Fill inwas,wasn’t, were or weren’t.
1.There ...... any department stores here twenty years ago.
2. “...... there a park here then?”
“No, there ...... ”
3. What ...... your favourite toys when you ...... a child ?
4. There ...... any cars 50 years ago.
5. Is Julia ill ? She ...... at school today.
6. There ...... a lot of people at the party last night .
7. Where ...... you yesterday?
8. What ...... your brother like when he ...... young ?
9. I called David, but he ...... at home.
10...... there a theatre here ten years ago ?
Fill in am, is, are, was or were.
1....... you at the sports centre last nigth ?
2.In 1980 I ...... ten years old.
3. There ...... a supermarket in my area now.
4. Now, I ...... a student at the local school.
5. My parents ...... at work at the moment.
6. There ...... green fields here once.
7. It’s my birthday! I ...... twelve years old today.
8. I ...... with Andrea yesterday.
9. There ...... many hotels in the city centre now.
10. There ...... an airport in my town now.
Complete the sentences . Use used to or present simple
1. I ...... tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago.
2. Do you do any sports ? Yes, I ...... basketball.
3.Have you got a car? No, I ...... one but I sold it.
4.George ...... a waiter.Now he’s the manager of a hotel.
5. Do you go to work by car? Sometimes but most days I ...... by train .
6.When I was a child, I never ...... meat, but I eat it now.
7.Mary loves watching TV. She ...... TV every evening.
8. We ...... near the airport but we moved to the city centre a few years ago.
9. Normally I start work at 7 o’clock , so I ...... up very early.
10. What games ...... you ...... when you were a child?
Complete the sentences .Use one of the verbs in the simple past tense.
clean –die –enjoy –finish –happen –open –rain –start –stay –want
1.I ...... my teeth three times yesterday.
2.It was hot in the room , so I ...... the window.
3.The concert ...... at 7.30 and ...... at 10 o’clock.
4.When I was a child, I ...... to be a doctor.
5. The accident ...... last Sunday afternoon.
6.It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it ...... all day.
7. We ...... our holiday last year. We ...... at a very nice place.
8. Ann’s grandfather ...... when he was 90 years old.
B) Read about Lisa’s journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.
fly –get –have – leave –drive –arrive –park –go – have –go –wait –depart –arrive –take
Last Tuesday Lisa ...... from London to Madrid. She ...... up at six o’clock in the morning and ......
a cup of coffee. At 6.30 she ...... home and ...... to the airport. When she ...... , she ...... the car and then ...... to the airport cafe where she ......
breakfast. Then she ...... through passport control and ...... for her flight. The plane ...... on time and ...... in Madrid two hours later. Finally she ...... a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid.
C) Complete the sentences using the past Simple form and the words in brackets.
1.We ………………… ( go) on holiday to Scotland last year.
2.I …………………. ( take) a taxi from the airport to the city centre.
3.We ………………….. ( walk) to the park and then we ……………
( play) tenis.
4.I ………………. ( ring) the doorbell and a woman ……………… (answer) it.
5.I ………………… (write) a letter to a friend , and then I ……
( post) it.
6. The man in the shop …………………… (say) something to the woman ,but the woman ………………………. ( not/ hear) him.
7. A: ……………………………………… ( you/ understand) the film?
B: No. I ……………………….. ( try) to understand it ,but the actors …………………….. ( speak) very quickly.
8.A: …………………………………………. ( you/ buy) some clothes at the market?
B: Yes, I …………………………. ( buy) a pair of trousers .
9. A:……………………………..…….. ( you/ enjoy) the festival ?
B: Yes. It ………………………… ( not/ rain) and we …………………
( listen) to some music.
Make sentences using the correct form of the Past Simple.
1. ( When / you/ leave/ the party?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ( when / you/ finish/ your exams?)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. ( I/ wait/ for /an hour,But/ he/ notphone)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. ( you/ watch/the news/ on TV / last night?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. ( He / ask / me/ a question/ but I/ not know/ the answer) …………………………………………………………………………………………
6.( I/ live / there / for a few years , but / I / not like/ the place)………………………………………………………………………………………
Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.
