Ex1 : Read the text and put the correct verbs form of the past simple in the bracket

In the 19th century , people (1) ...................... ( play ) football in England . Like modern football , there (2) ...................... ( be ) two teams and the players (3) ...................... ( kick ) the ball to score goals . Then , one day , the player (4) ...................... ( pick ) up the ball and (5) ...................... ( run ) with it to the goal . It (6) ...................... ( become ) a new sport and they (7) ...................... ( call ) it rugby . Both football and rugby became popular in the United States . After sometime , the Americans (8) ...................... ( use ) both these sports to invent American football .

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I __________ (have) a crash while I__________ (learn) to drive.

2 Sam __________(get) his first job while he__________ (live) in London.

3 It __________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue.

4 What __________you __________ (do) when I (see) you in town?

5 Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she __________ (listen) to music in her bedroom.

6 Ryan __________ (break) his arm while he _________ (ski) in France.

7 Harry __________ (work) as a chef when he __________ (meet) Sally.

8 You obviously __________ (not listen) when I __________ (ask) you to turn down the music.

II. Write these sentences, putting one verbs into the correct form of used to and the other into the past simple. 1. He (live) _____ in London before he (go) _____ abroad. 2. I (earn) _____ a lot of money, but then I (lose)…………………. my job. 3. _____ you (travel) _____ a lot before I (become) _____ a teacher? 4. That radio (work) ______ before I (drop) ______ it. 5. We (see) _____ them every week, but then we (have) ______ an argument. 6. She (play) ______ tennis a lot before she (break) ______ her leg. 7. She (drive) ______ a lot before she (have) ______ an accident. 8. We (have) ______ a garden, but then we (move) ______ to a different house.

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below. Then listen again and check.

1. My grandparents______________from Pakistan in the 1960s.

2. She______________home until last summer, when she______________married.

3. I ______________In the village where my family has lived for generations.

4. They managed to save quite a bit of money and eventually______________a small farmhouse with some land.

5. They ______________in love, ______________engaged after a week and were married a month later.

6. I ______________brought up by my mom after she______________back to the UK.

7. They ______________school at 16 and ______________to university.

8. They ______________a successful business and______________until they were in their seventies.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

5.Read the Look out!box.the complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below.

bring     buy     catch      fight            teach               think

1.The British and Americans_____on the same side in the Second World War.

2.We____a new car about a month ago.

3.I____about my cousin yesterday because it was her yesterday.

4.Aristotle_____Alexander the Great when he was at school.

5.I_____my homework to school ,but now I can't find it.

6.WE___the train at six o'clock in the morning.
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Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My uncle and aunt _________ (already/get engaged) before they _________(emigrate) to Australia.

2 I _________(not/can) buy anything because I _________(forget) my wallet.

3 Robert _________(be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girlfriend.

4 Kelly _________(start) her first business before she_________(leave) university.

5 As soon as Sara _________(inherit) the money from her grandmother, she _________(buy) a car.

6 By the time Joe _________(retire), he_________(become) a grandfather.

7 After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________(decide) to have a change of career.

8 We _________ (spend) the weekend moving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.