PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences with the simple past form of the verbs in
brackets.
1.- I _______ (see) my grandparents last week.
2.- ___________ (the children / go) to school yesterday?
3.- My daughter ____ (do) her homework yesterday evening.
4.- The train ________ (arrive) on time.
5.- My father ________ (not / go) to work last week.
6.- Yesterday we ________ (walk) to the river and back.
7.- My grandparents __________ (work) hard all their lives.
8.- I ________ (not / be) pleasant with my English exam.
9.- My children __________ (have) pizza yesterday.
10.- I _________ (chat) to my mother last night.
11.- _________ (you / be) at school last week?
12.- We _______ (play) golf at the club yesterday evening.
13.- I _________ (visit) my cousins in Burgos last month.
14.- The Spanish team _________ (win) the match.
15.- We _________ (take) a lot of photographs on holiday last year.
16.- My students __________ (study) very hard for their exams.
17.- My mother __________ (be) born in Palencia.
18.- I _________ (wake up) quite late on Saturday.
19.- What __________(you / buy) for her birthday?
20.- John _________ (meet) his girlfriend after work.
21.- I _________ (begin) to work in 1988.
22.- He _________ (buy) some food at the market.
23.- John _________ (make) his bed and __________ (tidy) his room.
24.- I _________ (not / go) out in the morning. I _________ (play) some
computer games.
25.- Why _________ (your teacher / call) your parents?
26.- My niece __________ (learn) German last summer.
27.- We __________ (listen) to some new CDs yesterday afternoon.
28.- I __________ (not / enjoy) the concert.
29.- How _________ (you / feel) yesterday afternoon?
30.- Susan _________ (come) to my brothers birthday party.
31.- The man in the shop _______ (say) something to the woman, but she
________ (not / hear) him.
32.- Last Christmas I ________ (write) a letter to Santa Claus and then I
________(post) it. I _______ (get) lots of presents.
33.- I _________ (ring) the doorbell and my neighbour ______
(open)the door.
34.- We __________ (wait) for an hour but he ___________
(not / come).
35.- I _______ (ask) a question but she ________ (not / know)
the answer.
36.- It ________ (be) warm and sunny yesterday.
37.- I ________ (tell) a joke but nobody ________ (laugh).
38.- The students _________ (stand) up when the Headmaster _________
(arrive).
39.- Kate ________ (close) all the windows and doors before she ________
(leave)