I.

Write the past tense of the verbs in parentheses

1. The man ____________ (run) to catch the train.
2. The children ____________ (sing) the song loudly.
3. The married couple ____________ the car slowly. (drive)
4. The women ____________ their lunch together. (eat)
5. The two men ____________ (shake) hands.
6. The children ____________ (go) down the slide.
7. I ____________ (hear) that Patsy is away on business.
8. I ____________ (get) a 10 in my last exam
9. Are you sure Dana ____________ (forgive) her boyfriend last night?
10. The boys ____________ (drink) a two-liter Coke after practice.

II. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets
1. Daisy _____________ (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.
2. Tom _____________ (read) three books last week.
3. Peter _____________ (understand) everything the teacher _____________ (say) in Maths.
4. Susan _____________ (have) a baby in August.
5. They _____________ (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
6. The children _____________ (sleep) in the car. They _____________ (be) so tired.
7. The film _____________ (begin) late
8. She _____________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday
9. Mrs. Pink _____________ (teach) English at the university two years ago
10. We _____________ (leave) at 7 a.m this morning, before the kids _____________ (wake
up).
11. The company is huge. It _____________ (create) a thousand of new jobs since the
beginning of last year.
12. I _____________ (have) this car for 20 years and it’s as reliable as ever.
13. I’m afraid the company is going bankrupt. It _____________ (have) big problems lately.
14. I _____________ (read) 6 books this week.
15. Where _____________ (you/ go) the night before last night?

III. Fill in the gaps with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets
1. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.
2. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people
there.
3. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.
4. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.
5. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.
6. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.
7. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his
party.
8. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?
9. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most
handsome boy in the village.
10. _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?
11. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy
about it.
12. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.
13. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________
back.
14. _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?
15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.