Practice A. Complete the sentences using was, wasn't, were or weren't. 1 Chiara and her sister ...198"t 2 tt aholiday last week and we at my uncle's house. My cousins at home, so it was quiet. 3. AYou're here at last! | here a moment ago, worried about you. you? B:The ti late. ak ita good film? B:No, it It the worst film of the summer! 5A Ben at football practice on Monday? B:No, he 1And where 6A your parents angry? B:No, they Robin Hood's enemiy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is asking him some questions. Complete the questions and the short answers. Sheriff: Where * wore go bom? Robin: I'm not telling you! Sheriff: Were you at home yesterday? Robin: No, |? Sheriff: Were you with your friends? Robin: The Merry Men? Yes, |° Sherif: * inthe forest? Robin: No, we®. Sheriff: Where ® yesterday? Robin: We’ in your eastle! Sheriff: Where's my money? Robin: I'm not telling you! Complete the sentences using wasn’t or weren't and an appropriate adjective from the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. afraid clean friendly hot hungry inahurry very big 1. The town was pretty but it ‘The restaurant was nice but | 3. The food was good but the waiters 4. The dog was very big, but the children 5. The weather was sunny but it 6 The beach was great but it 7 The hotel was nice but the rooms 8 The shop was busy but we was wry bg D Complete the text with is, are, was, were, wasn’t or weren't. Sherwood Forest +1045... home for Robin Hood and his Merry ‘Men. Inthe 13th century the forest a safe place for most people, but Robin and his friends? happy there. ‘Their home* acamp near a large tree. Today the forest . a popular place for tourists to visit, and the tree ® still there. Some people say that Robin Hood and Maid Mari ? lovers. n fact, Robin ian already married! But do you prefer to believe the stories? Then you can still see St Mary's Church where they ®. St Mary's Church and Sherwood Forest city of Nottingham in the centre of England married, near the In your notebook, write sentences using was, were, wasn’t and weren't about a place you have visited. [1 we it thetown thestreets the shops | the weather the people Example: We visited Bath, the towr was beautiful. Circle the correct option. 1 11 AWhere all yesterday evening? 1 BrAtthe cinema | _ awereyou b wasyou ¢ youwere 2 The film very good, but Kevin Costner 1 was excellent. 1 awasn't b werenot c weren't 1 3 Both Shakespeare and Galileo in 1564 1 awereborn b wasborn c areborn 1 4 A:Mum, where born? 1 Bln Nottingham. alwas bwerel ¢ was! 15 A: Were the Merry Men very rich? 1 B:No, 1a theywerer't b werenot _¢ they wasn't . Bs 3p eC ee eT sian isa AWPractice ‘A. What was Margaret's lifelike in 1970 when she was young? Write past simple statements (/) and negatives (X) using the information below. She warked ina shop, Sha did ike hath 1 Y work ina shop 1 Xlike her job 2 Y live ina flat 3 Xwant ahouse 4 Y prefer flats 5 XwatchTVmuch 6 ¥ enjoy dancing 7 Y dancetheSalsa 8 ¥ learn Spanish 9 10 Xstayathomemuch 10 CeNaukUN ‘Complete the sentences with an appropriate verb in the past simple. Some are negatives or questions. 1 Iwastired sold id n't wa LE towork. 2 ___youw_. ‘the match last night on TV? 3. Yesterday she w. _all day in the factory. 4 Therains _ 0 the tennis started. 5. Tony was very quiet. He _to anyone. 6 Last summer we t. _— around Europe by train, 7 A___ Jane p___ the test? B: No, she failed BIL tothe concert as a podcast. 94 the children £ all their breakfast? B: Yes, they were hungry. 10. The party was terrible, | Complete the text using the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Travis Carter! lived (live) ina fridge for 40 days from December 1998 to February 1999-a world record. A reporter” (ask) Travis later, 4 you (celebrate) New Year in the fridge?’ Travis * {reply), "No. 1°. ‘hat it was New Year: my watch § {not work) because it was so cold!" Two years ago, Travis 7 (try) another world record - 60 hours in a freezer. This time he ® {faill. The freezer was just too cold. | (not know) (not ike) it! Travis said. ‘11° (prefer the fridge’ A hundred British teenagers answered a questionnaire about technology. Change their answers into past simple sentences, Some are negative. Question Did you watch a DVD last Saturday night? Did you use the Internet yesterday? Did you download a song last week? Did you play a computer game. yesterday? Did you email a friend last week? 5B yes 42 no Did you like computers five years ago? 90 yes 10 no 87 yes 13 no 70 yes 30 no 19 yes 81 no 35 yes 65no 87 teenagers....watched a DVD last Saturday nighe, 1Bteenagers didn’ watsh a DYD last Saturday night 30 teenagers 19 teenagers. 35 teenagers ‘58 teenagers 10 teenagers Now answer the questionnaire in your notebook. 1 [didnt watch a DVD last Saturday night, / watched a DVD last Saturday night. 1 Circle the correct option. 1 1 She in the tree for 737 days | astayed b wasstayed ¢ isstayed 2 She when she finished her protest. I acyed beried cary 13 to journalists? 