1. Escola E. B. 2, 3 D. Manuel de Faria e Sousa
English – 7th Form
Teacher: Fernanda Soares
PAST SIMPLE
A. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS:
1. They __________________ (to stop) the car behind the trees.
2. Mark __________________ (to see) his friend at the stadium yesterday afternoon.
3. Sorry, I __________________ (not / to hear) you.
4. What __________________ (you / to do) last Saturday?
5. Yesterday she __________________ (to leave) the office very early.
6. __________________ (they / to enjoy) the show last weekend?
7. In the 19th century, life __________________ (to be) very different from today.
8. She __________________ (to write) him a letter three weeks ago.
9. Where __________________ (you / to meet) Deborah?
10. The train __________________ (not / to get) into London on time.
11. Tom __________________ (to fly) for the first time in 1998.
12. We __________________ (to have) a great time at Mike’s party.
B. CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE:
1. The children saw an elephant. NEG. The children didn’t see an elephant. /INT. Did the children see an elephant?
2. Mike took a shower before lunch. _______________________________________________________________
3. That tourist asked me the way to the station. ______________________________________________________
4. We knew everybody at the party. _______________________________________________________________
5. The bus arrived on time. ______________________________________________________________________
6. My mother lost her bag three days ago. __________________________________________________________
C. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, USING THE INFORMATION IN BRACKETS:
e.g. Where did Mary go? (to school) She went to school.
1. What did James see? (an exciting film) ___________________________________________________________
2. Was the soup hot or cold? (cold) ________________________________________________________________
3. Who did Nancy go to the party with? (her boyfriend) _______________________________________________
4. Who gave him that present? (his parents) ________________________________________________________
5. Did he repair the motorbike? (yes) ______________________________________________________________
6. When did Mary do her homework? (last night) ___________________________________________________
7. Why didn’t he come to school? (he was ill) ________________________________________________________
8. Whose fault was it? (that student’s) _____________________________________________________________
9. How did Susan travel to Spain? (by plane) ________________________________________________________
10. How many books did you buy? (three) __________________________________________________________
11. How long did they chat? (for a few minutes) _____________________________________________________
12. Did he enjoy the film? (no) _______________________________________________________________
D. NOW ASK QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS:
e.g. She lived in the north of London. Where did she live?
1. He wrote another novel. ______________________________________________________________________
2. That was uncle Ben’s car. _________________________________________________________________
3. The train left at 11a.m. ____________________________________________________________________
4. They felt angry. _________________________________________________________________________
5. Linda had an interview with the film director. _____________________________________________________
6. No, she didn’t give him a watch. _______________________________________________________________
7. I went to the cinema last night. _______________________________________________________________
8. My mother phoned me yesterday. ______________________________________________________________
9. I stayed at home because it was raining. _________________________________________________________