Exercises B-5, Simple Past, Prime Time (1)

A. Simple Past of verb ‘’BE”

I. Complete the sentences with was / were and answer the questions:

Gina……was……………. at the movies yesterday.

Tom and Jim……were…… at college on Monday.
Jack……was……………. at work last Friday.
Sue and Greg……were….. at home last night.
Kelly……was………...….in New York one year ago.

a) Where was Gina yesterday? ……she was at the movies

b) Where were Tom and Jim? ……they were at the college
c) Where was Jack? …he was at the work
d) Where were Sue and Greg? ………they were at the home
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e) Where was Kelly one year ago? ……she was in New York
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II. Complete the questions and answers:

e) ……was she………………………………………at home yesterday?

No, …she was not ………………………………..She was at the movies.
f) ……were they……………………………………..at the movies on Monday?
No, they were not……………………………….They were at college.
g) ……was he ………………………………..….at the beach last Friday?
No, he was not……………………………..He was at work.
h) …were they…………………………………at work last night?
No, …they weren’t……………………………….They were at home.
i) ……was she …………………………….in Miami one year ago?
No, she wasn’t ……………………………. She was in New York.

III. Make questions with the prompts:

a) Jim / at home / last night ……was Jim at home last night?

b) you / at school / yesterday ………………………………………………………………………. ?
c) David / here / yesterday ……………………………………………………………………….. ?
d) the movies / open / on Sunday ……………………………………………………………………..… ?
e) Kate and Jane / late / last Friday …………………………………………………………………………?
f) you / in the soccer team / last year ………………………………………………………………………… ?
g) All your friends / at your party ……………………………………………………………………….. ?
h) it / hot / last week ………………………………………………………………………… ?
i) the museum / closed / last week ………………………………………………………………………… ?
j) the children / in the park / one day ago ………………………………………………………………………. ?
IV. Make negative sentences with the prompts.

a) Kevin and Mel / at my party …………………………………………………………………………

b) It / warm / yesterday …………………………………………………………………………
c) Nick / in class / last Thursday …………………………………………………………………………
d) Mr. Becks / at work / two days ago …………………………………………………………………………
e) Tina and Jim / late ……………………………………………………………………….
f) Ethel / at the gym / this morning ………………………………………………………………………..
g) We / at the concert / last night ……………………………………………………………………….
h) Our parents / happy with us ……………………………………………………………………….
i) Tom and I / at the restaurant ………………………………………………………………………..
j) Miss Lee / in the office / yesterday ……………………………………………………………………….

B. Simple Past of Regular Verbs

I. Write the verbs in parentheses into the Simple Past.
a) My day (start) started at seven in the morning.
b) I (wash)washed and (dress) …dressed………………….very quickly.
c) I (walk)walked to school. Then I (arrive)arrivedat 8:00
d) I (study)studied all day at school.
e) After school I (watch)wastched.television.
f) Then I (play)played basketball with some friends.
g) At 8:30 we (finish)finished the game.
h) Before bedtime I (call) called my girlfriend. We (talk) talked for twenty minutes.

II. Complete the text in Past Simple. Use the verbs from the box (10 pts)
arrive continue finish listen play start talk work
I remember my first day at school in 1990! I…………………. at 8:30 and…………….my lessons at 9:00.
We………….. from 9:00 to 12:00. The teachers…………..… to us a lot! Then we………………football
for an hour. In the afternoon, we…………… the lessons and………………….. to the teachers carefully.
Then at 3:30 the lessons…………………. . It was a long and tiring day.
III. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in Simple Past.
a) Tom looked out of the window. (look)
b) We arrived at the station at 6:30. (arrive)
c) Laura watched television all afternoon. (watch)
d) Kate closed all the windows and doors. (close)
e) Sam lived in a cottage last year. (live)
f) The bus…………………..at the end of the street. (stop)
g) I………………………….an old castle last week. (visit)
h) Liz………………………..for her friends for an hour. (wait)
i) Ruth………………………at the party all night. (dance)
j) Nick………………………all the questions. (answer)
IV. Make negative sentences in Simple Past.
a) Our bus arrived on time. …………………………………………………………………………
b) Sue called me last night. …………………………………………………………………………
c) Maria finished work early yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………
d) The train stopped at Ford’s station. …………………………………………………………………………
e) I wanted to go to bed early. ………………………………………………………………………..
f) Carla answered my e-mail quickly. …………………………………………………………………………
g) John invited lots of people to his party.………………………………………………………………………..
h) The stores opened on Sunday. ……………………………………………………………………….
i) Peter liked his new shoes. ………………………………………………………………………
j) The film started at 7:30 pm ………………………………………………………………………
V. Make questions about the person named in parentheses.
a) Robert enjoyed the film. (Steve) …………………………………………………………………………?
b) Alice washed her hair. (Jane) ………………………………………………………………………….?
c) Emma helped the teacher. (Chris) …………………………………………………………………………?
d) Jim opened the door. (Tina) …………………………………………………………………………?
e) George walked to college. (Gary) …………………………………………………………………………?
f) Bill missed the bus. (Ann) …………………………………………………………………………?
g) Peter visited the doctor. (Mike) ………………………………………………………………………….?
h) Sam called home late. (Mary) …………………………………………………………………………..?
i) Tim arrived at 2:00. (David) …………………………………………………………………………..?
j) Helen cleaned her house (Sue) ………………………………………………………………………….?

