Escola Estadual Centro Paula Souza – Etesp São Paulo

Project 2 – Biographies

 Simple Past
 Used to
 Past Continuous
 Use Past Simple to
talk about:
 an action that
happened at a
definite time in
the past
I was hungry after
school yesterday.
We bought a new
computer last week.
Carol stayed in
bed last Friday.
Common time
expressions:
yesterday/the day
before yesterday,
last week/month/year
winter/summer,
last Friday/Monday,
three hours/days/
weeks/months/years
ago,
in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the

correct form.

1. When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl

Change the sentences into negative
or interrogative.
1. Sally left the window open last night. (-)
_______________________________
2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
_______________________________
3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
_______________________________
4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
_______________________________
5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
_______________________________
6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
_______________________________
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
2. Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come)
back home an hour ago.
3. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and
Helen, meet) last week?
4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with
my sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.
5. Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his
bike last Saturday.
6. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in
the corridor this morning?
7. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
8. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive)
to Southampton last weekend.
9. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook)
for dinner yesterday?
10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(spend) their honeymoon in Italy.
11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring)
her project?
12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a new
MP3 player last night.
A) Write the Past Simple form of the verbs C) Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1) Play 1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this
13) Warn
2) Walk weekend.
14) Wash
3) Watch 2) I ----------- ( listen ) tomusic with my
15) Try
4) Listen friends.
16) Turn
5) Wait 3) We ---------- ( study ) hard for the
17) Question
6) Check exam. So, we ------------ ( answer )all
18) Observe
7) Ask the questions.
19) Need
8) Want 4) “----- you --------
20) Live
9) Call ( finish ) your homework?”
21) Laugh
10) Deliver “No, I -----------.”
22) Kill
11) Decide 5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus
23) Kiss
12) Work but it ------------- ( not-come ).
24) Invite
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to
finish her homework.
7) ----- you --------- ( invite ) them to
B) Give short answers to the questions.
your party last week.
1) Did you close the door?
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------
( + )-----------------------------------
( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( - )-----------------------------------
( not-open ) it.
2) Did you father wash his car?
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down
( + )-----------------------------------
the street with their teachers.
( - )--------------------------------- --
10) Something strange --------------
( happen ) last night.
3) Did Marta tidy her room?
11) Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
( + )----------------------------------
12) The postman ------------- ( deliver )
( - )---------------------------------
the letters.
4) Did your mother prepare the dinner?
13) We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three
( + )----------------------------------
years ago.
( - )---------------------------------
14) Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the
5) Did the cleaner finish cleaning?
exam and she ----------- ( fail )
( + )----------------------------------
( - )--------------.

D) Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) -----------------------------------------------.
2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) ----------------------------------------------.
3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) --------------------------------------------------.
4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) ------------------------------------------
5) Marta waited for the bus. (- ) -----------------------------------------------------.
6) Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) -----------------------------------------------------.
7) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) --------------------------------------------------.
8) Alex washed the dishes. ( ? ) ------------------------------------------------------.
9) Dorothy invited me to her birthday party. ( - ) -----------------------------------------
10) Julia cleaned the entire house this morning. ( ? ) --------------------------------------
 GRAMMAR - SIMPLE PAST TENSE

EASTER HOLIDAYS
Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul ___________(go)

camping in the mountain.
They _________________(spend) a wonderful time there.
They ______________(wake up) early in the morning and
then they ________________(go) for a walk. In the village
they __________________(buy) everything they
_______________(need).
In the afternoon they ___________________(play) football, ____________(watch)
the birds and ________________(swim) in the river.
They ________________(not have) a TV set, so after dinner they ______________
(talk) for a while and then they ________________(go) to sleep.
One night, Jimmy _______________(have) a very strange dream: they ______(be)
by the river watching the moon.
Suddenly they ______________(hear) someone calling Hello! Hello! They
_____________(turn) around and they ______________(see) a strange creature.
It _____________(be) green and very small. He ________________( invite) them to go to
his spaceship. There they ______________(meet) other strange creatures and a beautiful
princess.
They ______________(sit) down round a table and they _____________(eat) some strange
food. Jimmy _______________(drink) a glass of fruit juice. It ______________(taste) good so
he ________________(ask) for another glass of it.
After a while he ______________(feel) a bit strange.
Oh, dear…he ________________(turn) green and small like the others. The princess
_______________(not be) beautiful anymore and she ______________(look) horrible.
What was happening?
He ________________(open) his eyes and … what a relief! It ___________ be only a
dream!
 Read the following text:

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They
travelled in August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton,
the South of England. It was really fantastic because they talked to a lot of
students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other cultures and
customs. Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced
it every day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to
speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon
they visited different places or played different sports at the college. It was
so much fun. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends
and played or chatted. In the evening they were tired so they sometimes
watched videos or played board games. Write the past simple of these verbs. Pay
The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. attention to the spelling rules:
The city is very big and they visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The Travel – ________________________.
London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the Queen but they Copy-________________________.
didn’t see her, only her guards! Count-________________________.
They liked everything in the city but their favourite thing was the museums, Play-________________________.
especially Madam Tussards. There were lots of realistic figures of famous Close-________________________.
people there. Open-________________________.
At the end of the two weeks, they were sad to return home. The holidays Dance-________________________.
were fun and different from usual. They cried a little when they waved Drop-________________________.
goodbye to their new friends and promised to write or send emails when Cook-________________________.
they arrived home. Live-________________________.
Look-________________________.

True or false? Correct the false ones. Answer the following questions.

Joel and Sara travelled to England for three weeks.

What did Joel and Sara do in the afternoon?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
Did they learn a lot of new things?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
Brighton is in the North of England.
What did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They asked the teacher to speak fast.
What did they visit in the capital?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
They sometimes walked to the beach.
Did they like the museums?
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
What museum did they like the best?
___________________________________________.
Did they see the Queen?
Write the following in the negative and ___________________________________________.
Interrogative. Were they happy at the end of the holidays? Explain.
There were many people on the beach. ___________________________________________
Neg: _______________________________. ___________________________________________.
Int: ________________________________. What did they promise to do when they arrived
He enjoyed the trip. home?
Neg: _______________________________. ___________________________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
She was in London.
Neg: _______________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
Neg: _______________________________.
Int: ________________________________.
A) Read the text and fill in the blanks with
“was-were”
Yesterday ------- great for me. Because my father
------- back to home. My father ------- in Spain last
weekend for the business. It ------- the first time
when we ------- apart. It ------- a tiring weekend
for him and he ------- very busy. My mother and I
------- worried about him because he ------- afraid
of travelling by plane. After a short flight, he
------- safe and happy. Because he ------- not
afraid of travelling by plane anymore. When he
----- in Spain, though it ----- late,
he phoned us at night as he -------
busy. He ------- there for three
days but it ------- like a
decade. We missed him so
much. We ------- very glad to
see him back. There -------
presents in his bags for us.
There ------- a scarf for my
mother. It ------- silk. There
------- a camera for me. It
------- a great gift for me.
B) Answer the questions
according to the text.
1) Where was Sandra’s father
last weekend?
------------------------------------------
-----------------------------.
2) Why was yesterday great for her?
------------------------------------------
----------------------------.
3) Why was he there?
----------------------------------------.
4) Who was worried about him?
----------------------------------------.
5) Why were they worried about him?
----------------------------------------.
6) Was he busy when he was in Spain?
----------------------------------------.
7) Was his flight long?
----------------------------------------.
8) What was there in his bags for his family?
----------------------------------------.
9) What was the mother’s present?
----------------------------------------.
10) What was Sandra’s present?
----------------------------------------.