1.I saw Barbara but I didn’t see Jane?
2.They worked on Monday but they ………………………. on Tuesday.
3. We went to the post Office but we ……………………. to the bank.
4.She had a pen but she …………………….. any paper.
5. Jack did French at school but he ………………….. German.
F) Complete the questions.Use the given verbs.
arrive – cost – go – go to bed late – happen – have a nice time – stay – win.
1. A:We went to New York last month.
B:Where ………………………………………………….…………. ?
A: With some friends.
2. A:I was late this morning.
B: What time ……………………………………………………….. ?
A: Half past nine.
3. A: I played tennis this afternoon.
B: ……………………………………………………………………………….. ?
A: No, I lost.
4. A: I had a nice holiday.
B:Good. Where ………………………………………………………… ?
A: To the mountains.
5.A: We came home by taxi.
B: How much …………………………………………………………….. ?
A:Ten pounds.
6. A: I’m tired this morning.
B: ……………………………………………………………………………………. ?
A: No, but I didn’t sleep well.
7. A: We went to the beach yesterday.
B:……………………………………………………………………………………. ?
A: Yes, It was great.
8. A: The window is broken.
B: How……………………………………………………………………………. ?
A: I don’t know.
Complete the sentences to say what these people used to do and what they do now.
1.Andrew / get up/ seven o’clock / now/half past seven
......
2.I / swim / before work/ now/ after work
......
3.Dan/ play/ violin/ now/ guitar
......
4. Anna / be/ best friends/ Angela / now/ Cathy
......
5.Susan / have /dancing lessons/ now / riding lessons
......
6.I/ buy / cassettes / now/ CDs
......
7.John and Jean / live / London / now/ Cardiff
......
8.David / drive / Fiesta / now/ Jaguar
......
Put in am / is / are/ or was / were.
1.Last year she ...... 22,so she ...... 23 now.
2.Today the weather ...... nice , but yeaterday it ...... very cold.
3.I ...... hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. I feel fine this morning but I ...... very tired last night.
5.Where ...... you at 11 o’clock last Friday night ?
6.Don’t buy those shoes. They ...... very expensive.
7.I like your new jacket...... it expensive?
8.This time last year , I ...... in Paris.
9. “Where ...... the children?” “ I don’t know. They ...... in the garden a few minutes ago.
D) Put in was/ were or wasn’t / weren’t
1.We weren’t happy with the hotel. Our room ...... very small and it ...... very clean.
2.George ...... at work last week because he ......
ill. He’s better now.
3.Yesterday ...... a public holiday so the shops ......
closed. They are open today.
4. “...... Sue and Bill at the party?” “Sue ...... there but Bill ...... ”
5. “Where are my keys?” “ I don’t know. They ...... on the table but they are not there now.
6. You ...... at home last night. Where ...... you?
Write the questions. Use the words in brackets + was/were
1.( late / you / this morning/ why?) ......
...... -The traffic was bad.
2.( difficult/ your exam) ......
- No, it was easy.
3.( last week/ where/ Ann and Chris?) ......
...... – They were on holiday.
4.( your new camera/ how much?) ......
...... – Sixty pounds
5.( angry/ you/ yesterday/ why?) ......
...... – Because you were late.
6. ( nice/ the weather/ last week?) ......
...... – Yes, it was beautiful.
Put the verbs into the question form of past simple.Then match the questions with the answers.
1. What time …………………………..…….. ( you/ get ) to work this morning?
2.Where …………………….………………….. ( she / go) on holiday?
3.Why …………………………………. ( he / leave ) the party early?
4.Whose book …………………………………………… ( you / borrow) yesterday?
5.What ………………………………………………. ( you/ have) for breakfast?
6.Where ………………………………………….. ( Brian/ work) last summer?
7.When ……………………………….. (Margaret / buy) a computer?
8.What film ……………………………………. ( you/ see) last night?
a. At 9.30………….. b.He was tired……….. c.To Paris……….
d. Bacon and eggs……….e.At his father’s supermarket …..
f. On Tuesday ……….. g.Michelle’s ……….. h.Asterix ……………..
