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Exercise:
Guía didáctica: Communicative Grammar III
What did Basho write?
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What did he write about?
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Did he also teach how to write poems?
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How many students did he have by the end of his life?
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I suppose that the activity was very easy for you.
Now read the information in the charts of the section “Grammar Presentation” in your textbook. You will
see the structures of the simple past of the verb “to be” and the simple past using regular and irregular
verbs. You must also read the section “Grammar Notes” in order to learn about the meanings and uses of
the simple past. Remember that these are the most important sections in terms of information.
Finally, you can check your understanding of what you have learned in the “Grammar Notes” section by
doing the exercises in the “Focused Practice” and “Communication Practice” sections in your textbook. If
you didn’t understand some aspects please refer to “Grammar Notes” again.
1.4 Past Progressive and Simple Past
Here we will focus on the meanings and uses of the past progressive and the simple past-specifically
when these verb forms appear in sentences with two clauses.
First, it is important that you do activities “Before you Read” and “After you Read” in the “Grammar in
Context” section in your textbook which contains a transcript of a radio play. Focus your attention on the
words in bold letters.
When you finish doing the exercises mentioned above, answer the comprehension questions below:
Exercise:
What happened at Ligo Diamonds last Friday?
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Who is Officer Baker talking with?
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Why is he questioning him?
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What does Officer Baker want to know?
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Now compare the words in bold letters in the conversation with the structures in the charts of the
section “Grammar Presentation”. Are they similar?. Besides that, read the explanations and examples in
the section “Grammar Notes”.
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