Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter who was born in 1907 in Mexico City and began painting at age 19 after suffering a serious bus accident that left her bedridden for over a year; she married muralist Diego Rivera in 1929 and continued painting throughout her life, gaining international fame.

1. Simple Past

2.  Writethe irregular verbs in past from the
biography.
 You have 5 minutes !!!

3. Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. She was born in
Mexico City in 1907, and she began painting when she was 19 years
old. She grew up in the tree-lined streets of Coyoacan. Her father was
Hungarian-Jewish, and her mother was Mexican. She had four sisters.
She had a very difficult life. When she was young, she had
polio. Then she had a serious bus accident when she was in high
school, and she almost died. She spent over a year in bed. She broke
her back, collarbone, ribs, and pelvis and had to have over thirty
operations. Although she lived, she was in constant pain for the rest of
her life, and she died from complications from this accident when she
was 47.
While the young Frida was in bed recovering from the
accident, she began painting. She painted a lot about her life and the
world around her. When she was 21, she met the famous muralist Diego
Rivera and fell in love. He was twenty years older than her, but she
adored him, and they were married in 1929. They lived in Mexico, the
United States, and France. Throughout her life, Frida continued painting.
She had her first solo exhibition in New York City in 1938. She was very
famous in the 1940s, but she became even more popular in the 1980s.
Since then her paintings have been seen all over the world, and many
books and plays have been written about her life. The Mexican actress
Salma Hayek starred in her movie biography.

4. Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. She was born in
Mexico City in 1907, and she began painting when she was 19 years
old. She grew up in the tree-lined streets of Coyoacan. Her father was
Hungarian-Jewish, and her mother was Mexican. She had four sisters.
She had a very difficult life. When she was young, she had
polio. Then she had a serious bus accident when she was in high
school, and she almost died. She spent over a year in bed. She broke
her back, collarbone, ribs, and pelvis and had to have over thirty
operations. Although she lived, she was in constant pain for the rest of
her life, and she died from complications from this accident when she
was 47.
While the young Frida was in bed recovering from the
accident, she began painting. She painted a lot about her life and the
world around her. When she was 21, she met the famous muralist Diego
Rivera and fell in love. He was twenty years older than her, but she
adored him, and they were married in 1929. They lived in Mexico, the
United States, and France. Throughout her life, Frida continued painting.
She had her first solo exhibition in New York City in 1938. She was very
famous in the 1940s, but she became even more popular in the 1980s.
Since then her paintings have been seen all over the world, and many
books and plays have been written about her life. The Mexican actress
Salma Hayek starred in her movie biography.

5. Practice in your notebook
1. Yesterday my father (go)______ to work by car.
2. This morning I (take)________ a shower.
3. My sister (not clean) __________ her room on Saturday.
4. The birds (fly)________ over our heads.
5. Last week my family (not buy)________ a new table for
the dining room.
6. The other day, I (lose) _________ my math book.
7. I _______ (tell) my mother a lie.
8. We (hear)_______ a terrible sound outside last night.
9. (you see)____________ the football match Tuesday night?
10. Pau (drink)_______ a bottle of Coke for lunch yesterday.

6. Write 5 sentences about your
grandparents life.
STUDY VERBS !!!

7. Write 5 sentences about your
grand parents life.
 My grandmother Lupita was born in
Jiquilpan.
 My grandfather Enrique had a bar.
 They had 12 children.
 They didn’t go to school.
 My grandpa died in 1982.

8. My grandmother is special to me.
She was born 95 years ago. Her parents
died when she was very young. She only went
to elementary school. She had many jobs. She
always worked very hard to help her mother.
She was a cashier at an ice cream store here in
Guzman.
She married my grandpa when she was
16 years old. She had 12 children, but one of
them died when he was two years old. She
traveled abroad to China, Europe, South
America and some places in Africa. She is still
strong and I enjoy talking to her every time I get
a chance. I love her food.

9. Simple past
Affirmative statements
 We use it to talk about finished actions in
the past. To form it we just need the verb
in past.
1. I went to Mazamitla last weekend.
2. My grandmother had 12 children.
3. I lived in Mexico City for 1 year.
4. You finished level 1 in December 2012.
5. Ivan ate some salad for lunch and drank
orange juice.
6. Yesterday I left the university at 3 pm.

10. Negative statements
 We need the auxiliary verb did in negative
didn’t and the verb in base form.
1. You didn’t study for the exam.
2. Joe didn’t come to class yesterday.
3. We didn’t go to a museum last week.
4. My brothers didn’t clean their room.
5. Some students didn’t download the verb list.

11. Yes/no questions
 We need the auxiliary verb did and the base
form.
A: Did you go to the concert last night?
B: No, I didn’t.
A: Did your grandmother go to school?
B: Yes, she did.
A: Did your father study university?
B: No, he didn’t.
Did + subject + verb in base form + complement?

12. Practice making questions
Remember to use Did…
1. you the movie? (see)
2. your teacher early? (arrive)
3. Gary home? (drive)
4. the students lunch? (eat)
5. they to the dentist? (go)
6. you the books? (bring)
7. it last night? (rain)
8. they any new friends? (make)

13. 1. Did you see the movie?
2. Did your teacher arrive early?
3. Did Gary drive home?
4. Did the students eat lunch?
5. Did they go to the dentist?
6. Did you bring the books?
7. Did it rain last night?
8. Did they make any new
friends?

14. Conversations
A: Hi Saul. How’s it going ?
B: Pretty good, thanks Hugo.
A:What did you do last weekend?
B: Not much. I went running in the park on Saturday.
What about you?
A: About the same I played soccer and went to
watch a movie.
A: You look great. Where you on vacation?
B: Yes I was. I just got back last week.
A: Where did you go?
B:No kidding. How was it?
A:Really nice.
B: Well, its great to see you. Welcome back.
A: Thanks.