Glossary

Were: eran.
Lived: Vivian.
Arrived: llegaran
Activity Moved: movían.
I Read the texts and translate it. Lands: tierras
Was: estaba.
YERBA MATE AND THE GUARANI PEOPLE Oldest: más viejo (persona).
Decided: decidió.
The Guaraní were the aborigines that lived in the Paraguayan forest Felt: sintió
Tirad: cansado.
before the Spanish people arrived. They were nomads and they weak: débil.
moved around the territory looking for newlands to farm. One day, Journey: viaje.
Stayed: se quedo.
when a tribe was about to move to a new location, one of the oldest Did´nt want: no quería.
men decided to stay because he felt tired and weak for the journey. Leave: dejarlo.
Had: tenia
His daughter Yari stayed with him because she didn’t want to leave To eat: comer.
him alone. Soon they had very little to eat. At that moment, the spirit Descended: descendió.
Dresde: vestido.
Tupá descended to earth. Dressed like a nomadic hunter, Tupá asked Hunter: cazador.
Yari for food and shelter for the night. Extremely generous, Yari Asked: pregunto.
Shelter: techo.
offered him hospitality and the last of her food. Her charity surprised Offered: ofreció.
the spirit and he gave her a reward. Yari asked for something to make Charity: caridad
Sorprised: sorprendió.
her father stronger and healthier.Tupá used his magic powers to grow Gave: dio.
a green plant with white flowers. He taught Yari and her father to To make: hacer.
Used: uso.
prepare tea using the plant’s leaves. When Yari’s father drank the tea To grow: crecer.
he felt much better. Tupá told them to share the plant with the rest of Tought: enseño.
Prepare: preparo.
the tribe. Now,this beverage brings comfort, health and endurance to Drank: bebio.
Guaraní people. Told: dijo.
To share: compartir.
II Underline 20 past verbs that appear in this text. Brings:trae.
III Read the information then complete the sentence.

The Past Simple tense

Nosotros usamos el pasado
simple para narrar eventos que
Tupa came down to earth. / Tupa used his magic.
ocurrieron en el pasado.
They moved around the territory. / Tupa gave Yari a reward.
Para formar oraciones con
verbos regulares, nosotros
_ What is the difference between used, moved, and came, gave?
agregamos ed/ied que
corresponde a la base para
_ Remember what you studied in 7th grade and complete this general
formar estos verbos. No hay
rule.
reglas para formar los verbos
regulares.
We use the Past Simple tense to narrate events that happened in the
____.
To form the _______ of regular verbs, we add ____ / ___ to the base
form of the verb. There is no rule to form the ________ of ________
verbs Ex: regular verb - irregular verbs
Present-past Present-past
Walk-walked to be – was/were
Talk-talked feel - felt
Stop-stoped teach - tought

IV Complete this diagram with the different elements of this text.

TYPE OF
TEXT:

TOPIC:

CHARACTERS: TIME/LOCATION: MESSAGE:

V Find the partner for each tile to form complete sentences. Then
write
the sentences in your notebook in the correct order of events.
a) Tupa ceme to earth ___ 1and offered Yari a reward

b) Yari stayed with her father ___ 2 that gave her father comfort and
health

c)Tupá gave Yari ___ 3 because he was weak

a green plant.
d) Tupá was surprised ___ 4 to share the plant with the tribe

e) Tupá told Yari ___ 5 and asked Yari for food

f) Yari was a girl ___ 6 that lived in Paraguay

VI Complete the following text with the past tense of the verbs in
brackets.

The Añañuca is a typical flower that grows in the north

of Chile. The legend says that Añañuca _________ (be)
a young girl who _________ (live) in a little town. One
day, a Spanish miner _________ (arrive) at the town
and they _________ (meet).
They _________ (fall) in love but the miner _________
(leave) the town and never _________ (come) back.
Añañuca _________ (die) and immediately the valley
_________ (be) full of red flowers. The people
_________ (name) the flowers in her memory.

GOOD LUCK!