EXERCISES PAST TENSE SIMPLE

1. Translate into Romanian: 1. I saw a movie yesterday. ___________________________________________________________ 2. I didn't see a play yesterday. ________________________________________________________ 3. You called Debbie. _______________________________________________________________ 4. Last year, I traveled to Japan. _______________________________________________________ 5. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. ___________________________________________________ 6. Did you call Debbie? ______________________________________________________________ 7. Did you have dinner last night? _____________________________________________________ 8. She washed her car. _______________________________________________________________ 9. He didn't wash his car.____________________________________________________________ 10. You did not call Debbie.__________________________________________________________ 11. I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. _________________________________________________________________________________ 12. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. _________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? _________________________________________________________________________________ 14. I lived in Brazil for two years. ______________________________________________________ 15. Shauna studied Japanese for five years. ______________________________________________ 16. They sat at the beach all day. ______________________________________________________ 17. They did not stay at the party the entire time. _________________________________________________________________________________ 18. We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. _________________________________________________________________________________ 19. A: How long did you wait for them? ________________________________________________ 20. B: We waited for one hour. _______________________________________________________ 21. I studied French when I was a child. ________________________________________________ 22. He played the violin. ____________________________________________________________ 23. He didn't play the piano. _________________________________________________________ 24. Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? ________________________________________________________________________________ 25. She worked at the movie theater after school. ________________________________________________________________________________

26. They never went to school, they always skipped class. _________________________________________________________________________________ 27. She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. _________________________________________________________________________________ 28. He didn't like tomatoes before. ____________________________________________________ 29. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid? _________________________________________________________________________________ 30. People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past. ________________________________________________________________________________ 31. I paid her one dollar when she answered my question. _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Complete the tables with the past forms of the English auxiliary verbs: Positive I had. You We They He She It Positive I was. You were. We. They. He She. It. Positive I did. You We They He She It Negative I did not have. You We They He She It Negative I was not. You were not. We They He She It Negative I did not do. You We They He She It Question Did I have? you we they he she it Question Was I? Were you? we? they ? he? she ? it? Question Did I do? you we they he she it

? ? ? ? ? ?

? ? ? ? ? ?

3. Make the passive form as in the example: Example: Tom repaired the car. The car was repaired by Tom. 1. Mother made supper. _____________________________________________________________ 2. He read the book in two hours. _____________________________________________________ 3. They washed the car yesterday. _____________________________________________________ 4. My sister saw Mary in front of the cinema. ____________________________________________

4.

Pronounce correctly the following verbs:

When the final sound in the simple present is T or D, the ED ending is pronounced /id/ Added Commanded Decided Ended Accepted Elected Elected Graduated Painted Predicted Repeated Started

When the final sound in the simple present is F, L, S, SH, CH, P, K the ED ending is pronounced /t/ Stuffed Fixed Brushed Released Erased Danced Reached Pushed Expressed Cooked Helped Typed

When the final sound in the simple present is V, L, M, N, B, Z, G, Y, or W, the ED ending is pronounced /d/ Called Robbed Followed 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. Arrived Lived Used Explained Answered Changed

Fill in the blanks: I ___________ to the mall after school. My brother _____________ a bear an hour ago. ____________ Mike visit his grandmother last night? Alex did not ________________ last weekend. ______________ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? We ________________ not happy after the sad ending. _______________ you see Jody's new dog yesterday? Sorry, I ________________ hear you at the door. I ___________________ English for two years. What ________________ you eat for lunch yesterday? Put the verbs in brackets at the right form:

Yesterday Mrs. Hubbard (have) ____________ a very rough day. In the morning, she (go) _____________ to the kitchen and (look) _________________ in the cupboard

for some food for her dog, but the cupboard (be) __________________ empty. Her poor dog (stare) ______________ up at her with its hungry eyes, and she (know) ________________ she had to do something quickly. She (hurry) _________________ to the grocery store to buy some dog food, but unfortunately the store (be) ____________ out of her dog's favorite brand, so she had to catch a bus downtown. After buying the food, she (wait) _______________ for a half hour in the rain to get a taxi. When she finally (get) _________________ home, her dog (be) ____________ sound asleep on the living room sofa.
7.Change the verbs in the following sentence into past tense. 1. Yesterday, I (go) ___________ to the restaurant with a client. 2. We (drive) __________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space. 3. When we (arrive) ______________ at the restaurant, the place was full. 4. The waitress (ask) _____________ us if we had reservations. 5. I (say) ____________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them." 6. The waitress (tell) ___________ us to come back in two hours. 7. My client and I slowly (walk) ____________ back to the car. 8. Then we (see) __________ a small grocery store. 9. We (stop) __________ in the grocery store and (buy) _____________ some sandwiches. 10.That (be) _____________ better than waiting for two hours.

8.

Study the rules in the table then give the vb+ed form to the following verbs:
Verb ending in... e How to make the simple past Add -D Examples live - lived date - dated try - tried cry - cried tap - tapped commit - committed boil - boiled fill - filled hand - handed
24. to add 25. to argue 26. to enter 27. to obey 28. to travel 29. to talk 30. to wait

Consonant + y

Change y to i, then add -ED

One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y)

Double the consonant, then add -ED

[anything else]

Add -ED

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

to to to to to to to to to to to to

stop ask type try fill like play study live regret walk occur

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

23.

to to to to to to to to to to to

agree step nod wash cancel drop free cry listen refer hand

9.

