Verb to (Be): Past Simple

I was I wasn't
You were You weren't
He was He wasn't
She was busy. She wasn’t busy.
It was It wasn’t
We were We weren’t
They were They weren’t

Yes, No,

Was I I was. I wasn’t.

Were you you were. you weren't.
Was he he was. he wasn’t.
Was she busy? she was. she wasn’t.
Was it it was. it wasn’t.
Were we we were. we weren't
Were they they were. they weren't
1-Fill in the blanks with (was-were) below

to complete the sentences.

1. They really happy after they won the

football game.

2. My sister a college student last year.

3. Thomas on the train at three-thirty

yesterday afternoon.
4. A: Jennifer tired after she finished work?
B: No, she .

5. My car broke down, so I late for my meeting.

6. A: Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they .
7. The cookies delicious, so I ate three of them.
8. A: you at the library yesterday? B: No, I .
9. Many dinosaurs really huge.
10. I born in 1996. When you born?
11. The movie we saw last night very funny.
12. I a waiter last year, but I changed my job in
September.
13. My favorite program on TV at eight o’clock last
night.

Complete the sentences with the past form of

the verb to be:
1. Mike ______ at the zoo last week.
2. Dad and I ______ in the garden
when it started raining.
3. Who ______ with you when I saw you in the street?
4. My dog ______ never bored.
5. We ______ at the circus last Friday, we are going
this week.
6. Bill ______ very tired yesterday. He
went to bed early.
7. The shoes Emma was wearing ______ too small for
her.
8. ‘Why ______ Sue at the party?’
‘She had to study for her Maths exam.’
9. Where ______ you on holiday?
10.The French test ______ easy for me. I could
answer all the questions

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

1.-Caroline ………. French. She was born in Marseille.

2.-The exam ……….. as difficult as the last one.
3.- The sky ……… cloudy but it …….. raining.
4.-My bedroom ……… on the second floor.
5.- Steve …….. well so he went to see a doctor.
6.- Sonia ……. very pleased to see me.
7.- My mom ……… angry with me last night.
8.- I ………. at home when my family had dinner.
9.- James ………. very friendly with her.

WRITE QUESTIONS USING ‘WAS/WERE’

1.- My keys /on the table?

…………………………………………………….
2.- The red jumper/ very expensive?
……………………………………………………..
3.- Margaret/Tom/ good friends?
…………………………………………………….
4.- The clown/ at the circus/ funny?
……………………………………………………
5.- Marry / at the hospital?
…………………………………………………..
6.- Mike/tired/ yesterday?
………………………………………………….
7.- The cinema/ next to the shopping centre?
………………………………………………….
Do as shown between the brackets:
1. No, It wasn’t cold outside yesterday.(Ask)
…………………………………………………………………………..?

2. Was Don at the office last Saturday? (Answer)

Yes,……………………………….

3. The car was expensive. (Negate)

……………………………………………………………………………….

4. Yes, the store was open .(Ask)

……………………………………………………………………………….?

5. The food was good.(Negate)

………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Were the children excited?

No,…………………………………………………..

Put in order.
1)Was / yesterday / happy / Henrry /.
(+) --------------------------------.
2)were / last night / you / where.
(-) --------------------------------.
3) The film / what / like / was.
(+) --------------------------------.
4)Were / at the concert / your friends.
(-) --------------------------------.
5)Like / what / the weather / was.
(-) --------------------------------.
6)Successful / was / Mary / at the race.
( + ) -------------------------------.

Give short answer to the questions.

1)Was Paul ill last week?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
2)Were your parents at home yesterday?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
3)Was the newspaper interesting?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
4)Was the birth-cake delicious?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------

Ask questions according to the underlined

words

1………………………………………………………………………………..

No, she wasn’t. She was in the living room.

2…………………………………………………………………………………..

No, she wasn’t. She was in the living room.

3. ………………………………………………………………………………..

No, she wasn’t. She was in the living room.

4. ………………………………………………………………………………

No, she wasn’t. She was in the living room.

5. ………………………………………………………………………………

No, she wasn’t. She was in the living room.

Turn the sentences into question.

1. Erick was at the concert with his father.

………………………………………………………………….…………………?

2. Joseph and Lisa were on holiday last year.

…………………………………………………………….………………………?

3. Kate was at school at 7 o’clock.

…………………………………………………………………………..………?

4. Christian was the photographer last month.

………………………………………………………………………..…………?

5. My friends were in Ireland this weekend.

…………………………………………………………………………..………?

6. The bedrooms were colorful.

………………………………………………………………………………….…?

7. The children were happy.

…………………………………………………………………………….………?

8. Susan was sick, yesterday.

………………………………………………………………………..…………?
Form: Subject, Verb in past ,complement

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I I I
You You you
He He
he
worked work work?
She She
did not Did she
drank drink drink?
It It
it
We We
we
You You
you
They They
they
Short answers
Yes, I did. No, I didn't.
Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Yes, he did. No, he 'didn't.
Yes, she did. No, she didn't.
Yes, it did. No, it didn't.
Yes, we did. No, we didn't.
Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Yes, they did. No, they didn't

Spelling rules
1. We add only “d” to the verbs that end in “e”.
Ex:
like---------------- liked I liked the trip.
love ------------- loved He loved eating cheese.
2. When the verbs end in a “consonant +y” , cancel the
“y’ and
add (-ied).
Ex: try --------------- tried We tried a new restaurant.
carry--------------- carried They carried their bags to their
classes.
3- If there is one vowel before the last letter, we double
the last letter then add (ed).
e.g. tap tapped stop
stopped
4- If there is a vowel before the ending (y) we don’t cross
the (y) but we just add (ed).
e.g. stay stayed
5- Irregular verbs don’t follow the rules.
e.g. eat ate
We use the Past Simple to talk about:

 Things that started and finished in the past.

