PAST SIMPLE

1. Complete with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t:

1. I _______________ sick and tired.

2. My grandmother ___________ brilliant

3. Mike _________________ tall and thin

4. Gary and Tina ____________ from Spain

5. They ____________________ cold

6. My cat _______________ black (not)

7. We ___________________ students

8. How old ___________________ Mary?

9. Where _______________ you from?

10. My mother ____________ 52 years old

11. You _______________ an adult (not)

12. You ______________ so stupid (not)

13. My name __________________ Sara

14. My parents ______________ from Spain

15. They _______________ teachers (not)

16. What __________________ your name?

17. It ________________ half past ten

18. Tom and Mary _________ doctors (not)

19. Peter and Mary _______________ rich

20. We _______________ hot (not)

21. Marta _______________ from England

22. Where _______________ John from?

23. The doctor _____________ (not) happy.

24. ___________________ you a dentist?

25. My father__________________ sad

26. ______________ your mum a teacher?

27. She ________________ 14 years old.

28. __________ your friends from Scotland?

29. I ___________________ Spanish (not)

30. How old ___________________ you?

31. Your shoes ________________ dirty

32. My brother ____________ a policeman

33. This house ____________ very old (not)

34. The shops __________ open today (not)

35. _______________ my keys in the bag?

36. You _______________ very tall

37. Diamonds ______________ cheap (not)

38. I ____________________ a good dancer

2. Complete with was or were and make the negative:

Affirmative Negative

1. It ___was_____ cold today It wasn’t cold today.

2. I ___________________ at home now.

3. They _______________________ Korean.

4. It ___________________ Monday yesterday

5. Clara and Steve ______________ married

6. We ___________ from Ukraine.

7. She _______________ an English teacher.

8. I _____________ OK.

3. Make questions:

1. This exercise was difficult. Was this exercise difficult?

2. We were from Spain. ..................................................................

3. My grandmother's name was Adelaide. ..................................................................

4. The kids were in the garden. ..................................................................

5. You were English. ..................................................................

6. My car was very expensive. ..................................................................

7. That was my student's notebook. ..................................................................

8. Those photographs were very nice. ..................................................................

9. Alex was twenty-five years old. ..................................................................

10. They were fine. ..................................................................

4. Write sentences with there was / there were:

5. Complete with there was, there were (affirmative, negative or question form):

1. Jaime ______________________________ (live) in Madrid.

2. She __________________________ (want) to learn how to fly.

3. It ___________________________________(rain) all day yesterday.

4. Miguel ________________________________ (decide) to buy a new stereo.

5. Sofia ______________________________________ (not / eat) anything for breakfast.

6. Angela and Ramón ____________________________________ (love) each other very much.

7. Simon _________________________ (not live) Benidorm because there were too many students.

8. _____________________________________ (you / remember) to turn everything off?

9. When Eleonora and Paola went to Granada, they ___________________________ (visit) the Alhambra

Palace.

10. Fiona ____________________________ (like) everything about Wales except the weather

11. We ___________________________ (not / write) a letter to Marta last month.

12. _________________________________________ (she / buy) milk yesterday?

13. Mary ___________________________ (not / eat) anything at the party last night.

14. __________________________________ (John / sell) his flat last year?

15. ____________________________________________ (your friends / tell) the truth to the police?

16. Where___________________________________ (you / put) today's paper? I can't find it.

17. I ________________________________ (buy) three new pens last week and now I can't find any.

18. We __________________________________ (have) sardines for lunch

19. Valencia FC _________________________________ (win) The King's Cup in 1999.

20. I _____________________________________(be) in Caceres yesterday

21. We _____________________________ (see) Sarah yesterday

22. I _________________________________ (eat) too much for dinner yesterday and I feel fat.

23. I _______________________________________ (play) tennis at the club yesterday evening

24. She ________________________________ (work) very hard for her exams.

25. I ________________________________________ (visit) my brother in Madrid last month.

26. The train __________________________________ (arrive) at the station at ten o’clock yesterday

evening.

