Complete the story with the verbs in (brackets) in the past simple.

Use contractions
Last summer my family and I went to Italy for a holiday. We
_________
Rented (rent) a house in Umbria, in central Italy, about 5 km
from a village called Gubbio. The weather _________
Was (be)
fantastic, hot and sunny during the day, but cold at night. We
_________
Did (do) different things every day. Sometimes we
_________
went (go) to Perugia or Assisi and _________
Visited

(visit) churches and art galleries. On other days we _________

Stayed

(stay) in the house. It _________

Had (have) a swimming pool in
the garden, so the children _________
Was (be) happy. One
afternoon an old man _________
Arrived (arrive) at the door.
‘Good afternoon,’ he _________
Said (say). ‘I’m your neighbour. Are
your children at home?’
‘Yes,’ I _________
am (answer). ‘I think so. Why?’
‘Because about an hour ago I _________
Saw (see) a small boy near
the village. I think he was your son.’
I _________
Looked (look) out of the window. My daughter
_________
Was Wasn´t
(be) in the swimming pool, but my son _________
(not be) there. ‘Where _________
Did Saw
you _________ (see)
him?’ I _________
Asked (ask). ‘_________
Did you _________
Talk

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(talk) to him?’ ‘He was on the road to the village, but I Didn´t
_________
speak

(not speak) to him,’ the old man _________

said (say).
‘Come on,’ I _________
told (tell) my husband. ‘We need to go to
the village.’ The old man _________
Waited (wait) at the house with
my daughter and we _________
Went (go) to the village.
My son _________
Was Had
(be) outside a cafe. He _________
(have) a big ice cream in his hand.
‘Why _________
Did you _________
Leave (leave) the house?’ I
asked him. ‘We _________
Was (be) really worried.’
‘I _________
wanted (want) an ice cream,’ he said.

Complete the conversation with the past simple of the verbs in

(brackets).
A Jack! Over here!
B Olivia! It’s great to see you!
A __________
did you have a good trip? (you / have)
it was
B Yes, thanks. __________ fine. (it / be)
A Are you hungry?
B No, __________
I had lunch on the train. ( I / have)
A Really? What __________
did you have ? (you / have)
B Some sandwiches. __________
I bought them at the station this

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morning. ( I / buy)
A Good idea. __________
did you drive to the station? (you / drive)
B No, __________
i got a taxi. (I / get)
A Did you? What time __________
did you leave home? (you / leave)
The taxi arrived
B __________ at 7 o'clock. (taxi / arrive)
A That's early! Are you tired?
I didn´t sleep
B A bit. __________ well last night. (I /not sleep)
A Well, here's my car. Let's go home and you can relax.
Complete the sentences with the past simple of a verb from the list.
arrive ask do get
up go have rent stay visit wait
1 I ________
got up very late this morning.
2 We ________
arrived at the airport at six o'clock in the evening.
3 I ________
had dinner in a restaurant last night.
4 I ________
waited for the bus for two hours.
5 We ________
stayed in a hotel near the beach.
6 I ________
went to Turkey for my holidays last year.
asked
7 I ________ my girlfriend to marry me in Pairs.
did
8 I ________ a lot of exercise last week.
9 My parents ________
visited us last weekend.
10 I ________
Rented a bike to travel round the island.

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