1 fill in the blank with a suitable from of verb in the bracket

1 she asked me (give) ... You this discussion

2 Ba likes (play) badminton

3 Tom (learn) Vietnamese for three years

4 you(meet) his sister last night

5 he used (stay) up late to play games

6 do you enjoy (read) books

7 Nam (live) in this neighborhood ten years ago

8 she (receive ) a letter from her mother last week

9 what you (use,do) in the past ?

10 they always (go) fishing in the morning when they were young

11 Nam( live) here for ten years

12 Ann likes (cook) but hates(wash)up

13 I asked my brother (help) me with my work

I. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.

Question 1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.

Question 2. We really __________ the game last Sunday

Question 3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup

Question 4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.

Question 5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.

Question 6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.

Question 7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.

Question 8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga.

Question 9.  She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.

Question 10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.

II. Fill in each blank with the corect form of the word in the bracket.
1. After much ___________________ from her family and friends. Elaine finally managed to complete the marathon. (encourage)
2. The children found the trip to Bintan most __________________. (enjoy)

3. Dilly handled the situation __________________. Everyone was pleased with her explanations. (effect)
4. His selfishness has made him very __________________ among his friends. (popular)
5. It is not difficult to _________________ what will happen if we do not care for our environment. (visual)
6. We were taken aback at the ___________________ chasnges in our village ; each home owns a computer now. (drama)
7. It is everyone’s ___________________ to save the environment. (responsible)
8. There is too much sex and _____________________ on TV these days. (violent)
9. Channels, like Discovery, give ____________________ about Wildlife. (inform)
10. In this busy life, television can be the easiest source of ____________________. (entertain)

II. Fill in each blank with the corect form of the word in the bracket.
1. After much ___________________ from her family and friends. Elaine finally managed to complete the marathon. (encourage)
2. The children found the trip to Bintan most __________________. (enjoy)

3. Dilly handled the situation __________________. Everyone was pleased with her explanations. (effect)
4. His selfishness has made him very __________________ among his friends. (popular)
5. It is not difficult to _________________ what will happen if we do not care for our environment. (visual)
6. We were taken aback at the ___________________ chasnges in our village ; each home owns a computer now. (drama)
7. It is everyone’s ___________________ to save the environment. (responsible)
8. There is too much sex and _____________________ on TV these days. (violent)
9. Channels, like Discovery, give ____________________ about Wildlife. (inform)
10. In this busy life, television can be the easiest source of ____________________. (entertain)

Fill in the blank spaces with the past simple or the past progressive tense of the verb in brackets. 1.The children (visit) …………their grandfather last Sunday. 2.Alex(make)………………..model aeroplanes from 4 p.m to midnight yesterday. 3. While I (go)……………….to school, I (meet)…………my friend, Kate. 4.Last night, while Jane (wash)…………..dishes, her brother (sweep)……….. the dinning room. 5.My grandfather (plant)…………………… those trees over fifty years ago. 6.When I (be)……………..…… a child, I always (kick)…………….my ball through the windows. 7.At 12 o'clock yesterday we (lie)………………….. on the beach. 8.Alex (wake)…………….….. up late yesterday and (miss)…………… the bus. 9.They (watch)………..……….TV when the earthquake (begin)…………….. . 10.I was very tired yesterday because I (work)………………hard all day. 11.Christ often (go)…………….. fishing last summer. 12.As Ann (clean)…………..her room, she (find)…………. her lost earring. 13.When I (drop)…………….my cup, the coffee (spill)……………..on my shirt. 14.At this time last year we (work)……………. in Saudi Arabia. We(live)………… there for five years before moving to England. 15.When I (study)…………….at university, I (read) …………………a lot of books. 16.Miss Brown (teach)…………… us last week because our teacher was ill. 17.He (teach)……………. at Harvard University in 1985. 18.My sister (always/ ask)………………. silly questions when she was a child. 19.My sister and I (watch)……………. the cartoons on TV every Saturday last year. 20.I (run)……………….to class when I (fall) ……………………….down the stairs.

Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.

play     go      do        buy      teach        lose     score         win      become    enjoy

1.   My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.

2.   We really __________ the game last Sunday.

3.   In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.

4.   The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.

5.   The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.

6.   My father __________ me how to ride a bike.

7.   I __________ a new baseball cap last week.

8.   At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer inthe Spanish La Liga.

9.   She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.

10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.