27. The French team _____________________________________________ (win) the match.

28. He ________________________________________ (not go) swimming.

29. He ________________________________________ (not eat) in the local restaurants.

30. My girlfriend ___________________________________ (not play) football on the beach.

31. My parents ______________________________________ (not walk) in the mountains.

32. ________________________________________ (she/ improve) his Italian?

33. _____________________________________ (John / meet) any new friends?

34. _______________________________________ (Sarah / see) the museums in Florence?

35. Because Jerry ___________________________ (not hurry) to the bus, he ____________________ (miss)

the bus.

36. Joe was so hungry that he _____________________________ (eat) four plates of food.

37. Their mother __________________________ (be) very angry.

38. He __________________________________ (not copy) the information into his notebook.

39. _________________________________ (Brian / take) a picture of a camel?

40. Alan ____________________________ (not put) the clothes in the washing-machine.

41. ___________________________________ (John / win) a medal in the athletics competition?

42.She ___________________________________ (finish) school last year.

43. Three years ago, I _______________________________________ (go) to London.

44. When I was a child, we _____________________________ (live) in Brazil.

45. When we ___________________ (be) in London, we _______________________ (stay) at a big hotel. I

know you _______________________ (not stay) there, so where ________________________ (you /stay)?

46. Sara ____________________________________ (lose) her keys last week.

47. I __________________________________ (get up ) at seven this morning.

48. I ______________ (do) my homework last night but my brother ___________________________ (not /

do) his homework.

49. The children _________________________________ (swim) in the river but their parents

________________________________ (not / swim).

50. They _____________________________ (not / see) Sara at the party yesterday.

Rewrite each sentence according to the instructions given:

1. I enjoyed the concert (negative) ..............................................................................................................

2. You ate all the bread (question) ...............................................................................................................

3. Did John play tennis? (affirmative) ...........................................................................................................

4. I lost my pen yesterday (negative) ........................................................................................................

5. Anna didn’ t buy a car (affirmative) ..........................................................................................................

6. They won the prize (question) ..............................................................................................................

7. Paul didn’ t swim in the river (affirmative) .................................................................................................

8. I did all the exercises (negative) ...............................................................................................................

9. Did you have a holiday? (affirmative) ..........................................................................................................

10. She was a good student (negative) .............................................................................................................

11. I didn’t see you last night (affirmative) ......................................................................................................

12. She got up at seven (question) ....................................................................................................................

Make Yes / No questions:

1. Andy had a birthday party last week ............................................................................................................

2. Rachel lost her camera while she was on holiday. ......................................................................................

3. The baby cried all night ..........................................................................................................

4. The criminal escaped from the police. .........................................................................................................

5. The workers went on strike for more money. ..............................................................................................

6. Alan and Joe went to Greece last summer. ...................................................................................................

7. She watched TV last night ............................................................................................................................

8. Marie used to live in Paris ...........................................................................................................................

9. You went on holiday in the summer ............................................................................................................

10.She bought a new table .............................................................................................................................

1. She wins a prize last year

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

2. He loses a mobile phone

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

3. My parents have an old house

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

4. My father does the washing up

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

5. Sara goes to school

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

6. My sister gets up at 9.00

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

7. They buy a stamp

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

8. You eat chocolate

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

9. They see him at school

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

10. They swim in the river

( + ) .........................................................................................................................................

( - ) .........................................................................................................................................

( ? ) .........................................................................................................................................

Time expressions: AGO ----- I went to the cinema three days ago

1. Five / Karen / days / phoned / me / ago .......................................................................................................

2. three / ago / went / to / years / the USA / We ...........................................................................................

3. Football / ago / with / I / played / one / friends / my / hour ...................................................................

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4, Sister / two / a / ago / for / bought / I / weeks / my / present ...................................................................

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5. this / ago / months / Paul / read / book / two ...........................................................................................

6. ago / three / His / mobile / new / phone / days / brother / bought / a ................................................................

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7. learnt / I / lesson / two / ago / history / hours / my ..........................................................................................

8. week / one / ago / painted / We / walls / the ...........................................................................................

9. the / time / ago / went / I / a / long / cinema / to ..........................................................................................

