SIMPLE PAST

WRITTEN EXERCISE
(EJERCICIO ESCRITO)
To write an anecdote or experience in Simple Past in English, take into account the next
aspects:

1 . Clear idea of the Topic. (vacations, Christmas, birthdays….)

 2. Use connectors:
They will not only help you to organize the text, but will also give it quality to be better understood.

1. AND: Y
• Ex. I went to the beach with my family AND two Friends.
• My friend ate cereal AND fruit in the restaurant of the hotel
 2. but: pero

Ex - I wanted to go to the party, but I was so tired

- We met many people, but we had to come back
 3. because: porque

Ex. – My sister was happy because she took many photographs

• - First of all, we took a plane because it was the fastest way to get there
 4. so : entonces / así que

• Ex. – We were thirsty, so we bought a bottle of water

• - Cartagena is very beautiful at night, so we went for a walk
 5. after: después – after that: después de eso
and after: y después

• Ex – I went to swim, and after I had a shower

• - My dad played volleyball in the sand, after that he went to the hotel
 6. then/ later: luego
• Ex. – We went to buy souvenirs then, we came back to the hotel
• - My Friends visited touristic sites later, they went to the restaurant
 7. finally: finalmente
• Ex. Finally, we left the hotel after seven days in Cartagena
• Finally, we finished vacations, and took a plane
 3. VOCABULARY
• 1. If you are going to talk about vacations, focus on vocabulary related to
the topic.
• VERBS:
• - travel: viajar - visit: visitar
• - rest: descansar - drive: conducir
• - have fun: divertirse - enjoy: disfrutar
• - spend time with: pasar tiempo con - buy souvenirs: comprar regalos
 4. NOUNS: SUSTANTIVOS
• - plane: avión - beach: playa
• - mountain: montaña - sea food: comida de mar
• - sea: mar - money: dinero
• - landscape: paisaje - hotel: hotel
• - trip: viaje - tickets: tiquetes
• - sunglasses: gafas de sol
 5. ADJECTIVES: ADJETIVOS
• - lovely: genial – encantador - huge: enorme
• - sunny: soleado - stunning: impresionante
• - rainny: lluvioso - happy: feliz - alegre
• - happy: alegre - amazing: sorprendente
• Ex. – We saw an amazing big church
• - The beach was stunning
 Exercise: My last vacations

• 1. In order to write your paragraph think about the next questions to organize your
paragraph….( para escribir su párrafo piense en las respuestas a las siguientes preguntas):
• - Where did you go? I went to Santa Marta - What did you eat? I ate seafood
• - When did you go? I went two years ago - Where did you stay? I stayed in a h..
• - Who did you go with? I went with my best Friends
- How long were you there? I was there a week
• - What did you do during the day/night? I went to swim – shopping – visited touritic
places – took photographs…..
• 2. Organize your ideas by using connectors (complete ideas)
• Ex. I traveled to Cartagena, and we had a lot of fun there.
• 3. Add adjectives, nouns, verbs….. to your ideas.
• 4. Write from 90 – 100 words.
• 5. Follow the next examples
 MY LAST VACATIONS
• Well, my last vacations were amazing; my family and I traveled to the beach and we
had a lot of fun there, it was a pretty and cool place. I met new people and friends, I
swam with my father and mom, We ate a lot of fish and seafood, the seafood is
actually delicious but something that I didn´t like was coconut milk, it wasn´t tasty,
my father said that it is amazing and delicious but I didn´t like it.
• In conclusion I can say that i had a wonderful time with my family, I enjoyed the
time and the moments that I spent in that awesome beach, I hope that one day we
will be back there!
• (110 words)
 My last vacations
Last year I spent my vacation at the beach. I traveled with some friends of
mine. We arrived at the beach at 8:00 AM, we immediately went to swim,
then we made some sandwiches for lunch. After lunch, we went to run and
we left the beach before 6:00 PM.
We drove back to the hotel and we  had dinner there. Around 9, we called
our friends and we met outside a dance club because we wanted to dance.
We spent like three hours in the club and we got back to the hotel.
THANK YOU