Simple Past

Class N° 5:

Hello again! Thanks for contacting me one more time. This class, we are working with THE SIMPLE PASTE TENSE, pay attention to key words and phrases that help us recognize the tense.

Look at this photo and complete the conversation between the patient (P) and a nurse (N), use the SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

N: Hello! How .............you .............(sleep) last night?

P: I .................(not - sleep) very well, I ............(have) a terrible headache.
N: ......................the night shift nurse ...................(give) something to ease the pain?
P: Yes, ............. ................. She ..................(give) me a tranquilizer. That ...............................(help) me a lot because it ........................(relax) me.
N: ..................you ......................(have) breakfast?
P: No, I ...................., I ........................(not-be) hungry when the porter .................(bring) the breakfast.
N: Fine, ....................the other nurse .........................(check) your blood pressure?
P: Yes, she ...............(say) it .....................(be) ok.

                                                                        

2- Now answer about the conversation:
a) Why did the patient take a tranquilizer? ...................................................
b) Did she have breakfast? .........................................................................
c) How was her blood pressure? .................................................................
d) Who brought the breakfast? ...................................................................      

3- Look at the photo and say where the objects are:
The patient is ........................................................
The night table is ..................................................
The pen is ............................................................
The nurse is .........................................................
The tissue paper is ...............................................

Class N° 4:

Hello again! Thanks for contacting me one more time. This class, we are working with a combination verb tenses: The Simple Present and The Present Continuous. Pay attention to key words and phrases that help us recognise the tenses.

Look at these potos and find these objects (WRITE sentenses using THERE IS - THERE ARE or THERE ISN'T - THERE AREN'T):

Wheelchair –  crutches - stool – oxygen tank- towels -  a computer -  a sirynge - a nurse -  a stretcher – basin -  surgeons -  a cupboard – a baby – a bed – latex gloves –

           

       

 

Now say where these objects are:

1-      In photo 2, the patient……………………………………………..

2-      In photo 3, Chapulín colorado is…………………………………………..

3-      In photo 4, the computer is …………………………………………………

4-      In photo 2, the surgeons are ………………………………………………….

5-      In photo 3, the photographer is………………………………………………

6-      In photo 1, the doctors are ………………………………………………….

7-      In photo 2, the patient’s head is……………………………………………………………

 

These four photos show a busy day at a hospital: Read the passage and complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Simple Present or Present Continuous):

This is the hospital of Saint Andrew. It………………(be) in Barcelona in Spain. This hospital ………………(help) poor people. It ……………………(provide) social and sanitary assistance to people who can’t afford paying a Medical Service.

Every day, sixty doctors …………………..(come) to work. These doctor ……………….. (be) specialized in different fields and …………………(cover) the essential needs of the people of this community. There are cardiologists, 

Today, it is not an ordinary day at this hospital. Some of the doctors are on a strike and they ……………………..(not-treat) patients, they ………………………(sit) on the floor as a form of protest. A woman on her wheelchair ………………………….(look) at them. She is not happy. The surgeons ………………….(work). They ……………………..(operate) on a patient. Nurses ………………….(not-be) on strike. You can see a photo of a nurse. She ……………………(check) the bag of serum. The patient ……………………………(not-watch) tv, she …………………………. (sleep). On the junior room, a patient ………………………….(have) a surprise, a man dressed up as Chapulin Colorado ………………………….(vist) him. All the family is very happy. They ……………… (laugh). One of the boy’s brother ………………………..(take) a photo with his camera.