PAST SIMPLE

1. Complete with was, were, wasnt or werent:

1. I _______________ sick and tired.

20. We _______________ hot (not)

2. My grandmother ___________ brilliant

21. Marta _______________ from England

3. Mike _________________ tall and thin

22. Where _______________ John from?

4. Gary and Tina ____________ from Spain

23. The doctor _____________ (not) happy.

5. They ____________________ cold

24. ___________________ you a dentist?

6. My cat _______________ black (not)

25. My father__________________ sad

7. We ___________________ students

26. ______________ your mum a teacher?

8. How old ___________________ Mary?

27. She ________________ 14 years old.

9. Where _______________ you from?

28. __________ your friends from Scotland?

10. My mother ____________ 52 years old

29. I ___________________ Spanish (not)

11. You _______________ an adult (not)

30. How old ___________________ you?

12. You ______________ so stupid (not)

31. Your shoes ________________ dirty

13. My name __________________ Sara

32. My brother ____________ a policeman

14. My parents ______________ from Spain

33. This house ____________ very old (not)

15. They _______________ teachers (not)

34. The shops __________ open today (not)

16. What __________________ your name?

35. _______________ my keys in the bag?

17. It ________________ half past ten

36. You _______________ very tall

18. Tom and Mary _________ doctors (not)

37. Diamonds ______________ cheap (not)

19. Peter and Mary _______________ rich

38. I ____________________ a good dancer

2. Complete with was or were and make the negative:

Affirmative
1. It ___was_____ cold today
2. I ___________________ at home now.
3. They _______________________ Korean.
4. It ___________________ Monday yesterday
5. Clara and Steve ______________ married
6. We ___________ from Ukraine.
7. She _______________ an English teacher.
8. I _____________ OK.
3. Make questions:

Negative
It wasnt cold today.

1. This exercise was difficult.

Was this exercise difficult?

2. We were from Spain.

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3. My grandmother's name was Adelaide.

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4. The kids were in the garden.

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5. You were English.

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6. My car was very expensive.

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7. That was my student's notebook.

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8. Those photographs were very nice.

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9. Alex was twenty-five years old.

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10. They were fine.

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4. Write sentences with there was / there were:

5. Complete with there was, there were (affirmative, negative or question form):

1. Jaime ______________________________ (live) in Madrid.

2. She __________________________ (want) to learn how to fly.
3. It ___________________________________(rain) all day yesterday.
4. Miguel ________________________________ (decide) to buy a new stereo.
5. Sofia ______________________________________ (not / eat) anything for breakfast.
6. Angela and Ramn ____________________________________ (love) each other very much.
7. Simon _________________________ (not live) Benidorm because there were too many students.
8. _____________________________________ (you / remember) to turn everything off?
9. When Eleonora and Paola went to Granada, they ___________________________ (visit) the Alhambra
Palace.

10. Fiona ____________________________ (like) everything about Wales except the weather
11. We ___________________________ (not / write) a letter to Marta last month.
12. _________________________________________ (she / buy) milk yesterday?
13. Mary ___________________________ (not / eat) anything at the party last night.
14. __________________________________ (John / sell) his flat last year?
15. ____________________________________________ (your friends / tell) the truth to the police?
16. Where___________________________________ (you / put) today's paper? I can't find it.
17. I ________________________________ (buy) three new pens last week and now I can't find any.
18. We __________________________________ (have) sardines for lunch
19. Valencia FC _________________________________ (win) The King's Cup in 1999.
20. I _____________________________________(be) in Caceres yesterday
21. We _____________________________ (see) Sarah yesterday
22. I _________________________________ (eat) too much for dinner yesterday and I feel fat.
23. I _______________________________________ (play) tennis at the club yesterday evening
24. She ________________________________ (work) very hard for her exams.
25. I ________________________________________ (visit) my brother in Madrid last month.
26. The train __________________________________ (arrive) at the station at ten oclock yesterday
evening.
27. The French team _____________________________________________ (win) the match.
28. He ________________________________________ (not go) swimming.
29. He ________________________________________ (not eat) in the local restaurants.
30. My girlfriend ___________________________________ (not play) football on the beach.
31. My parents ______________________________________ (not walk) in the mountains.
32. ________________________________________ (she/ improve) his Italian?
33. _____________________________________ (John / meet) any new friends?
34. _______________________________________ (Sarah / see) the museums in Florence?
35. Because Jerry ___________________________ (not hurry) to the bus, he ____________________ (miss)
the bus.
36. Joe was so hungry that he _____________________________ (eat) four plates of food.
37. Their mother __________________________ (be) very angry.
38. He __________________________________ (not copy) the information into his notebook.
39. _________________________________ (Brian / take) a picture of a camel?
40. Alan ____________________________ (not put) the clothes in the washing-machine.
41. ___________________________________ (John / win) a medal in the athletics competition?
42.She ___________________________________ (finish) school last year.
43. Three years ago, I _______________________________________ (go) to London.

44. When I was a child, we _____________________________ (live) in Brazil.

45. When we ___________________ (be) in London, we _______________________ (stay) at a big hotel. I
know you _______________________ (not stay) there, so where ________________________ (you /stay)?
46. Sara ____________________________________ (lose) her keys last week.
47. I __________________________________ (get up ) at seven this morning.
48. I ______________ (do) my homework last night but my brother ___________________________ (not /
do) his homework.
49. The children _________________________________ (swim) in the river but their parents
________________________________ (not / swim).
50. They _____________________________ (not / see) Sara at the party yesterday.

