Past Simple: ejercicios de completar, escritura y conversación sobre Marc Chagall

Ejercicio c

He ______ (return) to Russia because he ______ (want) to propose to his wife.

1. Identifico los verbos entre paréntesis: return y want.
2. Ambos describen acciones terminadas, así que van en past simple.
3. return es regular: return → returned.
4. want es regular: want → wanted.

Respuesta: He returned to Russia because he wanted to propose to his wife.

Ejercicio d

While Marc ______ (travel) around the world, he ______ (remember) his hometown.

1. While introduce una acción en progreso; el past continuous se forma con was/were + verbo-ing.
2. travel → was travelling (o was traveling).
3. La acción que interrumpe o acompaña va en past simple: remember → remembered.

Respuesta: While Marc was travelling around the world, he remembered his hometown.

Ejercicio e

He ______ (decide) to leave Russia because of the political differences he ______ (have) with another Russian painter.

1. decide es regular: decide → decided.
2. have es irregular: have → had.
3. El segundo verbo describe una situación previa, también en past simple.

Respuesta: He decided to leave Russia because of the political differences he had with another Russian painter.

Writing

Párrafo modelo en past simple:

Last summer I visited my grandparents in Oaxaca. We walked through the market and I bought a wooden alebrije. In the afternoon it rained heavily, so we stayed home and played cards. I felt very happy because I spent time with my family.

Speaking

Para recrear la obra se sugiere usar colores vivos, figuras flotantes y elementos del pueblo natal, imitando la composición onírica de Chagall.