EXERCISES PAST SIMPLE

Exercise 1 - Fill in the blanks with was, am, is, are, were:
Today is Christmas Day and my family and I (1).. at home. It (2) Christmas Eve
yesterday and we (3) . in town shopping for presents. It (4) not cold
yesterday, but today it (5) .. very cold and it (6) .. snowing. We (7)
. not cold because there (8) .. a big fire in the living-room and we (9) ..
all nice and warm. I like Christmas and I (10) very happy today.
Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the Past Simple.
Gabriel (11).. (finish) his English lesson, (12).. (walk) to the beach, and (13)..
(play) football with his friends.
Sofia (14) (arrive) home at 8:00.
(15). (you watch) TV last night?
George and Chris (16). (not stay) at the party.
Dan (17) (play) the guitar, he (18) . (not play) the piano.
She (19).. (work) at the movie theatre after school.
They (20).. (copy) the lesson.
Exercise 3 Complete with the Past Simple forms of the verbs.
21. A manca - .. -

26. A pune - .. - ..

22. A invata - . - .....

27. A scrie - .. - ..

23. A purta - -

28. A vedea - - ...

24. A bea - . - ..

29. A castiga - - .

25. A avea - . - .

30. A lovi - .. - ...

Exercise 4 Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the past simple from above.
31. Sofia .. too much orange juice.
32. Sally . her favourite shoes.
33. Gabriel and Chris their friends at the park.
34. My mother .. down the bottles.
35. My brother .. his homework.
36. In the morning, I . cereals and milk.
37. Last year my cousin .. a cat.
38. I . for the test.
39. The boy . the ball with his foot.
40. I .. 1000 points in a game.
Exercise 5 Translate the text from exercise 1. (10 points)
10 extra points