Put the verbs in the past simple 17.

My Dad ------------------------------( not / win )

1. Be……………………………… his tennis tournament last weekend .
2. Buy……………………………… 18. ------------------------------------------(Ken/ feel )
3. Catch……………………………. better this morning?
4. Choose…………………………..
19. -----------------------------------------(Kate/ learn)
5. Do………………………………
her history lesson?
6. Drink……………………………
7. Drive…………………………….. 20. -----------------------------------------(the
8. Eat……………………………….. children /see) their grandparents?
9. Find……………………………… 21. -----------------------------------------(your
10. Forget……………………………. mother/find) a new job?
11. Get………………………………. 22. -----------------------------------------(your friend /
12. Give………………………………. speak) to you about the meeting?
13. Go………………………………….
14. Hear……………………………… Circle the correct answer:
15. Know…………………………….
16. Make……………………………..
a) Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when
17. Meet……………………………….
18. Put…………………………………. they came / was coming.
19. Read……………………………….. b) Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining
20. Ride……………………………….. every day during his holidays.
21. Run………………………………….. c) Who was that nice girl you talked / were
22. Say……………………………………. talking to when I walked / was walking by the
23. See……………………………………. pub?
24. Sleep…………………………………. d) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and
25. Speak……………………………….. broke/ was breaking her leg.
26. Take ………………………………… e) When I entered / was entering the cafeteria
27. Think …………………………………
Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
28. Write……………………………………
f) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s
new car.
Complete the sentences with the g) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I
Verbs in brackets in the past simple got up / was getting up this morning.
1. They -----------(take) the train to go to London. h) Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story
2. She -------------(ride) her bike under the rain. about Peter.
3. They ------------(make) pancakes for Shrove
Tuesday. Read the following sentences and put the verbs in
4. She -------------- (come) alone at the party. brackets in either the Past Simple or the Past
5. I ----------------( buy) a new laptop last week. Continuous.
6. We --------------(forget) the meeting last
Monday. a) As Sophie ___________(walk) up Regent
7. They --------------(go) to Madrid last year. Street she ___________(meet) an old friend
8. We--------------(drive ) all the way to Paris. from college.
9. My sister----------(cut) herself doing DIY jobs. b) When ___________(father/arrive) yesterday?
10. They --------------(sleep ) well all night. He ___________(arrive) late. The train
11. My brother ----------------(get) a salary rise. ___________(be)delayed due to an accident.
12. The baby-------------(fall ) from her pram. c) Who ___________(you/ speak) to on the
13. I ---------------(meet) my new boss this morning phone when I ___________(come)in?
14. . John------------------------------ (not/ get) his test d) Mary ___________(read) in bed when she
back yesterday. ___________(hear) a strange noise downstairs.
15. We ------------------------------( not /bring) our e) When Mr. Lawrence ___________(leave)
packed lunches! home at 8.30 this morning, the sun
16. The neighbours ------------------------------(not/ ___________(shine) brightly. However, by 10 o
wake) on time for their train! ´clock it ___________(rain) heavily.
 f) Sebastian ___________(arrive) at Susan´s
house a little before 11 a.m., but she
___________(not/be) there. She
___________(study) at the library.
g) The fireman ___________(rescue) a 75-year-
old woman who ___________(be) trapped on
the second floor of the burning building.
h) ___________(you/do) any shopping
yesterday?
i) Yesterday Jane ___________(fall) and
___________(hurt) herself when she
___________(ride) her bicycle.
j) What ___________(Peter / do) when you
___________(knock) on his door?
k) Helen ___________(wear) her dress to the
party last night.
Complete the sentences with will/won't and
the verbs in brackets.
1 Your case is very heavy. I__________it for
you(carry).
2 Sam________to the party tonight. (come)
3 Ann_________ coffee. She doesn't like it.
(not drink)
4 Can you repair this clock? OK,
I___________
it tomorrow. (do).
5 It's very warm outside. I_______ a sweatshirt
today. (not wear)
Complete the sentences with MANY or MUCH.
1. How…………….boys are here?
2. How…………….juice do you need?
3. How…………….homework have you got?
4. How…………….posters has Peter got?
5. How…………….butter would you like?
6. How…………….tomatoes are there?
7. How…………….photos did you take?
8. How…………….bacon is there in the fridge?
9. How…………….milk is there in the bottle?
10. How……………eggs do we need for this
recipe?
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