PAST SIMPLE

1. I ….……………….. with her yesterday (not/talk)

2. ……………….…for a walk yesterday? (they/ go)

3. We …………...yesterday (watch TV)

4. It ……………….. last week (happen)

5. ……..…………………yesterday (not/ he/ stop)

1. They ………..…………..last night (not/sleep)

2. They ……..……………last night (come)

3. ……………………. last night? (not/ they/ come)

4. She………………….last night (not/go)

5. …………………last night? (she/ go)

1. They ……………….a bottle last week Take

2. She ……………….. an ice- cream after dinner. Be
3. Mary ……………….. in love with her boyfriend Drink
4. We …………….. to school after having breakfast. Go
5. I …………………. the bus yesterday. Eat

I ……………….. in Japan for three years (live)

Tom ……………….. Spanish for ten years (study)

She ………………… at the beach all day (sit)

He ………………….. at the party the entire time (not/ stay)

We ……………….. with her for forty minutes (talk)

- How long …………………….. for her? (you/ wait)

- We ………………. for an hour.

He …………………. from the airport at 8:00, ……………… into the hotel at 9:00, and

………………….. the others at 10:00 (arrive, check, meet)

PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST SIMPLE

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do receive cry read ring explain

1. I ……………………… a magazine when it ………………………. to rain.

2. Some friends ……….…………. while we ………………………………... television.

3. He ………………….... dinner when he …………………… a text message from his

girlfriend.

4. They ………………………….football when the storm ………………………….

5. What ……………………….. (you) at 3 pm yesterday?

6. ……………………………. (you) when I ……………………….. you last night?

7. The train ………………………. the station when she ……………………..

8. The children ……………………….. to the teacher while he………………… the

answers.

9. I ………………………… to the radio when I ……………………. your e-mail.

sing crash happen fall play get meet break prepare sleep rain see
travel send break have lunch drive go

1. Susan ………………….…… when the accident …………………………..

2. My son ………………….. tennis when he…………………….. his leg

3. John …………………….. when the thieve ……………………. the window

4. My mother …………………….. the dinner when Charles ……………….. home

5. Sarah …………………….. a message to me when I …………………….. her

6. Fortunately, nobody …………………… in London when the plane………………….

7. Sam ……………………. when my roommate …………………………. him

8. Sally …………………………. beautiful at the party.

9. As she ………………. Downstairs, she ………………….

Complete the sentences. Put these verbs into the Past Simple tense.

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Be Skid Go

1- John and Kate ……………………….. ill last week

2- We …………………. the nine o’clock bus

3- Our new neighbours ……………………. yesterday

4- The train …………………… late on Monday

5- Fiona …………………. to Lisbon for her holidays

6- Peter ………………….. the brakes too hard and he …………………

7- I …………………. my purse

8- Ken …………………… chemistry at university

Use the information in the exercise before and complete the questions.

When …………………………………………….?
Last week.

Which bus …………………………………..?

The nine o’clock one

…………………………………..……………..?
Yesterday

…………………………………………..… on Monday?
Yes, it was.

……………………………….……….. for her holidays?

Yes, she did.

Why …………………………………….……. ?
He pulled the brakes too hard

What …………………….………………..?
My purse
………………………………………………….?
Chemistry.