We visited our uncle yesterday.
I lived in London in 2000.

 Things which happened one after the other in the past.

He got dressed, went downstairs and had breakfast
yesterday.
Past simple (irregular verbs)
Irregular verbs have their own forms:

Verb Past
Be Was/were
Have Had
Come Came
Lose Lost
Put Put
Read Read
Cut Cut
Run Ran
Do Did
Say Said
Draw Drew
See Saw
Eat Ate
Sell Sold
Drink Drank
Send Sent
Sleep Slept
Fall Fell
Go Went
Speak Spoke
Tell Told
Make Made
Meet Met
Swim Swam
Blow Blew
Fly Flew
Key words: yesterday, last (week - year - month), ago

Correct the verbs:

1) Mum (cook) ………………….. dinner two hours ago.

2) Yesterday I (wash) …………………….…… my car.

3) My father (talk) ……………………….on the phone an hour

ago.

4) My friend (live)……………………………… in Paris three years

ago.

5) Dad (work)………………………………… hard yesterday.

6) They (go)…………………………………to the club last Friday.

7) Mark (be) …………………………… happy last week.

8) We( have)………………………… lunch yesterday at home.

9) He (see)………………………… his favourite singer last year.

10) I (clean)…………………………… my bedroom yesterday.

11) Noha (drink)…………………..milk two hours ago.

12) Maged (clean) ……………his home last night.

13) Mum (lose) ……………..her purse last week.

14) Tom (swim)…………….in the pool yesterday at the club.

Change into negative and question :

1. She asked lots of questions.

N : ………………………………………………….……………………….
Q : …………………………………………………………………………?

2. The baby cried last night.

N : …………………………………………………………………………..
Q:
…………………………………………………………………………?

3. They danced at the party.

N:
…………………………………………….…………………………….
Q: ………………………………………………………………………..?

4. Mum washed her face two hours ago.

N: …………………………………………….……………………………….

Q: …………………………………………………………………………?

5. We stopped at the super market.

N: ……………………………………………………………..………………

Q: ……………………………………………………………………………?

Fill in the following passage with the past simple

tense

Yesterday I (be) …………………….. ill, but I (not stay) ……………

In bed because it (be) …………………….. my sister’s birthday.
I (take) ……………….. the 6 o’clock bus to the center of the
city and (go) ………………. to a big toy shop , but I (not find)
…………………….. anything. Then, I (go)………… Into a record
shop. There I (meet) …………… Anna , a friend from school.
We (see) ……………… a lot
of CDS and cassettes. We (buy) ……………a new CD and a
record. We (come) …………… home at 8. We (find)
………………….. a lot of friends at home and we ( sing)
……………… “Happy Birthday” to my sister

Rewrite using the words in brackets

1. I see my friend at the circus. (Use: Yesterday)

……………………………………………………………………

2. I have a laptop. (Use: last year)

……………………………………………………………………………

3. I speak to my aunt on the phone . (Use: Last

summer)
………………………………………………………………………………

4. I go to the Gym . (Use: Last week)

…………………………………………………………………………………

5. My parents eat lunch at MacDonald's. (Use: Last

week)
………………………………………………………………………………

6. She heard a noise. (Use: Not)

……………………………………………………………………………

7. They went to Alexandria. (Use: Not)

………………………………………………………………………………

8. The princess wears a beautiful dress. (Use: Yesterday)

…………………………………………………………………………………

9. I give him the letter. (Use: Yesterday)

………………………………………………………………………………

10. Molly sleeps in front of the TV. (Use: 2hours ago)

………………………………………………………………………………

Complete the missing verb:

Verb Past
Be
Have
Come
Lose
Put
Read
Cut
Run
Do
Say
Draw
See
Eat
Sell
Drink
Send
Sleep
Fall
Go
Speak
Tell
Forget
Wear
Swim
Give
Hear

Verb Past
Was/were
Had
Came
Lost
Put
Read
Cut
Ran
Did
Said
Drew
Saw
Ate
Sold
Drank
Sent
Slept
Fell
Went
Spoke
Told
Forgot
Wore
Swam
Gave
Heard

Verb Past
Be Was/were
Have
Came
Lose
Put
Read
Cut
Run
Did
Say
Drew
See
Ate
Sell
Drank
Send
Slept
Fall
Went
Speak
Told
Forget
Wore
Swim
Gave
Hear
Change into negative and question:
1. Henry ran down the hill.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
2. It snowed last winter.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
___________________________________
___.
3. We opened the door.
Ques.:
___________________________________
___.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
4. Martin listened to music.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
5. The secretary told us to wait.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
6. Ervin counted the pens.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
7. A lot of people waited at the bus stop.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
8. Nick travelled to Italy last summer.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.

