be) 6) When  you  this wonderful skirt? (to design) 7) My mother  into the van. (not/to crash) 8) The boys  the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) 9)  you  your aunt last week? (to phone) 10) He  milk at school. (not/to drink)

EXERCISE 2

Now write your own sentences using verbs from exercise 1.


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Simple Past (Past Simple)

Exercises on Simple Past

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form (2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
• If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

Parts of the Body

The Family

Here's a Family Vocabulary..

aunt	tía
boyfriend	novio
brother	hermano
brother-in-law	cuñado
cousin	primo/a
dad	pá
daddy	papi
daughter	hija
daughter-in-law	nuera
father	padre
father-in-law	suegro
girlfriend	novia
godfather	padrino
godmother	madrina
grandad	abuelito, "abue"
grandchildren	nietos
granddaughter	nieta
grandfather	abuelo
grandma	abuelita, "abue"
grandmother	abuela
grandpa	abuelito, "abue"
grandparents	abuelos
grandson	nieto
great-grandfather	bisabuelo
great-grandmother	bisabuela
husband	esposo, marido
mother	madre
mother-in-law	suegra
mom	má
mum	má
mummy	mami
nephew	sobrino
niece	sobrina
parents	padres
sibling	hermano/a
sister	hermana
sister-in-law	cuñada
son	hijo
son-in-law	yerno
stepdaughter	hijastra
stepmother	madrastra
stepfather	padrastro
stepson	hijastro
uncle	tío
wife	esposa, mujer
firstborn	primogénito
oldest	el/la mayor
youngest	el/la menor
the baby of the family	el benjamín de la familia
twins	gemelos
adopted	adoptado
orphan	huérfano/a
relative	pariente
acquaintance	conocido
generation	generación
ancestors	antepasados
descendants	descendientes

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Books: For teens 2 and 4


(2°A y B)


Chicos(as),

   Supe que muchos de ustedes han tenido problemas en conseguir los libros de Segundo Secundario "For Teens 2" de la Editorial Pearson Longman. Lo que ocurrió es que la edición anterior de $69 pesos ya está agotada en la mayoría de los locales de venta y librerías, por lo que sólo se podrá comprar la nueva edición de $108 pesos. La forma de obtener un ejemplar es por medio de su coordinador(a) de curso. En Neuquén hay un contacto para conseguir que el envío no nos resulte tan costoso. Además si son varios, obviamente que les va a salir más barato. Chicos Cualquier cosa escribanme un comentario abajo o en el chat del costado. Si la inquietud es más privada escriban a englishwithdiegojimenez@gmail.com que será el mail de contacto que usaré. Gracias y nos vemos en clases!!



Teacher




(4°A)


Chicos(as),
    Aparentemente hasta ahora no ha habido problemas con conseguir los libros. Recuerden que pueden comprarlos a traves de Kel Ediciones y el valor del libro es de $111 pesos + costos de envío. Si se organizan y lo piden entre varios pueden pagar menos por le envío.

Mis Saludos,

Teacher

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