PAST SIMPLE: TO BE & REGULAR

VERBS
1. Change the verbs form present to past simple:
1. Dick and Danny weren’t in class.
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2. The children played football after lunch.
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3. “Did your mother cook well?” “Yes, she did”
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4. My brother didn´t like the film.
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5. were there a lot of people at the party?
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6. Our teachers listened to us attentively.
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7. Who asked the question? Paul did.
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2. Write the missing forms of each sentence:
1. (+) pam studied french
(-) Pam didn’t study French.
(?) di pam study french
2. (+)Marco was with you sundey
(-) Was marco with you sundey
(?) Was Tony with you yesterday?
3. (+) My students talked a lot in class.
(-) My students didn´t talk a lot much in class
(?) did your students talk a lot in class
4. (+) Rick and Mel stayed at home.
(-)Rick and Mel didn´t stay at home.
(?) did Rick and Mel stay at home?
5. (+) The baby cried last night
(-) The baby didn’t cry last night.
(?) did The baby cry last night?
6. (+) Paula used to wear glasses
(-) Paula didn´t use to wear glasses.
(?) Did Paula use to wear glasses?

3. Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the verbs 4. Rewrite the wrong sentences:
in brackets.
1. Peter used to play tennis at school.
1. John visited (visit) Sue yesterday. ________________________________________
2. My parents weren´t (not/ be) at home last week; ____
they were (be) on holiday. 2. Was there a child at the door?
3. “was there (there/be) any milk in the bottle?” ________________________________________
1.
“No,John visited
there (visit) Sue yesterday.
wasn´t”. ____
2. IMy
4. parents(watch)
watched weren’tthe(not/
newbe)
TVatseries,
home last
but Iweek;
didn´t 3. My father didn’t walhed to work.
they were (be) on holiday.
like (not/ like) it much. ________________________________________
3. “Did
5. Was there (there/be)
you finish (you/any milkthe
finish) in homework
the bottle? No, ___
there wasn’t.
before dinner?” “Yes, I did”. 4. Did you invite Tom to the concert?
4. Lots
6. I watched (watch)
of teams the new (participate)
participated TV series, butin Ithe
didn’t ________________________________________
like (not/
school like) it much.
league. ____
5. Most
7. Did you finish
of the (you/ finish)
contestants the homework
answered (answer) before 5.4.My sister studied a lot when she was younger.
dinner?
the Yes, Iwell.
questions did. ________________________________________
1. Peter used to play tennis at school.
6.
8. Lots of teams
did you participated
help (you/ (participate)
help) with in the
the washing? ____
2. Was there a child at the door?
school
9. Sandyleague.
travelled (travel) abroad last month. 6.3.The
Mybooks
fatherweren´t on thetotable,
didn’t walk work.but on the
7. Most of
10. Mary didn´tthe contestants answeredyesterday.
phone (not/phone) (answer) chair.My father never walked to work.
the questions
11. We preferredwell.(prefer) to stay at home. ________________________________________
4. Did you invite Tom to the concert? (right)
8. Did you help
12. “were you (you/ (you/be)
help) with
in the the washing?
maths lesson?” ___
5. My sister studied a lot when she was younger.
9. Sandy travelled (travel) abroad last month. 7.6.Four
Thecriminals robbedona the
books weren’t bank yesterday.
table, but on the
10. Mary didn’t phone (not/phone) yesterday. ________________________________________
chair.
11. We preferred (prefer) to stay at home.
7. Four criminals robbed a bank yesterday.
12. Were you (you/ be) in the maths lesson?
8. Sally didn’t want to come around.
9. Were you with Rita on Saturday? Yes, I was