Past Simple,past continuous
Ex.1
1) I (hear) a new song on the radio. I heard a new song on the radio.
2) I (read) three books last week. I read three books last week.
3) They (speak) French to the waitres. They spoke French to the waitres.
4) He (understand) during the class, but now he doesn’t understand. He understood during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
5) I (forget) to buy some milk. I forgot to buy some milk.
6) She (have) a baby in June. She had a baby in June.
7) You (lose) your keys last week. You lost your keys last week.
8)They (swim) 500m. They swam 500m.
9) I (give) my mother a CD for Christmas. I gave my mother a CD for Christmas.
10) At the age of 23, she (become) a doctor. At the age of 23, she became a doctor.
11) I (know) the answer yesterday. I knew the answer yesterday.
12) He (tell) me that he lived in Toronto. He told me that he lived in Toronto.
13) We (lend) John £200. We lent John £200.
14) She (drink) too much coffee yesterday. She drank too much coffee yesterday.
15) The children (sleep) in the car. The children slept in the car.
16) He (keep) his promise. He kept his promise.
17) I (choose) steak for dinner. I chose steak for dinner.
18) The film (begin) late. The film began late.
19) We (fly) to Sydney. We flew to Sydney.
20) They (drive) to Beijing. They drove to Beijing.
21) He (teach) English at the University. He taught English at the University.
22) I (send) you an email earlier. I sent you an email earlier.
23) We (leave) the house at 7am. We left the house at 7am.
24) He (feel) terrible after eating the prawns. He felt terrible after eating the prawns.
25) She (bring) some chocolates to the party. She brought some chocolates to the party.
Ex.2 Past Simple — ‘Wh’ Questions
Make past simple questions
1) Where (you/go) to school? Where did you go to school?
2) When (she/arrive) ? When did she arrive?
3) Why (he/eat) so much? Why did he eat so much?
4) What (they/do) yesterday? What did they do yesterday?
5) Who (you/meet) at the party? Who did you meet at the party?
6) How (she/come) to work this morning? How did she come to work this morning?
7) Where (I/leave) my glasses? Where did I leave my glasses?
8)When (he/get) home last night? When did he get home last night?
9) What (you/do) at the weekend? What did you do at the weekend?
10) Why (she/get) angry? Why did she get angry?
11) Who (they/talk) earlier? Who did they talk earlier?
12) What (we/do) last Christmas? What did we do last Christmas?
13) Why (it/rain) on my birthday?
14) How (she/finish) so quickly? How did she finish so quickly?
15) Where (he/go) after the class last week? Where did he go after the class last week?
16) What (I/do) last Tuesday? What did I do last Tuesday?
17) When (you/start) your job? When did you start your job?
18) How (she/get) here? How did she get here?
19) What (he/do) last summer? What did he do last summer?
Ex. 3 Past Continuous — Questions
Make past continuous ‘wh’ or ‘yes / no’ questions
1) When you arrived at the party (Alan/dance)? When you arrived at the party was Alan dancing?
2) When you arrived at the party (Susie/drink gin) ? When you arrived at the party was Susie drinking gin ?
3) When you arrived at the party (John and Ann/sing)? When you arrived at the party were John and Ann singing?
4) When you arrived at the party (Luke/talk to the girls)? When you arrived at the party was Luke talking to the girls?
5) When you arrived at the party (Jodie/put on make up)?
6) When you arrived at the party (we/cook)? When you arrived at the party were we cooking?
7) When you arrived at the party (Jane/play the guitar)? When you arrived at the party was Jane playing the guitar?
8)When you arrived at the party (David/read a book)? When you arrived at the party was David reading a book?
9) When you arrived at the party (Francis/sit in the corner)? When you arrived at the party was Francis sitting in the corner?
10) When you arrived at the party (everybody/have fun)? When you arrived at the party was everybody having fun?
11) When I saw you and Lucy last night, where (you/go)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, where were you going?
12) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/do)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you doing?
13) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who (you/meet)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, who were you meeting?
14) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (Lucy/wear)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, what was Lucy wearing?
15) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/eat)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you eating?
16) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/drink)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you drinking?
17) When I saw you and Lucy last night, why (Lucy/smoke)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, why was Lucy smoking?
18) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who (you/talk to)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, who were you talking to?
19) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/carry)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you carrying?
20) When I saw you and Lucy last night, how (Lucy/feel)? When I saw you and Lucy last night, how was Lucy feeling?
Ex. 4 Past Simple ‘Be’ Positive and Negative
Make the past simple with ‘be’
1) It (be) cold yesterday. It was cold yesterday.
2) She (be) hungry. She was hungry.
3) We (be) late for the meeting. We were late for the meeting.
4) I (be) tired last night. I was tired last night.
5) The exam (be) difficult. The exam was difficult.
6) They (be) in Berlin. They were in Berlin.
7) You (be) in the library when I called you. You were in the library when I called you.
8) The holiday (be) fun. The holiday was fun.
9) He (be) early for the interview. He was early for the interview.
10) The people we met last night (be) French. The people we met last night were French.
11) That woman (not/be) Spanish. That woman was not Spanish.
12) Julie (not/be) late for the class. Julie was not late for the class.
13) The food (not/be) very good. The food was not very good.
14) They (not/be) my uncle and aunt. They were not my uncle and aunt.
15) I (not/be) rude to the waitress. I was not rude to the waitress.
16) The test (not/be) easy. The test was not easy.
17) We (not/be) tired when we arrived. We were not tired when we arrived.
18) They (not/be) on the bus when I called. They were not on the bus when I called.
19) You (not/be) here when she came. You were not here when she came.
20) He (not/be) my boyfriend. He was not my boyfriend.
Ex.5 Past Simple — Negative
Make the past simple negative
1) I (not/go) out last night. I didn’t go out last night.
2) You (not/come) to the party. You didn’t come to the party.
3) She (not/love) chocolate as a child. She didn’t love chocolate as a child.
4) He (not/like) sport. He didn’t like sport.
5) We (not/study) for the exam. We didn’t study for the exam.
6) They (not/cook) at the weekend. They didn’t cook at the weekend.
7) Lucy (not/meet) her friends last week. Lucy didn’t meet her friends last week.
8)I (not/stay) at home. I didn’t stay at home.
9) You (not/do) your homework. You didn’t do your homework.
10) John (not/work) in the bank at the same time as me. John didn’t work in the bank at the same time as me.
11) They (not/play) tennis yesterday. They didn’t play tennis yesterday.
12) We (not/go) on holiday last year. We didn’t go on holiday last year.
13) Julia and Anne (not/clean) the house at all. Julia and Anne didn’t clean the house at all.
14) She (not/cry) much as a baby. She didn’t cry much as a baby.
15) He (not/drive) to work. He didn’t drive to work.
16) I (not/remember) to buy milk. I didn’t remember to buy milk.
17) You (not/wash) the dishes. You didn’t wash the dishes.
18) David and I (not/dance) at the party. David and I didn’t dance at the party.
19) They (not/play) the piano. They didn’t play the piano.
20) It (not/rain) yesterday. It didn’t rain yesterday.