PAST SIMPLE

Yesterday = ayer
Last= week = semana pasada
= month =mes pasado
= year =ao pasado
Three days ago= tres dias atras

TO BE (ser estar)

I
He
She
It
They
We
You

Affirmative

WAS

WERE

I
He
She
It
They
We
You

Negative
WAS NOT
(WASNT)

WERE NOT
(WERENT)

Interrogative
I?
WAS
He?
She?
It?

WERE

They?
We?
You?

O) Complete with: WAS WERE WASNT WERENT.

-Wein 8th last year. We in 9th.
-You a baby in 1992. You a baby in 1999.
-Kirchner our president in 1995. Alfonsin the president.
-My birthday on April.
P) Complete with the past of the verb TO BE. (was/were/was not/were
not).
a) I on the bridge.
b) We in a boat. It under the bridge.
c) Tom on the grass.
d) We on the beach.
e) She at the caf.
= affirmative
f) It very cold.
= negative
g) I really cold.
Q) Complete the questions with was or were.
1) he in London last Monday?
2) they at a party last Saturday night?

3) they at school ten minutes ago?

4) she ill yesterday?
5) her sister in Madrid two years ago?
6) he in the library yesterday?
7) we at home last weekend?
*Where you yesterday at 2:00 p.m.?
you at the gym?
+ No, I . I at home.
*Mum angry yesterday night.
I late from Danilos house, and mum and dad worried
about me.
* your brother at the caf last night?
+ No, he . He at the cinema.
Complete with the correct form of the verb:
a) Ana generally . to school by bus. (go)
b) We never meat. Were vegetarians. (eat)
c) They.. in Australia. (live)
d) She always. to Church on Sunday mornings. (go)
e) Robert always fish. Hes a fisherman. (eat)
f) They always . football on T.V. (watch)
ENGLISH PRACTISE
1- COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT
CONTINUOUS.
Karin Jagger (be) .. a 13-year-old student from Mar del Plata,
Argentina. She (love) ... sports, especially watersports. Her favorite
(be) .. swimming she also (enjoy surf and windsurf)
.. Every weekend she (take) . Her board and
(meet) .. her friends on the beach. Argentinian (be) ..
wonderful for surfing; they have really big waves.
Karin (work) .. really har at her swimming. Every day after school
when all her classmates (go) home she (go) . To the
swimming pool and (train) .. for two hours. She (swim) .about
2000 metres. When she (get) ... home, she (be) ..very tired

but she stills (do) her homework. Her parents (do not want)
her to do badly at the school.
She (get) .. good marks but she (stay) . At home at the
weekend to study when she (have) .exams.
Now, she (stay).. in the club. She (talk) with other
children in the swimming pool because she (start) . the
swimming class.
2- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
a) Where is Karin from?
distance doe she swims every day?
b) What is her favorite sport?
difficult to her do her homework?
c) Why are Argentinian beaches god for surfing?
does she do to prepare for her exams?

d)What
e) Why is
f) What

4- READ AND ANSWER.

Bruno is a very good singer. Hes very friendly and sociable. He can sing a
lot of songs and drive his car. He has got two cats and a green parrot.
-Whats Bruno? ..
-How is
he?.....................................................................................................................................
-What can he
do?............................................................................................................................
-How many pets has he
got?...........................................................................................................
.
Complete the text with present simple.
Sue (be) a student and this. (be) her diary routine:
She .. (get up) at seven oclock and . (have) a shower.
At half past seven she (have) breakfast with her mum and dad.
Her mum (take) at her to school. Her lessons . (start)
at quarter to nine and they (finish) at half past twelve. She
........... (not go) home for lunch. She generally ( eat) a
sandwich at school.
After school she ................ (do) gym (from half past one to three). Her
mum and dad ....................... (come) home from work at half past six. Her mum
................................ (not make) supper. Her father .. (cook) it.

At the weekend they .. (not stay) at home. They

always ................................ (visit) Sues grandparents in Manchester.
Complete whit the verbs in present simple.
Paul(be) a student.
He .(get up) at six o clock in the morning. At half past six
he.. (have) breakfast with his family. They ..
(eat)
eggs and ham.
Then his mum (take) at his to school.
The lessons .. (start) at half past seven and they
(finish) at one o clock. He .. (go) home and he
(eat) lunch with his family.
At the afternoon he . (do) homework and after that he
. (play) football with his friends.
At half past eight he . (have) dinner and then he
. ( have ) a shower.
At ten o clock he .. (go) to bed.