Choose the right variant:

1. What did they think about the lecture yesterday? They ____________________ it was interesting. A though C thinked B thought 2. Where did you buy that bracelet? A B buyed bawt D thank I __________________ it at Nordstrom's. C D bought buied

3. What did he say? A B said sayed

He just ____________________ "Hi." C D sought saed

4. Where did you read that article? I __________________ it in the newspaper. A B read red C D readed raided

5. How many gifts did they choose? They _____________________ 3 gifts. A B choosed chosed C D chought chose

6. How high did the water rise during the 1962 floods? It _________________ about 10 feet. A B rise rised C D rase rose

7. How long did the soldier stand at attention? He ___________________ at attention for an hour. A B stand standed C D stode stood

8. How did he break that lamp? He __________ it by accidentally knocking it over with his elbow. A B broke brake C D broked breaked

9. How did they send the letter? They __________ it by airmail. A B saint sent C D sunt suit

10. What did you know about Japan before you went there? I ________ that the language would be hard for me to learn. A B knew knaw C D knowed know

11. What did the diplomat mean when she said "We had a frank discussion.?" She ___________ that they shouted at each other. A B C mint meaned mought D meant

12. How many paragraphs did you write for your essay? I ___________________ eight paragraphs. A B wrote wrought C D wrate writed

13. How late did your brother sleep yesterday morning? He ___________________ until 10:30 AM. A B slipped sleeped C D slebbed slept

14. How many library books did she take last week? A B toke taked

She __________________ five books. C D tight took

15. When did the lake freeze? It _________ last week when the temperature went down to 0 degrees. A B 10. freezed freize Translate into Romanian: C D fraze froze

Yesterday Mrs. Hubbard had a very rough day. In the morning, she went to the kitchen and looked in the cupboard for some food for her dog, but the cupboard was empty. Her poor dog stared up at her with its hungry eyes, and she knew she had to do something quickly. She hurried to the grocery store to buy some dog food, but unfortunately the store was out of her dog's favorite brand, so she had to catch a bus downtown. After buying the food, she waited for a half hour in the rain to get a taxi. When she finally got home, her dog was sound asleep on the living room sofa.

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__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Complete the table with the missing forms:
Regular Verb (to work) Statements affirmative
I worked. He She worked. It You worked. We They I He didn't work. She It didn't work. You didn't work. We They didn't work. Did we work? Did she work?

Regular Verb (to work) Statements negative Questions

Short answer +
Yes, I did. Yes, he Yes, she did. Yes, it Yes you did. Yes we Yes they did.

Short answer No, I didn't. No, he No, she No, it didn't. No, you No, we didn't. No, they

12. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

1. Last night, Samantha have pizza for supper. 2. My pet lizard was died last month. 3. Yesterday I spend two hours cleaning my living room. 4. This morning before coming to class, Jack eats two bowls of cereal. 5. What was happened to your leg?

13. Say what you did yesterday as in the model. Remember to use past tense simple. Model: Yesterday, I went to the mall. I bought some shorts and a baseball cap. I spent almost $20. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Say what you did last weekend as in the model. Remember to use past tense simple. Model: I stayed home and cleaned my room. I didnt do anything fun. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Tell about a childhood experience as in the model.

One day, when I was about 7 years old, there was a knock on our door. When I opened the door, I saw that nobody was there. I felt something was wrong, so I called my mother. . .
Model:

__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Give the right form of the verb in past tense:

1. Tom ________________________(buy) a new house last month. 2. When _______________________ (they/arrive) last week? 3. She _______________________ (not/understand) the question yesterday. 4. Fred _____________________ (take) a lot of pictures on his holiday last summer. 5. What ______________________ (you/get) for your birthday? 6. They ______________________ to get the bread this morning! 7. Alice ______________________ (play) tennis this morning. 8. Where _____________________ (you/go) last weekend?

9. I _____________________ (want) to buy that computer, but it was too expensive. 10. Why ______________________ (they/not/come)?

17.

Complete the table with the missing forms:

Infinitiv e be beat become begin bend bet bite blow break bring build burst buy catch choose come cost cut deal dig Past Simple Past participle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

18.

Choose the correct variant: b) c) announced finished

1. The day .......... terribly. a) took care of

d) began 2. My alarm .......... a) didn't get up b) didn't begin c) didn't wake up d) didn't go off 3. and I .......... the house with only 1 hour to spare a) left b) entered c) quitted d) goodbyed 4. before the plane .......... due to take off. a) didn't go b) wished c) became d) was 5. Luckily there .......... very little traffic a) was b) existed c) had d) turned over 6. and I .......... at the airport with 30 minutes to spare. a) went b) terminated c) reached d) arrived 7. I .......... in at the gate a) checked b) stood c) waited d) stamped 8. and .......... for a coffee. a) started b) shouted c) went d) whistled 9. Just as I .......... down , a) went b) sat c) jumped d) drank 10. the announcer .......... my flight.

a) sang b) whistled c) shouted d) called 11. I .......... my coffee quickly a) spat b) drank c) sang d) looked for 12. too quickly in fact as I .......... some on my shirt. a) spilled b) dropped c) spread d) smiled 13. I .......... the sign to the departure gate a) looked after b) followed c) discussed d) ran after 14. and .......... through passport control. a) went b) discussed c) smiled d) went under 15. I .......... down in the departure lounge. a) hurried b) came c) went d) sat 16. It .......... full of teenagers, obviously a school trip. a) was b) happened c) suggested d) disappeared 17. They .......... a terrible noise. a) were happening b) were smoking c) were doing d) were making 18. And then I .......... that terrible announcement, the one you don't want to hear. a) heard

b) listened c) felt d) spoke 19. There .......... a problem with the engine. a) arrived b) happened c) were d) was 20. I .......... around for a place to get another coffee. a) saw b) looked c) had d) was 21. I .......... a drinks machine so I .......... over to get some. a) looked over / went b) saw / fell c) saw / went d) looked over / fell 22. I .......... in my money and .......... the button for black coffee. a) put / pressed b) put / pulled c) threw / pressed d) threw / pulled 23. When I .......... up the cup, a) took b) pushed c) pulled d) picked 24. it .......... only water. a) went in b) got up c) filled d) contained 25. At that moment, the hostess .......... that the plane was delayed because of bad weather. a) announced b) called c) spoke d) mimed

19.

Write the negative in the table below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. They swam on Saturday but they ______________ on Sunday. I went to work on Monday but I _______________to work on Tuesday. He bought a new car. He __________________ a second-hand car. She learnt French in high school. She _____________ French in primary school. We got up early this morning. We ________________ early yesterday. They did Science at school but they _________________ Science at University. He slept well last night but he ___________________ well the night before. I ate spaghetti for dinner but I ________________ anything for lunch. You saw Helen but you ___________________ Celia. They lived in Fairfield. They ______________ in Cabramatta.

