Ex.1
1) I (hear) a new song on the radio.
2) I (read) three books last week.
3) They (speak) French to the waitres.
4) He (understand) during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
5) I (forget) to buy some milk.
6) She (have) a baby in June.
7) You (lose) your keys last week.
8)They (swim) 500m.
9) I (give) my mother a CD for Christmas.
10) At the age of 23, she (become) a doctor.
11) I (know) the answer yesterday.
12) He (tell) me that he lived in Toronto
13) We (lend) John £200.
14) She (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
15) The children (sleep) in the car.
16) He (keep) his promise.
17) I (choose) steak for dinner.
18) The film (begin) late.
19) We (fly) to Sydney.
20) They (drive) to Beijing.
21) He (teach) English at the University.
22) I (send) you an email earlier.
23) We (leave) the house at 7am.
24) He (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.
25) She (bring) some chocolates to the party)
Ex.2 Past Simple — ‘Wh’ Questions
Make past simple questions
1) Where (you/go) to school?
2) When (she/arrive) ?
3) Why (he/eat) so much?
4) What (they/do) yesterday?
5) Who (you/meet) at the party?
6) How (she/come) to work this morning?
7) Where (I/leave) my glasses?
8)When (he/get) home last night?
9) What (you/do) at the weekend?
10) Why (she/get) angry?
11) Who (they/talk) earlier?
12) What (we/do) last Christmas?
13) Why (it/rain) on my birthday?
14) How (she/finish) so quickly?
15) Where (he/go) after the class last week?
16) What (I/do) last Tuesday?
17) When (you/start) your job?
18) How (she/get) here?
19) What (he/do) last summer?
Ex. 3 Past Continuous — Questions
Make past continuous ‘wh’ or ‘yes / no’ questions
1) When you arrived at the party (Alan/dance)?
2) When you arrived at the party (Susie/drink gin) ?
3) When you arrived at the party (John and Ann/sing)?
4) When you arrived at the party (Luke/talk to the girls)?
5) When you arrived at the party (Jodie/put on make up)?
6) When you arrived at the party (we/cook)?
7) When you arrived at the party (Jane/play the guitar)?
8)When you arrived at the party (David/read a book)?
9) When you arrived at the party (Francis/sit in the corner)?
10) When you arrived at the party (everybody/have fun)?
11) When I saw you and Lucy last night, where (you/go)?
12) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/do)?
13) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who
(you/meet)?
14) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (Lucy/wear)?
15) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/eat)?
16) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/drink)?
17) When I saw you and Lucy last night, why
(Lucy/smoke)?
18) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who
(you/talk to)?
19) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what (you/carry)?
20) When I saw you and Lucy last night, how (Lucy/feel)?
Ex. 4 Past Simple ‘Be’ Positive and Negative
Make the past simple with ‘be’
1) It (be) cold yesterday.
2) She (be) hungry.
3) We (be) late for the meeting.
4) I (be) tired last night.
5) The exam (be) difficult.
6) They (be) in Berlin.
7) You (be) in the library when I called you.
8) The holiday (be) fun.
9) He (be) early for the interview.
10) The people we met last night (be) French.
11) That woman (not/be) Spanish.
12) Julie (not/be) late for the class.
13) The food (not/be) very good.
14) They (not/be) my uncle and aunt.
15) I (not/be) rude to the waitress.
16) The test (not/be) easy.
17) We (not/be) tired when we arrived.
18) They (not/be) on the bus when I called.
19) You (not/be) here when she came.
20) He (not/be) my boyfriend.
Ex.5 Past Simple — Negative
Make the past simple negative
1) I (not/go) out last night.
2) You (not/come) to the party.
3) She (not/love) chocolate as a child.
4) He (not/like) sport.
5) We (not/study) for the exam.
6) They (not/cook) at the weekend.
7) Lucy (not/meet) her friends last week.
8)I (not/stay) at home.
9) You (not/do) your homework.
10) John (not/work) in the bank at the same time as me.
11) They (not/play) tennis yesterday.
12) We (not/go) on holiday last year.
13) Julia and Anne (not/clean) the house at all.
14) She (not/cry) much as a baby.
15) He (not/drive) to work.
16) I (not/remember) to buy milk.
17) You (not/wash) the dishes.
18) David and I (not/dance) at the party.
19) They (not/play) the piano.
20) It (not/rain) yesterday.