SENT

DIDN'T COME
MADE
KNEW
TOOK
GAVE
WENT
HAD

I BOUGHT IT YESTERDAY
I visited Paris 2 years ago
i did my homework last night
i gave it in June
I broken the glass aweek ago

was playing
was sleeping was listening
was standing
was working
was leaving
were having
wwas runing
was going
were watching
 was shining
woke
were singing was

went
was having
said
continued
put opened
rang
was geting
answered
practised

used to
did used to
used to có to be
didn't
did used to
used to
 Past Simple Form Other Verbs - Mixed Exercise 1

Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.

worked
1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.
did you live
2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young?
didn't study
3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university.
traveled
4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
did they visit
5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?
6. She _________________
didn't watch (not / watch) TV yesterday.
7. We _________________
bought (buy) a new car last weekend.
did you teach (you / teach) before you came here?
8. Where _________________
didn't think (not / think) that he was right.
9. He _________________
cooked
10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
did Lucy read (Lucy / read) War and Peace at school?
11. _________________
did not write (not / write) to her grandmother.
12. She _________________
13. We _________________
had (have) a computer when I was a child.
did you go
14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday?
15. I _________________
loved (love) ice cream when I was a child.
didn't meet (not / meet) yesterday.
16. They _________________
17.did she swim, (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?
_________________
didn't play (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
18. We _________________
tried
19. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldn't.
did you eat (you / eat) for lunch?
20. What _________________

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 Past Simple with 'Be'

Make the past simple.

1. (I / be / at the cinema last night.)

________________________________________________________________________
I was at the cinema last night
2. (the children / be / naughty?)
________________________________________________________________________
were the children naughty?
3. (we / be / in a cafe when you called.)
we were in a cafe when you called
________________________________________________________________________
4. (I / be / late?)
was I late ?
________________________________________________________________________
5. (she / be / a teacher when she was young.)
she was a teacher when she was young.
________________________________________________________________________
6. (where / we / be?)
where were we ?
________________________________________________________________________
7. (you / be / okay?)
were you okay?
________________________________________________________________________
8. (we / be / too tired?)
________________________________________________________________________
were we too tired?
9. (how / the party / be?)
________________________________________________________________________
how were the party?
10. (they / be / late for the interview.)
They were late for the interview.
________________________________________________________________________
11. (you / be / in the garden.)
you were in the garden
________________________________________________________________________
12. (what / his name / be?)
what was his name?
________________________________________________________________________
13. (it / not / be / cold.)
it wasn't cold
________________________________________________________________________
14. (she / be / beautiful?)
was she beautiful?
________________________________________________________________________
15. (she / not / be my wife at the time.)
she wasn't my wife at the time.
________________________________________________________________________

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 16. (he / be / hungry.)
he was hungry
________________________________________________________________________
17. (why / you / be / late?)
why were you late ?
________________________________________________________________________
18. (you / not / be / early.)
you weren't early
________________________________________________________________________
19. (they not / be / in love.)
they were not in love
________________________________________________________________________
(we / not / be / in China.)
we weren't in China
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 Past Continuous Mixed Exercise 1

Make the past continuous.

1. (he / cook)
________________________________________________________________________
he was cooking
2. (she / play cards?)
________________________________________________________________________
was she playing cads?
3. (I / not / cry)
I was't crying
________________________________________________________________________
4. (you / not / feel well)
you weren't feeling well
________________________________________________________________________
5. (where / I / go when I met you?)
where were I going when I met you?
________________________________________________________________________
6. (she / not / sleeping at midnight)
________________________________________________________________________
she wasn't sleeping at midnight
7. (I / work?)
was I working?
________________________________________________________________________
8. (you / sleep when I got home?)
were you sleeping when I got home?
________________________________________________________________________
9. (it / rain at lunchtime)
it was raining at lunchtime
________________________________________________________________________
10. (what / you / do?)
what were you doing?
________________________________________________________________________
11. (why / she / run?)
________________________________________________________________________
why was she runing?
12. (you / not / read)
you weren't reading
________________________________________________________________________
13. (how / we / do at that time?)
how were we doing at the time?
________________________________________________________________________
14. (he / not / watch a film at 3pm)
He wasn't watching a film at 3pm
________________________________________________________________________
15. (I / do my homework at eight o'clock)
I was doing my homework at eight o'clock
________________________________________________________________________

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 16. (where / it / rain?)
where was it raning?
________________________________________________________________________
17. (you / shop when I called you)
________________________________________________________________________
you were shopping when I called you
18. (she / eat dinner when we arrived)
she was eating dinner when we arried
________________________________________________________________________
19. (he / live in Tokyo at the time?)
was he living in Tokyo at the time
________________________________________________________________________
20. (it / rain?)
________________________________________________________________________
was it raining?

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 Past Simple or the Past Continuous?

