Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple 1. We _went____ (go) to the beach last weekend. 2. My cousins ___don’t visit__ (not/ visit) us every weekend. 3. ___Did your mum make________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday? 4. I __sent_____ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon 5. The children always __did__ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon. 6. Last year, I _____travelled______ (travel) to Japan. 7. ______Did_____ you ______have_____ (have) dinner last night? 8. He ___arrived________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, _____checked______ (check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. 9. I ____received_______ (receive) three messages two minutes ago. 10. She ______works_____ (work) at the movie theater after school. 11. Yesterday she _____went______ (go) to the cinema and ____watched_______ (watch) a horror movie. 12. Carlos always _____eats______ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he _____ate______ (eat) soup. 13. We seldom ____drink_______ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon. 14. Somebody _____took______ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning 15. When ______does_____ your grandpa ____come_______ (come) home after war? 16. Some girls ____didn’t read_______ (not/ read) the book yesterday 17. When _____were______ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002 18. Why ______do_____ you ______help_____ (help) your brother with the homework? - Because he ____is_______ (be) rather lazy all the time 19. My dog sometimes _____catches______ (catch) a mouse and ____brings_______ (bring) it to the front door Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer 1. Dad didn’t buy a new car. 2. I didn’t watch TV last night. 3. Do you like chips? 4. Mary left for Italy last month. 5. Did John come to the party? Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the present simple or the past simple 1.A: __Did you go_________ (you/ go) to work yesterday? B: No, I ____didn’t________. I _never work____ (never/ work) on Saturdays. 2.A: ____Did you see___________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday? B: Yes. We ___had_____ (have) lunch together. 3.A: ____Does Colin work_____ (Colin/ work) at a bank? B: No, he ___doesn’t______. He ____works_____ (work) at a post office 4.A: __Did you do____ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday? B: No, not really. I _____watched______ (watch) TV and _______read________ (read) a book. It was a boring weekend. 5.A: What ___do you do_____ (you/do) at weekends? B: We usually ____go_______(go) to the beach Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list at the moment always yesterday last night every week last summer 1.We watched a really good film at the cinema ___last night_______. 2.He is upset because he failed his driving test ___yesterday_______. 3.She ___always_________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night. 4.I am working ____at the moment_________ I can’t come with you. 5.My mother does the shopping __every week_____________. 6.I went to a beautiful exotic island _____last summer______. The weather was very hot. Exercise 5: Choose the correct item 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple Tommy Brown ____likes____ (like) making up stories. No one ___believes___ (believe) what he __says____ (say) because he always __tells___ (tell) lies. He ____lives____ (live) in a small village and ___works____ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night last week, Tommy ___finished___ (finish) work late. It ____was_____ (be) dark and cold. Suddenly, he ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise, so he ____looked_____ (look) up. It _____was_____ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO ___came down_____ (come down) towards him and he ____saw____ (see) two green men looking him from outside. He _____screamed______ (scream), _____dropped______ (drop) his bag and ______ran away________ (run away). When he _______arrived_______ (arrive) in the village, he ______ran________ (run) into some villagers and ______started________(start) telling them about the aliens but they all ______laughed________ (laugh) at him. No one _______believed_______ (believe) Tommy. Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple Ling: Hi Amy. _____Were you______ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend? Amy: No, I _____wasn’t______ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___went________ (3. go) to the beach. We often ____go_______ (4. go) to the beach at weekends. Ling: You’re lucky. ____Did you have_______ (5. you/ have) a nice time? Amy: Oh, yes! I ____had_____ (6. have) a great time! Ling: Where ____did you stay_______ (7. you/ stay)? Amy: We ____stayed_______ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house Ling: Oh. ___Do they live________ (9. they/ live) near the beach? Amy: Yes, they do. Their house _____is______(10. be) right by the beach. Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there? Amy: We ____walked_______ (11. walk) along the beach and ____swam_______ (12. swim) in the sea. Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun. Exercise 8: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple 1. “Romeo and Juliet” _______was written_______ (write) by Shakespeare 2. These pictures ______were took__________ (take) during our last Christmas 3. All the reports _________are typed_______ (type) by secretary 4. The garbage ________is collected________ (collect) every day. 5. The email _______was sent_________ (send) to you two hours ago. 6. When ________does________ your mother ______get up__________ (get up) in the morning? 7. I _______don’t know_________ (not/ know) how to drive a car Exercise 9: Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Put them in the correct tense I don’t usually ______go______ (go) to the cinema but yesterday I ____went________ (go) to see a film. It _______was_____ (be) fantastic. I ______cried______ (cry) a little because the film _____was_______ (be) very romantic. Mellisa ______was______ (be) with me. She never ______cries______ (cry) at the cinema so she _______didn’t cry_____ (not cry) yesterday but she also ______enjoyed______ (enjoy) the film very much. Now I ____am writing________ (write) to my friend Peter to tell him about it. Peter usually _____lives_______ (live) here in London, like me but this week he ______lives______ (live) in Bristol with her aunt because his parents ______are______ (be) in Italy. They ______went______ (go) there last week on business. Peter is one of my best friends. He _____is_______ (be) fourteen years old and we go to the same school. Last summer Melissa, Peter and I _____went_______ (go) to Amsterdam on holiday for a week. We really ______had______ (have) a nice time there. We _______visited_____ (visit) lots of interesting places. We ________didn’t stay____ (not stay) in a hotel. We _____stayed_______ (stay) at my uncle’s house. His name is George. He ______is______ (be) an engineer. He is always very busy but that week he ______is______(be) on holidays and he _____takes_______ (take) good care of us. He ______shown______ (show) us the city and we ___liked_________(like) it very much. I must study now. I _____learnt_______ (learn) French this year as I would like to ______visit______ (visit) Paris next summer.