I. Fill in with the correct answer. Simple Past.

1. Last year I ____________(not / spend) my holiday in Ireland.

2. It ____________(be) great.
3. I __________ (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting
places.
4. In the evenings we usually______________ (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even _____________(learn) some Irish dances.
6. We ______________(not / be) lucky with the weather.
7. It________________ (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we _______________ (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where ________________ (spend / you) your last holiday?
10. The man ________(carry) the box outside.
11. We ______(enjoy) the film.
12. I _________(study) for today’s exam.
13. The baby _____(cry) all night!
14. My parents _________ (stay) at home.
15. The cook ________(fry) the chicken.
16. The wind _______(dry) the clothes.

II. Fill the blanks in the simple past form.

1. Mammoths __________ big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)
2. Mammoths ___________ 100 years ago. (not live)
3. Mammoths ____________ a long time ago. (live)
4. Mammoths _______________meat (not eat). They __________ grass. (not eat /eat)
5. They _________ two large tusks about three meters long. (have)
6. I _________ by credit card. I _______ cash. (pay / not pay)
7. He _____________ some milk. He ________ any water. (drink / not drink)
8. She only ____________ a pound. She ____________ 3 pounds. (spend / not spend)
9. I ___________ some elephants. I _____________ any lions. (see / not see)
10. They _________ in the sea, but they ______________ in the lake. (swim / not swim)
III. Put the sentences from the present into the past simple.
1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he___________ to work by bus.
2. They always get up early. This morning they ___________ up late.
3. Bill often loses his key. He ___________ one last Saturday.
4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I ___________ two letters.
5. She meets her friends every evening. She ___________ them yesterday evening,
too.
6. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only ___________ a newspaper yesterday.
7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they ___________, too.
8. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We ___________ to the cinema last Sunday,
too.
9. Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom ___________ a shower this morning,
too.
10. They buy a new car every year. Last year they ___________ a new car, too.
11. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ___________ two oranges.
12. We usually do our shopping on Monday. We ___________ our shopping last Monday,
too.
13. Ann often takes photos. Last weekend she ___________ some photos.
14. We leave at 8.30 every morning. But yesterday we ___________ at 8.00.

IV. Look at these pictures and write a short story using the past simple. (1 paragraph)