9- We painted the walls.

Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
10-They planted a tree yesterday.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
11- She wanted a new dress.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
12- I went to England on holiday.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.

13.I visited lots of nice places.

Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
14- We walked in the streets of London.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
____________________________________
__.
15- It rained a lot.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
16- We saw some tourists yesterday.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.
17- We moved to a new house.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.: ___________________________________.

18-They ate sandwiches.

Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
___________________________________
___.
19-He did his homework.
Ques.:
______________________________________.
Neg.:
______________________________________.

Correct the verbs:

1. An hour ago, the waitress ___________ (ask) us what
we want to eat.

2. I _____________ (walk) back to the car two hours

ago.

3. _________ you _____________ (see) a small shop

last month?

4. Yesterday, we _____________ (stop) by and

___________(drink) cans of pepsi.

5. Yesterday, we _____________ (not/wait) for two

hours.

6. Last night, Sam _____________ (have) pizza for

supper.

7. My pet lizard _____________ (die) last month.

8. Last week, Jack _____________ (eat) two bowls of
cereal.

9. Yesterday, I _____________ (sleep) at 9 o’clock.

10. The children _____________ (dress) quickly last

week.

11. I_____________ (not/help) my mother in the

kitchen yesterday.

12. _________ they ________(travel) to Sharm

yesterday?

13. We___________ (watch) an interesting film

yesterday.

14. Yesterday, I _____________ (go) to the

restaurant.

15. The students___________ (work) in the garden

three days ago.

(H.W)

16. ________ Dina__________ (play) basketball last

month?
17. The girl ____________ (not/skip) very fast
yesterday.

18. It ____________ (rain) a lot yesterday.

19. _________ you ___________ (drive) the car two

days ago?

20. Last night, the baby ___________ (cry) too much.

21. Yesterday, mum ____________ (fry) potatoes.

22. She____________ (run) in the park yesterday.

23- They _____________ (not/ read) the story last

night.

24. Last year we ____________ (sell) our car.

25. A week ago the man ____________(fall) off the

ladder
A) Fill in the blanks with Past B) Turn the sentences into
Simple. negative or question.
1) Margaret ----------- ( wash ) 1) The police arrested the thieves
the dishes after dinner. in two minutes. (-)
2) My mother ----------- ( wait ) -------------------------.
for the bus in the morning. 2) The man closed all the windows.
3) Dorothy ----------- ( plan ) -------------------------?
every detail of the journey. 3) The young man disappeared in
4) The little boy ------------ the darkness. (-)
( cross ) the street quickly. --------------------------
5) The gardener ----------- -------------------------.
( pick ) the flowers and then 4) We tried to find a new way to
----------- ( clean ) them. the city center.
6) The teenagers ----------- --------------------------
( listen ) to the music so loudly -------------------------?
that I ----------- ( want ) to 5) Tommy failed all his exams.(-)
escape. -------------------------.
7) The young woman ----------- 6) Nobody helped the old man.
( open ) her bag and ---------- -------------------------?
( call ) her husband. 7) The mechanic repaired our car.
8) Our teacher ---------- ( want ) -------------------------?
the papers quickly. 8) The secretary typed the letters
9) My neighbors --------- ( move ) with hesitation. (-)
to another house last weekend. -------------------------.

C) Fill in the blanks with the words given. BELIEVE

1) The kids -------------- well on the stage.
WASTE
2) My grandmother -------------- on a farm
when she was young. LIVE
3) I -------------- my time waiting for the bus.
CORRECT
4) Last year we -------------- to Rome. It was
a great journey. LOOK
5) Nobody -------------- me when I said I would
START
get married that week.
6) It -------------- all the week and we made a KISS

huge snowman. SNOW

7) After doing all the housework I --------------.
RELAX
It was a tiring day.
8) My father -------------- the fences last Sunday. PAINT
9) The woman -------------- her son with pleasure.
TRAVEL
Then the boy -------------- her mom.
10) The witch --------------Rapunzel in a tower. So, PERFORM
she was so sorry.
TASTE
11) The man -------------- his seatbelt and
-------------- the car. ADD
12) The teacher -------------- our exam papers and HUG
-------------- the mistakes.
LOCK
13) I -------------- some salt to the soup but it still
-------------- bad. FASTEN
A) Fill in the blanks with Past B) Turn the sentences into
Simple. negative or question.
1) Margaret ----------- ( wash ) 1) The police arrested the thieves
the dishes after dinner. in two minutes. (-)
2) My mother ----------- ( wait ) -------------------------.
for the bus in the morning. 2) The man closed all the windows.
3) Dorothy ----------- ( plan ) -------------------------?
every detail of the journey. 3) The young man disappeared in
4) The little boy ------------ the darkness. (-)
( cross ) the street quickly. --------------------------
5) The gardener ----------- -------------------------.
( pick ) the flowers and then 4) We tried to find a new way to
----------- ( clean ) them. the city center.
6) The teenagers ----------- --------------------------
( listen ) to the music so loudly -------------------------?
that I ----------- ( want ) to 5) Tommy failed all his exams. (-)
escape. -------------------------.
7) The young woman ----------- 6) Nobody helped the old man.
( open ) her bag and ---------- -------------------------?
( call ) her husband. 7) The mechanic repaired our car.
8) Our teacher ---------- ( want ) -------------------------?
the papers quickly. 8) The secretary typed the letters
9) My neighbors --------- ( move ) with hesitation. (-)
to another house last weekend. -------------------------.

