was / were

1 Choose the correct words.

1 My Granny was / were born in 1951, in Warsaw.
2 Yesterday, I wasn’t / weren’t well. Today. I’m feeling better.
3 There was / were a scary horror film on TV last night.
4 Molly and Claire wasn’t / weren’t at school last week.
5 It was / were very cold in my city last winter.
6 There wasn’t / weren’t any children at the party.

2 Write questions. Use was or were.

1 you / at home / yesterday morning Were you at home yesterday morning?
2 it / sunny in Krakow last week ....................................................................................
3 your friends / at Keira’s party last Saturday ....................................................................................
4 we / in town / three hours ago ....................................................................................
5 Cristiano Ronaldo / born in Portugal ....................................................................................
6 your mum / at the football match last Saturday ..................................................................................

3 Write answers to the questions in Exercise 2.

1 Yes, I was.
2 ...............................................................................
3 ...............................................................................
4 ...............................................................................
5 ...............................................................................
6 ...............................................................................

past simple: regular

4 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Last Saturday, my family and I went to Sopot. We (1) travelled (travel) by train and it was a long journey –
the train (2) ...................... (stop) at a lot of stations on the way. The weather wasn’t sunny, but it (3)
...................... (not rain). We (4) ...................... (walk) on the beach and (5) ...................... (look) at the boats.
In the afternoon we (6) ...................... (visit) Malbork castle. It was a good day out.
5. Complete the table with past simple irregular forms
go
take
drink
hear
eat
study
find
have
sleep
get

6 Make the sentences negative.

1 I heard a scary noise last night. I didn’t hear a scary noise last night.
2 He drank orange juice for breakfast. ..............................................................................
3 They were at the swimming pool. ..............................................................................
4 We took a picnic basket to the park. ..............................................................................
5 Mum ate lunch at Granny’s house. ..............................................................................
6 I found my keys under the sofa. ..............................................................................

Past simple questions

7 Look at the pictures and write questions.
1 Granny / last night
Did Granny read a book last night?
2 your brother / yesterday
..............................................................................
3 they / yesterday evening
..............................................................................
4 you / last night
..............................................................................
5 Dad / yesterday
..............................................................................
6 Alexander / yesterday evening
...............................................................................

8 Write answers to the questions in Exercise 7. 4 ......................................................

1 Yes, she did. 5 ......................................................
2 ...................................................... 6 ......................................................
3 ......................................................
 9 Look at the answers and complete the dialogue. Use words in the box.
Who How Where What When
Dad: (1) Who did you meet in town, Jane?
Jane: My friend Anna.
Dad: (2) ............. did you meet her?
Jane: I met her at two o’clock.
Dad: (3) ..................... did you meet her?
Jane: At the shopping centre, Dad.
Dad: (4) ..................... did you get there?
Jane: By bus.

10 Correct the mistakes.

1 There wasn’t any ghosts in the forest. weren’t
2 We studyed French yesterday. ..................
3 I didn’t waited for a long time. ..................
4 Did you found your keys? ..................
5 Did you enjoy your holiday? Yes, I enjoyed. ..................
6 When did you do yesterday? We stayed at home and played board games. .................

Comparatives and superlatives

1 Complete the table.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

new 1) newer the newest
small smaller 2)
............................
cold 3) the coldest
............................
wet 4) the wettest
............................
clean cleaner 5)
............................
cheap cheaper 6)
............................

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 I think Shakira is d than Beyonce. a) pretty b) prettyer c) prettiest d) prettier
2 London is ............. than Warsaw. a) biggest b) biger c) bigger d) big
3 Julia is ............. girl in our class. a) old b) the older c) older d) the oldest
4 My brother is ............. person I know. a) the noisy b) noisy c) noiser d) the noisiest
5 Ben’s joke was ............. than mine. a) funnyer b) funnier c) funny d) the funniest
6 Alice thinks Sydney is ............. city in the world. a) nicer b) nice c) nicest d) the nicest
PAST SIMPLE TENSE ERROR CORRECTION
EXERCISE
Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. ONE mistake per sentence.

1-) I am at my grandmother’s house yesterday. (✓ was)

2-) I went to the school and have my lunch there!

3-) Isn’t she with you yesterday morning? I didn’t see

her.

4-) Were they busy? They don’t even answer their

phones last week!

5-) I saw a snake in the garden! It is huge!

6-) Did she play tennis with you when you are younger?

7-) When do you arrive at the airport last night?

8-) I open my first bank account and got my first job,

too!

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PAST SIMPLE TENSE SHORT STORY EXERCISE

Fill in the blanks given in the story in the correct form of past simple
tense and answer the questions.

Felix’s Fear

Yesterday evening, I --- (be) at home. I --- (have)

dinner with my family and I --- (hear) a strange noise.
I --- (run) to the window and --- (look) outside. There
--- (be) a flying rat! I --- (think) I was dreaming, but
it --- (be) real! I was afraid and I --- (take) a baseball
bat! I --- (open) the door to hit it. Then I --- (see) it
with its family! I --- (realize) it wasn’t a rat! It ---
(be) a flying squirrel! I --- (give) it some food and ---
(go) back to the house!
Comprehension Questions
1-) What did Felix do when he saw a flying rat?
2-) What did he take to hit the flying squirrel?
3-) When did he see a flying squirrel?
Discussion Questions

1-) Are you afraid of animals? If yes, which animal

scares you the most? If no, which animal do you love the
most?
2-) Do you hear strange noises around your house? If
yes, what are those noises generally?

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