Academia Britânica de Évora

Level 3

 Be: Past Simple

A. Tom and Anna are brother and sister. They are talking about their first house . Use was or
wasn’t, were or weren’t and a word from the box to complete their conversation.

new Italian big green cheap cold bad

E.g. Tom: The house was warm.

Anna: No, it wasn’t, it was cold.

1. Tom: The garden was small.

Anna: No, it ...................................................................................................................................................

2. Tom: The neighbours were French.

Anna: No, they ..............................................................................................................................................

3. Tom: The living-room was red.

Anna: No, it ...................................................................................................................................................

4. Tom: Our chairs were expensive.

Anna: No, they ..............................................................................................................................................

5. Tom: The kitchen was old.

Anna: No, it ...................................................................................................................................................

6. Tom: The local shops were good.

Anna: No, they ..............................................................................................................................................

  Past Simple – To be
A. Rewrite the sentences in the:

a) negative form

b) interrogative form.

E.g. Peter and Joe were in London last month. a) Peter and Joe weren’t in London last month.

b) Were Peter and Joe in London last month?

1 – He was at home yesterday. a) __________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________?

2 – They were on holiday last month. a) __________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________?

3 - You were at the park yesterday. a) __________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________?

4 – I was at the tennis match last week. a) __________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________?

B. Complete the short answers.

E.g. Was she at school yesterday? 2. Were you ill last week?

Yes, she was. Yes, __________________.

No, she wasn’t. No, ___________________.

1. Were they on holiday in Spain? 3. Was the dog in the garden?

Yes, __________________. Yes, __________________.

No, ___________________. No, ___________________.

  Past Simple - Regular Verbs
1. Complete the tables.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

1. walk walked 7. live
2. ask 8. try
3. cry 9. study
4. play 10. plan
5. stop 11. enjoy
6. like 12. phone

2. Write sentences using the Past Simple.

1. (Anna / play / tennis yesterday) Anna played tennis yesterday.

2. (Harry / move / last Sunday) ____________________________________________________

3. (We / watch / TV last night) ____________________________________________________

4. (They / study / Maths last week) ________________________________________________

5. (I / live / in Madrid / 2 years ago) ________________________________________________

6. (It / rain / last week) _________________________________________________________

3. Write Past Simple negative sentences.

1. I played basketball. (football) I didn’t play football.

2. Bill cooked the potatoes. (fish) __________________________________________________

3. I liked the party. (music) ______________________________________________________

4. Jane phoned James. (Lisa) ______________________________________________________

5. We enjoyed our holidays. (the hotel) ______________________________________________

6. You visited your parents. (grandparents) ___________________________________________

4. Write questions using the Past Simple.

1. (you / study / for the test?) Did you study for the test?

2. (Megan / play / volleyball?) _____________________________________________________

3. (John / tidy / his room?) _______________________________________________________

4. (they / watch / a DVD?) _______________________________________________________

5. (you / start / school in September?) ______________________________________________

6. (the students / arrive / late?) ___________________________________________________

 Past Simple - Irregular Verbs

1. Complete the tables.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

1. do did 7. leave
2. meet 8. go
3. have 9. write
4. be 10. say
5. take 11. know
6. come 12. win

2. Write sentences using the Past Simple.

1. (Jane / go / to the beach) Jane went to the beach.

2. (We / see / Bill at the party) ___________________________________________________

3. (Sarah / come / to visit us yesterday) _____________________________________________

4. (Manchester United / win / the match) ____________________________________________

5. (You / send / me an email) ______________________________________________________

6. (They / break / the window) ____________________________________________________

3. Write Past Simple negative sentences.

1. Jenny spoke Spanish. (German) Jenny didn’t speak German.

2. I wrote a letter to my sister. (brother) ____________________________________________

3. They went to the cinema last night. (theatre) _______________________________________

4. We knew her address. (phone number) _____________________________________________

5. Paul bought a bicycle. (a skateboard) ______________________________________________

6. I had dinner at 7 o’clock. ( 8 o’clock.) ______________________________________________

4. Write questions using the Past Simple.

1. (Sue / do / her homework?) Did Sue do her homework?

2. (you / make / your bed?) _______________________________________________________

3. (they / eat / pizza?) __________________________________________________________

4. (Greg / take / the rubbish out?) _________________________________________________

5. (you / meet / the new teacher?) _________________________________________________

6. (Lewis and Rob / go / swimming?)

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