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    PAST SIMPLE Exercises

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    PAST SIMPLE

    1) PUT THE VERBS IN THE PAST:

    a) I …………………………… (do) my homework, so the teacher …………………………… (be) happy with


    me.
    b) The children …………………………… (wash) the clothes.
    c) Last year, my aunt …………………………… (visit) the museum of Arts in Bs As.
    d) My teacher …………………………… (live) in Santa Fe when she …………………………… (be) young.
    e) We …………………………… (finish) the project on time.
    f) My mum …………………………… (buy) a new mobile last week.
    g) We …………………………… (listen) to English songs last class.
    h) Yesterday, I …………………………… (see) a spider in the bathroom.

    2) CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB AND PUT THEM IN THE PAST.

    GET UP – HAVE – TEACH – ARRIVE – GO – WORK – HAVE


    My name is Adam. I am a doctor. Last year, I …………………………… at the hospital. When I was
    in night duty, I …………………………… at 4 pm, I …………………………… breakfast with my wife and
    …………………………… to work by bus. I …………………………… at the hospital at 6 p.m. I
    ……………………………(work) all night long and at 7 o’clock in the morning I …………………………… (go)
    home. My wife …………………………… (work), too. She is a teacher. She ……………………………
    Geography in a secondary school. We …………………………… lunch together at 2. Now, we are
    retired.

    3) UNDERLINE THE VERBS AND TURN INTO THE PAST.

    1. My sister listens to music ………………………………………………………………………………………


    2. I help my mother in the house ………………………………………………………………………………………
    3. My parents get up at 6:30 ………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. I live in Rosario ………………………………………………………………………………………
    5. Paul works in Rafaela ………………………………………………………………………………………
    6. Susan brings her school bag ………………………………………………………………………………………
    7. Nick calls the police ………………………………………………………………………………………
    8. Paul starts school in April ………………………………………………………………………………………
    9. John and Mary live in the USA ………………………………………………………………………………………
    10. Mike enjoys playing tennis ………………………………………………………………………………………

    4) TURN INTO NEGATIVE

    1. Terry was ill ………………………………………………………………………………………


    2. They read the books………………………………………………………………………………………
    3. She wrote letters………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. We were born in Brazil………………………………………………………………………………………
    5. Sam started a new course………………………………………………………………………………………
    6. Jenny and Tom saw a gorilla………………………………………………………………………………………
    7. I was at home last night………………………………………………………………………………………
    5) FRAME QUESTIONS

    1. Jenny/ have a good time/ in Spain ……………………………………………………………………………………………?

    2. Where/ Mike/ see/ Jackie yesterday………………………………………………………………………………………?

    3. When/ Paul’s father/ go to Canada …………………………………………………………………………………………..?

    4. Sam/ copy/ the homework ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

    5. Shakespeare/ write/ Macbeth …………………………………………………………………………………………………..?

    6) PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

    a. your teacher/ did/ live/ where?

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    b. did/ go/ how/ to school/ you/ yesterday? ……………………………………………………………………………………

    c. the match/ did/ start/ what time?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    d. did/ Gabriela Sabatini/ play/ what? ………………………………………………………………………………………………

    e. did/ to Santa Fe/ travel/ when/ you? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

    f. last/ your brother/ Saturday/ where was? …………………………………………………………………………………

    g. last night/ were/ where/ you?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    h. see/ your mother/ did/ Harry Potter?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………

    i. buy/ did/ and IPod/ your friend?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

    j. in Rosario/ your sister/ was/ yesterday

    …………………………………………………………………………………………

    7) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

    a) When did the teacher tell you that story? (the day before yesterday)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    b) Did you understand that computer program? (quite well)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    c) Why did you wear these jeans? (I like them)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    d) Where did the burglar shoot the bank clerk? ( in the lounge)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    e) How much money did she steal from her mother? (a large sum)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    f) When did the instructor teach you to dive? (when I was 14)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    g) Did you think that all the time? (a week ago)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    h) What time did you wake up? (at eight o'clock)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    i) Till what time did the sun shine? (till four o'clock)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    j) why did she shake hands with you? (to say goodbye)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    k) Why did Tom spring out of bed? (when the alarm went off)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    l) Why did we sit in the garden all afternoon? (the sun was shining)

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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