SIMPLE PAST ( GRAMMAR PRACTICE )

A ) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF

1. DID YOU COME HERE BY CAR?

2. WHERE DID YOU HAVE BREAKFAST?
3. WHEN DID YOU GO ON HOLIDAYS ?
4. WHY DID YOU TAKE YOUR NOTEBOOK TO CLASS ?
5. WHERE WERE YOU LAST WEEKEND ?
6. WHAT DID YOU DO ON SUNDAY MORNING?
7. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP TODAY?
8. DID YOU GET UP AT THE SAME TIME YESTERDAY?
9. DID YOUR FATHER DO THE SHOPPING?
10. HOW DID YOU GO TO MAR DEL PLATA?
11. DID YOU GO THERE ALONE?
12. WHO DID YOU HAVE BREAKFAST WITH?
13. WHEN WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
14. WHO WAS YOUR FRIEND AT SCHOOL?

B ) MAKE QUESTIONS :

1 ) JOANNE BROUGHT A LOT OF SANDWICHES FOR THE PARTY .

a b c d
2 ) HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT 9 O´CLOCK YESTERDAY .
a b c d e
3 ) MY BEST FRIEND LIVED IN EUROPE FOR 10 YEARS .
a b c d
4)I WENT TO THE GYM THREE TIMES A WEEK LAST MONTH .
a b c d e
5 ) CATHERINE MET ROSSANA AT A PARTY TWO WEEKS AGO .
a b c d e
6 ) THEY WERE IN BRAZIL AT CARNIVAL TIME .
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7 ) SHE WAS AT HER OFFICE WITH SOME CLIENTS TODAY .
a b c d
8 ) THE PRESIDENT WAS AT A MEETING AT 4 O´CLOCK .
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b c

C ) CORRECT THE MISTAKES :

1. WHERE DID HE WENT THIS MORNING?

2. DID THEY WERE AT HOME YESTERDAY?
3. WE NOT KNEW ABOUT THE TEST .
4. SHE DIDN´T SPOKE TO ME DURING THE CLASS .
5. WHERE YOU WERE LAST MONTH?
6. WAS YOU AT YOUR SISTER´S HOUSE?
7. THEY DIDN´T BE OUR FRIENDS LAST SUMMER .
D ) WRITE THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE : ( SIMPLE PRESENT OR SIMPLE PAST )

1. ( SHE / FEEL ) ……………………. TIRED AFTER SCHOOL EVERY WEEK .

2. ( WE / NOT / UNDERSTAND ) ……………………………….. THE LESSON . SO , WE ASKED
THE TEACHER .
3. ( HE / LEAVE ) ………………………… THE CITY IN 1998 .
4. ( YOU / TAKE ) …………………………. THE BUS VERY OFTEN THESE DAYS?
5. WHERE ( YOU / LIVE ) ………………………..WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD?
6. WHAT ( SHE / DO ) ……………………………… IN HER NEW JOB?
7. ( YOU / NOT / BE ) ……………………………….. AT THE PARTY LAST SATURDAY .
8. ( ROBERT / SEE ) …………………………….. YOU TWO WEEKS AGO?
9. ( YOUR PARENTS / BE ) ……………………….. FRIENDLY AND KIND?
10. ( SHE / NOT / BELIEVE ) …………………………. IN ALIENS .
11. ( YOU / HAVE ) ……………………………. A DOG WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD?
12. ( SHE / BE ) ………………………………. ANGRY WITH YOU AFTER THE INCIDENT?
13. ( WE / NOT / FIND ) ………………………………. THE KEYS , SO WE COULDN´T ENTER
THE OFFICE .

E ) TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO THE PAST :

1. THE STUDENTS ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS IN THE EXAM .

2. WE WALK TO THE BEACH DURING OUR HOLIDAYS.
3. SHE DRINKS MINERAL WATER WITH HER MEALS .
4. WHEN DO YOU COME TO CLASSES?
5. DOES HE DRIVE TO WORK?
6. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
7. WHY ARE YOU HERE WITH THEM?
8. THEY DON´T WRITE LETTERS TO OUR COMPANY.
9. I ALWAYS TAKE THE BUS TO BOSTON.
10. DOES HE KNOW THE LESSON?
11. IS HE YOUR BROTHER?
12. WHEN DO YOU GO TO THE SUPERMARKET?
13. HOW DOES SHE GET HERE?
14. HE DOESN´T PLAY THE GUITAR.
15. I AM NOT IN A RESTAURANT.
16. THE BANKS CLOSE AT 3 O´CLOCK.
17. DO YOUR FRIENDS GET UP LATE?

F ) COMPLETE THESE DIALOGUES :

1 ) A : ………………? B : YES , SHE DID . SHE BOUGHT A NICE JACKET THERE .

2 ) A : ……………….? B : I STUDIED AT ST MARK´S COLLEGE .
3 ) A : ……………….? B : YES , THEY DID . THEY SAW HIM YESTERDAY .
4 ) A : ………………? B : I WAS AT THE OFFICE .
5 ) A : ………… ….? B : NO , THEY WEREN´T . THEY WERE IN A RESTAURANT
6 ) A : ……………….? B : SHE LEFT SCHOOL AT 16 YEARS OLD .
7 ) A : ………………..? B : IT WAS MY BROTHER . I SAW HIM .
8 ) A : ………………? B : IT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY . I HAD A LOT OF FUN .
9 ) A : …………… ..? B : YES , WE DID . WE STUDIED FOR FOUR DAYS .
10 ) A : …………….? B : HE WROTE FOUR LETTERS IN ALL .
11 ) A : ………… …? B : I CAME BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP .
12 ) A : ……………..? B : WE GOT HERE BY TRAIN .
13 ) A : …………………? B : SHE COOKED PASTA .
14 ) A : ………………….? B : NO HE WASN´T . HE WAS A VERY GOOD STUDENT .
15 ) A : ………………….? B : NO , I DIDN´T . I WORKED IN A FACTORY .