SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Past to be
Exercise one: Complete the sentences with WAS or WERE.
 The last World cup …....…. in South America.
 Mr. García ………. the president of Peru twice.
 The Mochicas …………. architects and farmers.
 Garcia Marquez ……..…. a Colombian writer.
 The Olympic Games …..…………. in London.
 Michael Angelo ……………. a famous painter.
 Huascar and Atahualpa ………..……. incas.
 The Incas ………. good farmers and engineers.
 The Mayas ………………. in Central America.
 Neruda and Mistral …………..…. Chilean writers.
 Picasso and Miguel Angel ……. famous painters.
 Mr. Obama …………. the president of the USA.
 The Nazcas ………………. good astronomers.
 Cusco …………. The capital of the Inca Empire.

Exercise two: Complete the sentences with THERE WAS – THERE WERE

 ………………. a museum in the city.  ………………. one hundred children.

 ………………. many stores in Huacho.  ………………. five banks on this street?
 ………………. any meat in the fridge?  ………………. one hundred people?
 ………………. much chicken soup.  ………………. any sugar in the cup.

My memories
Exercise three: Fill the gaps with WAS o WERE.
 His name ……..…. Tobby. He …….…. a small, brown dog with a long tail. He ……..…. noisy and he ……..…. not
obedient at all. But he …………. my best friend when I …..……. a child and we ………... always together.

 She ….…. very shy and cute. She ….… not very tall and her hair …….…. dark and long. We …..…. at the same school
but we ….…..…. in the same class. She ….……. good at music and art and I ..……. good at languages and math. We
……... both fifteen years old and we ……. always together.

 I ……..…. Seventeen years old. It ….…. very exciting because it ……..…. the first time I ……..…. not with my
parents. There ……..…. seven of us. We ……..…. all good friends from the same school. It …..……. In August and we
….…..…. there for two weeks. I remember it …..…………. very hot. It ……..……. a wonderful vacation and one of my
best memories.

 I remember that vacation because it ………. terrible. I ………. in a cabin by the sea for a week with my parents and
two brothers. The weather ………. horrible. Every day it ……. cold and wet. There ……. not one sunny day. We …….
not very well-behaved

Use of AGO
Exercise four: Write similar expressions using AGO.
In 2007 ………………….... At 7 am ………………….... In 2002 ………………………
In October ………………….... On Monday ………………… My last birthday ……………
On Friday ………………….... In June ………………….... I was born ……………………
In 1997 ………………….... At midday ………………….... I came to class ……………..

Exercise four: Rewrite the sentences using AGO.

Students began classes in March. …………………………….…………………………………..……
 My friends arrived school at 8 a. m. …………………………………………………………………......
We started to resolve the exam at midday. …………………………………………………………
Mr. Toledo finished his government in 1998. …………………………………………………..………
There were not classes on Saturday. ………………………………………………………………..…
My brother finished school in 2008. ………………………………………………….……………….…...
Peru played against Ecuador on Thursday. ………………………………………………………..
Teachers took middle exams last week. ……………………………………………………….…..…

Reading

This video is recommended https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk9J5xnTVMA

Exercise five: Answer the questions about ANCESTORS.
1. Where were “Indians” located? ___________________________________________________
2. How many civilizations were there in America? _____________________________________________
3. What did the Incas do? ___________________________________________________
4. Where were the llama and alpaca? ___________________________________________________
5. What were important cities in Peru? ___________________________________________________
6. Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire?___________________________________________________
7. What did the Mayas do? ___________________________________________________
8. What did the Aztecs do? ___________________________________________________
9. What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? _____________________________________________
10. Why were huge pyramids in the Aztec Empire? _____________________________________________

Past tense verbs

Exercise six: Write the past tense of the verbs in the chart.
Regular Irregular
Present Past Present Past
Rain Sell

Cook See

Exercise Do

Open Run

Visit Write

Dance Buy

Play Read

Watch Take

Listen Drive

Paint Go

Serve Fly

Enjoy Get up

Travel Ride

Talk Sleep

Work Build

Help Eat

Close Come

Walk Have

Arrive Win

Wash Drink

Exercise seven: Complete with verbs in Simple Past.