Choose the past simple or past continuous.

were you doing (you / do) when I ________________________

1. What ________________________ called
(call) you last night?
2. I ________________________
was siting (sit) in a café when you ________________________
called
(call).
arrived
3. When you ________________________ (arrive) at the party, who
was being
________________________ (be) there?
4. Susie ________________________
was watching (watch) a film when she
heard
________________________ (hear) the noise.
went
5. Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I
had
________________________ (have) a swim, later I ________________________
met
(meet) Julie for a coffee.
were playing
6. We ________________________ (play) tennis when John
________________________
hurt (hurt) his ankle.
were they doing (they / do) at 10pm last night? It
7. What ________________________
was
________________________ (be) really noisy.
was takeing
8. He ________________________ (take) a shower when the telephone
rang
________________________ (ring).
was being
9. He ________________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone
rang
________________________ (ring).
walked
10. When I ________________________ (walk) into the room, everyone
________________________
were working (work).
11. It ________________________
was (be) a day last September. The sun
was shining (shine), the birds ________________________
________________________ were singing (sing).
was walking
I ________________________ (walk) along the street when I
________________________
met (meet) an old friend.
was living
12. He ________________________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution
started
________________________ (start).
got
13. When her train ________________________ (get) to the station, we
_______ were waiting wait) on the platform.

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 was
14. He ________________________ always leave
(be) so annoying! He ________________________
(always / leave) his things everywhere.
visited
15. On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome,
saw
________________________ spent
(see) the Vatican, and ________________________
(spend) a few days at the beach.
were you standing (you / stand) on a chair when I
16. Why ________________________
________________________
came (come) into the room?
lived
17. They ________________________ (live) in Germany when they
________________________
was (be) young.
were listening (listen) to music.
18. At 7pm yesterday, we ________________________
19. When I ________________________
leaved (leave) the house, it
________________________
was snowing (snow).
was working
20. He ________________________ (work) in a bank when he
________________________
met (meet) his wife.

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 Listening skills practice: A good night’s sleep – exercises
Listen to the radio interview and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation: matching
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–h next to the numbers 1–8.

1…….. an exam a. useful information or advice

2…….. bedtime b. a test to show what a person knows or can do

3…….. a listener c. the time you go to bed

4…….. low d. the most difficult

5…….. a tip e. quiet

6…….. the hardest f. a person who listens

7…….. busy g. making a lot of noise

8…….. loud h. doing something

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. The guest in the studio is a teacher. True False

2. Some people can sleep well with a television on. True False

3. It is bad to think a lot before going to bed. True False

4. It is good to play video games before bed. True False

5. It is good to turn your mobile off when you go to sleep. True False

6. It is bad to play loud music while you sleep. True False

 Listening skills practice: A good night’s sleep – exercises

2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

earlier in the evening Welcome Turn off

useful advice great to be here down low

1. _______________ to the show, Doctor Baker.

2. Thank you. It’s _______________. Let’s start with tip one.

3. Do your hardest homework _______________.

4. _______________ your mobile when you go to bed.

5. Play music if you like. But turn the sound _______________.

6. That is very _______________ for our young listeners.

Discussion

Do you sleep well?

How many hours do you sleep a night?

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
 Vocabulary: Accessories
Do these exercises to help you learn words for accessories.

1. Check your vocabulary: picture matching

Write the correct word in the box below the picture.

bag bracelet cap pocket glasses hat

rucksack scarf belt earrings necklace gloves

 Vocabulary: Accessories

2. Check your vocabulary: matching

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–j next to the numbers 1–10.

1…….. A bag that you wear on your back. a. cap

2…….. You wear this around your waist to hold your trousers up. b. rucksack

You wear this on your head. It has a visor to protect your eyes
3…….. c. bag
from the sun.

4…….. Jewellery for your ears. d. glasses

5…….. These help you to see! e. earrings

6…….. You wear these on your hands. f. belt

7…….. A piece of jewellery for your neck. g. gloves

8…….. Part of your trousers or jacket etc. where you can put things. h. necklace

9…….. You put things in this to carry them around. i. scarf

10…… You wear this around your neck to keep warm. j. pocket

Discussion

What accessories do you wear?

 Listening skills practice: A good night’s sleep – transcript
Transcript for A good night’s sleep

Host: At exam time it is important to sleep well. Today we have Doctor Baker with us in the studio
and he is going to give us five top tips for getting a good night’s sleep. Welcome to the
show, Doctor Baker.

Dr Baker: Thank you. It’s great to be here. Let’s start with tip one. Don’t go to bed with the television
on. Some people think they can sleep well with the TV on, but the noise and lights mean
you don’t really sleep well, so turn it off!
Tip two: Don’t think too much before bedtime. Do your hardest homework earlier in the
evening. Do easier homework later. If your brain is too busy and full of ideas it takes longer
to get to sleep.
Tip three: Don’t play video games for an hour before you go to sleep. They also make your
brain too busy and active.
Tip four: Turn off your cell phone when you go to bed. What is so important that it can’t wait
until the morning? If possible, leave your phone in another room.
Tip five: Play music if you like. But don’t play it too loud. Turn the sound down low.

Host: Thank you, Doctor. That is very useful advice for our young listeners.