E.O.I.

: NB 1
U. 5: SIMPLE PAST KEY
1. FILL in the blanks with the right verb or phrase (meaning +
tense)

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Yesterday I watched TV.

3. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791

4. We waited a long time for the bus.

5. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.

6. I brushed my teeth three times yesterday.

7. That's a nice skirt, where did you buy it ?

8. Bernard smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

9. Where were you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning ?

10. I saw/met Mary but I didn’t speak to her.

11. The concert last night started at 7:30 and finished at 10

o'clock.

12. We didn't like our hotel room. It was very small and it wasn’t
very clean.

13. That was a stupid thing to do. Why did you do it ?

2. Write sentences about the past using times references such

as YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK, LAST MONDAY , THIS MORNING ....:

1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday we went too.

2. They always get up early . This morning they got up early too.

3. I write a letter to Jane every week.

Last week I wrote her a later too.

4. I usually read two newspapers every day .

Yesterday I read two too.

5. They buy a new car every year .

Last year they bought a new one too.

3. Questions and answers :

1. Did you watch TV last night ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did

2. Did you like the party ?

3. Did you have a good holiday ?

4. Did you get up early this morning ?

5. Did you sleep well last night ?

6. Did you start work at 3 ? / What time did you start work ?

7. Did you buy a present for your mother ?

8. How did you come to school ?

9. Did you do your homework ?

10. Did you drink any beer after work ?

11. What did you eat on Sunday ?

12. Did you learn any new English words ?

13. Did you make any dessert ?

14. Did you read any books ?

15. Did you speak English at the weekend ?

When did you speak English ?

16. What did you wear all the weekend ?

When did you wear summer clothes ?

17. Did you write a composition ?