16/09/21

Career: Tecnicatura Superior en Gestión de Recursos Humanos

Teacher: María Sansó
Student: Luciano Andrés Malanca
TRABAJO PRÁCTICO N°4 – WORKSHEET (SIMPLE PAST)

1- A partir de la lectura de la teoría, desarrolla las siguientes actividades utilizando la estructura

gramatical del pasado simple correctamente.

Past of Verb to be
A) Decide if you would use was or were
1) Mary was
2) John and jack were
3) I was
4) Summer was
5) Your house was
B) Complete the sentences using the correct form of to be in past simple (was/were)
1) Clara and Melisa were at the cinema last night.
2) Jessy was afraid of spiders when he was little.
3) My brother and I were on Bahamas last holiday.
4) Those flowers were fresh when I bought them.
5) Your books were new last year.
C) Change the sentences in exercise B into question.
1) Were Clara and Melissa at the cinema last night?
2) Was Jessy afraid of spiders when he was little?
3) Were my brother and I on Bahamas last holiday?
4) Were those flowers fresh when I bought them?
5) Were your books new last year?
D) Write short answers to the questions below
1) Was Jason happy when he saw you? Yes, he was
2) Were Mike and Bob at school yesterday? No, they weren’t
3) Was your birthday exciting? Yes, it was
4) Were Michelle and Susan at the party? Yes, they were
5) Was Peter ill two days ago? No, he wasn’t
Simple Past
E) Complete the story writing the correct form of each verb
Last Friday, my family and I went (go) to my aunt´s house. She prepared (prepare) a delicious meal,
and for dessert she cooked (cook) a savory apple pie. It was (be) delicious. After having lunch, my
cousins and I played (play) hide-and-seek. We had (have) so much fun! We didn’t play (not/play)
videogames. Finally, we went (go) back home. Before going to bed, I finished (finish) my homework, I
wasn’t (not/be) very happy at all, but my mother told (tell) me to do it.
F) Go back again to the paragraph and classify the verbs into regular or irregular. Write them in the
box.

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Prepared Went
Cooked Was
Played Told
Had
Finished

G) Complete the sentences with the past simple (affirmative / negative / interrogative) of the verbs in
brackets
1) My sister and her husband came (come) from Greece.
2) I didn’t like (not like) the u2 concert.
3) My cousin phoned (phone) from France yesterday evening.
4) On Monday Johann went (go) to school on foot.
5) (they / leave) Did they leave the country last Saturday?
6) (you / like) Did you like the film?
7) They didn’t finish (not finish) the homework yesterday.
8) (she / go) Did she go to the cinema with her parents last night?
9) No, she didn’t. She stayed (stay) at home. She got (get) a cold.
10) We went (go) to Spain in car.
11) I had (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
12) (you / travel) Did you travel to Madrid by car or by plane?
13) Many years ago it was (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
14) Last year they bought (buy) a house at the seaside.
15) I met (meet) him the day before yesterday.
H- Choose the best option for each of the following sentences
1) Mrs. Harris took the last train.
A) take B) took C) did take
2) There were many people here last night.
A) was B) were C) wasn’t
3) He was at home with me yesterday evening.
A) were B) was C) be
4) She went with her family on holidays.
A) go B) did go C) went
5) He bought some books and CDs.
A) brought B) bought C) did buy
6) They left their passports at home.
A) leave B) did leave C) left
7) She took some interesting photos.
A) take B) taken C) took
8) It was a good present.
A) were B) was C) is
9) Did she arrive home at 5:30?
A) did she arrived B) did she arrive C) arrived

I- Read the paragraph and answer the questions

Mary had a beautiful garden with roses, tulips and carnations. She liked to work in her garden at the
weekend. One Saturday morning she was digging in the garden when she found an old box in the
ground. She took it in her hands and looked at it carefully. It was a yellow, old wooden box. She was
very happy because she thought she found a treasure. She took the box into the kitchen and cleaned
it with some paper. Then, she took a knife and tried to open it but it was really hard. She tried again
until she opened it. In the box were some old pictures of her mother when she was a little girl. Mary
wasn’t sad. Those pictures were a real treasure for her!

1) What flowers did Mary have in her garden?

Mary had roses, tulips and carnations.
2) When did she like to work in her garden?
She liked to work in her garden at the weekend.
3) What did she find in the ground one day?
She found an old box in the ground.
4) Was the box new and green?
No, it wasn’t. It was an old, yellow wooden box.
5) Why was Mary happy?
She was happy because she thought she found a treasure.
6) How did she open the box?
She opened the box with a knife.
7) What was in the box?
In the box were some old pictures of her mother when she was little.
8) Was Mary sad? Why?
No, she wasn’t. Because those pictures were a real treasure for her.