20.

Complete the table with the missing forms:

Infinitive Past Simple Past participle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

do draw drink eat fall feed feel fight find fly forbid forget freeze get give go grow

21.

Write the correct answer in the table below:

d 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I He They We It Ellen You Bob They The teacher

ed

ied

______________ (walk) to work last week. ______________ (study) computers for five years. ______________ (arrive) late for the party. _______________(marry) in a church. _______________ (end) at 6 pm. _______________ (wait) for an hour. _______________ (like) the movie. I didn't. _______________ (need) that book yesterday. _______________ (use) my new pen. ________________ (help) the students after class.

22.

Complete the following table with the missing parts: To be To be Statements Statements affirmative negative
I wasn't. He She wasn't. It You weren't. We They weren't. Was it? Was he?

Questions ?

I He She was. It was. You We were. They

Were you?

23.

Complete the table with the missing forms:

Infinitiv e Past Simple Past participle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead leave lend let lie light

17

lose

24. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 25.

Complete the sentences with was or were.

I ___________late. You _____________in the bathroom. He _____________in New York last month She ____________on holiday for the summer. It _____________foggy and it rained. We ____________at the mall.

7) 8) 9)
barn.

You ___________at school. They ____________in the park. The horses _____________ in the The plate _____________on the

10)
table.

What is the past form of the verbs below:

1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. find catch bring tell see fall lose meet go sleep 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. stand write do leave speak sell hear build win say

26.

Change the sentences below into questions as in the model:

Model: He went to the market yesterday. Did he go to the market yesterday?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. They saw the movie last week. Anna wrote him a letter. George and Ilsa had dinner at the Maya Restaurant on Friday. They got up at 7 o'clock to go to work early. He bought a new car last year. I arrived late for class. It rained all night? We sat near the front. He walked to work yesterday. She spoke to him about that. ______________the movie last week? ______________him a letter? ______________dinner at the Maya Restaurant on Friday? ______________at 7 o'clock to go to work early? ______________a new car last year? ______________late for class? ______________all night? ______________near the front? ______________to work yesterday? ______________to him about that?

27.

Complete the following table with the missing forms:

Infinitive Past Simple Past participle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

make mean meet pay put read ride ring rise run say see seek sell send set sew shake shine

20 21 22

shoot show shrink

28. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple: Shakespeare (to write) ________________ many plays. He really (to set) ____________ an example. They (to go) _____________ to Greece last year. He really (to run) __________ with his dog that day. My car (to break) ____________ down. She (to bring) ____________ me flowers, yesterday. He (to tell) _____________ you a lie. They (to split) ________________ the money between them. He (to drink) ____________ too much. The police (to catch) _____________ the thief.

29. Change the order of the words below. Dont forget to put a full-stop at the end of the sentence.
example

I / yesterday / saw / him I saw him yesterday. passed / Donna / the driving test from me / borrowed / $100 / Celina in Sydney / Frank / was born didn't go / last week / I / to school

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

my bag / I / the day before yesterday / lost chicken / on Monday / had / for dinner / we the party / enjoyed /very much / he we / at the supermarket / yesterday /met a lot of housework / mum / did at Jill's house / we / on Saturday /arrived

30.

What is the past form of the verbs below?

1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. buy pay come get take make eat run sing swim cut forget 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. have think read drink break begin fly ride drive fight ring give

31.

Pronunciation of simple past tense 1. How is the "ed" in the word "looked" pronounced? ___________ 2. How is the "ed" in the word "dropped" pronounced? ___________ 3. How is the "ed" in the word "headed" pronounced? ___________ 4. How is the "ed" in the word "changed" pronounced? ___________ 5. How is the "ed" in the word "grounded" pronounced? ___________ 6. How is the "ed" in the word "admitted" pronounced? ___________ 7. How is the "ed" in the word "jumped" pronounced? ___________ 8. How is the "ed" in the word "bothered" pronounced? __________ 9. How is the "ed" in the word "colored" pronounced? __________

ed:
10. How is the "ed" in the word "hopped" pronounced? __________ 11. How is the "ed" in the word "slipped" pronounced? __________ 12. How is the "ed" in the word "chased" pronounced? __________ 13. How is the "ed" in the word "finished" pronounced? __________ 14. How is the "ed" in the word "ripped" pronounced? __________ 15. How is the "ed" in the word "pointed" pronounced? _________ 16. How is the "ed" in the word "scratched" pronounced? ________ 17. How is the "ed" in the word "listened" pronounced? _________ 18. How is the "ed" in the word ""tagged" pronounced? _________

19. How is the "ed" in the word "picked" pronounced? __________

20. How is the "ed" in the word "glued" pronounced? __________

32.

Translate the following text into Romanian:

Hello everybody! My name is Harry Doyle. I am very nostalgic and I always talk about the past. This is an old picture of me. I was eighteen in this picture. It was thirteen years ago. I studied at University at that time. I lived with my friends Paco and Choo in a big and old flat. We didn't study much and we enjoyed our life. Every weekend we went to the disco and met new girls. I remember I had a girlfriend called Margarita. She was Spanish. I finished my studies in 1995. A year later I started to work as a Language teacher in a Secondary school. Life is not too bad, but those days were fantastic! ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

33.

Complete the following table with the missing forms:

Infinitive Past Simple Past participle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

shut sing sink sit sleep speak spend split spread spring

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

stand steal stick sting stink strike swear

34.

There is a mistake in every sentence. Find it and write the sentence right.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
35.

I didn't celebrated New Year's Eve My friends organize a fancy dress party but they didn't invited me So, I were very sad and lonely My best friends didn't were with me My cousin visite me in the afternoon but then she go to a party Did you danced on New Year's Eve? I didn't watched TV because there was a horrible programme Everybody laughed and sing and was very happy But I were not happy, I didn't have a good time

Choose the correct pronunciation for each verb

1.

Cried
/d/ /t/ /id/

/t/ /id/

4.

Liked
/d/ /t/ /id/

3.

Enjoyed
/d/ /t/ /id/

2.