C) Fill in the blanks with the words given. BELIEVE

1) The kids -------------- well on the stage.
WASTE
2) My grandmother -------------- on a farm
when she was young. LIVE
3) I -------------- my time waiting for the bus.
CORRECT
4) Last year we -------------- to Rome. It was
a great journey. LOOK
5) Nobody -------------- me when I said I would
START
get married that week.
6) It -------------- all the week and we made a KISS

huge snowman. SNOW

7) After doing all the housework I --------------.
RELAX
It was a tiring day.
8) My father -------------- the fences last Sunday. PAINT
9) The woman -------------- her son with pleasure.
TRAVEL
Then the boy -------------- her mom.
10) The witch --------------Rapunzel in a tower. So, PERFORM
she was so sorry.
TASTE
11) The man -------------- his seatbelt and
-------------- the car. ADD
12) The teacher -------------- our exam papers and HUG
-------------- the mistakes.
LOCK
13) I -------------- some salt to the soup but it still
-------------- bad. FASTEN
Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Step 2 : Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Step 3 : Tell the class some things about the person you interviewed.
Step 4 : Write a paragraph about one of the topics you asked about.

1. When was the last 2. When was the 3. When was the last 4. When was the
time you ………… a last time you ………… time you ………… cereal last time you …………
movie? swimming? for breakfast? someone’s birthday?
a. looked a. go a. have a. forgot
b. saw b. gone b. had b. forgotten
c. seen c. been c. eat c. forgetted
d. watch d. went d. eaten d. lost

5. When was the 6. When was the 7. When was the 8. When was the
last time you ………… last
a. time you …………
bored last time you ………… last time you …………
fresh orange juice? theboring
b. Internet? late for class? a museum?
a. drinked a. surfed a. was a. saw
b. drank b. played b. were b. watched
c. drunk c. connected c. been c. visited
d. drunken d. watched d. went d. went

9. When was the 10. When was the 11. When was the 12. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you …………
late? an email? to Facebook? your email?
a. get up a. wrote a. checked a. checked
b. stayed up b. written b. logged on b. logged on
c. stood up c. send c. looked c. received
d. wake up d. sended d. played d. watched

13. When was the 14. When was the 15. When was the 16. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ……… to
an online game? a computer? a photo? your grandparents?
a. logged on a. checked a. did a. met
b. played b. played b. had b. saw
c. surfed c. surfed c. made c. visited
d. win d. used d. took d. wrote a letter

17. When was the 18. When was the 19. When was the 20. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you …………
to a birthday party? sorry to someone? before 6 AM? an argument with
a. celebrated a. felt a. got up your parents?
b. enjoyed b. said b. stayed up a. disagreed
c. invited c. shouted c. stood up b. shouted
d. went d. wrote d. woked up c. had d. fought
d. hasn’t it?
Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Step 2 : Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Step 3 : Tell the class some things about the person you interviewed.
Step 4 : Write a paragraph about one of the topics you asked about.

1. When was the last 2. When was the 3. When was the last 4. When was the
time you ………… a last time you ………… time you ………… cereal last time you …………
movie? swimming? for breakfast? someone’s birthday?
a. looked a. go a. have a. forgot
b. saw b. gone b. had b. forgotten
c. seen c. been c. eat c. forgetted
d. watch d. went d. eaten d. lost

5. When was the 6. When was the 7. When was the 8. When was the
last time you ………… last
a. time you …………
bored last time you ………… last time you …………
fresh orange juice? theboring
b. Internet? late for class? a museum?
a. drinked a. surfed a. was a. saw
b. drank b. played b. were b. watched
c. drunk c. connected c. been c. visited
d. drunken d. watched d. went d. went

9. When was the 10. When was the 11. When was the 12. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you …………
late? an email? to Facebook? your email?
a. get up a. wrote a. checked a. checked
b. stayed up b. written b. logged on b. logged on
c. stood up c. send c. looked c. received
d. wake up d. sended d. played d. watched

13. When was the 14. When was the 15. When was the 16. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ……… to
an online game? a computer? a photo? your grandparents?
a. logged on a. checked a. did a. met
b. played b. played b. had b. saw
c. surfed c. surfed c. made c. visited
d. win d. used d. took d. wrote a letter

17. When was the 18. When was the 19. When was the 20. When was the
last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you ………… last time you …………
to a birthday party? sorry to someone? before 6 AM? an argument with
a. celebrated a. felt a. got up your parents?
b. enjoyed b. said b. stayed up a. disagreed
c. invited c. shouted c. stood up b. shouted
d. went d. wrote d. woked up c. had d. fought
d. hasn’t it?
Answer Key
1. b

2. d

3. b

4. a

5. b Make sure students know how to answer the

questions when interviewed. Pre-teach or
6. a review the following:

7. b  Last (month, year etc.)

