Simple Past Tense — Grammer ։

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English in Mind ( Student’s book 1 ) — Unit 3, 4 :

SIPMLE PAST TENSE: EXERCISES

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I spent  my holiday in Ireland.
2. It was  great.
3. I traveled  around by car with two friends and we visited  lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually go  to a pub.
5. One night we even learned  some Irish dances.
6. We were very lucky with the weather.
7. It didn’t rain  a lot.
8. But we saw  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where did you spend  your last holiday?

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

We really enjoyed the game last Sunday.

Did Marco win the golf competition?

They didn’t play very well yesterday. They lost the match.

How many goals your team scored in the first half?

Sandra didn’t want to go rowing with me.

Did they go to the swimming pool yesterday?

I bought a new baseball cap last week.

James stopped his car in front of the sports shops.

Make the sentences interrogative and negative

1.She finished her work half an hour ago.

Did she finish her work half an hour ago?

She didn’t finish her work half an hour ago.

2.Lucy got a good mark yesterday.

Did Lucy get a good mark yesterday?

Lucy didn’t get a good mark yesterday.

3.There were a lot of mistakes in his test.

Were there a lot of mistakes in his test?

There weren’ta lot of mistakes in his test.

4.Rita left for New York last week

Did Rita leave for New York last week?

Rita didn’t leave for New York last week

5.I stayed at home yesterday evening.

Did I stay at home yesterday evening?

I didn’t stay at home yesterday evening.

6.My sister studied French last year.

Did my sister study French last year?

My sister didn’t study French last year.

7.We moved to a new flat two years ago.

Did we move to a new flat two years ago?

We didn’t move to a new flat two years ago.

8.Harry was busy in the morning.

Was Harry busy in the morning?

Harry wasn’t busy in the morning.

9.They discussed the matter after classes.

Did they discuss the matter after classes?

They didn’t discuss the matter after classes.

10.We wrote about our feelings after reading the book.

Did we write about our feelings after reading the book?

We didn’t write about our feelings after reading the book.

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1. Yesterday I got up early, washed my hands and face,then I dressed and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast for my family.
2. Jenny studied modern English literature at school.
3. Their family went to Italy five years ago.
4. He left his bicycle in the yard.
5. The Smiths visited us last Monday.
6. It rained heavily last night.
7. He wrote three letters last month.
8. They travelled by sea.
9. We packed all our things half an hour ago.
10. She translated the article from English into Russian.