Celebrated
/d/

/t/ /id/

7. 5. Laughed
/d/ /t/ /id/

Played
/d/ /t/ /id/

9.

Worked
/d/ /t/ /id/

8.

Decided
/d/ /t/ /id/

10.

Watched
/d/ /t/ /id/

6.

Started
/d/

36.

Complete the following table with the missing forms:

Infinitive Past Simple Past participle

12 13 14

wear win write

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

sweep swim swing take teach tear tell think thrown understan d wake

37. Put the words in order to form correct questions: 1. arrive When you did ?

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2. wait 3. phone 4. meet 5. party? 6. concert long for she last two the How Why ago Who did you Did did me did you you ? ? me her in ? ?

_________________________________________________________________
night days see start

_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

When did the

_________________________________________________________________
38. Answer using "Yes.... " and the past form of the verbs:
01. Did the concert begin on time? _Yes, it did.___ 02. Did Mr Jones lose his temper? _______________ 03. Did Mrs Jones go to the supermarket? _____________ 04. Did they come early? ______________ 05. Did you drink tea every day? ________________ 06. Did the plane fly low? _________________ 07. Did the student learn English? ______________ 08. Did he run quickly? ______________ 09. Did she tear her coat? _____________ 10. Did you wake up early? ________________ 11. Did it cost a lot? ________________ 12. Did the student do his work? ______________ 13. Did the steak smell good? _____________ 14. Did you find your book? __________ 15. Did Mr Jones ring? _________________ 16. Did Mary throw the ball? ______________ 17. Did Mrs Jones make a cup of tea? _____________ 18. Did you feel ill? __________________ 19. Did you write the letter? __________________ 20. Did you stand a long time? ______________

39. Write the correct form of the verb to be into past: 1. Mary and I ________happy. 2. I ___________a student. 3. Miss Thatcher __________a teacher. 4. Bob and Ted ___________young. 5. You ___________tall. 6. The dog _____________brown. 7. He ___________at home. 8. They _____________sad. 9. Daniel _______________a soldier. 10. You _____________my best friends.

40.

Write the correct form of the verb to be into past: 1. Tony ___________a good friend. 2. I ___________at the movies. 3. We ____________in the building. 4. They _______________under the bridge. 5. I _______________the boy's friend. 6. You ________________on the desk.

7. 8. 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Rhoda ________________here yesterday. They ______________in room five. She _______________a janitor. I ___________happy. I ___________a student. She ____________a teacher. They ________________young. You _____________tall.
Choose the correct tag to finish the sentence: 1) Sabine was an actress,___? was she? didn't she? 2) I was very tired,___? did I? weren't I? 3) Alexander was a factory owner,___? he wasn't? wasn't he? 4) Monika was here, ___? she was?

10. It ________________working last night. 6. It _____________brown 7. He ______________at home. 8. They _____________sad. 9. We _______________happy. 10. You _______________my best friends.

41. Fill in using wasnt or werent:

42.

wasn't she? She wasn't? was I? wasn't I? he was? didn't he? didn't she?

was she? wasn't she? 5) Hanna and Alicia were students, ___? weren't they? were they? 6) Mario was at work yesterday, ___? weren't they? wasn't he? 7) I was late, ___? wasn't I? were I? 8) You and I were busy last week, ___? weren't I? weren't we? 9) It was windy today, ___? was I? weren't they? 10) Richard was your neighbor, ___? was he? didn't you? wasn't he? wasn't they? was he? were he? was I? were I? we weren't? were you? wasn't it? wasn't he? weren't you? wasn't he?

43. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: to build to break to be to become to blow 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. to bleed to bite to bet to begin to burn

44.

Write the correct past form in the box in the following sentences:

1. Tony (work) 2. Tony (walk) 3. Tony (live) 4. Tony (wait) hours. 5. Tony (need) 6. Tony (watch) 7. Tony (expect) 8. Tony (prefer) recess. 9. Tony (use) 10. Tony (talk) 45. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: to eat to drink to dream to do to drive 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

in Berlin last week. to university this morning. in Toronto last summer. on the staircase for the past five a book yesterday. your game last night. to shop last weekend. the yellow bubble gum at an eraser ten minutes ago. to my mother over the weekend.

to cut to come to catch to dig to cost

46. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Example: ____________ their friends? (they/to meet) Answer: Did they meet their friends?
1) 2) take) 3) 4) 5) send) 6) wear) after the cat? (the dog/to run) photos when you were on holiday? (you/to to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen) a cup of tea in the caf? (the ladies/to have) text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to

7) say) 8) open) 9) class/to play) 10) make)

hello to people in the street? (your brother/to the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your breakfast last morning? (your mother/to

47.

Write the correct past form in the box in the following sentences: to visit Berlin last week. at our house last night. up my truck in Thunder Bay yesterday. on the staircase for the past five hours. a book last week. your lesson last month.

1. Lily (try) 2. She (stay) 3. They (muddy) 4. I (play) 5. Tony and Lily (carry) 6. We (study) 48.

Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. to hang to hit to hear to feed to go 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. to find to hide to freeze to find to hurt

49. Choose Did or Made: 1. She ___ her homework last night. a. did b. made 2. Tom ___ the dishes after dinner. a. did b. made 3. My mother ___ the beds this morning. a. did b. made 4. I rang the dentist and ___ an appointment for Saturday morning. a. did b. made 5. The children got up early and ___ breakfast for me. a. did b. made 6. I ___ the exercises for homework. a. did b. made

7. She ___ a good job helping us. a. did b. made 8. I felt really bad when I ___ that mistake in class today. a. did b. made 9. The man ___ the phone call at around 6:00. a. did b. made 10. He ___ the ironing and she washed the children. a. did b. made 11. I ___ dinner for 6:00 not 8:30. a. did b. made. made

50.

Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

to lose to know to leave to meet to lead 6. to make

7. 8. 9. 10.

to learn to lie to lean to mean

51. Select the correct past form for each of the following:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She writed/wrote/written many letters. He buyed/bought/buied many books. I read/red/readed the newspaper. She drank/drinked/drunken milk . She haved/had/have four pencils. 6. 7. 8. 9. John saten/sit/sat in this seat. He ate/eat/eated lunch in the cafeteria. I get/getted/got up early every morning. He speaking/spoke/speaked English well.