Use the verbs and complete the texts below.
hide- search – arrest – cheat – escape – identify-
chase - steal
Police catch dangerous criminal
A dangerous criminal ...... prison yesterday evening. The police used helicopters and ...... for him all night. The man ...... some food from a supermarket and ...... in an empty old house in the middle of Manchester. A witness phoned the police and they later ...... the man from his fingerprints.
Police arrest card cheat
There was a fight in the town centre yesterday evening after a man ...... in a card game. His friends ......
him down the street and fight began outside the cinema. The police arrived and ...... the man.
Complete Marco and Emma’s conversation with
had ,did ,was or were .
M: I …………………. my English exam last week.
E: Oh, really? ……………………….. it difficult?
M : Yes, it …………………….. quite difficult.
E : ………………………… you worried ?
M: Of course ! All my classmates …………………. worried. We couldn’t sleep the night before!
E :…………………… you pass the exam, then?
M: Yes! We all ………………… . We ……………………… a party last nigth! We ………………………. so happy.
Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
BRITISH ARTIST ,LUCIAN FREUD
Lucian Freud was born in Berlin, Germany, but now he …………………. in London. He ………………… to Britain in 1933 when Hitler ……………….. to Germany.His grandfather …………………. Sigmund Freud, the famous psychoanalyst.
He is 83 years old now, but he still ……………. every day.
He ……………… painting portraits of people .He …………….
on a painting for 8 or 9 months.
He …………….. at the Central School of Arts in London in 1938 and 1939. Then he ……………….. a sailor in World
War 2 , but he ……………. to the hospital soon after.In
1942, he ………………… painting .He ……………… a prize at
the Festival of Britain in 1951 and he ………………………
the Queen in 2001.
He ………………… married twice ,but now he ……………….
alone . He ………………………… very often. His paintings
…………………… for a lot of money and people ………………
he is Britain’s best living painter.
Write short answers to the questions.
1.Was Lucian Freud born in Britain ? ......
2.Did he go to Britain in 1933? ......
3. Was his father the famous psychoanalyst ? ......
4. Is Lucian Freud 90 years old? ......
5. Does he still paint ? ......
6.Does he love painting cats? ......
7. Did he study at the Central School of Arts in 1939?
......
8. Did he become a sailor in World War 1? ......
9. Did he paint the Queen? ......
10. Was he married ? ......
Write questions for the answers.
1...... ?
In Berlin.
2...... ?
In London.
3...... ?
He went there in 1933.
4...... ?
He is an artist.
5. ...... ?
In 1942.
6...... ?
In 2001 ? The Queen.
7...... sell for ?
A lot of money.
WRITE THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE
- They ...... (get) married yesterday.
- He ...... (send) me a letter a week ago, but it ...... ( not/ arrive) until yesterday.
- Some friends ...... (come) round tomorrow evening and we ...... (go) to the theatre together.
- She usually ...... (drive) everywhere but last week her car ...... (break) down , so at the moment she ...... ( not/ go ) out much.
- Two months ago they ...... (sell) their car and ...... (buy) two bicycles.
- When I ...... (be) young , there ...... ( not/ be) many cars on the roads.
COMPLETE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE.
- A: ...... you ...... (go) out on Friday night?
B: No, I ...... I ...... (invite) friends over , and I ...... (cook) dinner for them.
- A: How ...... you ...... (spend) your last birthday ?
B: I ...... ( have) a aprty . Everyone ...... ( enjoy) it , but the neighbors ...... ( complain ) about the noise.
- A: What ...... you ...... ( do) last night ?
B: I ...... (go) to the new Tom Cruise film.
I ...... ( love) it!
- A: ...... you ...... ( do) anything special over the weekend?
B: Yes, I ...... I ...... ( go) shopping . Unfortunately , I ...... ( spend) all my money . Now I’m broke!
COMPLETE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
- A: How long ...... your parents in Europe?
B: They ...... there for a month .
A: ...... they in London the whole time?
