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Past simple: irregular verbs

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
form of the verbs.

Unit 2 Grammar practice

saw (see) Martin at the swimming

1 Paul ..................
pool yesterday.

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3 be / Albert Einstein / painter?

4 I .................. (sleep) for ten hours last night

I was really tired!

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4 Why / Gemma / write / to her uncle?

5 I think Manchester United .................. (win)

the match last week.

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5 When / your cousin / arrive?

6 I .................. (send) you a postcard from

Scotland. Did you get it?

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7 Sarah and Anna didn't go to school yesterday

6 Who / be / the girls / at the cinema /

yesterday?

because they .................. (be) ill.

8 Lily .................. (sell) some of her CDs because
she needed the money.

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7 your dad / like / birthday present?

Past simple: affirmative and

negative

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she was a child.

3 You ............................. (not be) very happy this
morning. Are you all right?

5 I ............................. (not can) understand the

exercise. It was very difficult.
6 People ............................. (not use) the Internet
30 years ago.
7 That was great! You ............................. (play)
really well.
8 I'm sorry, I ............................. (not do) my
homework last night.

Past continuous: affirmative

Complete the sentences. Use the past
continuous form of the verbs.

was cooking (cook) when we

1 Helen ...............................
arrived.
2 Kerry and Emma ............................... (dance)
all night!
3 Maria ............................... (wear) her new jeans
yesterday.
4 My brother ............................... (watch) the
new U2 video when I phoned.
5 The dogs ............................... (run) around the
garden all afternoon.
6 I was worried because you ...............................
(cry).
7 When I saw Jamie, he ............................... (wait)
for the bus.
8 I didn't hear you because I ...............................
(listen) to music.

PHOTOCOPIABLE

# Cambridge University Press 2006 Module 1 Unit 2 Resources

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

4 Sam ............................. (find) 5 in the street

yesterday!

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UNIT 2 RESOURCES

8 What / you / get / your sister / for Christmas?

Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative

or negative form of the verbs.

2 Amy ............................. (not like) coffee when

1 What time / you / go / the disco?

2 you / stay / the party / for a long time?

3 We .................. (have) lunch at that big Italian

restaurant.

lived
1 My aunt .............................
(live) in the USA
for two years.

Make questions. Use the past simple.

What time did you go to the disco?

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2 I .................. (buy) a fantastic new dress at the

weekend!

Past simple: questions