Dance 1. Peruvian ………………… soccer against Colombia.
Cook 2. My mom ………………… her clothes yesterday.
Walk 3. In the jungle, it ………………… so much.
Wash 4. The boys ………………… rock and pop at the party.
 5. The stores ………………… at 9 p.m. last night.
6. The school ………………… at 7:30 a. this morning.
7. Roxana ………………… to Mexico with her boss.
8. The chef ………………… a delicious Apple pie.
9. My friends ………………… by the park.
10. Your dad ………………… the news onTV.

Exercise eight: Complete with verbs in Simple Past.

1. Children ………………..…. milk in the break. Read Go
2. We ………………..…… en elephant in the zoo. Write
3. Rocío ………………..….. a History book. See
4. Palma ………………..…. “Tradiciones peruanas” Ride
5. Carlos ………………..…. to the beach in summer. Have
6. My sister ………………..…. rice in the market. Eat
7. They ………………...…. spaghettis at noon. Buy
8. I …………………..….. my bicycle by the park. Drink
9. Renzo ………………..…. a doggy on his arms.

Exercise nine: Complete with verbs in the Simple Past.

Build 1. I ............................... at six o´clock yesterday.
write 2. Karen ...............................two cups of water
drink 3. My brother ............................... in a restaurant.
win 4. Your mother ..........................products in the market.
drive 5. The workers...............................that new building.
sell 6. Cesar Vallejo ………………. “Los heraldos negros”
eat 7. You …………..…………. at your aunt´s house.
get up 8. My little dog ............................... the competition.
Sleep 9. Katty ...............................her sister`s car.

Speaking
 When were you born?
 Where were you born?
 When did you…?
Get up today Arrive to your class Last receive a present
Have breakfast Finish primary school Last travel to other city
Have lunch Finish secondary school Last go shopping
Start studying English Last go to a party Last eat in a restaurant
Exercise ten: Complete with verbs in Simple Past.

hurt teach spend sell throw fall catch buy cost buy

1. I was hungry, so I ………………….. something to eat at the store.

2. Tom`s father ………………….. him how to drive when he was 17.
3. Don …………………..…….. down the stairs this morning and ……………….. his leg.
4. We needed some money, so we ………………….. our car.
5. Ann ………………….. a lot of money yesterday. She ………………….. a dress that ………………. $80.
6. Jim ………………….. the ball to Sue who ………………….. it.

Exercise eight: Complete with verbs in Simple Past.

Break Bring Buy Catch Come Dig Freeze Ring Rise Sleep Teach Think Wake Wear Write

1. I dropped my favorite vase. It fell to the floor and ……………………… into a hundred pieces.
2. When I went shopping yesterday, I ………………… some light bulbs and a cooking pot.
3. Alex ………………………… his books to class this morning. Her didn`t forget them.
4. My brother and his wife ………………….…… to our apartment for dinner last night.
5. Last night, around midnight, when I was sleeping, the phone ………… and It …………… me up.
6. The sun ………………………… at 6:04 this morning.
7. I ………………………… a letter to my folks after I finished studying yesterday evening.
8. Ms. Khaty …………… Chemestry at the local high school last year.
9. The police ……………… the bank robbers. The robbers are in jail now.
10. Last night, I had a good night`s sleep, I ………………… for nine hours.
11. Today, Paul is wearing shorts and sandals, but yesterday he ………… jeans and a jacket.
12. It was cold yesterday. The temperature was 10 oC. I nearly ………… to death when I walked home.
13. I …………………… about going to Florida for my vacation but I finally decided to go to Puerto Rico.
14. My dog ………………………… a hole in the yard and buried his bone.

Reading
Yuri Gagarin – Russian (1934 - 1968) The first man in space

Exercise nine: Write

TRUE or FALSE
according to the
reading about Yuri
Gagarin
1. He came from
a rich family. ____
2. He has a short but exciting life. ____
3. He fought in a world war. ____
4. He wanted to be a pilot when he was a child. ____
5. He flew fighter jets. ____
6. He married. ____
7. He had children. ____
8. He only traveled to Europe to talk about his experiences. ____
9. He died in a plane crash. ____

Exercise ten: Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Where was he born? ___________________________________________
 2. When did he see his first plane? ___________________________________________
3. Why did he join to the Russian Air Force? ___________________________________________
4. Why did the doctors choose him to be an astronaut?_________________________________________
5. What did he do in 1961? ___________________________________________
6. Why did he travel around the world? ___________________________________________
7. Ho w did he die? ___________________________________________

Direct Questions
1. Why ______________________________________ ? 11. How ______________________________________ ?
I resolved it `cause I want to learn more. Mr. Hatch took a taxi.