 Ago (2 weeks ago etc.)
8. c
 Yesterday
9. b  I don’t remember
 A long time ago
10. a

11. b

12. a

13. b

14. c

15. d

16. d

17. d

18. b

19. a

20. c
1. He__________ 2. He ____________ 3. They_________ 4. He___________ 5. They___________
(drink) some milk. (say) goodbye to his (catch ) the bus to (have) a test. (draw) in the Art
mother. school. lesson.

6. He__________ 7. She ___________ 8.He __________ 9. He ___________ 10. He _________

(meet) Daisy. (answer) some (make) some (play) basketball. (get) an A in the
emails. research. English test.

11. He __________ 12. He_________ 13. He_________ 14. They __________ 15. They _________
(take) his dog to the (sell) orange juice in (write) a letter to (go) to the concert. (read) the
park. the park . his grandparents. newspaper.

16. She__________ 17. They __________ 18. They ________ 19. They __________ 20. He _________
(do) her homework. (laugh) with a funny (leave) school at 4. (come) back home. (ride) his horse.
story.
Key:

1.He drank some milk.

2.He said goodbye to his mother.
3.They caught the bus to school.
4. He had a test.
5. They drew in the Art lesson.
6. He met Daisy.
7. She answered some emails.
8. He made some research.
9. He played basketball.
10. He got an A in the English test.
11. He took his dog to the park.
12. He sold orange juice in the park.
13. He wrote a letter to his grandparents.
14. They went to the concert.
15. They read the newspaper.
16. She did her homework.
17. They laughed with a funny story.
18. They left school at 4.
19.They came back home.
20.He rode his horse.
Complete with the missing verb
form. Use the Past Simple.

4. My mother ___________
1.Davis _________( fly) to 2. Susan___________(stay) 3. Peter____________(play) (clean) the house.
the Azores. in bed. chess.
.

5. The children _________ 6.James __________(drink)

7. Paul ____________(walk) 8. The children ________
(go) to a birthday party. beer. the dog. (blow) bubbles.

9.The boys _____________ 10. The chef ____________

11. Susan and her husband 12.Daisy ___________(sing)
(climb) up the wall. (read) the recipe book. ________(dance) yesterday. beautifully.
.

13. They ______________ 14. Henry__________(eat) 15. John ______________ 16. Lucy______________
(travel) to Lisbon. some cereal. (ride) his horse. (buy) lots of things.
.
KEY: 1.flew 2. stayed 3. played 4. cleaned 5. went 6.drank 7.walked 8.blew
9.climbed 10. read 11.danced 12. sang 13.travelled 14.ate 15. rode 16. bought
MULTIPLE CHOICE - IRREGULAR VERBS
1) She ____ 2) Paul ____ of Daisy 3) Tim ____ the 4) Mary ____ the 5) Mum ____ a fairy
everything on a yard on Maths lesson. table. dust under the rug. tale to her son.
sale. a – thought a – setted a – swept a – telled
a – selled b - thaught b - sat b - sweeped b - tale
b - sold c – thinked c – set c – swop c – told
c – sale

6) David ____ a bike 7) Jeb ____ on a 8) These letters 9) Lindsay ____ a 10) Martha ____ the
yesterday. bench in the park. ____ baker. song on a school fastest yesterday.
a – rided a – sitted a – spelld contest. a – run
b - rode b - sut b - spelt a – singed b - runned
c – ridded c – sat c – spilt b - sung c – ran

REBAK c – sang

11) Joan ____ her 12) The ship ____ in 13) Nina ____ and 14) The boy ____ in 15) The boy ____ a
hair because she was the storm. waved. the bed. pair of red trousers.
really angry. a – sank a – standed a – sleept a – weared
a – teared b - sinked b - stood b - slept b - woren
b - tore c – sonk c – stent c – sleeped c – wore
c – teard

16) The telephone 17) Mindy ____ her 18) My class ____ 19) She ____ the 20) The thief ____
____ twice the day books in the bag. the first prize on the beautiful flowers. the money from the
before yesterday. a – put contest. a – smelt safe.
a – ringed b - putted a – winned b - smelld a – stole
b - rung c – pat b - won c – smeled b - stealed
c – rang c – wan c – stale

21) Marsha ____ a 22) Trina ____ tea 23) I ____ this book 24) Mr Martin ____ 25) The alarm clock
chewing gum in for her doll and for you. the students. ____ Lyle up.
Marty’s hair. herself. a – meant a – tought a – waked
a – sticked a – made b - meaned b - taught b - woke
b - stack b - maked c – ment c – teached c – woken
c – stuck c – mode

26) He ____ cutting 27) I ____ with my 28) Bob ____ in the 29) Bruno ____ 30) Mark ____ the
people’s hair. credit card in the river yesterday. wonderful photos. ball to Kim.
a – understanded shop. a – swum a – took a – throwed
b - understent a – paid b - swimmed b - taked b - threw
c – understood b - payed c – swam c – toke c – thraw
c – payd

