UNIT 1: GRAMMAR

PAST SIMPLE

A. Write the Past Simple of these verbs below.

Present Simple Past Simple

fall ________
find ________
lose ________
save ________
make ________
arrive ________
know ________
stop ________
like ________
feel ________

B. Complete the text with a correct verb from the box in the Past Simple.

get back get on well accept get divorced

marry ask meet decide argue live

REAL LOVE
Kate and Gary are from London and they really like travelling
around the World. When they were on holiday in Turkey, they
(1)_______. They could come together and had a chance to talk to
each other during their holiday. They (2)__________and they had a
great time together. Gary (3) _________her to marry him and she
(4) ________. When they were back to London, they (5)
_________. However, they (6)_________a lot, and they
(7)________in two years. Later, Kate learnt that Gary was too ill.
Kate couldn’t think a life without him, so they (8)
________together. They (9)_______to get married again, and they
(10)_______happily then.
C. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verb in
brackets.

1. A: Where ______you_______(stay) in Brazil?

B: I __________(go) to Rio de Janeiro and _____(find) a hotel there.
2. My boss _______(be) really busy yesterday because she _________
(have) an important meeting.
3. I _______(not pay) anything for the food I ate. They were free of
charge.
4. When_____you______(start) this job?
5. We ____________(cook) a meal for some friends yesterday.
6. He __________(think) that I would go to the party with him.
7. I _________ (not spend) the day with my friends last Sunday.
8. They had a long-distance relationship, so they________(send) emails
to each other.