Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the Past Simple form and the words in the brackets (). 

Eg. We___went___ (go) to Japan last month. 

1. I Answer (take) a taxi from the airport to the city centre. 

2. We Answer (walk) to the park and then we Answer (play) tennis. 

3. Today I am happy but yesterday I Answer (be) sad. 

4. These days there are houses here but a hundred years ago there Answer (be) trees. 

5. I Answer (write) a letter to a friend, and then I Answer (post) it. 

6. Mark Answer (stop) smoking last month. 

7. When Answer (you/finish) your exam? 

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.

VI.    Make sentences using the prompts. Change the verb into the Past Simple.

0   Margie / start / playing football / in 2016 
Margie started playing football in 2016.

1   Ciaran / watch / TV / last night
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2  I / move / to a new house / last year
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3   Fabienne / try / very hard / in the game
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4  George / put / his bag / in his bedroom
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5  Peter / do / his homework / yesterday
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6  Dave / get / ready / for school / early today

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7  Alison’s teacher / have / a party / for her class / today
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I. Make sentences using the prompts. Change the verb into the Past Simple.

0          Margie / start / playing football / in 2016 

-> Margie started playing football in 2016.

1          A funny thing / happen / to me / this morning

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2          I / phone / my girlfriend / last night

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3          Fabienne / jog / to work / last month

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4          George / carry / the heavy bag / into the house

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5          Peter / see / his best friend / yesterday

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6          Dave / find / £10 / in the street / this morning

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Ex1: complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs 1. It (be)............. beautiful yesterday when we............(go) for a walk in the park. The sun........(shine). The birds............(sing) 2. My brother and sister...............(talk) anout something when I..........(walk) into the room 3. Tom ........(go) to his friend's house, but the boys.........(not be) there. They.......(play) soccer in the vacant lot down the treet 4. The little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother............(read) him a story 5. I really.......(enjoy) my holiday last January. While it.........(snow) in Iowa, the sun.......(shine) in Floria 6. It........(snow) when I...............(leave) home this morning 7. It was a sunny afternoon and people.........(sit) on the grass is the park. Then suddenly it.......(start) to rain 8. My brother.......(talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he.......(see) me, he...........(finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I .......(listen) to his conversation 9. We.......(climb) the wall when the gardener......(see) us 10. Susan........(play) the piano while Mary............(sing) 11. .........(you/listen) to the teacher when she ......... (explain) this exercise? 12. Linda.......(have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock..........(ring) Ex2 give the correct forms of the verbs give in the brackets 1. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents.........(sit) in the garden.......(drink) come Coke 2. The chambermaid........(make) my bed in the hotel and...........(clean)the bathroom 3. Someone.........(knock) on the door while............(read) the newspaper 4. My brother..........(buy) a lot of books when he........(live) in Cambridge 5. William............(not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday 6. Jerry .........(have) dinner when the light..........(go) out 7. The girl..........(feel) I'll so she............(not go) to work 8. We suddenly...........(realise) that we...........(travel) in the wrong direction 9. While I..............(swim) someone............(steal) my clothes and I.............(have to) walk to the hotel in my swimsuit 10. The floor........(be) coveted with balls of wool. Obviously Grandmother..........(knit) some thing 11. I.........(find) this coin as I.........(dig) in the garden. It looks very old 12. When I .............(read) a book , I.........(hear) a knock, I ..........(go) to the door ang........(open) it, but I.........(not recognise) my friend at first because I........(not wear) my glasses 13. When I .........(come) in they..........(sit) round the fire