SIMPLE PAST

1.-Write questions and answers with the past simple of be.

a. Where / you / at 8 o’clock last night? I / at home

Where Did you go at 8 o´clock last night?
I went at home.
b. Maria / at school / last week? No,
Did Maria go at school last week? No
c. they / at the sports centre / two days ago? Yes,
Did they go at the sports centre two days ago?
Yes.
2. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs in the box.

howl (aullido) hum (zumbido) snore (ronquido) whisper (susurro) bang (explosión)

a. I couldn’t sleep because my dad …snore............... all night in the next room.

b. My friend …whisper............. things to me all through the film, so I couldn’t follow the plot.

c. I forgot to close the door and it suddenly …….bang.............. in the wind.

d. The dog ……howl............. every time its owner left the house.

e. We didn’t know the words of the song, so we ……..hum............... the tune.

3.-Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

go be not go have meet not have not like get up not be want

It (1) …...Was......... my birthday yesterday and I (2) …...had............. a fantastic time! I (3) …didn´t have................. a
party this year because I (4) …....wanted............... to do something different. I (5) …....met............... my friends in town
and we (6) …..went................. to the cinema and then to a restaurant. I (7) …didn´t like................... the film because the
actors (8) ….weren´t............... very good (in fact, they were terrible!). We (9) …....studied.......... to bed before midnight,
so this morning I (10) …..got up................. very late

4.-Write questions with the past simple and then complete the answers.

a. What / Almodóvar / win / in 1999? He …...won....... (win) an Oscar for the film All About My Mother.

b. Who / Marilyn Monroe / marry / in 1954? She …...married...... (marry) Joe di Maggio, the baseball player.

c. What / Tom Hanks / do / in 1996? He …...directed....... (direct) his first film.

d. Leonardo di Caprio / produce / Titanic? No, …....didn´t......... . He was an actor in Titanic.

e. Where / Antonio Banderas / go / in 1998? He …went........... (go) to Hollywood.

5.-Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the verbs.

King Arthur and Excalibur

When Arthur was a baby, the wizard Merlin …carried... (carry) him away from the palace and …managed…. (manage)
to hide him. This way, he ……saved………. (save) the future king from people who ……wanted………. (want) to take
his throne. Merlin ……stayed……………. (stay) with the boy and …educated………. (educate) him. Later, when Arthur
……was…………… (be) a teenager, Merlin ……asked…… (ask) him to go to a great stone to see the most glorious sword
of all, the Excalibur. Arthur, ……pulled….. (pull) it out and the people of England ……………….. (crown) him king
6.-Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in the box.

not meet invite buy not see answer have post not win watch

Last year my friends and I bought a magazine. It had a competition about the cinema in it. We answered the questions
and I posted our letter to the film company in London. The first prize was tickets to the Oscar ceremony. We didn´t win the
tickets, but the film company invited us to their offices in London as second prize. We didn´t see our favourite stars, but we
enjoyed our visit. We watched the Oscar ceremony on TV but we didn´t meet anyone from the company.

7. Complete the dialogue with the past simple of the verbs in brackets or with short answers.

J: Hi, Adam. You (1) …...weren´t..… (not be) at the computer club yesterday.

(2) …did you go....… (you / go) straight home from school?

A: No, I (3) ….didn´t go.… . I (4) …....went...… (go) to the library. I (5) …....wanted.....… (want) some information for
a competition about the World Cup.

J: What are the questions?

A: Who (6) ….......were.....................… (be) the winners in 1998?

J: That’s easy – France.

A: I know, but I need information for the other questions. – Where (7) ............................… (be) the first tournament?
Where (8) …............................… (the teams / come) from? And when (9) …............................… (Jules Rimet / become)
president of FIFA?

J: Sorry, I don’t know. (10) …............................ (you / look) for the information on the Internet yesterday?

A: Yes, I (11) …............................… , but I couldn’t find all the answers.

J: Why don’t we try the FIFA website now?

A: OK, thanks.

8. Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in the box.

not speak have eat not want see go do win not score be

Hi Manolo,

Thank you for the birthday card. I had a great time on my birthday. I didn´t want a party at home, so my friends and I went
to rollerblading in the morning. We ate in a pizza restaurant and we saw a film at the cinema in the afternoon.

What did you do last weekend? won your team …… their football match? My team won but I scored a goal. Alison (the
pretty girl from school) didn´t speak at the match, but she went to me!

Bye for now

Gary.