10. I always stood/stand/standed near the door.

52. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: to pay to shut to sell to see 5. 6. 7. 8. to shoot to ride to shake to shine 9. 10. to ring to rise

53.

Is it have, has or had?

today. 7. He ____________a home before the earthquake. 8. They ____________erasers in their hands. 9. Daniel _____________a bicycle last December. 10. You _______________my papers last night.

1. Mary and I _________pencils yesterday. 2. I ___________a pen right now. 3. Miss Thatcher _____________a car in 1978. 4. Bob and Ted ____________cats at the moment. 5. You _____________tall brothers

6. The dog _____________brown eyes

54. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: to sink to stick to spit to split to spend 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. to swim to steal to spend to sit to speed

55.

Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use Simple Past. Answer: Did they meet their friends?

Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to meet)

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

you Claire he the boy Ronald Peggy and Olivia she the girl Tim he

the door? (to close) the housework? (to finish) a bath yesterday? (to have) into the lake? (to jump) the Tower of London? (to visit) after the baby? (to look) the invitation cards herself? (to make) the ketchup bottle? (to drop) the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy) karate this morning? (to practise)

56.

Do, Does or Did?

1. I don't like ice-cream, but he ___. b. does a. do c. did b. does 7. I don't know her very well, but my c. did friends ___. 2. You don't need glasses, but I ___. a. do a. do b. does b. does c. did c. did 8. This car doesn't go as fast as my old one 3. Sally didn't enjoy the movies, but everyone else ___. ___. a. do a. do b. does b. does c. did c. did 4. Dave doesn't want to go out tonight, but his girlfriend ___. 9. I don't type very well, but my boyfriend a. do ___. b. does a. do c. did b. does 5. My parents don't live in England, but I ___. c. did a. do 10. He said he would do it and he ___. b. does a. do c. did b. does 6. She doesn't smoke, but he ___. c. did a. do

57.

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: ____ she ____ the Internet? (to surf) Internet? Answer: Did she surf the

1) I 2) 3) They 4) Jenny and Peggy 5) The children 6) When 7) My mother 8) The boys 9) 10) He you you Susan

my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) to England by plane? (to go) a farm twoo weeks ago. (to visit) their brother. (not/to help) at home last weekend. (not/to be) this wonderful skirt? (to design) into the van. (not/to crash) the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) your aunt last week? (to phone) milk at school. (not/to drink)

58.

Write the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. to write to tell to tear to wake to win 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. to think to wind to understand to take to teach

59. Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms (sometimes with a preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries. Example: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank ______________ the radio.

Answer: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank did not turn on the radio. or Frank didn't turn on the radio.

1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter 2) The children ran home. - The children 3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I me. 4) We turned off the computer. - We 5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend 6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne 7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys 8) He finished his homework. - He 9) They brushed their teeth. - They 10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady

at seven. home. to take the book with the computer. the baby. a bottle of cola. into the water. his homework. their teeth. invitation cards.

60. 1.

Don't-Doesn't-Didn't?
6. I went, but he ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 7. They bought it, but we ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 8. I want to go to Paris for my honeymoon, but she ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 9.He said he would ring, but I ___ think he will. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 10. My wife needs glasses now, but her mother still ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't

Tom likes curry, but his family ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 2. My sister works in a bank, but I ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 3. John and Mary went to the movies last night, but I ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 4. Mr. Jones eats meat, but his wife ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't 5. He wants to, but they ___. a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't

61.

Fill in each blank with the SIMPLE PAST form of the verb. These are IRREGULAR VERBS. 1. He ___________his wife to the concert. (to bring) 2. She __________alone. (to come) 3. I __________a great time yesterday. (to have)

4. My cousins __________ to India during the summer. (to go) 5. My sister ___________beautifully when she was younger. (to sing) 6. The police ___________the thief. (to catch) 7. She ___________at home all evening. (to be) 8. My friend _____________ seven bottles of beer. (to drink) 9. I _____________ her an email. (to write) 10. My husband ____________ me flowers for my birthday. (to give)

62.

What Mr. Smith did yesterday?

Yesterday Mr Smith _____________ (wake up) at 6.00 am.

He ________________ (get up) at 6.15 am,

and ______________ (go) to the bathroom.

He ___________ (have) a shower,

then he____________ (have) a shave and____________ (brush) his teeth.

He ________ (eat) breakfast at about 7.00 am.

After breakfast he _____________ (read) the newspaper.

At 7.30 am he _____________ (go) to work.

63. Simple Past gap-fill exercise. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs (in brackets).

1) When he ___________ (be) a boy he _____________ (like) his job, it _______________(be) fun. 2) They _____________(live) in a small flat 10 years ago. 3) She _____________ (study) history last year. 4) I ____________(eat) breakfast at 6.00 am this morning. 5) I _______________(cycle) home from work. 6) We _____________(go) to the cinema last night. 7) They _____________(be) very good students, they always _____________(do) their homework. 8) When he ___________(be) the boss he never _______________(walk) to work, he always _______________(drive). 9) When I _____________(begin) teaching I _____________(teach) for a language school. 10) When they started this course the students only ______________(speak) a little English.

64.

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliary.
Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message. Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text message. 1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy 2) They went shopping last Friday. - They Friday. 3) She had a bath in the morning. - She 4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We 5) The students sat down. - The students 6) Marie ran home. - Marie 7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers on the deal. 8) William rode a horse. - William 9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse temperature. 10) I understood what the teacher said. - I a horse. Peter's what the teacher home. hands a new shirt. shopping last a bath in the morning. like a big ice-cream. down.

said.

65. Rewrite the following positive sentences into negative sentences. I read the newspaper. ____________________________________ They flew to Toronto.____________________________________ I watched television._____________________________________ We visited the Learn English web site. _____________________________________ Mr Bean taught English yesterday.________________________________________ I left work._____________________________________ I had a bath._____________________________________ She went to the shops._______________________________________ I got up at 5am._____________________________________ The dog barked._____________________________________ 66.
Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements. Answer: She helped her mother in the

Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help) kitchen.