2. Where ____________________________________ ? 12. What time ________________________________ ?

We watched it at the movie. I read at 3 am.

3. How many _______________________________ ? 13. Why ______________________________________ ?

I painted a few houses. I wrote a poem `cause I`m in love.

4. Who _________________________________  with? 14. How ______________________________________ ?

She crossed with an old lady. Hiro ate his dinner slowly.

5. How ______________________________________ ? 15. How much _______________________________ ?

My eldest brother traveled by plane. Pamela drank a lot of lemonade.

6. When ____________________________________ ? 16. Who _________________________________  with?

Martin called two days ago. Rose spoke with his husband.

7. How much _______________________________ ? 17. When ____________________________________ ?

She invited a lot of soda. I saw Michael on Saturday.

8. What time ________________________________ ? 18. How many _______________________________ ?

My friends played at 7 pm. My mom made six cup cakes.

9. Who _____________________________________ ? 19. What _____________________________________ ?

My grandmother served. Melanie took photos.

10. What _____________________________________ ? 20. Where ____________________________________ ?

The composer recieved a Grammy Award. The Millers flew to Lond
Exercise eleven: Complete the questions then match them with their answers below.
1 Where (live/Da Vinci) _______________ for the last three years of his life?
2 When (walk/astronaut Neil Armstrong) __________________ on the Moon?
3 Who (be/Carmen Miranda) _____________________?
4 What (invent/Philo Farnsworth) __________________?
5 When (die/Elvis Presley) __________________?
6 Where (study/Barack Obama) __________________ law?
7 Which English football team (play/Cristiano Ronaldo) ________________ for before going to Real Madrid?
8 How much money (earn/Johnny Depp) __________________ in 2010?

Answers
( ) He didn’t earn £50 million. He earned £100 million.
( ) He didn’t die in 1974. He died in 1977.
( ) He didn’t live in Spain. He lived in France for the last three years of his life.
( ) He didn’t play for Liverpool. He played for Manchester United.
( ) He didn’t walk on the moon in 1963. He walked on the moon in 1969.
( ) He didn’t invent the computer. He invented the television.
( ) She wasn’t a writer. She was a singer.
( ) He didn’t study law at the University of California. He studied law at Harvard University.

Exercise twelve: Complete the questions then match them with their answers below.
1 Where (die/Van Gogh) __________________?
2 When (live/Shakespeare) __________________?
3 Who (was/Mozart’s friend) __________________?
4 What (do/Angelina Jolie) __________________ before becoming an actress?
5 How many men (marry/actor Elizabeth Taylor) __________________ during her life?
6 When (move/Einstein) __________________ to the USA?
7 Which famous university (work/Marie Curie) __________________ at?
8 How much money (earn/English footballers) __________________ 100 years ago?

Answers
( ) She didn’t marry five men. She married seven men.
( ) He didn’t move to the USA in 1955. He moved to the USA in 1933.
( ) He didn’t die in Holland. He died in France.
( ) She wasn’t a teacher. She was a model.
( ) She didn’t work at Heidelberg. She worked at the Sorbonne.
( ) He didn’t live from 1440–1530. He lived from 1564–1616.
( ) Bach wasn’t Mozart’s friend. Haydn was Mozart’s friend
( ) They didn’t earn £4000 a week. They earned £4 a week 100 years ago.

Exercise thirteen: Write the past tense of the verbs and then Complete the text with them.
1984 the year I was born…

James was born on 24 January, 1984, in Hong Kong. His parents ________ Hong Kong that year and ________ back to
Britain. His father __________ a job in London.

POLITICS
In Britain, Margaret Thatcher __________ Europe`s first woman prime minister. US President Ronald Reagan ___________
another four years in the White House. The Soviet leader Yuri Andropov __________ after only a year as leader.

SPORTS
American athlete Carl Lewis _________ four gold medal s at the Los Angeles Olympics. The Soviet Union didn`t go the
Olympics that year. Tiger Woods __________ junior gold champion at the age of eight.

SCIENCE
Apple Macintosh _________ a new personal computer and millions of people _________ one.
MUSIC
Michael Jackson`s Thriller __________ 43 million albums. Madonna ___________ Holiday. And Paul McCartney. Tina
Turner and David Bowie all __________ hit records that year.