31) They ____ the 32) Benny ____ a 33) Father ____ to 34) Lisa ____ a 35) Joshua ____ an
paintings in the postcard to Santa Ken about honesty. letter to her interesting book.
museum. Claus. a – speaked penfriend. a – read
a – saw a – sended b - spoke a – written b - readed
b - sew b - sand c – spake b – wrote c – red
c – seed c – sent c – writed

http://www.phillipmartin.com/
36) The girls ____ 37) The children
their time in ____ a blessing at a
gardening on Sunday. meal.
a – spended a – said
b - spond b - sayed
c – spent c – sayd
SOLUTION
1) B 11) B 21) C 31) A
2) A 12) A 22) A 32) C
3) C 13) B 23) A 33) B
4) A 14) B 24) B 34) B
5) C 15) C 25) B 35) A
6) B 16) C 26) C 36) C
7) C 17) A 27) A 37) A
8) B 18) B 28) C
9) C 19) A 29) A
10) C 20) A 30) B
Complete the story, using Past Simple:
It was a hot day yesterday. It__________(be) sunny. The sky_________(be) blue. The
children_______________(go) to the beach. Leo __________ (swim) in the waves.
Sam___________(sit) on the seashore. Fred ______________(run) along the seashore.
Joe___________(make) a sand castle. Tess_____________(look) for seashells. Ben
____________(jump) on the waves. Dan, Eddy and Amy_____________(try) to surf. Tony
_____________(play) with a ball. Bob______________(dig) a hole in the sand. Ron _________
(did) exercises. They _____________(spend) a great time together and ________ (enjoy) the
weather very much.

Ask and answer the questions:

_____it sunny and hot yesterday? - ___________________
_____Bob__________a sand castle? - _________________
_____Ron___________exercises? - ___________________
_____Tess__________for seashells? - _________________
_____Dan, Eddy and Amy ____________in the waves? - __________
_____Tony___________a hole in the sand? - __________________
_____Sam____________on the seashore? - ___________________
_____Joe___________along the seashore? - __________________
_____Ben___________with a ball? - ________________
_____Fred___________to surf? - _________________
_____Leo____________on the waves? - ______________
______the children enjoy the weather? - ______________
Read the following text:

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They
travelled in August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton,
the South of England. It was really fantastic because they talked to a lot of
students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other cultures and
customs. Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced
it every day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to
speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon
they visited different places or played different sports at the college. It was
so much fun. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends
and played or chatted. In the evening they were tired so they sometimes
watched videos or played board games. Write the past simple of these verbs. Pay
The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. attention to the spelling rules:
The city is very big and they visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The Travel – ________________________.
London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the Queen but they Copy-________________________.
didn’t see her, only her guards! Count-________________________.
They liked everything in the city but their favourite thing was the museums, Play-________________________.
especially Madam Tussards. There were lots of realistic figures of famous Close-________________________.
people there. Open-________________________.
At the end of the two weeks, they were sad to return home. The holidays Dance-________________________.
were fun and different from usual. They cried a little when they waved Drop-________________________.
goodbye to their new friends and promised to write or send emails when Cook-________________________.
they arrived home. Live-________________________.
Look-________________________.
Cry-

True or false? Correct the false ones. Answer the following questions.

Joel and Sara travelled to England for three weeks.

What did Joel and Sara do in the afternoon?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
Did they learn a lot of new things?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
Brighton is in the North of England.
What did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They asked the teacher to speak fast.
What did they visit in the capital?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They sometimes walked to the beach.
Did they like the museums?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
What museum did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
Did they see the Queen?
Write the following in the negative and ___________________________________________.
Interrogative. Were they happy at the end of the holidays? Explain.
There were many people on the beach. ___________________________________________
Neg: _______________________________. ___________________________________________.
Int: ________________________________. What did they promise to do when they arrived
He enjoyed the trip. home?
Neg: _______________________________. ___________________________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
She was in London.
Neg: _______________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
Neg: _______________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
KAREN’S WEEKEND
A) Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.

This weekend ------ ( be ) great for Karen. She ---------

- ( be going to fly ) to London with her best friend, Dorothy. They
----------- ( plan ) every detail. They ---------- ( want ) a
perfect holiday. They ---------- ( buy ) their ticket two weeks
ago. They ---------- ( search ) the hotels on the net, they
---------- ( do ) shopping. Everything -------- ( be ) ready and
their holiday ---------- ( begin ) with a perfect flight.
They ---------- ( arrive ) at London Heathrow Airport
early in the morning. They ---------- ( take ) the bus from the
airport to the hotel, ---------- ( look ) at the places. They -----
----- ( come ) to the hotel. The hotel ---------- ( be ) lovely and surrounded with huge trees.
They ---------- ( be ) both tired after the trip, so they ---------- ( decide ) to have a nap.
They ---------- ( take ) the sightseeing bus and ---------- ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip -------
-- ( last ) for about two hours and they ---------- ( be ) hungry. They ---------- ( get off )
the bus and ---------- ( go ) a restaurant. They ---------- ( have ) a great dinner there.
After dinner, they --------- ( go ) back to the hotel. It ---------- ( be ) a tiring day but they
------------- ( not - want ) to stay at the hotel. They ---------- ( relax ) for an hour and --
-------- ( go ) out.
Next day, they ---------- ( get ) up early and ---------- ( have ) breakfast in a café
near the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour ---------- ( begin ) again. They ---------- ( do )
the shopping. They ---------- ( visit ) the museums and ---------- ( take ) some photos.
They ---------- ( have ) to turn back. They ---------- ( arrive ) at the airport and
--------- ( fly ) to their hometown. It ---------- ( be ) a wonderful holiday.

B) Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go? ----------------------------------------------.

