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Simple Past Exercises

I. Write am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).

1. Last year she _was_________ 22, so she is __________ 23 now.
2. Today the weather is__________ nice, but yesterday it was__________ very cold.
3. I am__________ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. I feel fine this morning, but I was__________ very tired last night.
5. Where _were_________ you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?
6. Don’t buy those shoes. They are __________ very expensive.
7. I like your new jacket. Was__________ it expensive?
8. This time last year I _was_________ in Paris.

II. Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box (in past simple).

Clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay

want

1. I _cleaned_________ my teeth three times yesterday.

2. It was hot in the room, so I _opened_________ the window.
3. The film was very long. It _started_________ at 7:15 and _finished_________ at 10 o’
clock.
4. When I was a child, I _wanted _________ to be a doctor.
5. The accident _happened _________ last Sunday afternoon.
6. The weather is nice today, but yesterday it _rained_________ all day.
7. We _stayed_________ our holiday last year. We enjoyed__________ at a very nice place.
8. Anna’s grandfather died__________ when he was 90 years old.

III. Put the verb in the correct form- positive, negative or question.
1. We went to the cinema, but the film wasn’t very good. We didn´t enjoy _(enjoy) it.
2. Tom bought_______________(buy) some new clothes yesterday.
3. We were tired, so we didn´t stay _______________ (stay) long at the party.
4. It was very warm in the room, so I opened_______________ (open) a window.
5. “I cut my hand this morning.” “How _did______________ (do) that?”
6. “Why weren’t you at the meeting yesterday?” “I didn’t know_____ (know) about it.”

IV. Complete the sentences with used to + a suitable verb.

1. Nicola used to travel _____a lot, but she doesn’t go away much these days.
2. Sophie used to have ___a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3. Our friends moved to Spain a few years ago. They used to _live__ in Paris.
4. Jackie used to be____ my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.
5. I rarely eat ice cream now, but I used to eat _______ it when I was a child.
6. There _used to be___ a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago.
7. I _used to work _____ in a factory. It wasn’t my favorite job.
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V. Complete the sentences. Choose from the box.

didn’t to use used used to used to be used to have

be able to did

1. Lisa _used to have______________ very long hair when she was a child.
2. We _used___ to watch TV a lot, but we don’t have a TV any more.
3. Lisa works in a shop now. She _used to be ____ a receptionist in a hotel.
4. What games did__ you use to play when you were a child?
5. I _used to ___ like big cities, but now I prefer the countryside.
6. In your last job, how many hours a day did you _used__ to work?
7. I don’t travel very much these days, but I used to_______________.
8. I used to be able _______to run 10 kilometers, but I can’t run that far now.
9. These days I eat more than before. I didn´t___ use to eat as much.