1) They 2) Last summer I 3) She 4) He 5) Our cat 6) In 2001 our class 7) The weather 8) The secretary 9) Paul 10) The people

something to drink. (to order) to Stuttgart. (to go) her homework in the afternoon. (to do) to 10. (to count) a big mouse.(to catch) a trip to Norwich. (to make) really nice. (to be) the file yesterday. (to delete) nothing to me. (to say) something to each other. (to whipser)

67.

Fill in the gaps to form questions from the words in brackets (...). yesterday? 4. _______________________(Mark play) tennis last Saturday? 5. When _____________________(they arrive)

1. Why _________________(they not come) to the party? 2. Where __________________(you go) last weekend? 3. What ___________________(you do) at work

at work this morning?

8. When ________________________(it start) to rain? 9. __________________________(you see) 'The Lord of the Rings' at the cinema? 10. What _________________________(you eat) for breakfast?

6. ______________________(he work) in Paris last year? 7. Why ______________________(you not pass) the English test?

68. Use the given words to create past simple sentences. All the verbs have irregular past forms. 1. Mike / throw / the car keys / and Tina / catch / them 2. Who / win/ the Cup/ last year? 3. What / you/ do/ last weekend? 4. We /buy/ Elena some perfume / for her birthday 5. We all /feel ill/ after the meal 6. Where / your father / live/ when / he / be/ a child? 7. He /not understand French very well / the first time he / go / to/ Paris

69.

Choose the right sentence:

1)

Which sentence is in the Simple Past? She has read a book. She read a book. She reads a book. 2) Which negative sentence is in the Simple Past? We did not speak Russian. We not spoke Russian. We spoke not Russian. 3) Which question is in the Simple Past? 5) In which sentence is the Simple Past used correctly? Did you saw her? Did you see her? Have you seen her? 4) Which question is in the Simple Past? When did Anne find the keys? When found Anne the keys?

Steven forgetted his homework.

Steven forgot his homework. Steven forgots his homework.

70.

Form questions in the Simple Past. Example: when / he / to visit / his uncle

When did he visit his uncle?

1) what / he / to have / for lunch __________________________________________ 2) when / you / to watch / the film __________________________________________ 3) where / your father / to repair / the kite __________________________________________

4) why / the teacher / to check / the computer _____________________________________ ____ 5) why / Julia / to ask / questions _____________________________________ ____

71.

Use the verbs in the Simple Past. 4) they play - they 5) we arrive - we

1) he tries - he 2) you enjoy - you 3) they work - they

72. Negate the given sentence. Example: He walked to the park. He did not walk to the park.

2) It rained yesterday.

3) Phil talked to his parrot.

4) She was late this morning.

1) Lee drew a picture.

5) We ran to the tree house.

73. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements.
Example: I ______ to the teacher. (to talk) Answer: I talked to the teacher.

1) Jane 2) He 3) They 4) John and Amy 5) I 6) Susan 7) The boys 8) We 9) She 10) The car

a film. (to watch) a box. (to carry) their father. (to help) things. (to swap) to Andrew. (to talk) with Peter. (to dance) basketball. (to try) a trip. (to plan) her hair. (to wash) at the traffic lights. (to stop)

74.

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliary.
Example: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom ______________ a letter. Answer: Tom did not write a letter. 1) He played handball. - He ________________________ handball. 2) Susan waited in the kitchen. - Susan _____________________________in the kitchen. 3) I made the beds. - I ___________________________ the beds. 4) They cleaned the classroom. - They ____________________________ the classroom. 5) She asked a lot of questions. - She ____________________________ a lot of questions. 6) The friends got new computers. - The friends ____________________________ new computers. 7) I was in Sofia last weekend. - I _________________________ in Sofia last weekend. 8) You built a house. - You ___________________________ a house. 9) Christian bought a new guitar. - Christian __________________________ a new guitar. 10) We went shopping. - We _________________________ shopping. 75. Choose the right variant: Q1 - There ____ many people at the show. Q3 - They ____ late. was were Q2 - ____ you tired? Was Were was were Q4 - I ____ very annoyed. was were

Q5 - She ____ there. was were Q6 - Everybody ____ pleased. was were Q7 - There ____ no trouble at the party. was were Q8 - ____ there any difficulty in finding it? Was Were Q9 - Who ____ at the meeting? was were Q10 - It ____ no bother. was were Q11 - How much ____ they?

was were Q12 - How many ____ there? was were Either could be used here. Q13 - We _____ too late. was were Either could be used here. Q14 - It ____ ours. wasn't weren't Q15 - It ____ impossible. was were Either could be used here. Q16 - It ____ the boys who took it. was were

76. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: The children ______ their sandwiches. (to forget) Answer: The children forgot their sandwiches on Monday.

1) When __________________________you in London? (to be) 2) We ___________________________in a flat when we were in Paris. (not/to live) 3) What ___________you _________________yesterday? (to lose) 4) He _____________________magic tricks at the party. (not/to do) 5) Mandy ______________________her room on Thursday. (not/to tidy up) 6) ___________Frank _______________ a room with Henry when they ______________ in Rome? (to share) (to be) 7) I ________________________ Physics at school. (not/to like) 8) __________ the shop assistant _____________________ 10 percent off the price? (to take) 9) She __________________________ the correct word in the exercise. (to use) 10) Why _________________________ the baby ________________________this morning? (to cry)

77.

Rewrite the complete phrases into Simple Past. Watch the example. 1) we visit we visited 2) they like

3) she dances 4) I play 5) you carry 6) he stops 7) you change 8) we enjoy 9) she uses 10) you try 11) we wash

12) I arrive 13) they destroy 14) you hurry 15) she elects 16) you marry 17) we plan 18) he discovers 19) they travel 20) I prefer

78. The following words end on -ed. How do you pronounce this ending correctly? Write the words into the correct column: worked, rained, finished, lived, listened, asked, looked, arrived, laughed, helped sound 1 [ ] sound 2 [ ] sound 3 [ ]

79. Put in was or

were into the gaps.

