Name______________________________________________________Date_________________

I. Tell the story – fill in the past simple tense

On Friday, the children _______________________ (talk) about a day out together in the country.
The next morning, they _______________ (go) to the country with their two dogs and
________________ (play) together. Ben and Dave ____________________ (have) some kites.
Sometime later the dogs __________________ (be) not there. So, they _________________ (call)
them and ______________________ (look) for them in the forest. After half an hour the children
___________________ (find) them and_____________________ (take) them back. Charlie
________________ (be) very happy to see them again. At lunch time Nick ____________________
(go) to the bikes and ____________________ (fetch) the basket with some meat sandwiches.
Then they ________________________ (play) football. Nick and Dave ______________________
(win). In the evening they ___________________ (ride) home.

II. Fill in the past form.

1. Mammoths ___________________(be) big animals, bigger than elephants.

2. Mammoths _________________ (not live) 100 years ago.
3. Mammoths ________________________(live) a long time ago.
4. Mammoths ___________________________ (not eat) meat. They ________________(eat)
grass.
5. They ______________________ (have) two large tusks about three meters long.
6. I ______________(pay) by credit card. I ___________________ (not pay) cash.
7. He ______________________ (drink) some milk. He __________________any water. (not
drink)
8. She only_______________________(spend) a pound. She ______________ (not spend) 3
pounds.
9. I _______________(see) some elephants. I _________________any lions. (not see)
10. They __________________(swim) in the sea, but __________________ (not swim) in the
lake.

III. Form the questions in past simple form.

1. He took a shower. __________________________ a shower?

2. She did the homework. __________________________ the homework?
3. They visited their grandparents. ____________________________ their grandparents?
4. The girls jumped into the lake. ______________________ into the lake?
5. He looked after his younger sister. ____________________________ his younger sister?
6. Sam bought new jeans. ____________________ new jeans?
7. Susan finished the housework. _____________________________ the housework?
8. We listened to our favourite CD. ________________________ to your favourite CD?
9. They played tennis last Saturday. _________________________ tennis last Saturday?
10. She made breakfast yesterday. ______________________breakfast yesterday?
11. They were at school. ______________________ at school?
12. She passed the exam. ______________________________ the exam?
13. He was happy. _____________________________ happy?
14. The boys worked hard. ____________________________ hard?
15. She got up early. __________________________________ early?