Use Past Simple to Common time

talk about: expressions:

an action that yesterday/the day
happened at a before yesterday,
definite time in last week/month/year
the past winter/summer,
I was hungry after last Friday/Monday,
school yesterday. three hours/days/
We bought a new weeks/months/years
computer last week. ago,
Carol stayed in in 2010, 1973, 1649
bed last Friday.

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in

the correct form.

When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I

Change the sentences into
negative or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
________________________
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
________________________
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
________________________
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
________________________
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
________________________
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
________________________
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back
home an hour ago.
Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen,
meet) last week?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.
Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike
last Saturday.
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to
Southampton last weekend.
_______ What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook)
for dinner yesterday?
_______ 10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(spend) their honeymoon in
_______ Italy.
11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy,
_______ bring)
her project?
_______ 12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a
_______ new
MP3 player last night.
 Use Past Simple to Common time
talk about: expressions:
an action that yesterday/the day
happened at a before yesterday,
definite time in last week/month/year
the past winter/summer,
I was hungry after last Friday/Monday,
school yesterday. three hours/days/
We bought a new weeks/months/years
computer last week. ago,
Carol stayed in in 2010, 1973, 1649
bed last Friday.

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in

the correct form.

When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I

Change the sentences into
negative or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
________________________
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
________________________
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
________________________
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
________________________
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
________________________
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
________________________
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back
home an hour ago.
Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen,
meet) last week?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.
Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike
last Saturday.
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to
Southampton last weekend.
_______ What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook)
for dinner yesterday?
_______ 10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(spend) their honeymoon in
_______ Italy.
11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy,
_______ bring)
her project?
_______ 12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a
_______ new
MP3 player last night.
 1. Put the verbs in the past form in the correct
column.

work eat
finish give
look tell
close have
play run
try blow
repair understand
act shut 2. Put the verbs in brackets
in the
visit pay correct form.
watch catch When I was a little girl I didn’t
injure take drink coffee.
paint forget Mr. Parker came) back home an
travel sit hour ago.
Where did Greg and Helen meet
collect meet last week?
bake ring I shared a room with my sister
when we were kids.
Peter fell off his bike last Saturday.
Who did you talk to in the corridor
this morning?
We didn’t build our house by
ourselves.
3. Change the sentences into Nick and Terry drove to
negative Southampton last weekend.
or interrogative. What did your mum, cook for
Sally left the window open last night. (-) dinner yesterday?
Sally didn’t leave the window open last night. 10. My grandparents spent their
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) honeymoon in Italy.
Did you wash up the dishes after dinner? 11. Why didn’t Amy bring
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) her project?
The kids didn’t wake up early last Saturday. 12. Dave smiled at me.
We flew to Dublin last month. (-) 13. I dreamt about a new
We didn’t fly to Dublin last month. MP3 player last night.
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
Robert didn’t cross the road in a hurry.
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
Did Jane and Nan run after dog?