B : No, they ...... They also went to Paris and Madrid.
- A: ...... you away last weekend ?
B :Yes, I ...... I ...... in San Francisco.
A: How ...... it?
B: It ...... great !
A: How ...... the weather ?
B: Oh, it ...... foggy and cool as usual.
- A: It ...... in Istanbul last summer .
B:Really ? How long ...... you there?
A: For six week.
B: ...... you there on business or on vacation ?
A: I ...... there on business.
FILL IN ‘m (not) , is , are , aren’t , was , were, wasn’t , weren’t , can , could , had or didn’t have.
- A: ...... you ten years old?
B: No, I ...... I ...... twelve.
- A: ...... you swim when you were five?
B: No, but I ...... swim now.
- A: ...... there an airport here twenty years ago?
B: No, there ...... , but there ......
one now.
- There ...... green fields here when I was little , but there ...... many now. There ...... any hotels or shops then.
- We ...... a supermarket then, but we ...... any department stores .
FILL IN THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST.
- could , have got , couldn’t , can
When I was six , I ...... drive a car, but I ...... ride a bicycle. Now I ...... a car and I ...... drive it very well.
- is , hasn’t got , was , had
When Cathy ...... four , she ...... many dolls to play with . Now she ...... sixteen and she ...... any dolls.
- could , can , can’t , couldn’t , were
A: ...... your sister cook ?
B: No, she ...... you cook when you ...... nine ?
A: No, I ......
4 .had , have got , haven’t got
I ...... a computer now , but I ...... a typewriter. I ...... a typewriter when I was fourteen.
5. aren’t , didn’t have , has got , had
My town ...... a theatre now , but it ...... a theatre twenty years ago. It ...... many parks . There ...... any parks now.
- haven’t got , aren’t , are
A: ...... those your cats?
B: No , they ...... I ...... any cats.
- wasn’t , was, were
A: ...... you at home last night ?
B: No, I ...... I ...... at a party.
- haven’t got , is ,isn’t
A: ...... he your brother ?
B: No , he ...... I ...... any brothers.
PUT THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE
- A: ...... to the party last night? (you /go) B: No , I was tired.
- My mum ...... a cake for us yesterday .( make)
- A:...... football yesterday? (Bill/play) B: No , he didn’t. He was ill.
- I ...... the grass on Saturday.(cut)
- Johann Strauss ...... The Blue Danube . ( compose)
- I ...... for a walk in the park with my friend. (go)
- She ...... for four years at Oxford University . ( study)
- A: How much meat ...... ( you/buy) ? B: Two kilos.
- I looked for my watch , but I ...... ( not / find ) it .
- Leonardo da Vinci ...... the Mona Lisa .(paint)
- I ...... born on 1st December 1972 . (be)
- A: ...... the film ? (you/enjoy) B: No. It was boring.
- Alex ...... the shopping last Saturday .(do)
- ...... the Louvre when you were in Paris ? (you/visit)
- Elvis Presley ...... on 16th August 1977 . (die)
A)Write a second sentence with a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use a negative form of a verb from the box.
- David caught the train ......
- Cristina remembered her book.
......
- The lesson continued .
......
- John opened the door.
......
- Terry stayed in bed.
......
- Karen hated Chinese food .
......
- Our team lost the match.
......
- I stood up on the bus all the way home.
......
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE VERBS FROM THE BOX.
Today was a terrible day! I ...... at nine o’clock so I ...... very late for school . My teacher wasn’t happy! Then I ...... history and maths lessons.
I don’t like history and I’m not good at maths.At lunch time , I ...... my friend Kevin in the school canteen . We ...... our lunch , but it was horrible.After school I ...... to the library. I ...... my homework there for two hours . It was very difficult . I ...... home at six o’clock.
I was really tired. It was really bad.
Jane lived in Spain for a year. Put Past Simple forms of the verbs. Use each word once.
At the beginning of last year , Jane ...... to Madrid . She ...... in an apartment near the city centre for ten months . She ...... in a clothes shop . After a couple of weeks Jane ...... a good language school! , and so she ...... to improve her Spanish. After ten months Jane ...... Madrid , and she ...... in a small town near the sea for two months . Then she ...... to England.
