English First 1

Unit 10, pages 91-98

Simple Past
Exercise 1. Match the verbs to the pictures and complete the sentences with the
correct form (simple past).

1. We ________ my room yesterday.

2. He __________ the window last night. BREAK VISIT
CLEAN
3. They___________ to Cochabamba in 2017. TRAVEL LOSE
4. Tom and their siblings __________ their mom last month.
5. He ____________ his cellphone last week.

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct time expressions from the
boxes:

1. Monica went dancing _______.

2. Wara spoke to him five minutes _______.
3. The Aymara class started _________ week.
4. We send an e-mail _______ Monday.
5. They paid the debt __________.
6. Emanuel forgot his tablet five minutes_______.

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Exercise 3. Read and find.

Find the verbs in the past simple and write them in the boxes.

Yesterday my friends and I traveled to Copacabana. We had a

lot of fun. First, we went to the church, and we took a boat from
Copacabana to Isla del Sol. We were hungry, and then we ate a
delicious trout. Next we returned and went to the beach. We
played volley ball and, we swam in the Titicaca Lake. It was
amazing. We didn’t want to go home.

traveled

Exercise 4. Match the verbs with their past simple past.

believe talked

bring didn’t dance

dance sang

talk didn’t believe

send drove

drive forgot

forget brought

sing didn’t send

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Exercise 5. Complete the conversation.

A: ________ you go to Tiwanaku last Sunday?

B: No, I ________.
A: ______ you stay home?
B: No, I ________. I went to Chacaltaya Mountain.
A: Really! ______ you take pictures?
B: Yes, I _______. I took a lot pictures with my friends.
A: ______ you play with the snow?
B: Yes, I ______. It was really funny!

Exercise 6. Match the questions to the pictures. Write the questions and answers.

A B C D E

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

A 1. he / bring a pizza?
Did _______________________? Yes,________________.
2. your sister / play the guitar?
Did _______________________? Yes,________________.
3. she / listen to music?
__________________________? No,_________________.
4. you / study for math test?
__________________________? Yes,________________.
5. Carl / sleep late last night?
__________________________? No,_________________.

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 Exercise 7. Complete the crossword puzzle with verbs from the box using the past
simple tense, fill in the blanks, and do negative sentences.

ACROSS

2. The car stopped in front of the train.

Neg: The car didn’t stopped in fornt of the

train.
1.
4. She ________ a new song last month.

Neg:_________________________________
2. 3.
6. I____________ to helen last Saturday. S P
T O P E D

Neg:_________________________________
4.
7. He ___________because he was sad.
5.
Neg:_________________________________
6.

DOWN
7.
1. You______chuño with cheese for lunch.

Neg:_________________________________

3. They _______ the piano in the concert last

night.

Neg:_________________________________

5. We _____________ at home yesterday.

Neg:_________________________________

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Exercise 8. Complete the questions and check (✔) or cross (x).

Last month

a) Did you travel____ to La Paz?

b)_______________ a friend?

c) _______________ to the San Francisco Museum?

d) _______________ new clothes?

e) _______________ by bus?

f) _________________ the doctor?

e) _________________ the Mallasa Zoo?

g) _________________ Chairo soup last month?

Exercise 9. Ask and answer with a partner.

Did you travel to La Paz? Yes, I did. I traveled to La Paz

Exercise 10. Write about what you did last weekend. (At least 5 sentences)

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