1 a Didshetalked b Talked she _¢ Did she talk | 4 A:Did she save the tree? B: Yes, she | _ asaved b save ¢ did 1 1 1 5 A:Julia, was it boring? B: Yes, it was. | a didn’t watched € didn't watch TV for two years. b don’t watched Seek telePease Practice A. Circle the 12 past simple forms in the wordsearch puzzle, then write their infinitive-without-to forms. blefa[ [ale [y[e [eu] 3 Om ifo[plalwi{s[alalo[k] 3 sfalwi[t[s|fle[n[o[n| 4 i[k[t[h[x[o[r[o]kfe] § 7 z[s|plolkle|wlele|wm| § Umloluls|rlulalali] mlele(g[alalylel|mli| 9 gle[flhlile|mlalale| 19 of[n{h{t]k{clge]k|t| Ff] 12 t[t [ilk leja[mfolilt B_ The most famous poem in Old English is Beowulf. Complete the text using the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Beowulf? wa (be) a great fighter 1,000 years ago. He? _.... (win) many Battles against ‘monsters and dragons. Grendel was a terrible monster from Denmark. He? (have) big teeth and he was very strong. Grendel * (not sleep) and © (not eat), He! (@rink) blood. King Hrothgar of Denmark’ (pay) Beowulf to kill Grendel. Beowulf® (go) to Denmark, g (fight) the monster and killed it. King Hrothgar (give) Beowulf a lot of money, Beowulf * (eave) Denmark and 4g as (not come) back. He? (become) a King. Finally, hentia iaiddiieiniacies Beowulf died because a dragon killed hin ea ace d Read the notes about a typical teenager's day in 1000, AD. Write full sentences in the past simple. Some are statements (/) and some are negatives (x). ‘Ateenagerin 1000 AD Y get up: 50 breakFast (bread and water) Xgotoschoel 7 go%0work Y work bean 630 Y lunch (meat) 4 get home: 6,00 ¢ mate clothes: evening 1 before bed: tell tory to sister Xsleepinabed J sleep onthe leer She go wp at 5.30 and What did you do yesterday? Answer the questions in your notebook using past simple short answers and sentences. Then write three more questions and answer them in the same way. 1 Did you get up early? Ws. didnt. (got up at 10 6 clack. 2. Did you speak English? es lai said Hell ny English naar Did you buy anything? Did you go anywhere in the evening? Did you forget anything? Did you see any friends? Sa ircle the correct option. 1 1 A:Did they feel happy? B:No,they........veryangry. a feled b fell felt 1 2 Where: from? a didthe Saxons come b the Saxonscame _¢ did the Saxons came I 3 A: Did Beowulf speak Old English? B: Yes, he. adid b spoke c does 4 The Ancient Britons pens and pencils. a hadn't b didn'thave ¢ didn’thad l 5 Beowulf.........sorrytothe King a sayed b said ¢ saw I Cee eee eee te ee eee See ee ae eee acl Us Ge €b W@ 9Y-SONSTE RHEL A)Practice A Make questions by putting the words in the correct order. D Write questions with Where, When, Why, How, and Whose. 1 did /he/ live /where. Where did he live? 1 Whose birthday cake is it? 2 is/why /he / famous a It my birthday cake. 3 farmer / the / did / body / where / the / find 2 Wher is your birthday? 7 It's tomorrow. 4 it /whose / farm / was 3 ? 2 lusually celebrate it at home. 5. when / did / invade / the / Britain / Romans 4 2 ? Because my family is there 6 did /the / Celts / why /him / kill 5 ? a Last year? Oh, | celebrated it with a big party! 7 do/ about / know / people / how / this 6 ? - That was my idea. 8 him/see / we / can/ where 7 2 * It started early, about 4 o'clock. 8 2 B Write Where, When, Why, How or Whose. It started then because my gran goes to bed at 9. 2 9 2 : fo. ahs tanaka {invited her because she's a great cook! 3 do they know he died 2,000 years ago? 4 will the museum be open? 5 axe was it? 6 is the Lindow Man so farnous? 7 did the farmer feel? pee Chapter 1 8 can you come with me to see the Lindow Man? Parasraph of a ‘emia tson kiedandettie | SUES, iat earing scr Ha tabers hea ong | I your notebook, write tine ie wants to leave buthe can. The questions about it police are not here yet, The man is afraid, usingallthe Question a a words Where, When, stands everything. The man runs back to ‘Anapple Brazil Egypt eleventh See eee ee eer George Washington Greece horse Microsoft Brea Onee 1 Question: Where are. the Pyramids? Examples: Where she? Why (s he alone? ‘Answer: They are in Eaypt. 2 Question: the Normans invade England? ‘Answer: They invaded in the century. 3 Question: picture wee eee ee eee onan American $1 note? ; Circle the correct option. ‘Answer: It's a picture of ti C Complete the questions with Where, When, Why, How ‘or Whose and a form of be or do. Then choose the correct answers from the box. 1 4° Question: the 1896 Olympics? p 2 body did the farmer find? ‘Answer: They were in. |g. a Why b Whose ¢ Where 5 Question: Newton discover gravity? 5 2 How. more about Lindow Man? Answer: fell on his head. a llean b Icanlearn ¢ cant team 6 Question: Bill Gates leave university? 13 Why broken bones? ‘Answer: Because he wanted to create the. 1 adidthebodyhave b hadthebody ¢ the body had company. 14 ‘we going to the museum? 7 Question: national dance 1. 2. Whendo b Wheredo ¢ When are the samba? 5 Actcan'tfindmy book. B:/'help you. Where. Answer: It's the national dance of 1 looked? 8 Question: the Greeks enter Troy? 1 adidyou b youhave c have you ‘Answer: They hid in a wooden a eee Fore aTaawur nL Ouestion worde: Where? When? Whv? How? Whose? 67.