In community and with the help of your teacher, read the following table about simple past, past progressive and used to.

La tabla compara tres formas de expresar el pasado en inglés.

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Grammar: Simple Past, Past Progressive and Used to

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2.a wrote; 2.b visited; 2.c wore; 2.d listened.

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Secundaria Grado 3° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

In community and with the help of your teacher, read the following table.

Se lee la tabla que compara tres estructuras del pasado en inglés.
Simple past tense: estructura subject + verb in past tense. Ejemplo: African slaves worked in mines and on farms. Se usa para acciones completas o eventos terminados en el pasado.
Past progressive tense: estructura subject + was/were + present participle (-ing). Ejemplo: They were singing songs to keep their spirits up. Se usa para acciones que estaban en desarrollo en el pasado.
Used to: estructura subject + used to + verb in base form. Ejemplo: Some Afro-Mexicans used to work in mines. Se usa para hábitos o estados del pasado que ya no son verdaderos.

Respuesta orientativa: La tabla enseña a distinguir acciones terminadas (simple past), acciones en progreso (past progressive) y hábitos pasados (used to).

Ejercicio 2

In communities, fill in the blanks with the verb in the simple past tense.

Parte 2.a

Some Afro-Mexican women ______ (write) powerful poems about their heritage.

El verbo write es irregular.
Su forma en pasado simple es wrote.
Oración completa: Some Afro-Mexican women wrote powerful poems about their heritage.

Respuesta

wrote

Parte 2.b

Last summer, we ______ (visit) an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

El verbo visit es regular.
Se agrega -ed a la base: visit + ed = visited.
Oración completa: Last summer, we visited an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

Respuesta

visited

Parte 2.c

My grandma ______ (wear) traditional Afro-Mexican clothing in her native town.

El verbo wear es irregular.
Su forma en pasado simple es wore.
Oración completa: My grandma wore traditional Afro-Mexican clothing in her native town.

Respuesta

wore

Parte 2.d

We ______ (listen) to stories about Afro-Mexican heroes in school last year.

El verbo listen es regular.
Se agrega -ed a la base: listen + ed = listened.
Oración completa: We listened to stories about Afro-Mexican heroes in school last year.

Respuesta

listened

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Grammar

1. In community and with the help of your teacher, read the following table:

	Structure	Example	Use
Simple past tense	subject + verb in past tense	African slaves worked in mines and on farms.	Used to describe completed actions or events in the past.
Past progressive tense	subject + was/were + present participle (-ing)	They were singing songs to keep their spirits up.	Used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past.
Used to	subject + used to + verb in base form	Some Afro-Mexicans used to work in mines.	Used to describe past habits or states that are no longer true.

2. In communities, fill in the blanks with the verb in the simple past tense.

a) Some Afro-Mexican women ______ (write) powerful poems about their heritage.

b) Last summer, we ______ (visit) an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

c) My grandma ______ (wear) traditional Afro-Mexican clothing in her native town.

d) We ______ (listen) to stories about Afro-Mexican heroes in school last year.

Answers: a) wrote; b) visited; c) wore; d) listened.

Ejemplos resueltos

Some Afro-Mexican women ______ (write) powerful poems about their heritage.

El verbo write es irregular; su pasado simple es wrote. Oración: Some Afro-Mexican women wrote powerful poems about their heritage.

Last summer, we ______ (visit) an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

El verbo visit es regular; se agrega -ed: visited. Oración: Last summer, we visited an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

Tabla

	Structure	Example	Use
Simple past tense	subject + verb in past tense	African slaves worked in mines and on farms.	Used to describe completed actions or events in the past.
Past progressive tense	subject + was/were + present participle (-ing)	They were singing songs to keep their spirits up.	Used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past.
Used to	subject + used to + verb in base form	Some Afro-Mexicans used to work in mines.	Used to describe past habits or states that are no longer true.

Diagrama

graph TD
A[Past Tenses] --> B[Simple Past]
A --> C[Past Progressive]
A --> D[Used to]
B --> B1[subject + verb in past]
B1 --> B2[completed actions]
C --> C1[subject + was/were + -ing]
C1 --> C2[ongoing actions]
D --> D1[subject + used to + base verb]
D1 --> D2[past habits no longer true]

Glosario (6)

heritage: herencia cultural
mines: minas
farms: granjas
spirits: ánimo, espíritu
native town: pueblo natal
Afro-Mexican: afromexicano

Preguntas para practicar

Why is it important to learn about Afro-Mexican heritage?

Learning about Afro-Mexican heritage helps us understand the cultural diversity of Mexico and recognize the contributions of Afro-Mexican people to history, music, food and traditions. It also promotes respect and inclusion.

Temas y conceptos clave

Pasado simplePasado progresivoUsed toHerencia afro-mexicanaSimple past tensePast progressive tenseUsed toRegular verbsIrregular verbs

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📌 Antes de leer esto

• Reconocer el verbo en forma base
• Conocer pronombres personales en inglés
• Identificar verbos regulares e irregulares

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1.In community and with the help of your teacher; read the following table:

a) Some Afro-Mexican women (write) powerful poems about their heritage.

b）Last summer, we (visit) an Afro-Mexican community to learn about their history.

c)My grandma (wear) traditional Afro-Mexican clothing in her native town.

d)We (listen) to stories about Afro-Mexican heroes in school last year:

Grammar

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	Structure	Example	Use
Simple past tense	subject + verb in past tense	African slaves wonked in mines and on farms.	Used to describe completed actions or events in the past.
Past progressive tense	subject + was/were + present participle (-ing)	They were singing songs to keep thein spinits up.	Used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past.
Used to	subject + used to + venb in base fonm	Some Afro-Mexicans used to wonk in mines.	Used to describe past habits or states that are no longer true.