EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences using the Simple Past and match the sentences to
the pictures:

A) ( ) My family______________(stay) in
Paris.

B) ( ) They_______________(watch) a
movie.

C) ( ) John___________________(study)
hard.

D) ( ) They_____________(dance)
Zumba.

E) ( ) My son____________(play) soccer.

2. Fill in the verbs in parentheses into the sentences. Use the Simple Past
Tense.

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 1. Lico ___________________ soccer yesterday. (play)

2. Sarah _________________ a cartoon on TV. (not/ watch)

3. They ____________________ their books. (carry)

4. He ____________________ his father last Saturday. (help)

5. John and Mary __________________ the house. (not/ clean)

6. She ___________________ a beautiful car last week (drive)

7. ________Frank ___________________ the whole pizza? (eat)

8. They __________________ a very good teacher last year. (have)

9. The candidates _____________ their opinion on the paper. (write)

10. He __________________________ his favorite song. (sing)

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

a) Andrew ___________ (+) in the bank.

b) My mother ________ (-) working yesterday.
c) Tomas and I _______ (-) friends.
d) We ___________ (+) in the same classroom.
e) My country ___________ (-) very expensive.
f) Merlin and Laura ___________ (+) a happy couple.
g) Brazil ___________ (+) champion in 2002.
h) I ___________ (-) worried.
i) All my students ___________ (+) at the party with their parents.
j) My boss _______ (+) very serious.
k) I ________ (-) confused.
l) My dad ___________ (+) wrong.
m) My car ___________(-) red.