Past Simple

Task 1: Read what people say about their first Valentine’s cards:

A: News presenter B: Screenwriter

I still keep my first card. I was 11
and it was from a boy who went to the
same class as I. He drew a picture of
himself and me in a big red heart. He was
the only blond boy in class so I knew from the
picture that it was from him. I told my best
friend, and she promptly told everybody else.
When we were all about seven everyone
got Valentines but me. So I made one to
send myself. When I brought it to the
post box, a girl from my class saw me. So
she made sure that everyone knew I'd done it
myself and them all laughed at me.

C: Photographer D: Sportswoman
My first Valentine was unforgettable. It war When I was 12 I sent my first Valentine
a homemade card with a poem inside. I to a boy in my class whom everybody
was seven, and had a crush on a ignored.
handsome boy in my class. I thought it I signed my name so that he knew he
was from him and I checked his handwriting. had a friend, and he was very happy. Ever
But I discovered that it was from a boy whose since, I have sent them to boys who aren't
nickname was 'Smelly' because his mother the best lookers or who need cheering up.
gave him meat and onion sandwiches for lunch. I was
terribly disappointed.
Task 2: Write down past forms of the verbs from the text
Signal words:
REGULAR IRREGULAR
laugh - be - give - - Yesterday
check - have - know - -Last week/year
discover - think - send - - In 1990..
sign - go - bring - - 5 days/min ago
ignore - draw- make - - when I was….
Task 2: Make questions to these sentences and give negative answers:

Past Simple: to be Past Simple: other verbs

+ It was from “Smelly”. + I checked his handwriting.
? ?
– –
+ We were seven. + He drew a picture.
? ?
– –

Task 3: Complete the sentences with past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Dix (be) a writer and Laura (be) a young actress. They (live) in
the same apartment block, but they (not know) each other. One night Dix (bring) a
young girl back to his flat. As they arrived, they (meet) Laura. She and Dix (look) at
each other. They (not speak), but they were instantly attracted to each other. The next morning the
police (ask) Laura to go to the police station. The girl (be) dead. The police
(think) that Dix (be) a murderer.

“ (you see) Dix leave with the girl?” they (ask).

“No, I ,” she (reply), “I (see) him standing at his bedroom

window – alone.” Dix and Laura’s eyes (meet) across the room. Everyone could see they
(be) in love.
Task 4: Use the words below to make up questions.
1. you / interested in / sports / as a kid

2. When / you / born

3. Why / you / start / studying / English

4. you / like / History / at school

5. there / any / difficult / grammar / at the previous class

6. How many task/ you/ do/ at home

7. your Mom / strict / with you / in childhood

8. What presents / you / get / for your last birthday

9. your best friend / call you / last night

Task 5: Make up questions to the words in bold.

1. Mother cleaned the windows twice last week.

2. They went on holiday to Spain last summer.

3. Mary skipped yesterday’s lessons because she had a stomachache.

4. Paula watched “The Great Gatsby” with her boyfriend yesterday evening.

5. Our teacher gave us a very difficult test at the previous lesson.

6. They sold their house last year.

Irregular verbs:
1 be - was/were - been 12 cost - cost- cost
2 become - became - become 13 cut - cut - cut
3 begin - began - begun 14 do - did - done
4 break - broke - broken 15 draw - drew - drawn
5 bring - brought - brought 16 dream - dreamt - dreamt
6 build - built - built 17 drink - drank - drunk
7 burn -burnt -burnt 18 drive - drove - driven
8 buy - bought - bought 19 eat - ate - eaten
9 catch - caught - caught 20 fall - fell - fallen
10 choose - chose - chosen 21 feel - felt - felt
11 come - came - come 22 fight -fought -fought