Past Simple Exam

1. Complete the gaps with the correct verb form. Uzupełnij luki poprawną formą

czasownika.

We __________ to Vancouver on holiday. (pojechaliśmy)

____________________ by plane? (Czy poleciałeś samolotem?)

Jack ______ with us. (został)

The car suddenly _______ (zepsuło się)

We ________ fix it. (nie mogliśmy go naprawić)

The police _________ the robber. (złapała)

I ________ a black shirt for the gala. (wybrałem)

The meeting ______________ well. (nie poszło)

I ______ a client with a problem. (miałem)

How much _______________ for the car? (zapłaciłeś) ___/10

2. Translate the sentences. Przetłumacz zdania.

Dużo spałem, kiedy byłem dzieckiem. -_____________________________________

Kupiłem wczoraj nowy zegarek. - _________________________________________

Leonardo Da Vinci wymyślił wiele rzeczy.___________________________________

Już piąty raz kichnąłem. _________________________________________________

Nie był rozczarowany.___________________________________________________

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 Past Simple Exam
3. Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.
1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

1. 2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. _________________ (he / call) you?

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?

17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?

18. He _________________ (have) a shower.

19. Why _________________ (you / come)?

20. _________________ (he / go) to the party? ___/20

Past Simple Exam
4. Read the sentences and mark the grammatical mistakes. In every sentence there

must be at least one mistake.

Last year I were in Las Vegas. I played a lot of poker, but I didn’t won anything.

I finded your pocket next to the public rest rooms. I nearly saw it.

Manchester United losed the final.

She tidyed her room twice last Sunday. ___/10

5. Write correct reactions. Use full sentences. Napisz odpowiednie reakcje. Używaj
pełnych zdań.
a)Zostałeś zapytany o miejsce swojego urodzenia.

_______________________________________________________________________

b)Zostałeś zapytany o wakacje. Chcesz powiedzieć, że spędziłeś je zagranicą, co powiesz?

_______________________________________________________________________

c)Współlokator pyta Cię o jego ulubiony kubek. Jak powiesz mu, że go nie widziałeś?

_____________________________________________________________________________

d)Zgubiłeś swój portfel. Zapytaj znajomego czy go nie widział.

_____________________________________________________________________________

e)Lekarz pyta się co dzisiaj zjadłeś.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Past Simple Exam
5.Complete the story about Larry.

Larry_______(have) a very strange day yesterday. Not only did he lose his wallet

but also his suitcase. Yes, that’s how his day_____(start).

Somebody_____(steal) it while he was waiting for a bus or he

simply________(forget) to take it. He didn’t_________(know) how

it_________(happen). Anyway, he_______(begin) working as usual.

He__________(take out) some papers from the drawer. Then, he

accidentally______(knock over) the ink bottle. The ink________(ruin) all the

documents on the desk. His boss_________(scream) at him and all

he_______(can) do was cry. After some time, he________(pull) himself together

and_____________(apologize) for all the mess. Right after that, he_____(be) on

his way to his office when he_____________+(trip over) a book and

almost__________(break) his arm. His friend, Linda,_________(see) it all

and___________(decide) to bring him some coffee. It_____(be) too much for the

poor man that day. He__________(need) a break. When she_______(make) a

cup of coffee for him, she_________(take) it into his office and______(put) it on

his desk. He________(want) to take a sip when, to his surprise and horror,

he________(notice) that there_______(be) false teeth in the cup. His friend,

Linda,__________(say) later that she___________(not know) anything about

it.________(be) it just bad luck or was somebody playing dirty tricks on him?

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