EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 15

1. Write questions using the past with the words in parentheses:

E.g.: (where / go) Where did you go?
a) (who / call) _____________________________________________
b) (when / travel to NY) _____________________________________________
c) (how long / stay there) _____________________________________________
d) (why / not / do your homework) _____________________________________________
e) (where / go / last night) _____________________________________________

2. Make negative sentences using DON’T / DOESN’T / DIDN’T:

E.g.: He saw me. / He didn’t see me.
a) I like fish. _____________________________________________
b) She smokes. _____________________________________________
c) I invited her to dance. _____________________________________________
d) It rained last night. _____________________________________________
e) We talked on the phone this morning. _____________________________________________
f) They met last weekend at the party. _____________________________________________
g) I drive to school everyday. _____________________________________________
h) They play online games together. _____________________________________________
i) I watched the new Leonardo DiCaprio movie last night. _____________________________________

3. Make negative sentences:

E.g.: We lived in Chicago last year. / We didn’t live in Chicago last year.
a) I called you last night. _____________________________________________
b) She went to work by bus. _____________________________________________
c) They ate fish for dinner. _____________________________________________
d) He could speak 4 languages when he was 6. _____________________________________________
e) We bought new shoes at the mall. _____________________________________________
f) It snowed last week. _____________________________________________
g) We traveled to Hawaii last year. _____________________________________________
h) They worked together 5 years ago. _____________________________________________
i) I could ride a bike when I was a child. _____________________________________________

4. Put the verbs in past tense.

E.g:. Drive / Drove

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a) Eat _______________
b) Drink _______________
c) Go _______________
d) Lose _______________
e) Meet _______________
f) Wake _______________
g) Leave _______________
h) Hit _______________
i) Choose _______________
j) Cut _______________

5. Complete the sentences using these IRREGULAR VERBS in the SIMPLE PAST:
BE – CHOOSE – LOSE – CUT – MEAN – DRIVE – RISE – EAT – UNDERSTAND – FALL – WAKE – DRIVE
E.g.: I drove to work this morning.
a) The old man _________________________ in the house 10 minutes ago.
b) When the sun _________________________ last Sunday, we all _________________________ up.
c) My wife _________________________ this shirt for me.
d) Someone _________________________ that tree down.
e) She _________________________ all the food. There’s no food left.
f) I asked the teacher what that new word _________________________.
g) Cynthia _________________________ her car to school this morning.
h) My book _________________________ off the table.
i) I _________________________ what the teacher said.
j) I _________________________ a lot of money in the casino.

6. Complete the sentences using WAS or WERE.

E.g.: If I were you, I would not drink tonight.
a) She _______________ the best student in her class last year.
b) They _______________ best friends when they _______________ kids.
c) It _______________ a great party last weekend.
d) He _______________ an intern at the company before they hired him.
e) We _______________ married for 8 years before the divorce.
f) I _______________ a cheerleader during high school.

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answer keys
1.
a) Who did you call?
b) When did you travel to NY?
c) How long did you stay there?
d) Why didn’t you do your homework?
e) Where did you go last night?
2.
a) I don’t like fish.
b) She doesn’t smoke.
c) I didn’t invite her to dance.
d) It didn’t rain last night.
e) We didn’t talk on the phone this morning.
f) They didn’t meet last weekend at the party.
g) I don’t drive to school everyday.
h) They don’t play online games together.
i) I didn’t watch the new Leonardo DiCaprio movie last
night.
3.
a) I didn’t phone you last night.
b) She didn’t go to work by bus.
c) They didn’t eat fish for dinner.
d) He couldn’t speak 4 languages when he was 6.
e) We didn’t buy new shoes at the mall.
f) It didn’t snow last week.
g) We didn’t travel to Hawaii last year.
h) They didn’t work together 5 years ago.
i) I couldn’t ride a bike when I was a child.
5.
a) The old man was in the house 10 minutes ago.
b) When the sun rose last Sunday, we all woke up.
c) My wife chose this shirt for me.
d) Someone cut the tree down.
e) She ate all the food. There’s no food left.
f) I asked the teacher what that new word meant.
g) Cynthia drove her car to school this morning.
h) My book fell off the table.
i) I understood what the teacher said.
j) I lost a lot of money in the casino.
6.
a) She was the best student in her class last year.
b) They were friends when they were kids.
c) It was a great party last weekend.
d) He was an intern at the company before they hired
him.
e) We were married for 8 years before the divorce.
f) I was a cheerleader during high school.

4.
a) Ate
b) Drank
c) Went
d) Lost
e) Met
f) Woke
g) Left
h) Hit
i) Chose
j) Cut

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