1. Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

1.- My sister .............................. (tidy) her bedroom yesterday morning.

2. - We ................................ (phone) our cousins last week.

3. - The girls ............................... (play) on the computer last night.

4. - I ....................................... (travel) to Paris three months ago.

5. - John ................................. (stay ) at his granny’s house last summer.

6. - The film ........................... (end) very late yesterday.

7. - My family .......................... (live) in New York in 1995.

8. - You .............................. (clean) your teeth three times yesterday.

2. Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.

Walk enjoy like wash travel finish listen study

1- Lucy ................................. her birthday presents.

2- Last weekend I ............................. in the mountains for 2 hours.

3- We .............................. the party very much.

4- Ken ............................... to his favourite CD yesterday.

5- My sister .................................. Maths for an exam.

6- They .................................. to the USA in 2003.

7- Dad ................................ his car last weekend.

8- The film ............................... at 11:30.

3. Write the sentences in negative.

1- Lucy ...................................................... her birthday presents.

2- .............................................................................................................................

3-...........................................................................................................................

4-.............................................................................................................................

5- .............................................................................................................................

6-..........................................................................................................................

7-......................................................................................................................

8-........................................................................................................................

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6. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

- She ...................... (go) to school on foot yesterday.

- Paul ..................... (eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple.

- I ...................... (get) up very early last night.

- They ....................... (find) 50 euros in the street. - My dad ................... (give) me a CD for my
birthday.

- Ana ..................... (have) a bath last Sunday.

- We ...................... (swim) in the Mediterranean sea.

- Joe ..................... (write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.

7. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.

Yesterday ...

- I drank coffee but I ................................. tea.

- She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.

- The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.

- He had a shower but he .................................. breakfast.

- My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.

- We spoke English and French but we ................................... German.

TEST

1. Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

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11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. _________________ (he / call) you?

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?

17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?

18. He _________________ (have) a shower.

19. Why _________________ (you / come)?

20. _________________ (he / go) to the party?

2. Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.

1) When I was in school, I _____ (to do) my homework everyday.

2) She _______ (to like) chocolate milk when she was a girl.

3) It always _______ (to rain) when we lived in Seattle.

4) Joey and Mike _______ (to be) friends a long time ago.

5) I _______ (to try) to make a snowman last winter.

6) Our favorite game when we were little ______ (to be) chess.

7) It ______ (to be) so sunny yesterday.

8) Jeremy ______ (to want) to go to the beach this summer.

9) Shelby ______ (to save) $100.

10) It ______ (to snow) last December.

3. . Write these questions in the past.

1. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? ...............................................

2. Do they do their homework in the evening? ...............................................................

3. Do they have a good holiday? ....................................................................................

4. Do they find any animal in the forest? ........................................................................

5. Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? ...............................................................

6. when / study English / you .........................................................?

7. what / do / yesterday / she .........................................................?

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8. like / the film / he .........................................................?

9. live / in Paris / your parents .........................................................?

10. walk / down / the road / they .........................................................?

4. Write these sentences in the past.

1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. They have dinner at nine o´clock.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Adam runs 500 m

…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Helen eats too many sweets.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I buy the newspaper in the shop.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

6. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chilli’s friend Della was on holiday in Jamaica. Read her letter to Chilli and complete it with the
correct verbs.

* invited * stopped * talked * stayed * travelled * enjoyed

* didn’t sleep * didn’t get * watched * was * listened

Dear Chilli,

I had a fantastic holiday in Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and lovely . I ……………… by
plane from London to Kingston. I really ……………….. the flight. It was eight hours long but I
…………………..at all because I …………………. so excited. During the flight I ………………….. to music,
………………….. a film and ………………. to the girl in the seat next to me.

I …………………… with my aunt and uncle in Kingston. They …………………. Me on a trip to

Montego Bay. We …………………. at an Orchid Farm. It was brilliant. On my last night there I
…………………… to bed until there o’clock in the morning!

See you soon!

Love,

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 Della

6. Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone

* stop * walk * travel * like * stay

I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.

3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.

4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.

5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.

6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.

7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.

8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.

9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.

10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.

7. Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I …………….........(leave) the
restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………….. .....(be) a warm evening and I....……………….. (decide) to
walk along the beach. Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a noise. I ……………….. (turn) and ………………(see)
three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ……………… (come) up to me and……………….. (ask) me the
time. When I ………………. (look) down at my watch, he ……………… (hit) me and I ……………… (fall) to the
ground. Another boy………………. (take) my wallet. I ……………….. (shout) for help. Then they………………
(run) away.

8. Complete the story. Use the verbs in the brackets:

Last year I went (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first day we
……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of restaurants. The next day
……………… (be) very hot so we …………….. (drive) to the sea. We ……………….. (leave) our clothes in the

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car and ………………… (sunbathe) and ……………. swim) all day. At six o’clock we ………………. (walk) to our
car, but the car ……………(be) there. We ……………… (buy) some clothes and ………………. (go) to the
Police Station. The police ……………. (be) nice and we …………….. (sleep) in the police station.

9. Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?) using the PAST TENSE:

Example: he / stay (x) in a hotel

He didn’t stay in a hotel.

you / learn (?) speak Italian when you were in Italy.

Did you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?

1. she / like (x) the film

2. I / use / (x) the school computer yesterday

3. they / arrive (?) home late yesterday

4. you / ask (?) her for Caroline’s address

5. he / enjoy (x) the concert in the park

6. we / talk (x) about school at all

TEST ON THE PAST SIMPLE

WRITE IN THE PAST SIMPLE

1.watch - ………………………………… 2.stop-……………………………………

3.play-…………………………………….. 4.study-…………………………………

5.live-………………………………………6.visit-……………………………………

7.be-……………………………………….. 8.buy-……………………………………

9.cost-…………………………………….. 10.drink-………………………………

11.drive-………………………………….12.have-………………………………..

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13.make-……………………………….. 14.write-………………………………..

15.read-………………………………… 16.catch-……………………………….

17.spend-………………………………. 18.run-…………………………………..

19.lose-………………………………….. 20.swim-………………………………..