PAST SIMPLE

IRREGULAR VERBS

1. The police _______________ the robbers yesterday. (catch)

2. My dad ________________ his car-key in the drawer last night. (keep)
3. My friends _______ me a nice present on my birthday two days ago. (give)
4. I ______ guilty because I _____ bad things about you last week. (feel – tell)
5. The sun ___________________ strangely yesterday morning. (rise)
6. Everyone ________________ that embarrassing moment last Sunday. (see)
7. The audiences _______________ up for his beautiful voice last night. (stand)
8. We _________________ an amazing job three weeks ago. (do)
9. The company ________________ a wise policy in 2012. (make)
10. All the children _____ away quickly because of a thunderous lightning yesterday. (run)
11. Nobody ________ good impression about Mr. Ghoulam last year. Sad! (write)
12. James and Max __________________ a French lesson last month. (take)
13. Mom ___________________ to the market last Sunday. (not drive)
14. Michelle _____ her hair three days ago. She ______ to a movie. (not cut – go)
15. We ________ the medicine last night. We _______ a candy. (not drink – have)
16. The wind _________ hard yesterday but the tree _________. (blow – not fall)
17. Those girls ________ yesterday evening. They ________. (not sleep – swim)
18. _____ your dad ___________ a new car last week? (buy)
19. _____ Ms. Kayla ________ you how to make an omelet a week ago? (teach)
20. _____ they _____ about you when they _____ you yesterday? (know – meet)

REGULAR VERBS

1. Visit - __________________ 11. Shout - __________________

2. Start - __________________ 12. Lift - __________________
3. Walk - __________________ 13. Prepare - __________________
4. Work - __________________ 14. Invite - __________________
5. Travel - __________________ 15. Paint - __________________
6. Decide - __________________ 16. Color - __________________
7. Add - __________________ 17. Provide - __________________
8. Yell - __________________ 18. Serve - __________________
9. Call - __________________ 19. Stop - __________________
10. Repair - __________________ 20. Share - __________________

ANSWER

1. What did you give her? (a flower)

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2. What did you see? (ghosts)
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3. Whom did you meet? (Agnes Monica)
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4. What did you study? (English)
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5. What did you collect? (shells)
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6. What did you paint? (the walls)
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7. What did you wear? (black trainers)
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 PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

A. Fill in the blanks with PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. When dad arrived at home, we ______________________ tightly. (sleep)
2. When James called me, I ______________________ with my little brother. (play)
3. The students _____________________ their projects when I saw them in the classroom. (do)
4. Aaron ______________________ his bike when I met him yesterday. (ride)
5. While mom ______________________ dinner, my cousins came. (prepare)
6. While our neighbors ______________________ the ditch, I took some pictures of them. (clean)
7. Dad was upset while we __________just______________ TV instead of studying. (watch)
8. Mrs. Flo suddenly screamed loudly while her husband _____________________ to me. (talk)

B. Combine these sentences with PAST SIMPLE-PAST CONTINUOUS using WHEN/WHILE

Example : 1. Jane / swim // she / see a fish
Jane was swimming WHEN she saw a fish.
2. They / walk // a cat / run after them
They were walking WHEN a cat ran after them.
1. Rick / play ball // the ball / break
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2. I / take a bath // Mom / call me
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3. They / have lunch // I / meet them
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4. We / study English // the phone / ring
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5. Susan / clean the bedroom // Dad / arrive
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6. My sister / sleep // Her friend / come
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7. Tom and I / fly the kites // We / see some birds
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8. James / write a story // He / hear a strange noise
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9. They / watch TV // The vase / fall down
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10. The boy / cry // He / get bad score
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Exercise 2 : Translate into English. Use the PATTERN in exercise 1

1. KETIKA saya bertemu paman saya , Saya sedang berjalan ke sekolah
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2. Ayah saya sedang mencuci mobil KETIKA saya jatuh dari sepeda
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3. KETIKA Mereka sedang bernyanyi, hujan mulai turun.
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4. Mr. Tony datang KETIKA Kami sedang berbicara pada Mr. Chris
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5. KETIKA Ibu sedang memasak, Kakak perempuanku memanggilnya.
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6. Seekor kucing sedang menyeberang jalan KETIKA sebuah mobil menabraknya.
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7. KETIKA saya tiba di sekolah, Teman-teman saya sedang bermain basket
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8. Kami melihat pelangi KETIKA Kami sedang duduk di bawah pohon
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9. KETIKA Saya sedang tidur, tiba-tiba saya mendengar suara yang aneh.
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10. Maria sedang mandi KETIKA John meneleponnya
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 PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

A. Combine these sentences using PAST SIMPLE – PAST PERFECT

1. I was in my bedroom at nine o’clock.

I helped mom in the kitchen at eight o’clock. (after)
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2. My brother borrowed my leather jacket.
I couldn’t wear it to the party. (so)
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3. I phoned you after dinner.
You went out before dinner. (but)
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4. She took him to hospital this afternoon.
He fell down the stairs this morning. (because)
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5. I saw a program on first aid last night.
I knew what to do today. (so)
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6. They didn’t want to see the film on Tuesday.
They saw it on Monday. (because)
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7. I took my exams and then I got a holiday job. (after)
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8. First, I passed my driving test and then I bought an old car. (as soon as)
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9. I repaired the back of my car and then I decided to sell it. (before)
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10. I sold my car and then I bought a bike. (as soon as)
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