Rewrite each sentence according to the instructions given:

1. I enjoyed the concert (negative)

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2. You ate all the bread (question)

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3. Did John play tennis? (affirmative) ...........................................................................................................

4. I lost my pen yesterday (negative)

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5. Anna didn t buy a car (affirmative) ..........................................................................................................

6. They won the prize (question)

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7. Paul didn t swim in the river (affirmative) .................................................................................................

8. I did all the exercises (negative)

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9. Did you have a holiday? (affirmative) ..........................................................................................................

10. She was a good student (negative) .............................................................................................................
11. I didnt see you last night (affirmative) ......................................................................................................
12. She got up at seven (question) ....................................................................................................................

Make Yes / No questions:

1. Andy had a birthday party last week

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2. Rachel lost her camera while she was on holiday.

3. The baby cried all night

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4. The criminal escaped from the police.

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5. The workers went on strike for more money.

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6. Alan and Joe went to Greece last summer. ...................................................................................................

7. She watched TV last night ............................................................................................................................
8. Marie used to live in Paris

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9. You went on holiday in the summer

10.She bought a new table

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1. She wins a prize last year

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2. He loses a mobile phone
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3. My parents have an old house
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4. My father does the washing up
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5. Sara goes to school
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6. My sister gets up at 9.00
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7. They buy a stamp
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8. You eat chocolate
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9. They see him at school
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10. They swim in the river
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Time expressions: AGO

----- I went to the cinema three days ago

1. Five / Karen / days / phoned / me / ago

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2. three / ago / went / to / years / the USA / We

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3. Football / ago / with / I / played / one / friends / my / hour

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4, Sister / two / a / ago / for / bought / I / weeks / my / present

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5. this / ago / months / Paul / read / book / two

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6. ago / three / His / mobile / new / phone / days / brother / bought / a ................................................................
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7. learnt / I / lesson / two / ago / history / hours / my ..........................................................................................
8. week / one / ago / painted / We / walls / the

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9. the / time / ago / went / I / a / long / cinema / to

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10. ago / Mary / her / thirty / sister / saw / minutes

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11. I / two / Ireland / months / ago / visited

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12. was / ago / born / I / years / fourteen

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13. ago / three / hours / I / ate

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14. six / ago / I / started / learning / Spanish / months

15. week / ago / a / CD / I / a / bought

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16. five / to / I / England / went / ago / months

17. She / nine / moved / Nantes / years / ago / to

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18. had / I / sister / a / ago / years / two

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Correct the mistakes:

1. I didnt celebrated New Years Eve

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2. My friends organize a party

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3. They didnt invited me

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4. I were very sad and lonely

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5. My friends didnt were with me

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6. My cousin visite me in the afternoon

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7. Then she go to a party

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8. Did you danced last night?

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9. I didnt watched TV yesterday

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10. Everybody talk and laugh

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11. She werent happy

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12. We celebrated my birthday ago two years

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13. There were a boy in the classroom

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14. There was a girl in the picture?

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15. She buyed the paper last week

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16. She didnt lost her temper

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17. They goed to the cinema

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18. She haved three children

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19. I didnt saw you at school

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20. He winned the race

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Write the words in order to make sentences :

1. arrive / When / you / did / ?

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2. wait / How long / for / she / did / me / ?

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3. phone / night / last / Why / you / did / me /?

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4. meet / days / two / ago / Did / you / her / ? ......................................................................................................

5. party / see / the / Who / did / you / in / ?

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6. concert / start / When / did / the / ?

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7. walked / the / to / cinema / we / night / last .......................................................................................................

8. the car / I / didnt / at the traffic lights / stop

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9. hours / ago / three / studied / for the exam / I

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10. were / happy / they / at home

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11. Sally / miss / didnt / party / the

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12. to / we / Florida/ went / summer / last

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13. work / didnt / Danny / last / week

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14. the dishes / you / wash / did / ?

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15. met / at the restaurant / we / them

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Translate:
1.

Nosotros vimos la tele anoche

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2.

Julia visit Valencia hace tres aos

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Ellos fueron al cine el pasado sbado

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Mis abuelos tenan cuatro perros

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Mis amigos me vieron en el colegio

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Mi hermano comi chocolate hace tres dias

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Sara gan la competicin el ao pasado

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Mi hermano perdi su mochila la semana pasada

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9.

Haba seis coches en la calle

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La profesora se levant a las 8.00

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Mis padres compraron un coche nuevo hace seis das

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John trabajaba en un banco

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Ella hizo la colada ayer

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Los nios nadaron en el rio hace cuatro meses

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Haba siete botellas encima de la mesa?

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Mi padre estudi history

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Mi madre vivi en Madrid

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Mi amigo estaba triste ayer

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Ellos pintaron la casa hace dos semanas

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20. Dnde estabas hace cinco minutos?
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21. Tus padres no fueron ricos
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22. Ayer fui al cine.
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23. La pelcula termin a las 11.30
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24. Limpiaste la cocina ayer?
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25. Ayer no jugamos al baloncesto
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26. Viste la televisin anoche?
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27. No me compr la camiseta porque no me gustaba
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28. Ellos no fueron a Galicia
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29. Marta tuvo un accidente el sbado pasado
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30. Ins abri la carta pero no la ley.
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