Test 2.

Simple past tense Name:

I. Read the sentences and write questions to the underlined parts.

1. Mary decided to enter university to become an engineer.

2. Tom had to wait in the rain for one and a half hour.

3. The kids wanted to try out the new football pitch.

4. Last Monday I heard the same strange noise at around 8pm.

5. The Jones family paid about 1000Pounds for that new caravan.

II. Read the text and put the verbs into past simple tense. BE CAREFUL in a few cases you need
PRESENT tense.

The Baseball Cap

In the 1840s, baseball teams such as the Knickerbockers from New York City ………………………
(wear) a variety of different hats to protect their eyes from the sun. The first team to wear something
similar to modern caps ……………..(be) the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860. These hats or caps
…………….(be) called the ‘Brooklyn Style’.
The front part of the cap, called the peak, ………………..(become) softer and shorter than that of the
caps we …………………(have) today. Also, they ………………(use) wool or cotton, while most of
today’s caps ……………….(be) polyester. Like today, the main part of the cap …………………(have)
six smaller parts with a button on the top. Also, a team usually …………………..(write) its name or
symbol on the front of the cap, so people ………………(can) recognise them. And, of course, the cap
was the same colour as the team’s colours.
The modern cap first ……………………….(appear) in the 1940s, when hat makers ………………….
(apply) rubber in the peak to make it harder and longer to protect the player. The caps also
………………(come) in different sizes, but today baseball caps ………………….(can) fit anyone,
because you might change the size from the back.
Today, a baseball player ………………….(be) not the only player with baseball caps. Other athletes
wear them too, including tennis players and golfers.

III. Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

break swim have make sit write spend buy drink lose wash

a. She …………….. a cake an hour ago.
b. The boy …………….. a letter yesterday.
c. They ………….. a lot of Coke last night.
d. He …………. all his money last week.
e. He ……………. his wallet last night.
g. She ……….. a hat last week.
h. They …………. in the sea for an hour.
i. She …………… her arm last week.
j. She ………… a bath two minutes ago.
k. She …….. on the old chair a minute ago.
f. She ………….. the clothes yesterday.

IV. Put the words into the correct order and make them past simple. Wite positive, negative
sentences and questions.

1 the/ week/start / at 7 / game /last

2 the/ watch / they / „2010“ / night /not /film / last

3 we / at / hotel /days/ stay/ for /the/ two

4 up/ he / to / her / try /cheer/

5 visit / she / grandma / yesterday /her /not

6 in 1983 / they / in Rome / live ?

7 they / all /windows / open /why /the ?

8 Mr Jones / his /not/ car / yesterday / wash /

9 she / her / make / help / yesterday /lunch /mum

10 the / concert / at / finish / 11/ she / not/ for / an hour / dance /midnight /half

V. Write questions or negative sentences.

1. We got home at 8 o’clock yesterday. (?)

2. The kids from our street found the bomb form WW II. ( ?)

3. The goolkeeper had the ball then he shot it far away. ( - )

4. My mum felt disappointed very much after my test. ( - )

5. Ashleen brought more food than needed. (?)