Reading comprehension exercises

A nice weekend
(Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs)
1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.
Ann and Kate ________ (to have) nice weekends! On Friday evening they
______ (to be) at the playground. They _______ (to play) with a ball. On Saturday
Kate ________ (to help) her mother. The girl ______ (to clean) the floor and
________ (to wash) the dishes. Then she _________ (to play) computer games. On
Saturday evening Kate _______ (to go) to the zoo with her parents. She _______ (to
watch) lions and monkeys there. Ann _______ (to be) at the cinema on Saturday. She
________ (to watch) an interesting cartoon. In the evening Ann ________ (to walk)
her dog in the park. On Sunday Ann and Kate ________ (to be) at the beach. They
_______ (to swim) in the river. The girls ______ (to have) a lovely time! In the evening
they ________ (to come) home and _______ (to do) their homework. Ann and Kate
_______ (to go) to bed early because they _______ (to have) to go to school on Monday.

2. Write if the sentence is true or false.

1. Ann and Kate didn’t have nice weekends. ________
2. On Friday evening Ann and Kate played at the playground. ________
3. On Saturday Ann cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. ________
4. Kate watched tigers and elephants at the zoo. _______
5. Ann didn’t swim in the river. ______
6. On Sunday evening the girls did their homework. ______

3. Find the proper sentences in the text to 4. Answer the questions.

describe the pictures. Use Past Simple.
A) B)
C) D)
A) _______________________________________
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B) _______________________________________
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C) _______________________________________
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D) _______________________________________
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1. Where did Ann and Kate play with a ball?
_____________________________________
2. How did Kate help her mother?
______________________________________
3. Where did Kate go with her parents on
Saturday evening?
______________________________________
4. Where was Ann on Saturday?
______________________________________
5. Where did Ann walk her dog?
______________________________________
6. What did Kate and Ann do at the beach?
______________________________________
7. Why did the girls go to bed early?
______________________________________
8. Did Ann and Kate have a lovely time at the
beach?
______________________________________

5. What did you do at your last weekend? Write about your weekend activities.
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 Answers
1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.
Ann and Kate had nice weekends! On Friday evening they were at the playground. They played with a
ball. On Saturday Kate helped her mother. The girl cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. Then she played
computer games. On Saturday evening Kate went to the zoo with her parents. She watched lions and monkeys
there. Ann was at the cinema on Saturday. She watched an interesting cartoon. In the evening Ann walked her
dog in the park. On Sunday Ann and Kate were at the beach. They swam in the river. The girls had a lovely time!
In the evening they came home and did their homework. Ann and Kate went to bed early because they had to
go to school on Monday.

2. Write if the sentence is true or false.

1. Ann and Kate didn’t have nice weekends. False.
2. On Friday evening Ann and Kate played at the playground. True.
3. On Saturday Ann cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. False.
4. Kate watched tigers and elephants at the zoo. False.
5. Ann didn’t swim in the river. False.
6. On Sunday evening the girls did their homework. True.

3. Find the proper sentences in the text to 4. Answer the questions.

describe the pictures. Use Past Simple.
1. Where did Ann and Kate play with a ball?
They played with a ball at the playground.
2. How did Kate help her mother?
Kate cleaned the floor and washed dishes.
A) B)
3. Where did Kate go with her parents on
Saturday evening?
They went to the zoo.
4. Where was Ann on Saturday?
Ann was at the cinema.
C) D) 5. Where did Ann walk her dog?
Ann walked her dog in the park.
A) Ann watched an interesting cartoon at the 6. What did Kate and Ann do at the beach?
cinema. The girls swam in the river.
B) Kate watched lions and monkeys at the zoo. 7. Why did the girls go to bed early?
C) Kate played computer games on Saturday. They went to bed early because they had to
D) In the evening Ann walked her dog in the go to school on Monday.
park. 8. Did Ann and Kate have a lovely time at the
beach? Yes, they did.