1) I in Canberra last spring. 2) We at school last Saturday. 3) Tina at home yesterday. 4) He happy. 5) Robert and Stan Garry's friends. 6) You very busy on Friday. 7) They in front of the supermarket. 8) I in the museum. 9) She in South Africa last month. 10) Jessica and Kimberly late for school.

80. Complete the blanks with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Cinderella Once upon a time... there ...............(live) an unhappy young girl. Unhappy she ...............(be), for her mother ...............(be) dead, her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters, and her stepmother ...............(not like) her one little bit. All the nice things, kind thoughts and loving touches ............... (be) for her own daughters. And not just the kind thoughts and love, but also dresses, shoes, shawls, delicious food, comfy beds, as well as every home comfort. All this was laid on for her daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there ...............(be) nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters' hand-medowns. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No nice rests and comfort. For she ...............(have) to work hard all day, and only when evening ...............(come) was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she ...............(get) her nickname, for everybody ...............(call) her Cinderella. Cinderella ............... (use) to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat ...............(say), "Miaow", which really meant, "Cheer up! You have something neither of your step sisters have and that is beauty." It ...............(be) quite true. Cinderella, even...............(dress) in rags with a dusty grey face from the cinders, ...............(be) a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, ...............(be) still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.

81. Put in was not or were not into the gaps.

1) They ill. 2) You tired. 3) The children quiet. 4) Max in Helsinki last week. 5) She home for dinner. 6) The water cold. 7) There a good film on TV yesterday. 8) We in Brazil last winter. 9) Betty and Florence at school this morning. 10) I happy when I heard about the accident.
82. Put the verbs into Past Simple:

1. Jack often goes out for dinner, yesterday he 2. Sue never wears jeans, yesterday she 3. (play/Sam) games at school?

(go) to an Italian restaurant. (wear) a yellow skirt and a multicoloured T-shirt.

4. Grandma often makes cakes, last Sunday she 5. Jim always brings souvenirs when he goes abroad, from Scotland he 6. Kathy eats eggs for breakfast but this morning she 7. Mum drinks a lot of tea, yesterday she 8. Sally does a lot of crossword puzzles, she

(make) a delicious apple-pie. (bring) some haggis. (not/eat) any. (drink) a dozen cups in the afternoon. (do) seven of them last evening. (can) swim for

9. Grandfather can't swim a long time now, but when he was young he hours. 10. Simon usually comes home by bus, but last night he met a friend and (come) back in his car.

83. Read the text and do the exercise:

Linda: Oh, I liked the movie very much! Did you like it too? Brian: I tried to understand it, but I could not! Linda: Yes, they used many slang words. The actors were really good though! Brian: By the way, I saw your sister, yesterday, after the match. Linda: Yes, she was at the match too. She liked it a lot. Brian: But afterwards, it started raining! What did you do then? Linda: I hurried home. What did you do afterwards? Brian: Hahaha....We played darts! Your sisters boyfriend is very nice! Linda: I preferred my sisters last boyfriend. He was also an actor. Brian: The actors achievements were really great, but the leading actors accent was terrible! Hahaha... Linda: You are right. I particularly liked the end of the film, but the seats at the cinema were, however, somewhat uncomfortable. Brian: Thats why I already look forward to my own couch. Hahahaha! Linda: Yes, it is certainly more comfortable. I already look forward to seeing your place! Brian: Ill pick you up tomorrow from your office! Linda: Great! See you tomorrow! Oh, it is raining again.
Fill in the correct past form of the verb. Choose from this box: could did did Did hurried liked liked played saw started tried used was were

Linda: Oh, I ________ the movie very much! ________ you like it too? Brian: I ________ to understand it, but I ________ not! Linda: Yes, they ________ many slang words. The actors ________ really good though! Brian: By the way, I ________ your sister, yesterday, after the match. Linda: Yes, she ________ at the match too. She ________ it a lot. Brian: But afterwards, it ________ raining! What ________ you do then? Linda: I ________ home. What ________ you do afterwards? Brian: Hahaha....We ________ darts!
84. Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past tense simple. Choose from:

be, break, buy, come, drive, eat, feel, find, get, give, go, have, hear, hold, know, let, lose, make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write
Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once: Dear Ethel Im writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I __________ up at the usual time about 10 am __________ a shower and __________ breakfast. I __________ a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I __________ into the kitchen where I __________ a funny noise. I __________ it __________ from behind the cooker. I __________ my tool box and moved the cooker out of the way. The noise __________ louder but I couldnt see anything. I __________ my uncle to ask his advice. He __________ that he __________ it could be a gas leak. When I __________ this I just panicked! I __________ the phone down, __________ outside, __________ in my car and __________ to the local police station. I __________ them about my gas leak but the constable __________ his patience with me.

He __________ that I should have phoned the gas company. He __________ his report, then __________ the gas company for me. Then I remembered that my house doesnt have gas only electricity! I __________ really stupid and __________ that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I __________ out of the police station while he __________ still on the phone. I __________ home to try to find out what the noise __________. On the way I __________ a newspaper and I __________ about an escaped llama that __________ out of the city safari park last Wednesday. When I __________ home I __________ my key in the door, turned it, __________ inside and straight away __________ that funny noise again. I __________ my breath and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I __________ the llama hiding in my cupboard! I __________ him stay and he __________ in my garden last night. The snoring __________ so loud! This morning I __________ him back to the safari park. They __________ really pleased to see him again and __________ me a reward of 50! Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are. Your friend,

85. Complete the table with the irregular forms:

GROUP I: verbs that have the same form in infinitive, past and participle.
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Bet Cost Cut Hit Hurt Let Quit Set Shut

Bet

Bet

86. Write the ED form of the following verbs. Show _____________ Rely _____________ Trap _____________ Depart _____________ Advise _____________ Blame _____________ Continue _____________ Permit _____________ Play _____________ Marry _____________ Achieve _____________ Bake _____________ Call _____________ Describe _____________ Bathe _____________ Fail _____________ Share _____________ Admire _____________ Believe _____________ Clean _____________ Disagree _____________

