Maruzza, Sofía – Pacheco, Patricio – 4to año Prof.

De Ingles - 2020

ACTIVITIES: PAST SIMPLE

a) Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following.
1.(you/see) ……………………... Martin yesterday?
2. I (last/see) ……………………… him two days ago.
3. He (not/be) ……………………. at the meeting on Monday because he was away on
business.
4. Where (she/go) …………………………. for her holidays?
5. How long (it/take/you) ……………………... to drive from Amsterdam to Paris?
6. (you/enjoy) ……………………… your holiday in Italy?
7. I (see) ……………………. a great film on TV last night.
8. I (not/eat) ………………………. the food because I wasn't hungry.
9. Why (you/not/get) ……………………… up earlier? You're going to be late.
10. Why (you/not/be) ……………... at work yesterday? Were you ill?
b) Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs.
1. cry
2. travel
3. send
4. enjoy
5. stop
6. break
7. fall
8. chat
9. happen
10. say
11. know
12. try
13. cut
14. turn
c) Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise b.
1. Last summer, my friend and I …………………. around the south of France. We
really ………………... ourselves.

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2. ………………. you ……………………… at the end of the film? I thought it was

really sad.
3. Sarah is very angry. What ……………. you ……………... to her? You …………….
to her yesterday.
4. I …………………. my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she
…………………… (not) how to open the attachment!
5. My mobile phone ……………………... on the floor but the screen …………………
(not). That was lucky!
6. I didn’t see the accident. It all …………………. very quickly.
7. My PC was making a strange noise so I …………………… using it and
……………… it off.
8. We ……………………. to open the box with a knife but my dad ……………………
himself. There was blood everywhere!

Maruzza, Sofía – 4to año Prof. De Ingles - 2020