PAST SIMPLE - HOMEWORK

COPY -ONLY THE ANSWERS- IN A SHEET OF PAPER:

A – FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1. When I ___________ (be) in Japan I ___________ (find) everything very different.
2. Two years ago my parents _________ (buy) a new car.
3.  Last summer Peter ________ (spend) his holidays in a summer camp with his friends. They _________ (go) swimming, they _________ (play) football and golf they _______ (visit) many interesting places.
4. My sister ________ (get) a good job in a bank
5.  Susan and her cousins ___________ (come) to Portugal ten years ago.

B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1. My sister and her husband _________ (come) from Greece.
2.   I __________ (not like) the U2 concert.
3.   My cousin __________ (phone) from France yesterday evening.
4.   On Monday Johann ___________ (go) to school on foot.
5.   (they / leave) ___________ the country  last Saturday?
6.    (you / like) _____________ the film?
7.   They _________ (not finish) the homework yesterday.
8.   (she / go)  _____________ to the cinema with her parents last night? No, she didn’t. She ___________ (stay) at home. She __________ (get) a cold.
9.   We _________ (go) to Spain y car.
10.   I _____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
11.  (you / travel) _________ to Madrid by car or by plane?
12.   Many years ago it __________ (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
13.   Last year they _______ (buy) a house at the seaside.
14. I __________ (meet) him the day before yesterday.

C – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

ü  Mrs. Harris __________ the last train.

a)      Take              b) took           c) did take

ü  There ________ many people here last night.

a)      Was                b)were          c) wasn’t

ü  He _________ at home with me yesterday evening.

a)      Were              b) was          c) be

ü  She ___________with her family on holidays.

a)      Go                   b) did go    c) went

ü  He ___________ some books and CDs.

a)      Brought         b) bought    c) did buy

ü  They __________ their passports at home.

a)      Leave            b) did leave      c) left

ü  She ________some interesting photos.

a)      Take                  b)taken          c) took

ü  It __________ a good present.

a)      Were                   b) was             c) is

ü  ___________ (she /arrive) home at 5:30?

a)      Did she arrived    b) did she arrive    c) arrived