2) When did they take their tickets? ------------------------------------------.
3) What did they do before the trip? ----------------------------------------
4) Where did they arrive first? --------------------------------------------.
5) What did they do when they came to hotel?
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6) Where did they have a dinner?
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7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner?
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8) What was the hotel like?
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9) Where did they have their breakfast?
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10) What did they do at the second day of the trip?
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KAREN’S WEEKEND
A) Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.

This weekend ------ ( be ) great for Karen. She ---------

- ( be going to fly ) to London with her best friend, Dorothy. They
----------- ( plan ) every detail. They ---------- ( want ) a
perfect holiday. They ---------- ( buy ) their ticket two weeks
ago. They ---------- ( search ) the hotels on the net, they
---------- ( do ) shopping. Everything -------- ( be ) ready and
their holiday ---------- ( begin ) with a perfect flight.
They ---------- ( arrive ) at London Heathrow Airport
early in the morning. They ---------- ( take ) the bus from the
airport to the hotel, ---------- ( look ) at the places. They -----
----- ( come ) to the hotel. The hotel ---------- ( be ) lovely and surrounded with huge trees.
They ---------- ( be ) both tired after the trip, so they ---------- ( decide ) to have a nap.
They ---------- ( take ) the sightseeing bus and ---------- ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip -------
-- ( last ) for about two hours and they ---------- ( be ) hungry. They ---------- ( get off )
the bus and ---------- ( go ) a restaurant. They ---------- ( have ) a great dinner there.
After dinner, they --------- ( go ) back to the hotel. It ---------- ( be ) a tiring day but they
------------- ( not - want ) to stay at the hotel. They ---------- ( relax ) for an hour and --
-------- ( go ) out.
Next day, they ---------- ( get ) up early and ---------- ( have ) breakfast in a café
near the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour ---------- ( begin ) again. They ---------- ( do )
the shopping. They ---------- ( visit ) the museums and ---------- ( take ) some photos.
They ---------- ( have ) to turn back. They ---------- ( arrive ) at the airport and
--------- ( fly ) to their hometown. It ---------- ( be ) a wonderful holiday.

B) Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go? ----------------------------------------------.

2) When did they take their tickets? ------------------------------------------.
3) What did they do before the trip? ----------------------------------------
4) Where did they arrive first? --------------------------------------------.
5) What did they do when they came to hotel?
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6) Where did they have a dinner?
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7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner?
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8) What was the hotel like?
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9) Where did they have their breakfast?
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10) What did they do at the second day of the trip?
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KAREN’S WEEKEND
A) Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.

This weekend was ( be ) great for Karen. She was going to fly
( be going to fly ) to London with her best friend, Dorothy. They
planned ( plan ) every detail. They wanted ( want ) a
perfect holiday. They bought ( buy ) their ticket two weeks
ago. They searched ( search ) the hotels on the net, they
did ( do ) shopping. Everything was ( be ) ready and
their holiday began ( begin ) with a perfect flight.
They arrived ( arrive ) at London Heathrow Airport
early in the morning. They took ( take ) the bus from the
airport to the hotel, look ( look ) at the places. They came
( come ) to the hotel. The hotel was ( be ) lovely and surrounded with huge trees. They were
( be ) both tired after the trip, so they decided ( decide ) to have a nap. They took ( take )
the sightseeing bus and enjoyed ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip lasted ( last ) for about two hours and
they were ( be ) hungry. They got off ( get off ) the bus and went ( go ) a restaurant. They had
( have ) a great dinner there. After dinner, they went ( go ) back to the hotel. It was ( be ) a
tiring day but they didn’t want ( not - want ) to stay at the hotel. They relaxed ( relax ) for an
hour and went ( go ) out.
Next day, they got ( get ) up early and had ( have ) breakfast in a café near the bridge. The
tiring and exciting tour began ( begin ) again. They did ( do ) the shopping. They visited ( visit ) the
museums and took ( take ) some photos.
They had ( have ) to turn back. They arrived ( arrive ) at the airport and flew ( fly ) to their
hometown. It was ( be ) a wonderful holiday.

B) Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go? Karen and Dorothy went to London.
2) When did they take their tickets? They took their tickets two weeks ago.
3) What did they do before the trip? They did the shopping.
4) Where did they arrive first? They arrived at London Heathrow Airport.
5) What did they do when they came to hotel?
They decided to have a nap when they came to hotel.
6) Where did they have a dinner?
They had a dinner in a restaurant.
7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner?
No, they didn’t. They went out again.
8) What was the hotel like?
It was lovely and surrounded with huge trees.
9) Where did they have their breakfast?
They had their breakfast in a café near the bridge.
10) What did they do at the second day of the trip?
They had breakfast; they did the shopping, visited
the museums, and took some photos.
Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Daisy (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.

