SOME, ANY, SOME AND SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES

GENERAL REVIEW
Teacher: Leonardo Menezes
1. USE ANY OR SOME:
a) There's __________ chocolate in the cupboard.
l) We don't have __________ coffee today but we have tea.
b) Do you have __________ brothers or sisters?
m) I am going out to send __________ letters.
c) Did you make __________ mistakes?
n) Can you make us __________ lunch while I finish this work?
d) Would you like __________ cake?
o) Did you have __________ problems with the exam?
e) I am going to buy __________ fruits and vegetables.
p) I don't know __________ good restaurants in our town.
f) I would like __________ white paper, please.
q) Do you have __________ more questions or is that everything?
g) And do you have __________ envelopes?
r) He can't help us. He doesnt have __________ free time.
h) I found __________ money this week.
s) She doesn't like __________ of his friends.
i) Do you know __________ of her friends?
t) The teacher gave us __________ homework.
j) I don't have __________ sisters but I have one brother.
u) He didn't pass __________ of the exams, even though
k) She didn't have __________ money, so I left her __________.
__________ of them were easy.
v)
w) 2. USE NO OR NONE:
a) There is __________ beach next to the hotel.
g) __________ admission for children.
b) We have __________ time to play with you.
h) A little money is better than __________ at all.
c) Which of those singles do you like? __________ of them.
i) We had __________ bread. They had __________ left.
d) There is __________ business like show-business.
j) I don't believe you. I'm __________ fool.
e) That's __________ of your business.
k) __________ of my friends smokes.
f) I looked for some butter but there was __________ left.
l)
m)
3. USE NO, NONE, NOTHING, NOBODY, NOWHERE OR NEVER:
a) "What did you say?" "_______________"
f) "Who are you waiting for?" "_______________"
b) "Would you like to come?" "_______________, thanks. "
g) "How often do you play soccer?" "_______________"
c) "Do you always go to the theatre?" "_______________
h) "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
_______________"
"_______________"
d) "Where are you going at the weekend?" "_______________" i) "What will you buy him?" "_______________"
e) "How much money do you have?" "_______________"
j) "Where did he go last night? _______________
k)
l) 4. USE SOME(WHERE, ONE, BODY, THING), ANY(WHERE, ONE, BODY, THING) OR NO(WHERE, ONE, BODY,
THING):
a) I have no inspiration. Can you think of ______________?
k) Of course, when I get old therell be ______________ who
b) If ______________ can speak German, call me.
will be able to watch me.
c) I want to buy ______________ gifts for my friends.
l) She is always lying in the sun. She says she has
d) ______________ has left a lighter here.
______________ to do.
e) My watch must be ______________ in the classroom.
m) Did he do it again? Well, ______________ is perfect.
f) Its very dark here. I can't find ______________.
n) Did ______________ phone this morning? Oh no,
g) ______________ can speak all languages.
______________ phoned.
h) What is wrong? ______________, I'm only tired.
o) I don't know ______________ more pleasant than skiing.
i) There must be ______________, who knows the answer.
p) I dont know ______________ as strong as myself.
j) I can't find my wallet, it must be ______________ in this
q) I'm looking for my glasses. I can't find them ______________.
house.
r) ______________ left his newspaper here!
s)
t)
5. USE SOME(THING, ONE, BODY, WHERE, HOW, TIMES):
a) Would you like ______________ lunch?
j) Can you lend me ______________ money?
b) He lives ______________ in the north of England.
k) I know ______________ who works with your sister.
c) ______________ is waiting for you outside.
l) ______________ in the future I want to learn a new language.
d) I need ______________ money to buy a newspaper.
m) I want to give her ______________ for her birthday.
e) Come here. I want to tell you ______________.
n) It wont be easy but we will do it ______________.
f) ______________ I walk to school but usually I go by bus.
o) ______________ we visit friends for Christmas but this year
g) He is coming ______________ tomorrow but we don't know
we're staying at home.
exactly when.
p) ______________ friends of mine dont like action films.
h) I can't find my keys. I know they're ______________ in the
q) I would like to spend my holidays ______________ where it is
room.
warm.
i) He says ______________ which I can't understand.
r) Mr. John bought ______________ nice for his wife yesterday.
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t)
6. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:
a) Last Saturday I ______________ (play) computer games with c) I ______________ (walk) to school because there werent any
my cousins.
buses.
b) My mom ______________ (not cook) dinner last night.
d) They ______________ (not dance) at the party.
e) My brother ______________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.
f)
g)
7. WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THESE VERBS:

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b)
c)
d)
i)
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Copy
______________
e) Practice
______________
Revise
______________
f) Play
______________
Cycle
______________
g) Like
______________
Listen
______________
h) Move
______________
8. WRITE THE QUESTIONS IN THE CORRECT ORDER:
film? / like / you / Did / the
h) ______________________________________
b) ______________________________________
i) she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy
c) you / many / did / ask? / How / people
j)
______________________________________
d) ______________________________________
k) party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to
e) a / have / time? / they / Did / good
l)
______________________________________
f) ______________________________________
m) did / yesterday? / Who / you / see
g) did / weekend? / the / What / do / they / last
n) ______________________________________
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p)
9. CORRECT THE SENTENCES.
a) Who do you met on Saturday morning?
h) ______________________________________
b) ______________________________________
i) Did she works last week?
c) Did he went to school yesterday?
j)
______________________________________
d) ______________________________________
k) What do you did yesterday?
e) Why did you to go home early?
l)
______________________________________
f) ______________________________________
m) Did they last night phone you?
g) Where you did learn English?
n) ______________________________________
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p)
10. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (BE GOT UP MEET HAVE GO RUN DRINK
SLEEP SWIM EAT):
a) Yesterday I ______________ early, at about seven oclock.
f) At lunchtime I ______________ my friends in a caf.
b) I ______________ a shower and some fruits for breakfast.
g) We ______________ some pasta and ______________ some
c) Then I ______________ to the sports centre.
juice.
d) I ______________ 500 meters in the swimming pool.
h) After lunch I ______________ for a few hours, I
e) I ______________ 5 kilometers around the tennis square.
______________ tired!
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j)
11. COMPLETE WITH PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR VERBS).
a) I opened the door and ______________ (look) inside.
n) Dad ______________ (not help) me with my homework.
b) Who ______________ (close) all the windows?
o) Helen ______________ (whisper) me a secret.
c) I ______________ (carry) my moms shopping bag.
p) Luis Miguel ______________ (hurry) to catch a bus.
d) I ______________ (not climb) over the fence.
q) We ______________ (return) our books to the library.
e) I ______________ (rip) my shirt.
r) She ______________ (not kiss) the frog.
f) The plane ______________ (land) ten minutes ago.
s) The frog ______________ (change) into a prince.
g) We ______________ (live) in that house when I was a baby.
t) Two doctors ______________ (rush) into the room.
h) My brother ______________ (not cry) when he fell of his bike. u) I ______________ (not kick) the ball very hard.
i) We ______________ (walk) to school yesterday.
v) Who ______________ (invent) the computer?
j) She ______________ (smile) when she saw me.
w) Dinosaurs ______________ (live) many years ago.
k) We ______________ (hurry) to the station to catch the train.
x) It ______________ (not snow) last night.
l) She ______________ (laugh) when I told her the joke.
y) They ______________ (not work) until twelve last night!
m) We ______________ (race) each other on our bikes.
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aa) 12. PAST SIMPLE (IRREGULAR VERBS).
a) I ______________ (loose) my watch in the park.
n) The dog ______________ (catch) the ball.
b) David ______________ (not hurt) his knee.
o) The man ______________ (not kneel) down.
c) I kicked the ball and it ______________ (break) a window.
p) Our cat ______________ (run) onto the road.
d) My new shoes ______________ (not cost) a lot of money.
q) Jane ______________ (not write) a letter.
e) I ______________ (get) this book from the library.
r) I ______________ (buy) a new camera last week.
f) We had a garage where we ______________ (keep) our car.
s) We ______________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.
g) Alex ______________ (cut) his knee.
t) Yesterday Dad ______________ (not take) me to the carnival.
h) The glass ______________ (fall) off the table.
u) Elizabeth ______________ (give) Eva a chocolate.
i) The glass ______________ (not break).
v) Jack and Jill ______________ (not go) up the hill.
j) We ______________ (sell) our old car.
w) Her ring ______________ (cost) ten Euros.
k) We ______________ (buy) a new car.
x) I ______________ (put) sugar in my coffee.
l) The bell ______________ (not ring).
y) He ______________ (not hit) the ball over the net.
m) We all ______________ (go) into school.

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It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.
ae)- Confucius -