BEYKENT UNIVERSITY2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEARSCHOOL OF

FOREIGN LANGUAGESSUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL –

BREAKTHROUGH Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular
VerbsA.Complete the story the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Lali’s StoryLali (1) ................... (go)into the Café Paris and (2) .................
(have) a coffee. Thewaiter’s name (3) ..................... (be) Nestor. He
(4) ................... (be) tall andhandsome. Lali fell in love with him the first
time she (5) ..................(see) him. The next day Lali (6) ................. (go)
into the same café. ‘Do you want to go out forlunch?’ she asked Nestor.
He (7) ................... (not/can). He finished work at six. ‘But Ican meet you
after work,’ he said.Lali (8) ................... (go) back to the café and
(9) ................. (meet) Nestor at 6.00.They (10) .................. (drive) to the
beach in Nestor’s car. At the beach they (11)............. (have) a drink and
danced at the disco. They (12) ......... (get) home aftermidnight. Every
day, Lali (13) ............. (go) to the café at 6.00 in the evening and they
(14)............. (drive) to the beach. They (15) ............. (be) very happy. On
Nestor’s birthday, Lali wanted to surprise him. She (16) ........... (go) to
the café in themorning. She (17) ............. (see) Nestor, but Nestor
(18) ............... (not/see) Lali. Hewas with another girl. Lali (19) ................
(leave). She (20) ................. (not/see)Nestor again. B. Complete
these questions about the text.1.Where did Nestor and Lali meet? They
met at the Café Paris.2.What ..........................................................?She
had a coffee.3.What time ......................................................?She met
Nestor at 6.00.4.Where ..........................................................?They drove
to the beach.5.What ............................................. at the beach?They had
a drink, and danced at a disco.6.What
time ......................................................?They got home after
midnight.7.Where ................................. on Nestor’s birthday? She went
to the café. 8................................................................ her? No, he didn’t.
9.What .............................................................?She
left.10.............................................................. again?No, she didn’t. 1
BEYKENT UNIVERSITY2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEARSCHOOL OF
FOREIGN LANGUAGESSUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL –
BREAKTHROUGH Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular
VerbsB.Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets in Simple Past.A New LifeInspector Granger: Ok Mr. Thomas,
relax and tell me the problem.Mr. Thomas: It’s my wife. She (1)
......went..... (go) out yesterday to buy some milk andshe
(2) ........................ (not/come) back. Inspector Granger: When
(3) ....................... (you/see) your wife for the last time?Mr. Thomas:
Yesterday evening. Inspector Granger: Tell me what happened
yesterday? Mr. Thomas: Well, we (4) ..................... (wake up) at about
8.00 as usual. We (5)................... (have) breakfast and then I
(6) ....................... (drive) to work. I think she(7) ................ (go) shopping.
It (8) ................... (be) Wednesday. She always goshopping on
Wednesdays. Then she (9) ..................... (make) the dinner.Inspector
Granger: When (10) ........................ home? (/you come)Mr. Thomas: I
(11) .................... (come) home at six o’clock. I (12) ...................
(sit)down in my chair and (13) ....................... (read) the newspaper.
Then we (14).................. (have) dinner. After dinner, my wife
(15) ................... (go) to the kitchen. I(16) .................... (have) a glass of
wine and (17) .................... (sleep) in my chair.Inspector Granger:
(18) ............................. (/you speak) to your wife when you
(19).......................... (come) home? Or (20) ......................... (/she say)
anything to you?Mr. Thomas: I (21) .......................... (not/speak) to her,
but after about an hour she (22).......................... (say), ‘This isn’t a life.
I’m going out.’ She (23) ..................... (take)her bag and coat. She
(24) ........................ (not/say) goodbye. I (25) ...................(hear) the door
close. But I (26) ........................ (not/see) her again.Inspector Granger: I
see sir. I think I can guess the answer to this mystery. 2
BEYKENT UNIVERSITY2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEARSCHOOL OF
FOREIGN LANGUAGESSUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL –
BREAKTHROUGH Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs
ANSWER KEY
A.
1. went 2. had 3. was 4. was 5. saw
6. went 7. couldn’t 8. went 9. met 10. drove
11. had 12. got 13. went 14. drove 15. were
16. went 17. saw 18. didn’t see 19. left 20. didn’t
see
B.
2. did Lali have? 3. did she meet Nestor? 4. did
they drive/go?5. did they do 6. did they get home?
7. did Lali go8. did Nestor see 9. did she do?
10. Did she see him
C.
2. didn’t come 3. did you see 4. woke up 5.
had6. drove 7. went 8. was
9. made10. did you come 11. came 12. sat
13. read 14. had 15. went 16. had
17. slept18. Did you speak 19. came 20. did she say
21. didn’t speak22. said 23. took 24.
didn’t say 25. heard26. didn’t see3