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Past Tenses: To Be, Simple Past and Past Perfect – The Adelitas

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2.1 participated; 2.2 was; 2.3 began; 2.4 was; 2.5 continued; 2.6 fought; 2.7 was.

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Secundaria Grado 2° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

Watch three videos about pronunciation of regular verbs and practice irregular verbs by following the QR/links.

Escanea el primer código QR o abre https://bit.ly/4aEUHgU para escuchar la pronunciación de los verbos regulares en pasado (-ed: /t/, /d/, /ɪd/).
Escanea el segundo código QR o abre https://bit.ly/3UYIn5j para practicar verbos irregulares en contexto comunitario.
Escanea el tercer código QR o abre https://bit.ly/4e3W8q para reforzar la práctica de verbos irregulares.

Respuesta orientativa: El estudiante debe ver los tres videos y anotar en su cuaderno al menos 10 verbos regulares con su pronunciación y 10 verbos irregulares con su pasado simple y participio.

Ejercicio 2

Read about women in the Mexican Revolution and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses.

Ejercicio 2

1

Identifico el sujeto: women who (plural).
El texto narra hechos del pasado; uso simple past.
Verbo participate → regular → participated.

Respuesta

participated

Ejercicio 2

2

Sujeto: the Revolution (singular).
Verbo be en pasado para tercera persona singular.
Forma: was.

Respuesta

was

Ejercicio 2

3

Sujeto: It (the Revolution).
Verbo begin es irregular: begin – began – begun.
Simple past: began.

Respuesta

began

Ejercicio 2

4

Sujeto: Diaz (singular).
Verbo be en pasado, voz pasiva: was deposed.
Forma: was.

Respuesta

was

Ejercicio 2

5

Sujeto: the shooting (singular, no contable).
Verbo continue → regular → continued.
Simple past: continued.

Respuesta

continued

Ejercicio 2

6

Sujeto: these same factions (plural).
Verbo fight es irregular: fight – fought – fought.
Simple past: fought.

Respuesta

fought

Ejercicio 2

7

Sujeto: Álvaro Obregón (singular).
Verbo be en pasado: was.
Forma: was.

Tabla gramatical (referencia)

	To Be (Past)	Simple Past	Past Perfect
Affirmative	subject + was/were + complement	subject + past form of verb + complement/object	subject + had + past participle + complement/object
Negative	subject + was not/were not (wasn't/weren't) + complement	subject + did not/didn't + verb in base form + complement/object	subject + had not/hadn't + past participle + complement/object
Interrogative	(wh-words) + was/were + subject + complement + ?	(wh-words) + did + subject + verb in base form + complement + ?	(wh-words) + had + subject + past participle + complement/object + ?

Respuesta

was

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Grammar table

	To Be (Past)	Simple Past	Past Perfect
Affirmative	subject + was/were + complement	subject + past form of verb + complement or object	subject + had + past participle + complement or object
Negative	subject + was not/were not (wasn't/weren't) + complement	subject + did not/didn't + verb in base form + complement or object	subject + had not/hadn't + past participle + complement or object
Interrogative	(wh-words) + was/were + subject + complement + ?	(wh-words) + did + subject + verb in base form + complement + ?	(wh-words) + had + subject + past participle + complement or object + ?

1. Pronunciation and irregular verbs

To learn more about the pronunciation of regular verbs and to practice irregular verbs in communities, watch these three videos by following the QR/links on the right:

2. Reading: A century after the Revolution's end, the Adelitas still await real recognition

By Leigh Thelmadatter

The term Adelitas ("little Adeles") is used in Mexico today to refer to women who ______ (participate) in the Mexican Revolution, battling government forces.

To understand their story, it is important to understand just what the Revolution ______ (be). It ______ (begin) in 1910 as several uncoordinated revolts against the decades-long rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Díaz ______ (be) deposed rather quickly, but the shooting ______ (continue) for the rest of the decade as these same factions ______ (fight) each other for power.

By 1920, Álvaro Obregón ______ (be) president, the last of the major rebel leaders to survive. His government consolidated as the Partido Revolucionario Institucional or Institutional Revolutionary Party, and ruled Mexico until 2000.

Ejemplos resueltos

The peasants ______ (suffer) the most.

Sujeto plural the peasants + verbo regular suffer → suffered.

The liberals ______ (win) the war against Maximilian.

Past perfect: had + participio de win (won) → had won.

Tabla

	To Be (Past)	Simple Past	Past Perfect
Affirmative	subject + was/were + complement	subject + past form of verb + complement or object	subject + had + past participle + complement or object
Negative	subject + was not/were not (wasn't/weren't) + complement	subject + did not/didn't + verb in base form + complement or object	subject + had not/hadn't + past participle + complement or object
Interrogative	(wh-words) + was/were + subject + complement + ?	(wh-words) + did + subject + verb in base form + complement + ?	(wh-words) + had + subject + past participle + complement or object + ?

Glosario (5)

Adelitas: Mujeres que participaron en la Revolución Mexicana, muchas veces acompañando a las tropas y realizando labores de apoyo.
revolt: Revuelta o levantamiento armado contra una autoridad.
faction: Facción o grupo dentro de un conflicto.
depose: Deponer o destituir a alguien de un cargo.
past participle: Participio pasado del verbo, usado en tiempos perfectos.

Preguntas para practicar

Why is it important to learn about the Adelitas?

Because they played a key role in the Mexican Revolution, supporting troops, transporting supplies and sometimes fighting. Recognizing them helps to make women's participation in history visible.

Temas y conceptos clave

Past tensesMexican RevolutionAdelitaswas/weresimple pastpast perfectirregular verbsauxiliar did

Fuentes y referencias

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📌 Antes de leer esto

• Presente simple del verbo to be
• Verbos regulares e irregulares en infinitivo
• Uso básico del auxiliar did

Siguiente tema sugerido

Past continuous y past perfect continuous

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1.To learn more about the pronunciation of regular venbs and to practice inregular verbs in communities, watch these three videos by following the QR/links on the right:

2.To practice this, read about women in the Mexican Revolution and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses.

A century after the Revolution's end,the Adelitas still await real recognition

By Leigh Thelmadatter

The term Adelitas ("litHle Adeles') is used in Mexico today to refer to women who (participate) in the Mexican Revolution, batHling government forces.

To understand their story, it is important to understand just what the Revolution (be).It (begin) in 1910 as several uncoordinated revolts against the decades-long rule of President Porfirio Diaz. Diaz (be)deposed rather quickly, but the shooting (continue) for the rest of the decade as these same factions

(fight) each other for power:

By1920,Álvaro Obregón (be) president, the last of the major rebel leaders to survive. His government consolidated as the Partido Revolucionario Institucional or Institutional Revolutionary Party, and ruled Mexico until 2000.

	To Be (Past)	Simple Past	Past Perfect
Affirmative	subject + was/were + complement Peasants wene very poor: There was much discontent.	subject + pasf form of venb+ complement or object The peasants suffered the most. Carranza became a hated man.	subject + had + past participle+ complement or object The libenals had won the war against Maximilian.
Negative	subject + was not/were not (wasn't/weren't)+complement There wasn't freedom of speech.	subject + did not/didn't+ verb in base form + complement or object Diaz did not listen to the demands of the people.	subject + had not/hadn't + past participle + complement or object Exploitation hadn't changedwith Diaz's regime.
Interrogative	(wh-words) + was/wene + subject + complement + ? What was social justice?	(wh-words) + did + subject + venb in base form + complement +? Why did Vill and Zapata rebel against Carnanza?	(wh-wonds) + had+ subject + past participle + complement or object + ? When had the protests started?