UNIT 3: WHERE DID YOU GO ON HOLIDAY?

(part 2)
*** Grammar exercise: SIMPLE PAST
I. Simple past with BE
A. Complete the sentences using was or were.
1. She_______ very pretty.
2. They________ at school.
3. He_____ at home last night.
4. I________ very naughty.
5. We_______ in London last week.
6. They__________ good friends.
7. It_________ sunny yesterday.
8. I__________ at the cinema yesterday.
9. Lucy and Mary______ good students.
10. We_________ single last year.
B. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb “to be” in the past simple.
1. _______Mary a singer?
2. _______ the door open ?
3. ______your sister a nurse?
4._______ the boys at home?
5. _______ you at the cinema?
6. ______ the book interesting ?
7. _______ your father an actor?
8. _______your parents happy?
C. Put these sentences into negative form.
1. I was John’s wife.
_______________________________
2. My grandparents were poor.
_______________________________
3. Susan was a fat girl.
_______________________________
4. My hair was short.
_______________________________
5. We were artists.
_______________________________
6. They were husband and wife.
_______________________________
D. Answer the questions using short form:
1. Was Mr. Smith a mechanic? No, ________.
2. Were you ill ? No,________________.
3. Was I right ? Yes,_____________.
4. Was your father at home? No,__________.
5. Was it expensive? Yes,___________.
6. Was your mother a doctor? Yes, ________.
7. Were the children naughty? No, ________.
8. Was Sheila angry? No, _______________.
9. Was I tall? Yes, _____________.
10. Was the dog on the tree? Yes, ________.
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II. Simple past with ORDINARY VERB ( Regular and irregular)
Complete the sentences using past simple.
WHAT DID THEY DO YESTERDAY?

1. He__________ 2. He ____________ 3. They_________ 4. He___________ 5. They___________

(drink) some milk. (say) goodbye to his (catch ) the bus to (have) a test. (draw) in the Art
mother. school. lesson.

6. He__________ 7. She ___________ 8.He __________ 9. He ___________ 10. He _________

(meet) Daisy. (answer) some (make) some (play) basketball. (get) an A in the
emails. research. English test.

11. He __________ 12. He_________ 13. He_________ 14. They __________ 15. They _________
(take) his dog to the (sell) orange juice in (write) a letter to (go) to the concert. (read) the
park. the park . his grandparents. newspaper.

16. She__________ 17. They __________ 18. They ________ 19. They __________ 20. He _________
(do) her homework. (laugh) with a funny (leave) school at 4. (come) back home. (ride) his horse.
story.
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