CHOOSE A VERB FROM THE BOX AND COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE IN PAST SIMPLE
USE EACH VERB ONCE.
- I ...... tennis at the club yesterday evening.
- She ...... very hard for her exams.
- Paul ...... me a postcard from Monocco .
- I ...... my brother in Madrid last month.
- The train ...... at the station at ten o’clock yesterday evening.
- The French team ...... the match.
- We ...... a lot of photographs on holiday last year.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE.
- I ...... (play) tennis on Sunday.
- Yesterday we ...... (have) lunch in the park.
- She ...... (do) her homework on the bus.
- I ...... ( not clean) my flat last weekend.
- “Where ...... (he/buy) his new computer?”
“He ...... (buy) it on the internet.”
- “What ...... ( you/do) last night?”
“ I ...... ( not go) out. I ...... (go) to bed early.”
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST SIMPLE.
Charles Dickens ...... (be) a famous English writer. He was born in Portsmouth , England on 7 th February , 1812. He ...... (go) to school at the age of nine but he didn’t finish his education . In 1824, he ...... (work) at a shoe polish factory and ...... (go) back to school a year later.
He ...... (take) a job as a legal clerk in 1827 and ...... (enjoy) success as a reporter two years later.
Dickens ...... (marry) Catherine Hogart in 1836 . He ...... (write) “The Pickwick Papers” that same year. This book ...... (make) him famous . He wrote many popular books and was considered to be England’s finest writer.
He ...... ( divorce) his wife in 1858 and ...... (die) on 9th June 1870. They ...... (bury) him in Westminister Abbey.
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE .
- I ...... my homework at nine last night .
- We ...... some new vocabulary yesterday.
- I ...... the soup before dinner last night . It was delicious.
- Linda ...... for the bus at the corner yesterday .
- The bus ...... at the corner . It was on time.
- We ...... the play at the theatre last night . It was very good.
- At the theatre last night , the audience ...... when the play was over.
- Ann ...... her suitcases to the bus station yesterday . They weren’t happy.
- The baby ...... her eyes because she was sleepy.
- I ...... home and watched a sad movie on TV last night. I ...... at the end of the movie.
- Make ...... his examination last week . His grade was “F”.
- Jane ...... at the children .She was happy to see them.
1)Put one of these verbs in each sentence in simple past tense.
buy – catch – cost – drink – fall – hurt – sell – spend- teach – throw – win – write
- Mozart ...... more than 600 pieces of music.
- “How did you learn to drive ?” “ My father ...... me .”
- We couldn’t afford to keep our car , so we ...... it .
- I was very thirsty. I ...... the water very quickly .
- Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me , so he ...... easily.
- Don ...... down the stairs this morning and ...... his leg .
- Jim ...... the ball to Sue , who ...... it .
- Ann ...... a lot of money yesterday. She ...... a dress which ...... £ 100.
2)A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions.
- (where/go) ......
- (go/alone) ......
- (food/good) ......
- (how long stay there) ......
......
- (stay / at a hotel) ......
- (how/travel) ......
- (the weather/ fine) ......
- (what/do in the evenings) ......
......
- (meet /anybody interesting)......
3)Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the correct form, positive or negative.
- It was warm , so I ...... off my coat (take)
- The film wasn’t very good. I ...... it very much .(enjoy)
- I knew Sarah was very busy , so I ...... her.(disturb)
- I was very tired , so I ...... to bed early .(go)
- The bed was very uncomfortable. I ...... very well.(sleep)
- Sue wasn’t hungry, so she ...... anything .(eat)
- We went to Kate’s house but she ...... at home .(be)
- It was a funny situation but nobody ...... ( laugh)
- The window was open and a bird ...... into the room.(fly)
- The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ...... very much.(cost)
- I was in a hurry, so I ...... time to phone you.(have)
- It was hard work carrying the bags. They ...... very heavy. (be)
Read the passage.Then ask and answer the questions.