C. Exercises B-5, Irregular Verbs

I. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box:
began – brought – came – gave – went – made – met – ran – sent - took

a) Harry runs to the shops Yesterday, ………………………………………………………………….……

b) Juan sends lots of letters Last Friday, ……………………………………………………………………...
c) Helen makes sandwiches for lunch ……………………………………………………………………….yesterday
d) Jean begins work at 6 o’clock ……………………………………………………………………...one day ago.
e) Kathy goes swimming …………………………………………………………………...…last summer.
f) David brings his pet mouse to school……………………………………………………………………..last Monday.
g) Paula gives sweets to her friends. ………………………………………………………..…on Thursday afternoon.
h) Sam takes his dog for a walk Last night, ………………………………………………………………………..
i) Sam meets his friends after classes. …………………………………………………………………...……yesterday.
j) Ellen comes here by bus. Last week, ……………………………………………………………………….

II. Fill in the sentences with the verbs in parentheses:

a) Joe (feel)………………………..sick after lunch.
b) Suddenly a bird (fly)……………….in the window.
c) I think you (do)…………………….a good homework.
d) The last lesson (begin)………………..at 11:30.
e) Jane (get)……………………up very early.
f) We (know)……………..…..all the answers.
g) The students (stand)……………….…when the teacher arrived.
h) It was cold, and I (wear)………….…..two pullovers.
i) Anna (eat)………………...two plates of spaghetti.
j) Rick (tell)……………..….his daughter a nice story.

III. Change this text into simple past:

A day in the life of Mrs. Green
Mrs. Green is a famous writer. She usually gets up at 6:00. She goes to the bathroom, and she puts on her clothes.
After that she has breakfast and reads the newspaper. Then she makes her bed. From 7:00 to 10:00 she sits in the
living room and watches television. Then she goes shopping. At 1:00 she comes home and eats her lunch. After lunch
she begins work. She writes from 2:00 to 9:00. She drinks a lot of tea. Then she meets her friends at a night-club.
Yesterday was a normal day for Georgina Green the writer. She………………………………………………............
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IV. Make negative sentences into simple past
a) Tom and Anna had breakfast. …………………………………………………………………………….......
b) Mike took the bus. ………………………………………………………………………………..
c) Sue and Sam did the homework. ………………………………………………………………………………...
d) Catherine got a prize. ………………………………………………………………………………..
e) Peter knew the teacher. ………………………………………………………………………………..
f) Sam went to university. ……………………………………………………………………………….
g) Paula ate a sandwich. ………………………………………………………………………………..
h) Mia and Sonia ran fast ……………………………………………………………………………….
i) Joe made some mistakes. …………………………………………………………………………….….
j) Carla came very early. ………………………………………………………………………………..

V. Make questions for each answer:

a) ……………Nick………….………………………………,..?
b) ……………Anna…………………………………to France?
c) ……………Jack………………………….............................?
d) ……………Helen…………..................................the answer?
e) ……………Alex…………………....…. a box of chocolates?
f) ……………Pat………………………… ………….a present?
g) ……………Kate…………………………………………….?
h) ……………Andy……………………….…coffee yesterday?
i) …………….Tina…………………………………………….?
j) …………….Jeff……………………………………………..?
Yes, he did. He flew to the USA.
No, she didn’t. She went to Italy.
Yes, he did. He found the money.
Yes she did. She knew the answer.
No, he didn’t. He brought flowers.
No, she didn’t. She gave Sue a book.
Yes, she did. She sent Mike an e-mail.
No, he didn’t. He made tea.
Yes, she did. She wore a nice jacket.
Yes, he did. He felt sick all day.

VI. Complete the questions with the verbs in parentheses into simple past:
a) When (you, come)………………………………to this country?
b) How many pages( she, write)………………….…..in the class?
c) What (the teacher, say)…………………………………………?
d) Which books (you, take)……………………………...to school?
e) What time (he, have lunch)…………………………...at school?
f) ……………………………………………………..…the lesson? (you, understand)
g) ……………………………………………………..at the party? (Ben, drink)
h) …………………………………..to the tennis game yesterday? (Jenny, go)
i) …………………………………………….…...a leather wallet? (your sister, buy)
j) ………………………………………………….in the morning? (the boys, run)

VII. Make questions. Read the answers carefully

a) …………………………………………………………………………….
My father bought some books yesterday.
b)…………………………………………………………………………….
They wrote the homework at school.
c) …………………………………………………………………………….
I left the class because I didn’t feel well.
d) …………………………………………………………………………….
Emma woke up at six o’clock.
e) …………………………………………………………………………….
My mother taught mathematics in 2002.
f) …………………………………………………………………………….
They had a party at Sissy’s house.
g) ……………………………………………………………………………
The Incas built a great temple many years ago.
h) ……………………………………………………………………………
I hurt my leg two days ago.
i) …………………………………………………………………………….
She went to the beach with some friends.
j) ……………………………………………………………………………
The class began at the laboratory very late.