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Exercises For Task 4 (English Grammar)

The document provides exercises for Task 4 on English grammar. It includes: 1. Completing sentences in simple past tense by filling in the correct verb form. 2. Writing compositions on given topics such as last weekend activities and a fairy tale. 3. Identifying the correct pronunciation of "-ed" endings on regular past tense verbs as /t/, /d/ or /Id/ based on the sound of the infinitive verb. 4. Explaining the rules for pronunciation of "-ed" endings on regular past tense verbs.

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Exercises For Task 4 (English Grammar)

The document provides exercises for Task 4 on English grammar. It includes: 1. Completing sentences in simple past tense by filling in the correct verb form. 2. Writing compositions on given topics such as last weekend activities and a fairy tale. 3. Identifying the correct pronunciation of "-ed" endings on regular past tense verbs as /t/, /d/ or /Id/ based on the sound of the infinitive verb. 4. Explaining the rules for pronunciation of "-ed" endings on regular past tense verbs.

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UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA

ADULTOS

ASIGNATURA:
English Grammar

PARTICIPANTE:
Jose A. Baez

MATRICULA:

Facilitator:
Eddy Muñoz, M.A.

TEMA:
Task # 4

FECHA:

04/06/22

Exercises for Task 4 (English Grammar)


Complete the exercise that are below. Include a presentation to your report.

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 week was a very special week because it was Mother's Day, so I went to the store
and bought my mother a nice gift, then at night I took her to dinner at a good restaurant.
I felt very good to share with my sisters and my mother last week.

2. Write a short fairytale


Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would
have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could
he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out
whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as
it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much
to have a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain
poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old
king went to open it.
It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what a sight
the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes;
it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that
she was a real princess.
Well, we'll soon find that out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the
bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she
took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on
top of the mattresses.
On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had
slept.
Oh, very badly! She said. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows
what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all
over my body. It's horrible!"
Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through
the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.
3. Describe a major historical event.
September 11 in 2001 was an important day in the history of the USA. In this day, the
twin towers were destroyed by some extremists who used a specific religion as their
cover. It is said that Osama Bin Laden was the key person behind this massive
destruction. A couple of his followers ruined the two large buildings in this day that had
a great negative impact on the overall situation of the country. The buildings were
severely damaged and it was a blow to our national security. Besides, many people lost
their lives on this very day. Thereby, this is really an important day in my country.

4. Write what you did the last time you were on vacation.
 The last time I went on vacation I went to Puerto Plata for a week, in that week I visited
Sosua beach which I really liked, i also visited the famous cable car of Puerto Plata, and
the boardwalk of this beautiful city.
People are super nice in this wonderful town, the food and customs of this town are
wonderful.

C. Put the correct sound to each verb


/t/ /d/ /Id/
Listened 
Waited 
Wanted 
Needed 
Decided 
Answered 
Watched 
Supported 
Washed 
Worked 
 

D. Explain the rules of the sounds in the simple past for the verbs that are
regular.

1. 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. For example, even though dance ends with a -ce, its sound is
that of an s, so it's in this voiceless group.)
Example: Ask, asked = ask (T)
"-ed" as “T”
Asked
Baked
Brushed
2. 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." (Note the
pronunciation in parentheses. The sound determines the group that a word belongs to,
not always the written letter. For example, even though advise ends with an -se, its
sound is that of the voiced z sound, keeping that word in this "voiced sound" group.)
Example: Allow, allowed = allow (D)
"-ed" as “D”
Advised (ad’vaiz) + d
Agreed
Allowed

3. 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

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