10. ago / Mary / her / thirty / sister / saw / minutes ..........................................................................................

11. I / two / Ireland / months / ago / visited ..........................................................................................

12. was / ago / born / I / years / fourteen ...........................................................................................

13. ago / three / hours / I / ate ......................................................................................................

14. six / ago / I / started / learning / Spanish / months ...............................................................................

15. week / ago / a / CD / I / a / bought .....................................................................................................

16. five / to / I / England / went / ago / months ...........................................................................................

17. She / nine / moved / Nantes / years / ago / to ..............................................................................

18. had / I / sister / a / ago / years / two ...........................................................................................

Correct the mistakes:

1. I didn’t celebrated New Year’s Eve .........................................................................................

2. My friends organize a party ..........................................................................................

3. They didn’t invited me ..........................................................................................

4. I were very sad and lonely ...........................................................................................

5. My friends didn’t were with me ...........................................................................................

6. My cousin visite me in the afternoon ...........................................................................................

7. Then she go to a party ...........................................................................................

8. Did you danced last night? ...........................................................................................

9. I didn’t watched TV yesterday ...........................................................................................

10. Everybody talk and laugh ...........................................................................................

11. She weren’t happy ...........................................................................................

12. We celebrated my birthday ago two years ...........................................................................................

13. There were a boy in the classroom ...........................................................................................

14. There was a girl in the picture? ...........................................................................................

15. She buyed the paper last week ...........................................................................................

16. She didn’t lost her temper ...........................................................................................

17. They goed to the cinema ...........................................................................................

18. She haved three children ...........................................................................................

19. I didn’t saw you at school ...........................................................................................

20. He winned the race ...........................................................................................

Write the words in order to make sentences :

1. arrive / When / you / did / ? .......................................................................................................

2. wait / How long / for / she / did / me / ? ......................................................................................................

3. phone / night / last / Why / you / did / me /? ..........................................................................................

4. meet / days / two / ago / Did / you / her / ? ......................................................................................................

5. party / see / the / Who / did / you / in / ? ......................................................................................................

6. concert / start / When / did / the / ? ......................................................................................................

7. walked / the / to / cinema / we / night / last .......................................................................................................

8. the car / I / didn’t / at the traffic lights / stop ...........................................................................................

9. hours / ago / three / studied / for the exam / I ...........................................................................................

10. were / happy / they / at home ...........................................................................................

11. Sally / miss / didn’t / party / the ......................................................................................................

12. to / we / Florida/ went / summer / last ..........................................................................................

13. work / didn’t / Danny / last / week ......................................................................................................

14. the dishes / you / wash / did / ? .......................................................................................................

15. met / at the restaurant / we / them ......................................................................................................

Translate:

1. Nosotros vimos la tele anoche

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2. Julia visitó Valencia hace tres años

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3. Ellos fueron al cine el pasado sábado

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4. Mis abuelos tenían cuatro perros

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5. Mis amigos me vieron en el colegio

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6. Mi hermano comió chocolate hace tres dias

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7. Sara ganó la competición el año pasado

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8. Mi hermano perdió su mochila la semana pasada

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9. Había seis coches en la calle

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10. La profesora se levantó a las 8.00

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11. Mis padres compraron un coche nuevo hace seis días

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12. John trabajaba en un banco

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13. Ella hizo la colada ayer

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14. Los niños nadaron en el rio hace cuatro meses

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15. ¿Había siete botellas encima de la mesa?

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16. Mi padre estudió history

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17. Mi madre vivió en Madrid

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18. Mi amigo estaba triste ayer

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19. Ellos pintaron la casa hace dos semanas

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20. ¿Dónde estabas hace cinco minutos?

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21. Tus padres no fueron ricos

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22. Ayer fui al cine.

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23. La película terminó a las 11.30

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24. ¿Limpiaste la cocina ayer?

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25. Ayer no jugamos al baloncesto

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26. ¿Viste la televisión anoche?

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27. No me compré la camiseta porque no me gustaba

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28. Ellos no fueron a Galicia

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29. Marta tuvo un accidente el sábado pasado

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30. Inés abrió la carta pero no la leyó.

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