Complete the sentences with the past simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
Write sentences in simple past.
this morning/Janet/miss/bus/so/she/take/taxi
she/read/science book /but/not do/homework
we/really/enjoy/game/last sunday
marco/win/golf competition/last year?
They/not play/very well/yesterday/They/lose/match
How many/goals/your team/score/final match?
Sandra/not want/go roiwng/me
they/go/swimming pool/yesterday?/No/they/go fishing/seaside
I/buy/new baseball cap/last week.
James/stop/car/front/sports shops/this morning.
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The police … (ask) them lots of questions before they … (release) them.
2. While the children … (surf) the Internet, they … (find) a really interesting website about music.
3. He … (walk) down the road when he … (hear) a loud noise.
4. When we … (be) in Canada, we … (go) skiing almost everyday.
5. Where … you … (go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I … (take) a trip to Minneapolis.
6. When I … (arrive), they … (say) hello but continued working.
7. When you … (meet) me yesterday, I … (not go) to school, I … (go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.
Exercise 1 : Change into present perfect
1, I was at the cinema last night.
2,Were the children naughty?
3, Were you in a cafe when you called?
4, I was late.
5,She was a teacher when she was young.
6,He was too tired.
7,We played games last Sunday.
8,Did Marco win the golf competition?
9,They did not play very well yesterday.
10,I bought a new baseball cap last week.
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets
1) My car ... (break) down when I ... (drive) home from work
2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO
3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall
4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working
5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?
6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap
8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)
9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them
10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise
12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working
15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continous form of the verbs in brackets:
1.My car.........(break) down when I......(drive) home from work
2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO
3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall
4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working
5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?
6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap
8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)
9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them
10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise
12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working
15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
I. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs:
1. They _______ (not go) to work yesterday.
2. She ________ (cut) her hand but it didn't bleed much.
3. Last Monday afternoon, Jack _________ (play) basketball with his friends.
4. She _________ (not read) any book this month because she has so much homework to do.
5. Daniel's restaurant ________ (be) in the center of the city. It was shut down a year ago.
6. Nancy ________ (study) when her mother came home.
7. Mary _______ (not do) her homework in a week because she was sick.
8. They ________ (play) cards while their mother was cooking dinner. *
9. Carol and I _________ (have) dinner when our father went out. *
10. Danny _______ (lose) his wallet, but he found it right after. *
11. When she got into middle school, her parents ________ (buy) her a motorbike. *
12. "John didn't pick up the phone. Maybe he ________ (have) a bath" *
13. He ________ (be) only in town a few weeks for a business trip. He returned to Seattle after that. *
14. "What are you doing?" - "I ________ (cook) breakfast. Do you want anything?" *
15. He usually _________ (wake) up at 5 AM in the morning. *
16. He ________ (not say) why he arrived at school so late. I think he just wakes up late. *
17. Julie _______ (like) beach volleyball. She has been doing it ever since she was a child. *
18. My friend _________ (be) addicted to video games. He's always on his computer! *
19. They _________ (live) in California for a short time before moving to New York. *
20. I ________ (meet) him before. I think I met him at a bookstore. *
Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1. Last week we … (drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we … (watch) a film
3. … (you/see) the football match yesterday?
4. James broke his arm when he … (play) rugby.
5. Kylie … (make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones … (not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7. What … (your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?
8. When we … (leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.
9. They … (walk) through the forest when the storm started.
10. I … (not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise
Mr. James Scott has a garage in silbury and now he just (buy) another garage in pin-hurst. Pinehurst is only five miles from silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he just (buy) twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon (carry) the first message from pinhurst to silbury. The bird (cover) the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott (send) a get many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he ( begin) his own private telephone service
C. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. What. .....you (buy) yesterday?
2. Up till now, he never (lend) me anything?
3. ............. you (burn) those old papers yet?
4. He (fight) in Flanders in the first world War
5. They already (leave).
6. when........ you (lose) your umbrella?
7............you (listen) to the cone last night?
8. We just (win) the match
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