2. I (hear) a new song on the radio.
3. Peter (read) three books last week.
4. The Smiths (speak) Italian to the waitress.
5. Peter (understand) during the class, but now he
doesn't understand.
6. My mother (forget) to buy some milk.
7. Susan (have) a baby in August.
8. We (lose) our keys last Friday.
9. They (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
10. I (give) my mother a CD for her birthday.
11. At the age of 23, she (become) a teacher.
12. I (know) the answer yesterday.
13. Peter (tell) me that he lived in New York.
14. We (lend) John €200.
15. She (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
16. The children (sleep) in the car.
17. He (keep) his promise.
18. We (choose) the steak for dinner.
19. The film (begin) late.
20. They (fly) to Madrid.
21. We (drive) to Edinburgh.
22. Mrs. Black (teach) English at the University.
23. They (send) me an e-mail earlier.
24. We (leave) at 7 a.m..
Key
1. Daisy brought (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.
2. I heard (hear) a new song on the radio.
3. Peter read(read) three books last week.
4. The Smiths spoke (speak) Italian to the waitress.
5. Peter understood(understand) during the class, but now he doesn't
understand.
6. My mother forgot(forget) to buy some milk.
7. Susan had (have) a baby in August.
8. We lost (lose) our keys last Friday.
9. They swam (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
10. I gave(give) my mother a CD for her birthday.
11. At the age of 23, she became(become) a teacher.
12. I knew(know) the answer yesterday.
13. Petertold(tell) me that he lived in New York.
14. We lent(lend) John €200.
15. She drank (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
16. The children slept(sleep) in the car.
17. He kept(keep) his promise.
18. We chose(choose) the steak for dinner.
19. The film began (begin) late.
20. They flew(fly) to Madrid.
21. We drove (drive) to Edinburgh.
22. Mrs. Black taught(teach) English at the University.
23. They sent(send) me an e-mail earlier.
24. We left(leave) at 7 a.m..
A) Write the Past Simple form of the verbs C) Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1) Play 1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this
13) Warn
2) Walk weekend.
14) Wash
3) Watch 2) I ----------- ( listen ) to
15) Try
4) Listen music with my friends.
16) Turn
5) Wait 3) We ---------- ( study ) hard
17) Question
6) Check for the exam. So, we --------- --
18) Observe
7) Ask ( answer )all the questions.
19) Need
8) Want 4) “----- you --------
20) Live
9) Call ( finish ) your homework?”
21) Laugh
10) Deliver “No, I -----------.”
22) Kill
11) Decide 5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus
23) Kiss
12) Work but it ------------- ( not-come ).
24) Invite
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to
finish her homework.
7) ----- you --------- ( invite ) them to
B) Give short answers to the questions.
your party last week.
1) Did you close the door?
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------
( + )--------------.
( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( - )--------------.
( not-open ) it.
2) Did you father wash his car?
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down
( + )--------------.
the street with their teachers.
( - )--------------.
10) Something strange --------------
3) Did Marta tidy her room?
( happen ) last night.
( + )--------------.
11) Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
( - )--------------.
12) The postman ------------- ( deliver )
4) Did your mother prepare the dinner?
the letters.
( + )--------------.
13) We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three
( - )--------------.
years ago.
5) Did the cleaner finish cleaning?
14) Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the
( + )--------------.
exam and she ----------- ( fail )
( - )--------------.

D) Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) ------------------------------------.
2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) -----------------------------------.
3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) ----------------------------------------.
4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) -----------------------------------.
5) Marta waited for the bus. (- ) -------------------------------.
6) Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) ------------------------------.
7) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) ----------------------------.
8) Alex washed the dishes. ( ? ) --------------------------------.
9) Dorothy invited me to her birthday party.
( - ) -------------------------------------------.
10) Julia cleaned the entire house this morning.
( ? ) -------------------------------------------.
A) Write the Past Simple form of the verbs C) Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1) Play 1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this
13) Warn
2) Walk weekend.
14) Wash
3) Watch 2) I ----------- ( listen ) to
15) Try
4) Listen music with my friends.
16) Turn
5) Wait 3) We ---------- ( study ) hard
17) Question
6) Check for the exam. So, we --------- --
18) Observe
7) Ask ( answer )all the questions.
19) Need
8) Want 4) “----- you --------
20) Live
9) Call ( finish ) your homework?”
21) Laugh
10) Deliver “No, I -----------.”
22) Kill
11) Decide 5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus
23) Kiss
12) Work but it ------------- ( not-come ).
24) Invite
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to
finish her homework.
7) ----- you --------- ( invite ) them to
B) Give short answers to the questions.
your party last week.
1) Did you close the door?
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------
( + )--------------.
( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( - )--------------.
( not-open ) it.
2) Did you father wash his car?
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down
( + )--------------.
the street with their teachers.
( - )--------------.
10) Something strange --------------
3) Did Marta tidy her room?
( happen ) last night.
( + )--------------.
11) Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
( - )--------------.
12) The postman ------------- ( deliver )
4) Did your mother prepare the dinner?
the letters.
( + )--------------.
13) We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three
( - )--------------.
years ago.
5) Did the cleaner finish cleaning?
14) Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the
( + )--------------.
exam and she ----------- ( fail )
( - )--------------.

D) Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) ------------------------------------.
2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) -----------------------------------.
3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) ----------------------------------------.
4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) -----------------------------------.
5) Marta waited for the bus. (- ) -------------------------------.
6) Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) ------------------------------.
7) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) ----------------------------.
8) Alex washed the dishes. ( ? ) --------------------------------.
9) Dorothy invited me to her birthday party.
( - ) -------------------------------------------.
10) Julia cleaned the entire house this morning.
( ? ) -------------------------------------------.