Period 3

Simple Past

Exercise 1: Use the given words to make sentences in the past simple.

1. It was cloudy yesterday

2In 1990,we moved to another city

3. When did you get the first gift?

4. She didn’t go to church five days ago

5. How was he yesterday?

6.did they happy last holiday?

8. How/ you/ get there? => How did you get there?

9. Janet / miss / the bus →Janet missed the bus

10. she / tidy / her room →She tidied her room

11. Nancy / watch / not / television→ Nancy didn’t watch television

12. she / read / a book →She read a book

Exercise 2: Complete the exercise with the verbs inside the box. (simple past tense)

buy catch cost drink

fall hurt sell spend

teach throw win write

1. Mozart ………………….more than 600 pieces of music. 2. 'How did you learn to
drive?' 'My father…………………… me.' 3. We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we
…………………….. it. 4. I was very thirsty. I ………….. the water very quickly. 5. Paul
and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he …………….. easily. 6.
Don ……………..down the stairs this morning and ……………….his leg. 7. Jim
………………….the ball to Sue, who…………….. it? 8. Ann ……………..a lot of
money yesterday. She …………….a dress. It ……………..100.

Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using past simple.
1. Yesterday, I (go)___________ to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) ______________ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking
space.

3. When we (arrive) ________________ at the restaurant, the place (be) _______ full.

4. The waitress (ask) ________________ us if we (have)______________reservations.

5. I (say)_____________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress (tell)_____________ us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) _________________ back to the car.

8. Then we (see) _______________ a small grocery store.

9. We (stop)_________ in the grocery store and (buy) _________ some sandwiches.

10. That (be) _________________ better than waiting for two hours.

11. I (not go) _______________ to school last Sunday.

12. _________ She (get) ___________married last year?

13. What _________you (do) _________ last night? - I (do) _________ my homework.

14. I (love) ____________ him but no more.

15. Yesterday, I (get) _______________ up at 6 and (have) ______________ breakfast at

6.30.

16. Last year I (spend) _________ my holiday in Ireland.

17. It (be) _________ great.

18. I (travel) _________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) _________ lots of
interesting places.

20. Where (spend / you) _________ your last holiday?

21) I _________ my Maths homework yesterday. ( do)

22) _________ Susan _________ to England by plane? ( go)

23) They _________ a farm two weeks ago. ( visit)

24) Jenny and Peggy _________ their brother. (not/ help)

25) The children _________ at home last weekend. (not/ be)