Review worksheet

A) Circle the correct options.

1. The thief jumped/ threw out of the window.

2. The burglars hid / climbed over a wall.
3. A neighbour ran / chased the thief into the garden.
4. The thief fell over / threw and broke her arm.
5. He caught / hid the money in a tree.
6. He threw / chased the newspaper in the bin.

B) Match the sentence halves.

1. The thief climbed ... a. behind a tree.

2. He jumped ... b. a tree.
3. The police officer chased ... c. his bag into the river.
4. The police officer didn't... d. into the garden.
5. The thief hid ... e. the thief for 2 km.
6. The thief threw ... f. catch the thief.

C) Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs:

throw – hide – chase – climb – catch – jump – fall over – run away

1. He _________________ the empty bottle in the bin.

2. I didn't see the bag on the floor so I ___________________it.
3. They___________________ their friend across the park.
4. The police_______________ the thieves at the airport with all the money.
5. My sister___________________________ Mont Blanc last summer. It's
4,810m high!
6. When I saw the big dog, I __________________. It was enormous!
7. The thief___________ out of the window.
8. My little brother my mobile phone ________________under the sofa for a joke.
It wasn't funny.

D) Write the adverbs for the adjectives below.

1. careful ___________ 5. quick___________

2. easy ___________ 6. quiet___________
3. good___________ 7. bad___________
4. happy___________ 8. slow___________
E) Complete the sentences with the adverbs from Exercise D).

1. The weather is bad so drive______________.

2. We played very___________, so the other team won.
3. He saw a big elephant, so he ran away______________.
4. The mountain was very high so we walked up it________________.
5. I did ____________ in my exam because I studied a lot.
6. We spoke___________ so nobody could hear us.
7. I was listening to music quite_____________ until I remembered my homework!
8. It wasn't a high wall so we climbed over it__________________.

F) Complete the sentences with one of the words. Change the adjective to an
adverb if necessary.

good – easy – quiet – careful – quick – bad – loud

1. There was a woman speaking ____________________ on her mobile phone.

2. They speak English very_____________ because their mother is English.
3. Be _________________! I'm trying to study.
4. He plays the piano very _____________________. It sounds awful!
5. Did you listen_____________________ to what the teacher said?
6. I did my homework___________________because I wanted to go to the
cinema.
7. He climbed the wall____________________ because he's very tall.

G) Complete the sentences with the adverbial form of the words.

happy – careful – easy – quick – quiet – slow

1. It's getting late. Please finish your work____________________.

2. Please talk___________________ in the library.
3. The exam wasn't difficult. I passed it______________________.
4. We're really late! You're walking very_____________________.
5. Your little brother isn't sad. He's_________________eating an ice cream over
there.
6. Those books are very old! Please look at them_____________________.

H) Match the sentences halves.

1. Tom was looking after his little brother
2. I was looking in the kitchen window
3. Lydia was looking for her mobile phone
4. We were looking at some photos
5. Some people say I look like my mum
a. when we saw something really funny.
b. when I saw my mum drop the cake.
c. because his parents were at work.
d. but other people say I look like my dad.
e. when she found some money.

I) Choose the correct answers.

1. I want to look up/in a word in the dictionary.

2. My sister couldn't find her keys so I helped her look for/at them.
3. I was looking in/like my bag when you saw me.
4. Your brother looks for/like a rock star with his long hair.
5. Could you look after/up my dog while I buy some milk?

J) Complete the questions with the following prepositions.

up – through – after – like – out – for
1. Do you ever have to look_________ younger brothers, sisters or cousins?
When?
2. How often do you look_______ your homework carefully before you give it to
your teacher?
3. If you can't find your mobile phone, where do you look _________it?
4. Who do you look________ in your family?
5. When was the last time you shouted 'Look________!'at someone? What
happened?
6. If you don't know the meaning of a word, do you look it______ in a dictionary?

G) Complete with the past simple of the verb to be.

1. Yesterday, they __________ (not) at the park. They _________at home.
2. Sue ____________ in the park. She ____________ (not) at the beach.
3. Where ________ you last month? We ____________ in London.
4. _______Tom at school yesterday? No, he________. He ____________ ill in
bed.
5. My boyfriend and I __________ at the cinema last night.

H) Write a question for each answer. Use the past simple.

1. What ………you……………. for breakfast? I had toast and hot chocolate.
2. Where..........you…..... your shoes? I bought them in the department store.
3. What time.....……your mother….…... home? She came home at 8 o'clock.
4. Who...........you…………..…….... to school with? I walked with my friends.
5. Where……... your parents............................ before? They lived in Paris.
6. What…..... your teacher.......................... at university?She studied Maths.
7. Where……………you last night? I was at my grandparent’s house.
8. What_________________________________? I drank some lemonade.
9. Where_____________________________ ? He went to a concert.
10. When_____________________________? They started school at 9 am.
11. Who_________________________________? She met her sister.
12.What_______________________________ ? We ate some sandwiches.
13.Where________________________? I was born in Madrid.
14.Why_________________________________ ? We stayed at home because it
was raining.

I) Complete with the verbs in the past continuous.

1. Susan __________________________(listen) to music in her bedroom.

2. Alex ________________________________ (repair) his bike.
3. The Smiths _________________________(not have) a picnic in the park.
4. _______Julie___________________(send) text messages to her friends? Yes,
she___________.
5. Tom and Alice __________________________(run) in the city park.
6. Sally _______________________ (not / hurry) to school because it was
Sunday.
7. What _____they ____________(do)? They_________________(watch) the
football match.
8. _________Lucy ___________________(exercise) in the gym yesterday
afternoon? No, she________. She_________________________(swim) in the
pool.