Exercise 1

-Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in the box.

Carry cook like live open play start tidy travel wait

-We traveled to Liverpool last Saturday.

-The girl opened the door.
-She carried a big bag.

-They lived in a castle. -Jason and Martin played tennis yesterday.

-Mark cooked an omelette for lunch.
-I really liked the party.
-We waited for Susan because she was late.
-The film started at half past seven.

-Frank tidied his room. --------------

2 exercise 2. construye oraciones siguiendo los ejemplos

post – yesterday morning
Thomas posted a letter to his cousin yesterday morning.
snow – last winter
It snowed a lot in my town last winter.
cook – two hours ago
Jen cooked a cheesecake for her mum two hours ago.
a. play – yesterday afternoon
We played basketball in the park yesterday afternoon
b. watch – last week
jane and me watched a movie in Netflix last week
c. visit – three days ago help
I visit my parent in three days ago
d. - yesterday evening learn
My students yesterday evening learned to add
Negative forms :
I didn´t
You didn´t
He didn´t
she didn’t
it didn´t
we didn’t
you didn´t
they didn't

Example: He didn't paint.

3. exercise 3

ACTIVITIES - complete these sentences with the “past simple” of the verbs in brackets.

1. I didn´t listen to the radio this morning.

2. My sister didn´t pass her exam.
3. My mother didn´t study biology at university.
4. I didn´t watch TV last night.
5. We didn´t play football yesterday.
6. Simona didn´t stop for petrol on the way here.

-Now, write the sentences in the “negative form”.

1. I didn´t travel to paris
2 . My Father didn´t cook a cake
3. Angie didn´t go to work
4. Julian didn´t play soccer
5. Simona didn´t bite

Exercise 4
write what Jean “did” or “didn't” do yesterday:
-play tennis ( - ) ….... ………………………………………………………………. .
-clean her house ( + ) ……………………………………………………………… .
-wash the cat ( + ) .………………………………………………………………... .
-telephone Mary ( - ) ………………………………………………………………. .
-watch a film on TV ( - ) ………………………………………………………… .
-visit her grandparents ( + ) ………………………………………………… .
-cook a cake ( + ) ………………………………………………………………..... .

Exercise 5
change the following sentences in the negative form.
-The boys played football. …............................................................. .
-Carol called her mother. ….............................................................. .
-Donald fixed his TV. ….................................................. .
-Peter painted a kite. ….................................................................... .
-Ann studied history. …..................................................................... .
-Mary baked cookies. ….................................................................... .

Exercise 6
Make the past simple negative.
(she / not / love chocolate as a child)
…...........................................................................................................
(he / not / like sport) …...........................................................................................................
(we / not / study for the exam)
…...........................................................................................................
(they / not / cook at the weekend)
…...........................................................................................................
(I / not / stay at home) …...........................................................................................................
(John / not / work in the bank at the same time as me)
…...........................................................................................................
(they / not / play tennis yesterday)
…...........................................................................................................
(Julie and Anna / not / clean the house)
…...........................................................................................................
(you / not / wash the dishes)
…...........................................................................................................
(David and I / not / dance at the party)
…...........................................................................................................
(they / not / play the piano)
…...........................................................................................................
(it / not / rain yesterday) …...........................................................................................................

Exercise 7
Write in the past simple.

1 play he played
2 watch she
3 wash he
4 live she
5 carry he
6 try she
7 clap he
8 stop it
9 cry she
10 work he
11 tidy she
12 plan he
13 like she
14 stay he
15 dance they

Final exercise
Complete the sentences with the past tense form of the verb from Exercise 7

1 Jake and Mike played basketball yesterday afternoon.

2 My mother was a teller. She in a bank.
3I in a small house when a was a child.
4 He the heavy box all the way from the
downtown. 5 My baby sister almost all day yesterday.
6 Oh, give me a break! I my room yesterday.
7 Do you remember when we to move to California two years ago?
8 We were at the cinema last night. We a great comedy.
9 My father is a great dancer. He for an hour at the party last night.
10 I at my cousin's place last summer.
12 Did you watch the show last night? I it very much!
13 When Silvie entered the room everyone talking.
14 The play was great! The audience for ten minutes.
15 He to fix the car but he had to take it to the mechanic.