The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past simple tense. It contains 5 sections with multiple sentences to complete using verbs in either the past simple or past continuous form depending on the tense required. The summaries focus on identifying the key aspects of each section:
Section 1 and 2 ask to complete sentences using verbs in brackets in the past simple tense. Section 3 provides sentences to complete using taught, liked, broke, wrote, knew, was, was not, had in the past simple. Section 4 gives examples to complete in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the past simple. Section 5 mixes past simple and past continuous verbs to complete sentences.
The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past simple tense. It contains 5 sections with multiple sentences to complete using verbs in either the past simple or past continuous form depending on the tense required. The summaries focus on identifying the key aspects of each section:
Section 1 and 2 ask to complete sentences using verbs in brackets in the past simple tense. Section 3 provides sentences to complete using taught, liked, broke, wrote, knew, was, was not, had in the past simple. Section 4 gives examples to complete in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the past simple. Section 5 mixes past simple and past continuous verbs to complete sentences.
The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past simple tense. It contains 5 sections with multiple sentences to complete using verbs in either the past simple or past continuous form depending on the tense required. The summaries focus on identifying the key aspects of each section:
Section 1 and 2 ask to complete sentences using verbs in brackets in the past simple tense. Section 3 provides sentences to complete using taught, liked, broke, wrote, knew, was, was not, had in the past simple. Section 4 gives examples to complete in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the past simple. Section 5 mixes past simple and past continuous verbs to complete sentences.
1. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1. She __________ (teach) us how to speak English better.
2. I ______________ (not see) her yesterday. 3. The bird ________ (fly) from Africa to Europe. 4. ________ you really ________ (want) to buy that car? 5. She ___________ (stop) laughing but it was too late to apologise.
2. Complete the following sentences using the past simple in English:
1. My father ________ (go) to work by car yesterday. 2. This morning I ________ (have) a shower. 3. My sister ________________ (not clean) her room on Saturday. 4. The birds ________ (fly) over our heads. 5. Last week my family __________ (buy) a new table for the dinning room. 6. The other day, I ________ (lose) my math’s book. 7. I ________ (tell) my mother a lie. 8. We ________ (hear) a terrible sound outside last night. 9. _______________ (you / see) the football match on Tuesday night? 10. Paul ________ (drink) a litre of coke for lunch yesterday. 3. Complete the following sentences using the past simple in English: 1. Susan __________ [teach] English at university last year. 2. John _______________ [not like] studying English. 3. My sister ________ [break] my computer. 4. Sarah ________ [write] the best poem. 5. ________________ [you / know] the answer to the question? 6. She ________ [be] my favourite singer when I was younger. 7. George __________ [not be] my best friend. 8. Henry VIII ________ [have] five wives. 9. I ___________ [study] French two years ago. 10. My daughter ________ (draw) a nice brown cat.
4. Complete the following sentences using past simple.
1. Hamilton ________ (win) the race last week. (affirmative) Hamilton ______________ the race last week. (negative) ________ Hamilton ________ the race last week? (question) 2. Rosberg ________ (get) his fourth pole position on Sunday. (affirmative) Rosberg ______________ his fourth pole position on Sunday. (negative) ________ Rosberg ________ his fourth pole position on Sunday? (question) 3. The ship ________ (sink) quickly after crashing into the iceberg. (affirmative) The ship _______________ quickly after crashing into the iceberg. (negative) ________ the ship ________ quickly after crashing into the iceberg? (question) 4. I ________ (read) a good novel last month. (affirmative) I _______________ a good novel last month. (negative) ________ you ________ a good novel last month? (question) 5. I ________ (hear) what you ________ (say) perfectly. (affirmative) I _______________ what you said perfectly. (negative) ________ you ________ what I said perfectly? (question)
5. Complete with past simple or past continuous:
1. While my mum _______________ (cook) dinner I _____________ (do) my homework. 2. I ___________ (think) it ________ (be) a good idea to go there. 3. I _______________ (walk) back when I ________ (see) him. 4. I ________ (write) a poem yesterday. 5. I ____________ (recieve) a letter from Paul last Monday