1. The document is a plan for improving English skills over a two week period in September 2013. 2. It provides exercises on the present perfect and simple past tenses, including filling in charts and sentences and translating between English and Spanish. 3. The exercises cover topics such as verbs, experiences, actions, and time expressions in both tenses.

1. INSTITUTO EMPRESARIAL GABRIELA MISTRAL
PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO
II PERIODO
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO INGLÉS2013 9-01 A 9-05
ASIGNATURA AÑO CURSO
Docente: LIC. CARMEN CECILIA RAMIREZ CAMARGO
Desarrolle el siguiente trabajo en hojas sueltas, a mano, preséntelo en carpeta y susténtelo el
día asignado.
A. PRESENT PERFECT
1. Complete el siguiente cuadro con el pasado participio y significado de verbos regulares e
irregulares:
2. Complete el siguiente cuadro de Presente Perfecto:
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I have taken an English course
They haven’t done the exercise
Has she gone to Cartagena?
He hasn’t met many people
Have you been a good student?
3. Complete las siguientes frases con la forma apropiada del verbo en presente perfecto
afirmativo:
1. Susan (lose)............... the key of her car.
2. Peter (save)............... almost $7000 for a new motorcycle.
3. Jenny (finish)............... her homework.
4. Some boy (break)............... the window.
5. My mother (buy)...............new glasses.
6. I (read)...............a hundred pages of the book.
7. My niece (find)............... a valuable necklace.
VERB PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING
try
Take
Work
Found
Win
Be
Meet
Tear
Leave
release

2. 8. The town(suffer) ............... terrible floods.
9. Martha (think)...............very carefully her situation.
10. The factories (contaminate)............... too many rivers.
11. Sofie (study)............... so hard for the final exam.
12. We (write)............... a lot of beautiful poems.
13. Margaret (travel)............... to Italy.
14. I (go)............... to the cinema.
15. They (bring)............... a lovely dog.
16. Sam (arrive)...............late to work.
17. Mark (visit)............... wonderful cities in Europe.
18. My mother (make)............... a nice dress for my sister.
19. Clare (invite)............... her boyfriend to the wedding.
20. Lia (want)............... to work in the fashion industry.
4. Traduzca a Español las oraciones anteriores.
Example: Susan ha perdido la llave de su carro.
5. Reescriba las siguientes columnas relacionando preguntas y respuestas:
A B
How long have you lived in London?
Where did you meet your husband?
Have you ever been abroad?
When did you start working?
What's the most expensive thing you have
ever bought?
Have you had breakfast this morning?
How long have you known your best friend?
When did you have your first baby?
Have you seen the headmaster today?
How long did it take you to get home
yesterday?
I had my oldest daughter two years ago.
I've lived here for five years.
More than two hours. The motorway was
congested.
Probably my flat.
Since primary school.
Yes, I have. He has just arrived.
I met him in Paris.
Right after I graduated.
No, I haven't. I got up late and left without
eating.
Yes, I have. I went to Egypt last summer.

3. 6. Complete los espacios con el adverbio de tiempo apropiado ( already – yet – never -ever)
1. I haven’t tried alcohol _______________
2. We have ________________ bought an apartment
3. They have _________gone to San Andres Islands. They went there last year.
4. Have you ______ lost something?
5. She has ________been to a hospital.
6. He hasn’t studied for the exam _______.
B. SIMPLE PAST
1. Complete el siguiente cuadro con el pasado simple y el significado de verbos regulares e
irregulares:
VERB PAST FORM MEANING
Watch
Play
Love
Worry
Stay
Forgive
Swim
Tell
Break
Be
2. Complete los siguientes textos con la forma apropiada del verbo con pasado simple:
*John, my best friend (see).................... a car accident last night when he was coming back to his
home.
He (do not know)................... what to do, so he (decide)................... to call the police, and a few
minutes later also (arrive).................... two ambulances.
Fortunately nobody (be).................... hurt, however the local authorities (start) ................... a
full investigation.
*Four burglars (rob).................... the International Bank last night.
The men (have).................... guns and (force) .................... the employees to give them all the
money.
The customers (be).................... very scared when the robbers (take) .................... a person with
them as a hostage.
When they (go).................... out the police (catch) .................... and (take) .................... them to
prison.

4. *Last Sunday Michael (go)................... to his grandparent’s farm for first time.
As his car is not very big, he ( not take).................... so much luggage. He (want)................... to
get to the farm very quickly, so he (not stop).................... to buy any petrol.
Fortunately there (not be).................... much traffic so he (can) .................... arrive to the house
very early to have breakfast.
3. Traduzca a español los anteriores textos.
C. PRESENTE PERFECTO/ PASADO SIMPLE
1. Complete las siguientes frases utilizando el presente perfecto y el pasado simple:
1.Our band _________________ in many concerts. Last week, we _____________ in a
concert in Bogota. (play)
2.My teacher ________________to the USA many times. She ________________ in New York
last month (be)
3.Garcia Marquez _______________ many books. He __________ his last book in 2005. (write)
4.The secretary _______________ a lot of messages. She _____________ a message two minutes
ago. (send)
5.The children _________________ some sports. They ________________ basketball yesterday
(practice)
6.Mr. Miller ___________________ in many schools. Last year, he _________________ English in
this school (teach)
7.We __________________ that video three times. In fact, we _______________ it last week
(see)
8.He ___________________ in several factories. He ___________________ in this factory two
years ago (work)
9. _______you ever _________ a language course? Yes, I ______.I ______ an Italian course last
vacation (take)
10._______ she ever _________ an accident? (have) Yes, she ________.She _______ her leg last
year. (break)
2. Responda las siguientes preguntas utilizando el presente perfecto (respuesta corta positiva) y
el pasado simple. Agregue una expresión de tiempo pasado.
Example: Have you ever taken a language course?
Yes, I have. I took a French course last year.
a. Have you ever gone to the beach?
b. has she ever eaten Chinese food?
c. have they ever traveled by train?
d. has he ever been to a hospital?
e. have you ever told a lie?
f. has he ever been late for work?
g. have you ever failed an exam?
h. have they ever climbed a mountain?