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05) USE THE SIMPLE PAST AND WRITE SENTENCES INTO AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE
FORMS:
01- She / begin / high school / in 2007.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
02- He / break / his leg.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
03- We / catch / the last train to London.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
04- I / cut / my finger.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
05- She / bring / her husband.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
06- We / buy / some / candies.
AFF: _____________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: _____________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _____________________________________________________________________________________
07- I / work / yesterday.
AFF: _____________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: _____________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _____________________________________________________________________________________
08- Mom / go / to Paris / last week.
AFF: _____________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: _____________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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I am at home.______________________________________________________________________________
She opens the door._______________________________________________________________________
They take the children to school. _____________________________________________________________
We are the champions.______________________________________________________________________
He goes to the company by car. ______________________________________________________________
SIMPLE PAST
PARTICIPLE
TRANSLATION
11) COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS:
DRINK
EAT
READ
GO
SEE
GO
SWIM
HAVE
WAKE UP
LEAVE
Bill _______________ at 9 oclock last Sunday. He _______________ his breakfast, _______________ the
newspaper and _______________ to the club. He ______________ for an hour . After that he
_______________ an orange juice and _______________ a sandwich. At noon he ______________ the club. In
the afternoon he _______________ a film on TV and in the evening he _______________ to a disco.
13) WRITE THE VERBS IN THE STORY INTO SIMPLE PAST TENSE:
Yesterday was a very strange day for Alexander, full of good surprises and one bad surprise.
His day ___________________ (1- BEGIN) at 5:30, when he suddenly woke up, for no reason.
This was really strange for Alexander, who always wakes up late, and only after his mother calls
him. He ___________________________________ (2- STAY) in bed for a while, trying to go back to sleep, but
he ___________________________ (3- NOT/BE) able to, so he ______________________________ (4- GET UP)
and ____________________ (5- PUT) his clothes on. When his mother came in to wake him up at 6:30, she
_____________________ (6-BECOME) very worried. She _____________________ (7- THINK) he was probably
sick, and she ________________________________________ (8- TAKE) his temperature. It was normal, so he
_________________________ (9- EAT) breakfast and ____________________ (10- GO) to school. On his way
to school, another unusual thing _________________________________________ (11-HAPPEN). He stopped
and ____________________ (12-BUY) some candy. It tasted more delicious than ever before, and, best of all,
it ____________________ (13- COST) nothing!
He ____________________ (14- ARRIVE) at school early, so he ___________________ (15- PLAY)
a few games on his Game Boy before it was time for class to start. Usually he wasnt such a good player, so
he was surprised when he ____________________ (16- WIN) several games. Then it was time to go to his first
class, math. The teacher gave them some problems, and Alexander ____________________ (17- WORK) on
them for a while. When the teacher gave the answers, Alexander ____________________ (18- DISCOVER), to
his surprise, that all his answers ____________________ (19-BE) correct! Then he heard his mom: Hurry up!
Get up! You are late! She told him in a loud voice, and suddenly everything was clear: it was all a dream,
and he was still in bed!
14) COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES:
Carol _________________ ( be ) a smart girl. She _______________ ( not / go ) to school because
she _____________________________ (have ) to help her mother in the wheat fields from 6 am to 10 pm. She
_______________ ( start ) working when she _______________ ( be ) six. She ________________ (not / read ),
she ___________________ (not / write ) and she _____________________ (not / know ) how to count. But she
__________________ ( create ) a lot of funny stories in her head and ___________________ ( tell ) them to her
sisters and friends. The girls __________________ ( love ) Carols stories. She ________________ ( become )
famous as a story-teller.
One day a young guy __________________ ( name ) Simon ___________________ ( hear ) about her
and ________________ ( come ) to see her. He _______________ ( be ) delighted to hear her stories and short
after they _________________ ( meet ) he _______________ ( begin ) to teach her how to read and write. And
he _____________ ( do ) that with pleasure. Soon she ____________ ( write ) three books of amazing stories.