C) Match the questions with the D) Read the dialogues and

answers fill in the blanks
1) Where was Tina yesterday? Gina: How ------- the picnic
2) What was the weather like yesterday? yesterday?
3) How was Marry last night? Peter: It ------- fantastic.
4) When was the concert? Gina: What ------- the
5) Was your mother ill yesterday? weather like? ------- it
6) Where were you yesterday evening? sunny?
7) Who was that old woman near the car? Peter: Well, it ------- sunny
8) Where was your father last weekend? in the morning, but when we got there it ------- cloudy.
9) How was the movie? Gina: ------- Mary and her family with you? She ------
10) What was that? so excited about the picnic.
11) Why weren’t you at work yesterday? Peter: No, she -------. She ------- ill.
12) Was the weather rainy last weekend? Gina: What a pity! ------- it serious?
Peter: No, it -------. She -------
a) I was ill. down with flue but she is OK now.
b) She was happy. Gina: How about your uncle?
c) It was boring. Peter: He ------- with us and we had
d) It was yesterday. great time together. So, how -------
e) Yes, she was. your weekend?
f) That was a plate. Gina: It ------- boring as always.
g) She was at work. I ------- at home during the weekend.
h) No, it wasn’t. My father ------- abroad and
i) It was sunny. my mother ------- at work.
j) I was in Istanbul. Peter: Next time we may go together!
k) He was in Spain. Gina: I hope so….
l) She was my aunt.
1. Underline the correct verb:
1. They was/were in the Natural History Museum yesterday.
2. Nick was/were taken to the hospital early in the morning yesterday.
3. My parents was/were very tired after their trip to Newcastle.
4. Helen was/were on a ferry boat going to Sweden yesterday.
5. The article in the local newspaper was/were very interesting.
6. Those houses was/were built two hundred years ago.
7. Last winter was/were the coldest winter in our region.
8. Tom was/were absent-minded because he had left the keys at school.
9. I was/were on a long trip to the USA two years ago.
10. Your e-mail address was/were very difficult to remember.
11. My brother’s letters was/were rather long and interesting.
12. Pamela was/were an excellent ski jumper three years ago.

2. Fill in was or were:

1. Who _____ the best football player in Great Britain last year?
2. They _____ very happy after their trip to London last month.
3. Andrew _____ the best student in our class last year.
4. The film _____ not interesting and I switched off the TV.
5. The mathematics test _____ very difficult and we _____ disappointed.
6. The boys _____ very noisy at the lesson yesterday.
7. Who _____ the best sportsman in your class last month?
8. Martha _____ in Cambridge with her parents two years ago.
9. The girls _____ in the disco club two weeks ago.
10. I _____ responsible for the classroom flowers last year.
11. There _____ many flowers in the flowerbeds around the school.
12. Five birds _____ sitting on the branches of the tree near the house.

3. Rewrite the sentences using was or were:

1. I am happy to see you.
………………………………………………………..
2. This is my favourite book.
………………………………………………………...
3. Mary is not at school.
…………………………………………………………..
4. It is a very interesting film.
…………………………………………………………..
5. We are good sportsmen.
……………………………………………………………
6. Tom is my best friend.
…………………………………………………………..
7. Nora is on holidays in Italy.
………………………………………………………………
8. The dogs are under the table.
……………………………………………………………..
9. My mobile is broken.
……………………………………………………………….
10. They are good students.
……………………………………………………………….
11. This dog is very friendly.
………………………………………………………………
12. I am at the shopping centre.
……………………………………………………………..
 watched -SH /∫/ -F
As /-t/ after reached
crunched lashed blushed laughed
voiceless wretched mashed wished coughed
consonants launched -CH /t∫/ brushed washed stuffed
searched crashed rushed
(except –t) matched finished pushed
sniffed
surfed

dropped missed -S cooked packed hiked

-P wiped kissed faxed looked parked joked
lisped pressed guessed shocked sucked locked
slipped shipped crossed passed knocked booked picked
stopped snipped tensed pronounced rocked liked smoked
shopped helped mixed relaxed checked kicked talked
typed ripped fixed impressed asked walked worked
hoped jumped dressed blessed baked
clapped escaped danced noticed cracked -K

dragged
As /-d/ After agreed -B begged
vowels and died banged
freed robbed belonged
voiced continued described jogged
combed
consonants
Vowel -G
(except –d)

used slammed
waved advised -/dz/ performed
saved -V closed welcomed
arrived realized -/z/ judged named
solved improved abused changed screamed
moved behaved bruised damaged informed
lived removed apologized encouraged
believed loved sneezed -M

-N burned called scribbled -R remembered played copied

listened filled smiled measured stayed tidied
learned opened jailed juggled appeared repaired enjoyed terrified
cleaned planned killed kneeled covered shared tried annoyed
earned rained pulled cycled entered whispered carried identified
explained signed explored marred cried bullied
traveled labeled
happened turned roared answered dried worried
sailed
imagined yawned ordered snored studied
abandoned joined -L offered coloured -Y

