Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A. Put in was or were into the gaps. B. Put in was not or were not into the gaps.
1) I __________ in Canberra last spring. 1) They _________ ill.
2) We __________ at school last Saturday. 2) You __________ tired.
3) Tina __________ at home yesterday. 3) The children ___________ quiet.
4) He ___________ happy. 4) Max ___________ in Helsinki last week.
5) Robert and Stan __________ Garry's friends. 5) She _________ home for dinner.
6) You____________ very busy on Friday. 6) The water __________ cold.
7) They _____________ in front of the supermarket. 7) There __________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) I ______________ in the museum. 8) We -_________ in Brazil last winter.
9) She ______________ in South Africa last month. 9) Betty and Florence _________ at school this morning.
10) Jessica and Kimberly _____________ late for school. 10) I _________ happy when I heard about the accident.
C. Put the correct forms of the regular verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the
statements.
Example: I ______ to the teacher. (to talk)
Answer: I talked to the teacher.
1) Jane_________ a film. (to watch)
2) He __________ a box. (to carry)
3) They _________ their father. (to help)
4) John and Amy ________ things. (to swap)
5) I________ to Andrew. (to talk)
6) Susan __________ with Peter. (to dance)
7) The boys _________ basketball. (to try)
8) We__________ a trip. (to plan)
9) She __________ her hair. (to wash)
10) The car __________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)
D. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the
statements.
Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help)
Answer: She helped her mother in the kitchen.
1) They _____________ something to drink. (to order)
2) Last summer I ______________ to Stuttgart. (to go)
3) She _______________ her homework in the afternoon. (to do)
4) He ________________ to 10. (to count)
5) Our cat ____________ a big mouse. (to catch)
6) In 2001 our class _____________ a trip to Norwich. (to make)
7) The weather ______________ really nice. (to be)
8) The secretary ______________ the file yesterday. (to delete)
9) Paul ____________ nothing to me. (to say)
10) The people ___________ something to each other. (to whisper)
H. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past.
Example: ____________ their friends? (they/to meet)
Answer: Did they meet their friends?
1) ___________________after the cat? (the dog/to run)
2) ___________________photos ? (you/to take)
3) ___________________to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4) ___________________ a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have)
5) ___________________text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to send)
6) ___________________pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear)
7) ___________________hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8) ___________________the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open)
9) ___________________chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play)
10) __________________breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make)