Open University for Adults (UAPA)
Discipline:
Education Sciences, Foreign Language Mention.
Subject:
English Grammar
Student full name:
Ariel De Jesús Payano Peña.
Registration:
15-2024
Topic:
Task 4
Bimester:
September – October
Teacher´s name:
Eddy Muñoz, M.A.
Date:
October, 04
Exercises for task 4
A. Use the simple past tense of the verbs given in parenthesis.
1. You arrived (arrive) to New York last month.
2. My sister studied (study) Economy at Princeton University.
3. I phoned (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't home.
4. Last night, we planned (plan) a surprise party for Elizabeth.
5. Tom, John and I invited (invite) Alicia to a baseball game.
6. The children carried (carry) the books to the classroom.
7. We finished (finish) the exam at 3:30.
8. I talked (talk) to Joshua about the new project.
9. I learned (learn) how to make couscous yesterday.
10. Jorge drank (drink) too much beer last night.
11. Last year, my family traveled (travel) to Argentina.
12. We went (go) to Nova Scotia in 2008.
13. I helped (help) my brother with his homework yesterday.
14. I don't want pizza for dinner. I ate (eat) pizza last night.
15. We arrived (arrive) in Moscow at 9:00 yesterday morning.
16. Mary called. She wanted (want) to tell you about her vacation.
B. Write a composition about the following topics given below.
1. What did you do last weekend?
Last weekend, I went to church with my mother, after that we went to eat pizza,
we went to visit my aunt in Santo Domingo, my brother invited us to dinner at
his house on Saturday night, Sunday at The afternoon after we arrived from the
church, I went to visit my grandfather in the field where we could share a good
time watching his pigs and chickens.
2. Write a short fairytale
The Sick Lion
A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of
his cave, gasping for breath.
The animals, his subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more
and more helpless.
When they saw him on the point of death they thought to themselves: "Now is
the time to pay off old grudges."
So the Boar came up and drove at him with his tusks; then a Bull gored him with
his horns; still the Lion lay helpless before them: so the Ass, feeling quite safe
from danger, came up, and turning his tail to the Lion kicked up his heels into
his face. "This is a double death," growled the Lion.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
3. Describe a major historical event.
On 11 September 2001 (known as 9/11 in America), Islamist extremists
hijacked four planes that were flying above the US. Two of them were flown into
the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Another was crashed
into the Pentagon, the top military building in the capital city, Washington DC.
The fourth plane crashed into a field, 80 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The attacks shocked the world. It was the biggest terrorist attack ever on
America.
4. Write what you did the last time you were on vacation.
The last time I was on vacation I visited some religious places, I went to the
cathedral of La Vega with my family, and we also went shopping that same day
after the church. I took advantage and did some things that had to be fixed at
home, but I also shared a large part of the holidays with my family that is
important.
C. Put the correct sound to each verb
/t/ /d/ /Id/
Listened Listened
Waited Waited
Wanted Wanted
Needed Needed
Decided Decided
Answered Answered
Watched Watched
Supported Supported
Washed Washed
Work Worked
D. Explain the rules of the sounds in the simple past for the verbs that are
regular.
Group A: Voiceless Sound: Last Sound of the Verb in the Infinitive
If the infinitive of the verb has a voiceless sound at the end of it, such as p, k, s,
ch, sh, f, x, or h, you pronounce the "ed" ending as a "T." (Note the
pronunciation in parentheses. It's the sound that determines the group that a
word belongs to, not always the written letter.)
Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
"Ed" as “T”
baked
brushed
cooked
danced
dressed
Group B: Voiced Sound: Last Sound of the Verb in Infinitive
If the last sound in the verb is a voiced one, such as in l, v, n, m, r, b, v, g, w, y,
z, and vowel sounds, or diphthongs, then pronounce the "-ed" ending as "D."
Example: Allow, allowed = allow (D)
Ed as “D”
advised (ad’vaiz) + d
agreed
allowed
answered
appeared
arrived
Group C: T or D: Last Sound of the Verb in Infinitive
If the last sound in the infinitive verb is a t or d, pronounce the "-ed" ending as
“ID.”
Example: Need, needed = need (id)
Ed as “ID”
accepted
afforded
arrested
attended
collected
contacted
demanded