FELL
CAUGHT
DRIVES
CHOSEN
COST
CUT
DID
DIG
FEED
WAS OR WERE:
20) WRITE SENTENCES INTO SIMPLE PAST, AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE FORMS:
01- We / stop / the machine.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
02- He / play / computer games.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
03- They / be / happy / yesterday.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
04- They / study / all night long.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
05- You / be / very strange / at the party.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
06- I / need / a new pair of shoes.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
07- Mickey Mouse / be / a really popular character.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
08- We / like / the movie.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
09- Ann / call / her friend.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
10- He / watch TV / last night.
AFF: ________________________________________________________________________________________
NEG: ________________________________________________________________________________________
INT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
21) CONJUGATE THE VERB TO BE INTO SIMPLE PAST:
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
25) EXERCISES: PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS:
01- HE (SIT) ON THE BANK FISHING WHEN HE (SEE) A MANS HAT FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER. IT
(SEEM) STRANGELY FAMILIAR.
02- IT (SNOW) HEAVILY WHEN HE (WAKE) UP. HE(REMEMBER) THAT JACK (COME) FOR LUNCH AND
(DECIDE) TO GO DOWN TO THE STATION TO MEET HIM IN CASE HE (LOSE) HIS WAY IN THE SNOWY
LANES.
03- WHEN I (REACH) THE STREET I (REALIZE) THAT I (NOT KNOW) THE NUMBER OF TOMS HOUSE. I
(WONDER) WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT WHEN TOM HIMSELF (TAP) ME ON THE SHOULDER.
04- AS THE GOALKEEPER (RUN) FORWARD TO SEIZE THE BALL A BOTTLE (STRIKE) HIM ON THE
SHOULDER.
05- I (LOOK) THROUGH THE CLASSROOM WINDOW. A GEOMETRY LESSON (GO) ON. THE TEACHER
(DRAW) DIAGRAMS ON THE BLACKBOARD.
06- MOST OF THE BOYS (LISTEN) TO THE TEACHER BUT A FEW (WHISPER) TO EACH OTHER, AND TOM
(READ) A HISTORY BOOK. TOM (HATE) MATHEMATICS; HE ALWAYS ( READ ) HISTORY DURING HIS
MATHEMATICS CLASS.
07- EVERYONE (READ) QUIETLY WHEN SUDDENLY THE DOOR (BURST) OPEN AND A COMPLETE
STRANGER (RUSH) IN.
08- I (GO) TO JACKS HOUSE BUT (NOT FIND) HIM IN. HIS MOTHER (SAY) THAT SHE (NOT KNOW) WHAT
HE (DO) BUT (THINK) HE PROBABLY (PLAY) FOOTBALL.
09- THIS USED TO BE A STATION AND ALL THE LONDON TRAINS (STOP) HERE. BUT TWO YEARS AGO
THEY (CLOSE) THE STATION AND (GIVE) US A BUS SERVICE INSTEAD.
10- SHE (PROMISE) NOT TO REPORT ME TO THE POLICE BUT TEN MINUTES LATER I (SEE) HER TALKING
WITH A POLICEMAN AND FROM THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE I AM SURE SHE (TELL) HIM ALL
ABOUT IT.
11- I (PICK) UP THE RECEIVER AND (DIAL) A NUMBER. TO MY SURPRISE I (FIND) MYSELF LISTENING TO
AN EXTRAORDINARY CONVERSATION. TWO MEN (PLAN) TO KIDNAP THE PRIME MINISTER.
12- I (MEET) PAUL AT THE UNIVERSITY. WE (BE) BOTH IN THE SAME YEAR. HE (STUDY) LAW, BUT HE
(NOT BE) VERY INTERESTED IN IT AND (SPEND) MOST OF HIS TIME PRACTISING THE FLUTE.
13- THE TRAIN JUST (START) WHEN THE DOOR (OPEN) AND TWO PASSENGERS (LEAP)IN.
14- WHAT YOU (DO) BETWEEN 9:00 AND 10:00 YESTERDAY?(SAY) THE DETECTIVE.
I (CLEAN) MY HOUSE, SAID MRS. JONES. I ALWAYS CLEAN MY HOUSE ON SATURDAY
MORNINGS.
15- MY NEIGHBOUR (LOOK) IN LAST NIGHT AND (SAY) THAT HE (LEAVE) THE DISTRICT AND (GO) TO
YORKSHIRE, TO A NEW JOB. I (SAY) THAT I (BE) VERY SORRY THAT HE (GO), AND (TELL) HIM TO