SIMPLE
1. What is the past simple of these verbs?
1. am / is / are - was/were
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2. work - ..........................................................
3. kiss - ............................................................
4. talk - .............................................................
5. phone - .........................................................
6. ask - .............................................................
7. think - ...........................................................
8. see - .............................................................
9. go - ..............................................................
10. have - ...........................................................
11. take - ............................................................
2. Rewrite these sentences in the past.
Affirmative:
1. She lives in Rome
She lived in Rome
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2. We go to the cinema.
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3. You talk a lot.
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4. They see their grandmother.
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5. You take the bus to school.
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6. He phones his friend.
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Negative:
7. I don’t play tennis.
I didn’t play tennis.
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8. She doesn’t have a computer at home.
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9. We don’t write many letters.
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10. He doesn’t watch TV.
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11. You don’t phone your uncle.
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12. They don’t have lunch at school.
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3. Complete the text with the past form of the verbs given.
When I 1 was (be) seven I 2 .................. (live) in Rome
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We 3 ..................... (be) very happy there because we all 4 .................. (like) the city. Two years later we 5 ................... (move) to Lisbon
6 .................. (change) jobs and that 7 ................... (be) good too. Then last year my parents 8 ..................... (decide) to come back to London Italy and Portugal
4. Write questions for these answers.
1. Did you like the concert?
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Yes, I liked the concert.
2. ........................................................................
She lived in Germany
3. ........................................................................
He wanted an ice cream.
4. ........................................................................
They played at four o’clock.
5. ........................................................................
Yes, they were Italian.
6. ........................................................................
I travelled by train.
7. ........................................................................
It was hot and sunny.
8. ........................................................................
No, they didn’t look at the map.
9. ........................................................................
She watched a film.
5. Write complete sentences in the past and choose the correct word in each sentence.
1. how – much / many – money – you – have?
How much money did you have?
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2. how – much / many – problems – he – have?
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3. how – much / many – homework – they – have?
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4. how – much / many – classes – she – have?
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6. Rewrite these sentences in the past.
1. He sees his girlfriend all the time.
He saw his girlfriend all the time.
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2. Sarah gives her grandma a present.
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3. Andy lives with his cousins.
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4. William speaks very quietly.
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5. Jermaine can play the guitar.
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6. Michael wants to be famous.
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7. Janet appears on TV.
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8. Jack’s son breaks the CD player.
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9. Ben buys lots of cassettes.
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10. Sally plays the guitar.
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11. Tom remembers her birthday.
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12. I drink some milk.
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7. Write these sentences in the past.
1. I don’t like chocolate.
I didn’t like chocolate.
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2. Lenny doesn’t walk to school.
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3. They don’t listen to the radio.
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4. Nicole doesn’t like Tom.
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5. We don’t do our homework.
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6. Does she like him?
Did she like him?
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7. Do you support a football team?
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8. Does Bill swim on Friday?
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9. Do they watch sport on TV?
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10. Does your cat sleep a lot?
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8. Write questions for these answers.
1. What time did you get up?
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We got up at half past eight.
2. ...................................................................... ?
I went to the disco.
3. ...................................................................... ?
Harry visited his cousins.
4. ...................................................................... ?
They said ‘goodbye’.
5. ...................................................................... ?
She travelled by bus.
6. ...................................................................... ?
The dog disappeared at 5 o’clock.
7. ...................................................................... ?
He did it because he was unhappy.
8. ...................................................................... ?
Elaine arrived on Friday.
9. ...................................................................... ?
Martin lived in Mexico
CONTINUOUS
Write complete sentences in the past continuous.
1. he / walk / in / park?
Was he walking in the park?
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2. Kevin / play / basketball?
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3. We / watch / video
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4. Liam / not / sleep
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5. Yolanda / swim / sea?
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6. They / not / rollerskate
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7. I / do / homework
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8. You / not / concentrate
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9. They / have / good / time?
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10. Helen / write / letter
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Correct these past continuous sentences.
1. They was working hard.
They were working hard.
2. I was eat my lunch.
3. Yesterday we swimming in the sea.
4. Andy were living in Paris
5. You no were telling the truth.
6. Natasha was don’t sleeping.
7. I’m wasn’t listening to music.
8. He was playing golf?
9. Were watching they the match?
SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
Complete with the verbs in the past simple or past continuous.
1. When John left (leave) work, it was raining (rain).
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2. Mary …………………. (cook) when she …………………. (hear) the telephone.
3. What …………………. (do/you) yesterday at six o’clock?
I …………………. (work).
4. I …………………. (do) my homework when my brother …………………. (arrive).
5. Suddenly she …………………. (see) a very tall man. He …………………. (follow) her.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. I (think) was thinking about you when you called.
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2. We (play) ......................... tennis when my racket broke.
3. While she was swimming, somebody (steal) ......................... her towel.
4. I (have) ......................... the idea while I was lying in bed.
5. He discovered the formula while he (experiment)......................... in the laboratory.
6. When I was shopping I (meet) ......................... Nigel in the street.
7. He found his wallet when he (look) ......................... for his keys.
8. I did the washing-up while you (sleep) ......................... .
9. When he was reading the newspaper he (see) ......................... the advert.
