Write the verbs in simple past.

“Goldilocks and the three bears”

Once upon a time there (be) three bears: huge Papa Bear, ordinary
Mama Bear and tiny little Baby Bear. They (live) in a great big wood.
One day, ordinary Mama Bear (cook) a delicious porridge for her
family and (put) it into bowls: a huge bowl for huge Papa Bear, an
ordinary bowl for ordinary Mama Bear and a tiny little bowl for tiny little Baby
Bear. To give the porridge some time to cool down, the three bears (go)
for a walk. Near the great big wood, there (live) a little girl called
Goldilocks. She (be) not allowed to go into the wood. But one day, she
(sneak) out of the house and (run) into the great big wood.
After a while, she (come) to the house of the three bears.
She (knock) at the door. She (look) through the windows. But
nobody (seem) to be there. So, little Goldilocks (step) inside.
In the kitchen Goldilocks (smell) the porridge. She (get) very
hungry and (try) the porridge in the huge bowl - too hot. Then she (taste)
some of the porridge from the ordinary bowl - too cold. But the porridge
in the little bowl (be) just right and Goldilocks (eat) it all up.
In the sitting-room, there (be) three chairs. Goldilocks (sit)
down in the huge chair - too hard. She (not / like) the ordinary chair either
- too soft. She (love) the little chair, however. But she (not / sit)
on that one very long, as soon it (break) into pieces. So, Goldilocks (go)
on exploring. In the bedroom, there (stand) the three bears' beds.
Goldilocks suddenly (feel) very tired. She (climb) onto the huge
bed - too hard. Then she (crawl) into the ordinary bed - too soft. The little
bed, however, (be) just right. So, Goldilocks (lie) down. And in
next to no time, she (fall) asleep. After a while, the three bears (return)
home. One look at their bowls and chairs and they (start)
wondering. Something (not / be) right. They (come) into the
bedroom. And there they (see) little Goldilocks in Baby Bear's bed. The
three bears (watch) her for a while and then they (wake) her up.
Goldilocks (open) her eyes. She (see) the bears, (begin)
to scream and as fast as she (can) , Goldilocks (run) out of the
bears' house. The three bears (follow) her. But at the edge of the wood, the
bears suddenly (stop) . Frightened little Goldilocks, however, (not / stop)
. She (hurry) home to her parents.
And she never (visit) the bears' house again.

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. If you want to go bus, you have to go the bus stop.

2. You look the time table.

3. Then you wait your bus.

4. When the bus arrives, you get the bus.

5. You buy a ticket the driver or show your ticket the driver.

6. When you arrive your destination, you get the bus.

7. Sometimes you even have to change buses another bus stop.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive/ continuous).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.

3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

4. I (practise) the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle) all day.

6. While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .

8. What (you / do) yesterday?

 9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

Write sentences in past progressive.

1. We / feed / the birds →
2. Jenny / ride / a horse →

3. my parents / not / eating / at a restaurant →

4. James and Phil / build / a tree house →

5. their mother / not / cook / dinner →

Complete the table in past progressive.

positive negative question

He was shouting.

They were not talking.

Were you reading?

Brad was not waiting.

Diana was laughing.

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Misses Bush was correcting our tests.
2. An hour ago, Carol was talking on the phone.

3. April was painting the kitchen.

4. Katie was sitting in the living room.

5. The children were running around noisily.

Complete the table in simple past.

positive negative question

Jane was tired.

 Sean did not work.

Did I have a cat?

Mary did not sing.

Did she see us?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We open the door. →
2. You write poems. →

3. Richard plays in the garden. →

4. Kerry does not speak English. →

5. Do you see the bird? →