87. Complete the table with the irregular forms:

GROUP II: Verbs that have the same form in past and participle, but different infinitive form.
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Bend Build Buy Bring Catch Feed

Bent

Bent

Find Feel Fight Get * Have Hang Hear Hold Leave Lend Lose Make Mean Meet Pay Send Spend Sit Shoot Stand Sleep Sell Say Tell Think Teach Win 88. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. They collected postcards. They did not collect postcards You jumped high. ________________________________________________________________ Albert played squash. _______________________________________________________________ The teacher tested our English. _______________________________________________________ Fiona visited her grandma. ___________________________________________________________ He washed the car. ________________________________________________________________ You were thirsty. ________________________________________________________________ He had a computer. ________________________________________________________________ I bought bread. ________________________________________________________________ You saw the house. ________________________________________________________________

89. Complete the table with the irregular forms: GROUP III: Verbs that have different infinitive, past and participle forms.
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Be Break Choose Forget Speak

Was/were

Been

Steal Swear Tear Wear Begin Drink Ring Sing Swim Drive Ride Rise Write Go Do Blow Grow Know Throw Take Draw Fly Give See Fall Eat

90. Write questions in simple past. Anna / the window / open Did Anna open the window? she / home / walk ________________________________________________________________ you / in the garden / work ____________________________________________________________ you / a song / sing ________________________________________________________________ she / on a chair / sit ________________________________________________________________ you / the castle / visit ______________________________________________________________ Jenny / the door / lock _____________________________________________________________ she / happy / be ________________________________________________________________ Greg / the ball / kick ________________________________________________________________ the car / at the corner / stop __________________________________________________________

91. Complete the table with the irregular forms: GROUP IV: Verbs that have the same form in participle and infinitive.
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Come Run 92. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past). Last year I (spend) spent my holiday in Ireland.

It (be) ____________ great. I (travel) ___________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________ lots of interesting places. In the evenings we usually (go) ____________ to a pub. One night we even (learn) ____________ some Irish dances. We (be) ____________ very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain) ____________ a lot. But we (see) ____________ some beautiful rainbows. Where (spend / you) ____________ your last holiday?

93. Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete
Monday Football Tuesday Shopping Cinema Wednesd ay Meeting Tennis Thursday Ring Jane English Friday Buy flowers Italian restaurant Saturday Concert

sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence. Look at the example. Sunday Sailing

When was his English course? His English course was on Thursday. When did he go shopping? __________________________________________________________ When did he buy flowers? __________________________________________________________ When was his meeting? __________________________________________________________ When did he play football? __________________________________________________________ When did he go to the Italian restaurant? _______________________________________________ When did he ring Jane? __________________________________________________________ When did he go to the cinema? ______________________________________________________ When did he play tennis? __________________________________________________________ When was the concert? __________________________________________________________ When did he go sailing? __________________________________________________________

94. Forming the Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs). Write the correct form of each
verb. My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he ____________ (live) on a farm in the country. His parents ____________ (raise) cattle, and he ____________ (look) after the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he ____________ (study) Philosophy. He also ____________ (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he ____________ (try) to join the Air Force, but he ____________ (end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo ____________ (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five men ____________ (escape). They ____________ (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met

my grandmother, and they ____________ (marry) after only three weeks. He says now that he ____________ (want) to marry her very quickly in case he ____________ (die) in the war.

95. Forming the Simple Past Tense (Regular and Irregular Verbs). Write the
correct form of each verb. Emily Carr, British Columbia's most famous artist, ____________ (be) born in 1871. Her parents ____________ (die) when she was still a teenager. She ____________ (study) art in San Francisco and Paris, but when she ____________ (come) back to Victoria, she ____________ (keep) a house called "The House of All Sorts", where she ____________ (be) the landlady. Many years later, she ____________ (begin) painting again. To find subjects for her paintings, she ____________ (take) trips into the forests of British Columbia, and she often ____________ (meet) with the First Nations people and ____________ (paint) them too. Emily Carr also ____________ (write) several books, and she ____________ (win) the Governor General's Award for one of them.
96. Write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in the PAST SIMPLE. a. Alison went to the cinema yesterday.

b. Did you buy a new CD last week?

c. Kevin didnt find his book in the classroom.

d. Did you sing with your friends at the party?

e. The police didnt catch the thief.

f. Anne and Thomas didnt review for their test.

g. Were you at the dentists yesterday evening?

h. I wasnt at home last night.

i. My brother and I were very hungry.

j. Was Sarah after tired after the match?

k. Did they bring their notebooks with them?

l. She sent some e-mails last month.

97. Write questions for the following answers.

a. ______________________________________? He got up at 8.20 am b. ______________________________________? She bought a present. c. ______________________________________? No, we were at the disco. d. ______________________________________? They went to the cinema. e. ______________________________________? Because it was very hot. f. ______________________________________? They had lunch in a restaurant. g. ______________________________________? I saw John in the park. h. ______________________________________? Yes, because I was sick. i. ______________________________________? No, they didnt j. ______________________________________? Yes, we were.

98. Change the text into the PAST SIMPLE

James lives in Suances. He gets up at 7.30 am, has breakfast and gets dressed. He goes to school by bus. He arrives at 8.20 am. He finishes school at 2.25 pm. After school, he goes home and has lunch with his family. Later he does his homework, sends e-mails or watches TV. Then, he leaves home and goes to the sports centre. He swims, does karate or plays football. Does he meet up with his friends? Yes, he does. He also learns German, teaches chess and buys food for his pets.

99. Complete the following sentences with the past simple of the verb in brackets: 1. Maria and Lucy __________________ (to visit) the party last night. 2. They __________________ (to take) the boat to the island on Friday. 3. Will __________________ (to make) us laugh yesterday. 4. The train __________________ (to leave) the station in the morning 5. I __________________ (to try) to fix it long ago. 100. Negate the following sentences: 1. They married four days ago. 2. Paul and Carla met last Saturday.

3. He opened the door one hour ago. 4. You wanted to read the book in the evening. 5. Tina pressed the alarm button yesterday.