Complete the sentences using the Past Simple, the Past Perfect or the Past Continuous. 1) A lot of interesting people…

Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets
in the past simple active or passive.
Everyone was given a present. (give)
Charlie fell
off his bike. (fall)
1 Linda and Amy____to leave by the teacher. (ask)
2 That tower_____300 years ago. (first/build)
3 We_____by the police. (not/stop)
4 I_____anything about it.(not/tell)
5 Ted______20 minutes ago (arrive)
6 The bag_____behind the tree. (hide)
7 These tables_____here.(not/make)
8 All the letters_____a week ago (definitely/post)
9 It______yesterday. (not/deliver)
10 Computers_____200 years ago.(not/exist)
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given. Use used to in two of the sentences.
1 Yesterday we ____ (have) an exam at school. It was really difficult!
2 I didn’t go to the cinema with Cathy because l ____ (see) the film before.
3 I ____ (play) rugby when I was at school but I don’t anymore.
4 We got to the station at three o’clock and _____ (catch) the next train to Oxford.
5 Katie ____ (have) long hair but this summer she cut it really short.​

Complete the sentences using the Past Simple.

1.

My working day lasts eight hours.

2. Do you often get letters from your friends?

3. Does he do well in English .

4. We discuss a lot of questions.

5. They don’t often stay at the office after 6 o’clock .

II Past Simple/Past Continuous.

1. He (play) computer games from two till three yesterday.

2. I (not / sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.

3. I (play) computer games yesterday.

4. He (play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

5. When I (come) home, my little sister (sleep).

6. Ann finally (tell) us the whole story about Peter.

7. Mary (prepare) lunch when they (come)

8. Tom (be)very unlucky. It (rain) every day during his holidays.

9. Last weekend Susan (fall) and (break) her leg.

10 When I (enter) the cafeteria Mary (have)lunch with Peter.

ENGLISHAU English Language Learning

PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 3

Fill in the past simple or the past progressive.

1. Father_

(wait /do)

2. When he

3. While they

4. They

5. He

6. They

out. (play/go)

7. While George and John

in the car while mother.

we

chess, we

a party while he

a photo when I,

football when the lights in the stadium

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dinner. (arrive / have)

their room, she

the shopping.

shopping. (play/go)

(have/sleep)

the ducks. (take / feed)

the

Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular. > 1 The train to Birmingham (stop) at Oxford. 2 My friends (work) very hard for their exams. 3 We (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant. 4 Last night, (plan) my summer holiday. 5 You (seem) very upset yesterday. 61 (chat) with my cousin for hours last night. . 7 My uncle (marry) his next-door neighbour. 8 The (move) house three times last year.​

1 Complete the sentences with the Past simple form of the verbs in the box
be ,carry ,clean,
come, do, give, learn,
take, travel ,write.
1. We ____ in town yesterday
morning.
2 She ______ the kitchen.
3 I ____ three emails last night.
4 He ______ the books for me.
5 Mum _____ me five euros
yesterday.
6 They ___ lots of photos.
7 You____ to France by train.
8 He _____ all his homework.
9 We _____ home late last night.
10 We _____ about the Fire of
London in history.
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Put the verbs into Past Simple Tense,

make negative and interrogative sentences

1.

He a letter two days ago. (write)

He

a letter two days ago.

he

a letter two days ago?

2. She me to the cinema yesterday. (take)

She

me to the cinema yesterday.

she me to the cinema yesterday?

3. They very well last night. (sleep)

They

very well last night.

they very well last night?

4. We our teacher in the park yesterday. (meet)

We

our teacher in the park yesterday.

our teacher in the park yesterday?

5. They a very good house last year. (have)

They

a very good house last

year.

they. a very good house last year?

6. The cat all the fish from the table. (eat)

The cat

all the fish from the table.

the cat all the fish from the table?

7. You a very good book last week. (buy)

You

a very good book last week.

you

a very good book last week?

we

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the past simple.

1. My dad

(work) in Los Angeles last year.

2. I

(join) the school orchestra in March.

(study) maths at university.

(start) school on 15th September.

(visit) London in 2015.

3. My mum

4. We

5. They

6. The Great Fire

7. We

8. My grandmother

(kill) rats in 1666.

(cook) pancakes on 19th February.

(phone) me last night.

Present/Past/Future Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect 1. Sam just (to have) breakfast. He (not to have) it yesterday because he (to have) no time. 2. What you (to do) now? I (to write) a letter. I (to send) it tomorrow.3. They (to travel) every year but they (not to go) anywhere last year. 4. Look! The puppy (to sleep).5. Have you ever (to be) to London? Yes, 6. The weather (to be) terrible yesterday. I hope it (to be) better tomorrow. And What the weather (to be) today? It (to be) cloudy.7. We (not to have) the lesson yesterday because the teacher (to be) late. 8. My cousin (to do) morning exercises every day. You (to do) morning exercises? No, 9. Kate and her brother (not to go) to school by bus. Kate (to go) by taxi and Mike (to go) by tram.10. What you usually (to do) after school? 11. He (not to finish) his homework yet. 12. When Tom (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) at 9.13. Who (to watch) TV every day? I, 14. Children (to love) chocolate. 15. He (to build) this house many years ago. 16. Why Sam (to play) football now? He (to take) part in a football match in a day.Ask questions to the underline words 1. Betty went to the cinema with her best friend yesterday. 2. Sam usually gets bad marks because he is very lazy. 3. The boys are watching cartoons. 4. Mr. Smith will come here at 7 tomorrow. 5. Chris has just opened the window.