2A Grammar 1  Past simple

1 Write sentences in the past simple using the prompts.

  1 She / arrive / at the airport / at 9.15 a.m. 

  2 He / delete /a lot of emails / this morning. 

 3 The game / end / at 8 p.m. 

 4 They / be / excited / about the party.   

  5 Last week / we / play / ice hockey / in the street. 

  6 She / wake up / early / today. 

  7 Elliot / not be / at school / last week. 

  8 I / go / to / Thailand / and / try / pad thai. 

  9 She / travel / to China / last year. 

10 They / watch / a film / at the cinema / last night. 

11 Jason / get / a new bicycle / yesterday. 

12 The rain / stop / at 10 a.m. / this morning. 

13 Today / Chris and Amy / decide / to buy / a house. 

14 Last week / I / have / a job interview. 

15 Our first class / start / at 10 a.m. / this morning. 

16 We / look / at photos / yesterday. 

17 Jamie / miss / the bus / this afternoon. 

18 I / talk / to Cheryl / last night. 

19 They / not be / at home / two days ago. 

20 She / take / the train / to New York.   

2 Choose three sentences from Exercise 1 and change them so they are true for you.

3 Work in pairs and compare your sentences.

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