Exercise 1

1. We __________ to Vancouver on holidays.

a. Goed
b. Went
c. Did go
2. _______ by plane?
a. Did you go
b. Did you went
c. Went you
3. Jack ________ with us.
a. Didn’t come
b. Wasn’t come
c. Didn’t came
4. The car suddenly ______.
a. Did stop
b. Stoped
c. Stopped
5. When she arrived, he ________ at home.
a. Weren’t
b. Didn’t was
c. Wasn’t
6. The police _________ the robber.
a. Was catch
b. Catched
c. Caught
7. I ________ a black shirt for the gala.
a. Chose
b. Choosed
c. Did chose
8. The meeting _______ well.
a. Went not
b. Didn’t went
c. Didn’t go
9. Deportivo Coruna _______ the final.
a. Losed
b. Did lose
c. Lost
10. How much _________ for the car?
a. Payed you
b. Did you pay
c. Did you payed
Exercise 2

Two summers ago, we _____ (have) a holiday in Scotland. We __________ (drive) there from
London, but our car _________ (break) down on the motorway and we _________ (spend) the
first night in Birmingham. When we _________ (get) to Edinburgh we ___________ find (not
can) find a good hotel - there __________ (not be) any available rooms. We __________ (not
know) what to do but in the end we ___________ (find) a bed and breakfast and we
____________ (stay) there for the week. We ________ (see) the castle, ___________ (go) to
the Arts festival, and we ___________ (buy) a lot of souvenirs. We __________ (want) to go to
Loch Ness but we ____________ (not have) much time and it _________ (be) quite far away.
The weather __________ (be) good, but it __________ (start) raining the day we _________
(leave). We ________ (have) a great time.

Exercise 3

Put the verbs into the simple past:

Last year I (go) to England on holiday. __________________________________________

It (be) fantastic. ___________________________________________________________

I (visit) lots of interesting places. ______________________________________________

I (be) with two friends of mine. _______________________________________________

In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London. _______________________________

In the evenings we (go) to pubs. _______________________________________________

The weather (be) strangely fine. _______________________________________________

It (not / rain) a lot. __________________________________________________________

But we (see) some beautiful rainbows. __________________________________________

Where (spend / you) your last holiday? __________________________________________

Exercise 4

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs:

1. Meet - ___________
2. Drive - ___________
3. Speak - ___________
4. Put - _____________
5. Write - ___________
6. Sing - _____________
7. Do - ______________
8. Sit - ______________
9. Stand - ____________
Exercise 5

Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Daisy ____(bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.

2. I _____(hear) a new song on the radio.

3. Peter ___(read) three books last week.

4. The Smiths _____ __(speak) Italian to the waitress.

5. Peter _____(understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.

6. My mother _________(forget) to buy some milk.

7. Susan __(have) a baby in August.

8. We ________(lose) our keys last Friday.

9. They ___ (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.

10. I _____(give) my mother a CD for her birthday.

11. At the age of 23, she _(become) a teacher.

12. I ______(know) the answer yesterday.

13. Peter ____(tell) me that he lived in New York.

14. We __________ (lend) John €200.

15. She _________(drink) too much coffee yesterday.

16. The children ___ (sleep) in the car.

17. He ___ (keep) his promise.

18. We _______ (choose) the steak for dinner.

19. The film _____(begin) late.

20. They ____(fly) to Madrid.

21. We _________(drive) to Edinburgh.

22. Mrs. Black _________ (teach) English at the University.

23. They ____(send) me an e-mail earlier.

24. We _________(leave) at 7 a.m.

Exercise 6

Complete the sentences with was or were, wasn´t or weren´t.

1) They __________ at the hospital three days ago.

2) You ____________on the phone this morning.

3) The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.

4) Jerry_______________ in Helsinki last week.

5) She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.

6) My dog __________ a German shepherd.

7) There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.

8) We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches there.

9) Fred and Wilma ____________________at school this morning.

10) I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.

11) I ________________ in Guatemala last spring.

12) We ______________at school last Saturday.

13) Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.

14) Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.

15) Bob and Mike_____________ Jenny's friends. They don’t know her.

16) You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home sleeping.

17) They ________________ in front of the supermarket waiting for me.

18) I _______________ in the museum. I __________________ at home.

19) She ____________in South Africa last month. She ________ in Spain.

20) Jane and Vicky ____________late for school. They are always late for school.

21) She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.

22) _____________ it a good film?

23) I got married when I ____________ thirty.

24) It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.

25) I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.

26) When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.

27) Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?

28) _______________the kids good while we were away?

29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always angry.

Exercise 7

Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. Where _______________________ (she / go)?

2. What _______________________ (you / do)?

3. He _______________________ (work) in a bank.

4. You _______________________ (not / call) me.

5. _______________________ (you / wear) your red dress?

6. He _______________________ (not / read) that book.

7. _______________________ (you / go)?

8. _______________________ (she / study) last night?

9. _______________________ (we / arrive) last?

10. Who _______________________ (you / meet)?

11. _______________________ (they / come) to the party?

12. She _______________________ (not / meet) him.

13. _______________________ (she / go)?

14. You _______________________ (meet) a friend.

15. Which _______________________ (you / like)?

16. I _______________________ (not / forget) your book.

17. What _______________________ (he / do) at the weekend?

18. She _______________________ (not / like) chocolate.

19. What _______________________ (you / buy) yesterday?

20. _______________________ (you / have) a good holiday?