Exercise 2: Give the correct verbs into the past simple
1. In February 2004, a young man from Australia ( play)………………..the drums for 84 hours. The largest sandwich in the world (weigh)………………..2.467 kg. Sergio Goldvarg of Argentina (collect)………………..7000 model cars in 43 years ( 1962 – 2005). In 2000, a 34 – year – old man from Nepal (climb)………………..Mount Everest in 16 hours and 48 minutes. Pele, one of the world’s greatest fooball players, (score)………………..1280 goals in 1360 games!
2. They (get)………………..his autograph.
3. I (write)………………..a letter to my friend in Spain.
4. We (do)………………..our homework and then we watched TV.
5. My mum (make)………………..a cake for my birthday.
6. Hey ! You (eat)………………..my sandwich !
7. David (buy)………………..a present for his friend yesterday.
8. I (read)………………..a very interesting book last week.
9. Hi Izumi, I (have)………………..a great weekend ! My father (take)………………..us to the zoo on Saturday morning. Then, in the afternoon, I (go)………………..to a new fast food restaurant with Sophie and Mark. The food (not be)………………..very good, but I really (like)………………..the milkshake there – I had three ! I (not go)………………..out on Sunday. I (stay)………………..at home all day – I (come)………………..to our house and we (watch)………………..a DVD. What about you ?( you / have)……………….. a good weekend? What (you /do ) ………………..?
10. It stopped raining, so I ( take off)……………….my raincoat.
11. The novel wasn’t very interesting. I (enjoy))……………….it very much.
12. We went to Kate’s house but she (not be)………………at home.
13. She was in a hurry, so she (not have)………………time to phone you.
14. The story was very funny but nobody (laugh)………………
15. Tom was very hungry. He ( not /eat)………………like a horse/
16. The room was so cold, therefore we (sleep)………………well.
17. It was hard work carrying the bags. They (be)………………very heavy.
18. The window was open and a bird (fly)………………into the room.
19. It was very hot, so I (turn)………………on the air- conditioner.
20. Lisa (not/ go)………………to work yesterday.
