Exercices sur le prtrit simple

1. Compltez les phrases avec le Past simple dun des verbes suivants : clean/ die/ enjoy/
finish/ happen/ open/ rain/ start/ stay/ want
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I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.

It was hot in the room, so I ... the window.
The concert ... at 7.30 and ... at 10 oclock.
When I was a child, I ... to be a doctor.
The accident ... last Sunday afternoon.
Its a nice day today but yesterday it ... all day.
We ... our holiday last year. We ... at a very nice place.
Anns grandfather ... when he was 90 years old.

2. Ecrivez le past simple des verbes suivants :

Get : got
See
Play

Pay
Visit
Buy

Go
Think
Copy

Know
Put
Speak

3. Compltez le texte en utilisant les verbes donns la forme qui convient :

Last Tuesday Lisa (fly) from London to Madrid. She ... (get) up at six oclock in the morning and
...(have) a cup of coffee. At 6.30 she ... (leave) home and ... (drive) to the airport. When she ... (arrive),
she ... (park) the car and then ... (go) to the airport caf where she ... (have) breakfast. Then she
...(go) through passport control and ... (wait) for her flight. The plane ... (depart) on time and ... (arrive)
in Madrid two hours later. Finally she ...(take) a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of
Madrid.
4. Mettez les phrases au pass :
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Jim always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car.

Rachel often loses her keys. She ... last week.
Kate meets her friends every evening. She ... yesterday evening.
I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I ...
We usually go to the cinema on Sundays. Last Sunday we ...
I eat an orange a day. Yesterday I ...
Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning he ...
Our friends come to see us every Friday. They ... last Friday.

KEYS :
1:
2. opened
3. started / finished

4. wanted
5. happened

6. rained
7. enjoyed/ stayed

8. died

2:
saw/ played/ paid/ visited/ bought/ went/ thought/ copied/ knew/ put/ spoke
3:
got up/ had/ left/ drove/ arrived/ parked/ went/ had/ went/ waited/ departed/ arrived/ took
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2. she lost her keys.
3. She met her friends.

4. I bought two newspapers.

5. We went to the cinema.
6. I ate an orange.

7. He had a shower.
8. They came to see us.

5. Compltez les phrases en utilisant la forme ngative du verbe :

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I saw Barbara but I didnt see Jane.

They worked on Monday but they ... on Tuesday.
We went to the post office but we ... to the bank.
She had a pen but she ... any paper.
Jack did French at school but he ... German.

6. Rdigez des questions avec did :

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I watched TV last night. What about you ? Did you watch TV last night ?
I enjoyed the party. What about you? ...
I had a good holiday.
I finished work early.
I slept well last night.

7. Quavez-vous fait hier? Rdigez des phrases affirmatives ou ngatives vous

concernant :
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watch TV : I watched TV/ I didnt watch TV

get up before 7 oclock
have a shower
buy a magazine
eat meat
go to bed before 10.30

8. Ecrivez les questions de B en utilisant les verbes et expressions suivantes : arrive/

cost/ go/ go to bed late/ happen/ have a nice time/ stay/ win
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A : We went to New-York last month. B: Where did you stay? A: With some friends.
A: I was late this morning. B: What time ...? A : Half past nine.
A : I played tennis this afternoon. B : ...? A : No, I lost.
A : I had a nice holiday. B: Good. Where ... ? A : To the mountains.
A : We came home by taxi. B : How much ... ? A : Ten pounds.
A : Im tired this morning. B : ... ? A : No, but I didnt sleep well.
A : We went to the beach yesterday. B : ... ? A : Yes, it was great.
A : The window is broken. B : How ... ? A : I dont know.

9. Mettez les verbes la forme du past simple qui convient : affirmative, ngative ou
interrogative.
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We went to the cinema but the film wasnt very good. We didnt enjoy it.
Tim ... some new clothes yesterday two shirts, a jacket and a pullover. (buy)
... yesterday? No, it was a nice day.(rain)
The party wasnt very good, so we ... long.(stay)
It was very warm in the room, so I ... a window.(open)
Did you go to the bank this morning? No, I ... time. (have)
I cut my hand this morning. How ... that? (do)

KEYS :
5:
didnt work/ didnt go/ didnt have/ didnt do
6:
Did you enjoy the party ? / Did you have a good holiday ? / Did you finish work early ? / Did you sleep
well last night ?
8:
What time did you arrive ?/ Did you win ? / Where did you go ? / How much did it cost ? / Did you go to
bed late ? / Did you have a nice time ? / How did it happen ?

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2. Tim bought some new clothes.
3. Did it rain yesterday ?
4. We didnt stay long.
5. I opened a window.
6. I didnt have time.
7. How did you do that ?