-D demanded wanted contacted

showed defended planted counted
sawed -W needed added repeated expected
allowed decided provided started exported
followed founded invaded visited hated
handed avoided existed hunted
interviewed
loaded afforded arrested invited
snowed
attended divided collected
chewed protected
ended expanded -T
A. Add “-ed” to given verbs
1. decide
2. agree
3. play
4. watch
5. water
6. study
7. open
8. close
9. wait
10. brush
11. try
12. kiss
13. call
14. invite
15. observe
C. Odd man out.
1. listened – ordered – did
2. waited – understood – helped
3. opened – closed – call
4. goed – entered – washed
5. watched – solved – runned
6. liked – hated – love
7. went – ignored – brushed
8. showed – selled – missed
9. is – was – were
10. celebrated – hoped – wish
11. wandered – lost – baked
D. True or False
1. I call my friend yesterday.
2. The students studyed hard.
3. We waited for the bus.
4. The cleand the house.
5. My sister plaied football.
6. Arthur waterd the flowers.
7. Merlin helped Arthur.
8. We rested under a tree.
9. My mother cookd fish.
10. They solved the questions.
11. We enter the room.
12. She combd her hair.
13. I decideed to go shopping.
B. Choose the best one
1. Lora lookd / looked at the man carefully.
2. He wanted / wantted to be a doctor.
3. They helpd / helped the old woman.
4. Sarah washied / washed her hair.
5. I studied / studyied hard for my English exam.
6. Susie inviteed / invited me to her party.
7. Melanie tryed / tried to open the box.
8. Kaan solved / solveed the questions easily.
9. The teacher askd / asked some questions.
10. Ashley liked / likeed the film.
E. Fill in the blanks
1. The children _______________ ( love ) the cereals
very much. They _______________ ( want ) eat again.
2. My father _______________ ( work ) very hard in the
past. He _______________ ( enjoy ) working.
3. The gardener _______________ ( water ) the flowers.
4. He _______________ ( close ) door and ______________
( rest ) for a while.
5. The teacher _______________ ( show ) some pictures.
6. I _______________ ( jump ) over the fence.
7. She _______________ ( collect ) stamps in the past.
8. The baby _______________ ( cry ) during the night.
9. The princess _______________ ( kiss ) the frog and
the frog _______________ ( turn ) into a prince.
10. Susan _______________ ( miss ) the bus.
11. Gina _______________ ( perform ) well yesterday.
12. The teacher ______________ ( correct ) the mistakes.
13. He ______________ ( paint ) the fences last weekend.
T F
14. It _______________ ( start ) to rain.
15. The man _______________ ( lock ) the doors.
16. Andrew _______________ ( prepare ) the dinner.
1. Fill in the verbs in the correct form:
1. Sam ___ (phone) me three times yester-
day.
2. Bill ___ (spend) much time in the library
yesterday.
3. Kate ___ (be) present at the history lec-
ture yesterday.
4. We ___ (understand) that grammar mate-
rial at the last lesson.
5. Tom ___ (send) an SMS to his friend one
hour ago.
6. Alice ___ (write) a nice poem two hours
ago.
7. The boys ___ (win) the game last Mon-
day.
8. I ___ (help) my brother with maths yes-
terday.
9. The girls ___ (be) very friendly.
10. Liz ___ (see) a very beautiful cat.
3. Ask questions to the underlined words:
1. We went to the sports club yesterday.
________________________________
2. Pam was the winner of the competition.
________________________________
3. They bought two presents yesterday.
________________________________
4. Andrew visited his grandparents.
________________________________
5. Tom played the guitar very well.
________________________________
6. Ben told me a funny story yesterday.
________________________________
7. They were at the theatre yesterday.
________________________________
8. They were at the meeting yesterday.
________________________________
9. I rode my bike in the street yesterday.
________________________________
2. Make sentences negative:
1. The boys _________ (go) to school
yesterday.
2. Helen _________ (be) ill last week.
3. We _________ (take) our umbrellas
yesterday.
4. Pam _________ (be) late for her
drawing lesson.
5. Nick ________ (swim) in the pool yes-
terday.
6. Tim _________ (see) a new film last
Tuesday.
7. They _________ (speak) French yes-
terday.
8. I _________ (fly) to Canada last
week.
9. Tom ________ (be) at the party yes-
terday.
10. It ________ (rain) yesterday.
4. Correct the mistakes:
1. We didn’t went to the zoo yesterday.
_____________________________
2. Tom go to the club yesterday.
_____________________________
3. We didn’t bought flowers.
_____________________________
4. Paul weren’t at the lesson yesterday.
_____________________________
5. Mona not was at the disco club.
_____________________________
6. They have a nice time yesterday.
_____________________________
7. I didn’t late for my English yesterday.
_____________________________
8. I not phoned to my friend yesterday.
_____________________________
9. Liz send two SMS five minutes ago.
_____________________________
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets

1.- Ti a ………… egi he new diary last Monday morning.

2.- Tho as ……….. pla the guita a d So ia ……… si g
3.- The t o kids …….. ake a sa d astle i the ea h.
4.-The o ke s ………. eat) some bananas in the zoo.
5.-Joa a ………….. ha ge so e o e at the a k.
6.-Walte …………. ook so e ti kets fo the e t o e t.
7.-The …………… uild an enormous hospital in Haiti.
8.-Da iel ……………. look afte Lo e a’s a last Satu da e e i g.
9.- M daughte ………… sho e he ote ooks.
10.- De ek …………. e o e a fa ous ite .
11.-M hus a d ………. g o to atoes a d u u e s i the o ha d.
12.-Ma il …………. lea to s i i o e o th.
13.-Kathe i e ……………. tea h he so to e polite.
14.-The tea he s …………. e plai the lesso s lea l .
15.-So e od ……….. steal o ile pho e.
16.-The …………….. kid ap the little gi l.
17.-Willia ……………….. th o the all to his s hool f ie d.
18.- Philip ……….. ilk the o a d …….. feed the abbits in the farm.
19.-The shephe d ……………. take the sheep to the ou t side.
20.-Ch istophe ………..….. speak fi e la guages flue tl .
21.-The f ie dl gi l…………… e o e d e to follo he .
22.-The agi ia …………….. do so e good t i ks.
23.-Paul ……….. feel e sad he his dog ……….. ha e the a ide t.
24.-Geo ge …………… a s e the pho e a d ……… help) me.
25.- M u le A to io ………… ea a lot of o e i his jo .
26.-Adeli e ………….…. desig so e fashio a le je elle .
27.-Ji a d To ……..……..(find) some old toys in the attic.
28.-The Ge a politi ia …………. de ide to le d us so e o e .
29.-The house ……….. get o fi e so I ……….. lose all ooks.
30.-Sa a tha ………….. u de sta d situatio i the fo eig ou t .
31.-I ………….. s at h othe ’s a k te de l .
32.-The t o lo e s …………….. kiss i f o t of the p iest.
33.-Matilde …………….. t pe a e lo g lette ithout a istakes.
34.-The post a ………….. a so e hea pa els to house.
35.-Pat i k a d Lisa ………… alk to school together.
36.-M dad …………. p epa e so e fi e o ks fo the pa t .
37.-Lo e zo a d Mi ia …………… ele ate thei i thda .
38.-We ……………….. (marry) five years ago in Manchester.
39.-Kath …………... (serve) tea and biscuits to her friends.
40.-The fire a …………. es ue a lot of people i the ea th uake.
41.- A little gi l ………….. i a o e.
42.-Lu ………….. e e e to se d a e ail to he o f ie d.
43.-He to …………… e ei e so e ad e s f o Ge a .
44.-You …………….. ea a eautiful la k dress on Christmas Day.
45.-Hele …………….. hea so e st a ge oises i the ga de .
46.-The dog …………….. hide so e o es i the up oa d.
47.-E il a d So ia …………….. hoose a e pe si e i g fo thei othe .
48.- The o ……………. eat the soup a d he ………… like it.
49.-The little a ………. s o e loudl i the suit ase.
50.-Ma ti ……………… e t a s all flat i Lo do .
51.- Lola ………….. i g the do to at id ight.
 Past Simple Tense
1. Write positive sentences:
1. My sister/finish/her studies/two years ago.
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2. My neighbours/buy/a new car/last week.
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3. We/spend/the whole afternoon/in the park.
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4. Dan/write/an interesting report/yesterday.
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5. My father/bring/a nice cat/last month.
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6. I/forget/to call my friend/yesterday.
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7. Bill/fight/with Sam/after the lessons.
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8. They/visit/Paris/three years ago.
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2. Write negative sentences:
1. She had a nice dress on yesterday.
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2. I came to school very late.
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3. Jane went to London last week.
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4. Our class won in football competition.
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5. He saw Kate on TV last night.
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6. We wrote invitations to our guests.
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7. Bob looked very happy yesterday.
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8. Mike showed us a nice collection of coins.
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3. Write general questions: 4. Write questions to the underlined words:

