8 GRAMMAR

EXTRA
STARTER UNIT 8 3 Complete the sentences with the past simple
form of the verbs in the box.
past simple: irregular verbs come go have not become not drive
1 Complete the second sentence using the past
not eat not write sit
simple. 1 They went to the beach every day when they
1 You know the answer to all the questions. were on holiday.
You knew the answer to that question. 2 He a car. He took the bus or walked.
2 He doesn’t go to the city centre at the weekend. 3I a lot of friends when I was at school.
last weekend. 4 Dino was an actor. He a doctor like
3 Our house has a very big kitchen now. his father.
small kitchen when 5 They on the sofa and waited for
we moved in. the manager.
4 The children don’t usually break things. 6 She this email. I know who did.
the vase. 7 We to this restaurant last year, on
5 Elsa meets her friends for a coffee every my birthday. It was the same table, too!
Tuesday. 8I the cake because I didn’t like it.
last Tuesday.
6 We don’t think about work all the time. past simple: questions
last Sunday.
7 I oken see Mark at the gym. 1 Complete the questions with the past simple
on Monday. form of the verbs in brackets.
8 She doesn’t take the train every day. 1 Did we go to Italy last year or the year
yesterday. before? (we/go)
2 a good time at the
2 Find and correct the mistakes in six of party? (they/have)
the sentences. 3 with her Polish friends when
1 Ryan and I sit at the same desk last time. she was in Warsaw? (she/stay)
Ryan and I sat at the same desk last time. 4 Almodovar’s new film last week?
2 Samantha doesn’t had dinner yesterday.
3 I meet his wife last month. (you/see)
5 to his grandmother in Spanish?
4 The man didn’t said his name. (he/speak)
6 their weekend holiday?
5 He goes out with his friends last (they/like)
Saturday. 7 a coffee break at 11a.m.?
(you/have)
6 We didn’t think about the problems. 8 at all last
summer? (it/rain)
7 You doesn’t see your family last
weekend. 2 Ask questions to find the missing information.
Begin with Who, What, Where, When, Why or
How.
8 I take the dog for a walk every day.
1 She went to [?].
Where did she go?
2 I answered his mobile because [?].

3 We met [?] at Kieran’s party.

4 The concert finished at [?].

5 We travelled by [?].

6 They saw a [?].

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3 Look at the table and read the answers.
1 Complete the conversation in a supermarket
Write questions about Jordan and Salvo and with one or two words in each gap.
Gina’s last holiday.
A: 1 , where’s the cereal?
Jordan Salvo and Gina B: 2
see the dairy 3 there?
go Canada India A: Dairy? 4
that?
travel by train by plane B: You know. Dairy. 5 cheese, yoghurt,
stay with friends at a hotel milk.
eat butter tarts samosas A: Oh, OK. Dairy. I 6 .
like them? no/too sweet yes/delicious B: The cereal is next 7 the dairy.
A: Thank you.
Conversation A B: You’re 8 .
1 A: Where did Jordan go?
B: He went to Canada.
2 A:
B: They went to India.
3 A:
B: He travelled by train.
4 A:
B: They stayed at a hotel.
5 A:
B: He ate butter tarts.
Conversation B
1 A: Did Salvo and Gina go to Canada?
B: No, they went to India.
2 A:
B: No, they travelled by plane.
3 A:
B: No, he stayed with friends.
4 A:
B: No, he didn’t. They were too sweet.
5 A:
B: Yes, they did. They were delicious.