1. You/do homework/yesterday?
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2. She/see/an interesting film/on Sunday?
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3. Jim/go/to the sports club/last week?
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4. Lucy/send/ a message/to her friend?
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5. Tom/get/ a new task/ yesterday?
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6. They/meet/their guests/at the bus station?
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7. Nick/ride/his bike/yesterday?
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8. You/go/to the hospital/last week?
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1. I ate a tasty cake yesterday.
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2. She bought two books in the bookshop.
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3. Tim entered the room through the window.
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4. They spent three hours in the museum.
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5. Liz went to New York on her holidays.
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6. Chris passed his exam yesterday.
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7. Nora wrote a nice poem last week.
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8. Mary got the first prize two years ago.
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5.Fill in the verbs in the correct form:

Shopping
Yesterday I … (decide) to go to the department store. I … (want) to buy a new sweater.
I also … (invite) Liz, my friend with me. When we … (arrive) there, we ... (see) a lot of
people. We … (find) the counter with sweaters and … (begin) to choose them. They … (be) of
different colours and sizes. I … (ask) to show me a blue sweater which … (be) my size. I … (decide)
to try it on and … (go) to the fitting – room. It … (be) wonderful! It … (fit) me perfectly! Liz …
(advise) me to buy it, because it … (be) nice and not very expensive. I … (ask) where the cash desk
…(be). I … (pay) money, … (take) my sweater and we … (go) home. The day … (be) lucky!
 We use to talk about We use to talk
past habits. It indicates that about something you are
something was repeated in the past accustomed to.
but it is not now.
Complete the sentences with the
Complete the sentences with the correct correct form of ‘ be used to’ and the
form of ‘used to’ and the verbs in the box. verbs in the box.

1. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up as a witch 1. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the park.

at Halloween.
2. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my clothes.
3. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taxes when I
was fifteen.
4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the beach
in the summer.
5. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a rope with my
friends at school.
6. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wine when I
was in secondary school.
7. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hide and seek
with my cousins.
8. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dinner for the
whole family.
2. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ visited by my
grandchildren once a week.
3. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with two
dogs. I’ve had them for 10 years.
4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to bed late. I
turn in early.
5. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a bus to go
to the city centre. I can’t drive.
6. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up early in
the morning. I’m an early bird.
7. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ emails. I
don’t even have a computer.
8. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to loud
music. It makes me feel tired.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of ‘used

to’ or ‘be used to’ and match them to the pictures.

1. My mum _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with her doll when

she was a little girl.
2. Sue’s baby brother _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a nap
after dinner. He does it every day.
3. Mr. Clarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a newspaper in
the morning. It’s part of his morning routine.
4. Kevin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the ducks in the park
with his father every Sunday.
5. My cousin, Frank, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a car
when he was in high school. He’s had a driving
licence for a month.
6. Mike and Jimmy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a room.
They’ve been doing it since they were born.
7. Betty _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ herself when she was
three years old.
FIND THE PAST TENSE OF THE VERBS GIVEN BELOW.

know
begin
make
blow
meet
bring
read
buy
run
catch
say
come
see
do
send
draw
sing
drink
sit
eat
sleep
get
swim
give
take
go
throw
grow
write
hear
 LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND FILL IN THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
13 1 2
14
.

1.

2.

3.
build ride
speak 4.
bite
5.
12 3
6.
.
7.

8. burn
11
. read 9.
4

10.

11.

eat 12.
10
learn
13.

14. 5.
forgive

8 7
6
9. .

give

write come leave cut

THE HIDDEN WORDS ARE _________________________________.