Ex.1
1) I heared a new song on the radio.
2) I read three books last week.
3) They spoke French to the waitres.
4) He understood during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
5) I forgot to buy some milk.
6) She had a baby in June.
7) You lost your keys last week.
8)They swam 500m.
9) I gave my mother a CD for Christmas.
10) At the age of 23, she became a doctor.
11) I knew the answer yesterday.
12) He told me that he lived in Toronto
13) We lent John £200.
14) She drank too much coffee yesterday.
15) The children slept in the car.
16) He kept his promise.
17) I chose steak for dinner.
18) The film began ate.
19) We flew to Sydney.
20) They drove to Beijing.
21) He taught English at the University.
22) I sent you an email earlier.
23) We left the house at 7am.
24) He felt terrible after eating the prawns.
25) She brought some chocolates to the party)
Ex.2 Past Simple — ‘Wh’ Questions
Make past simple questions
1) Where (you/go) to school?
Where did you go to school?
2) When (she/arrive) ?
When did she arrive?
3) Why (he/eat) so much?
Why did he eat so much?
4) What (they/do) yesterday?
What did they do yesterday?
5) Who (you/meet) at the party?
Who did you meet at the party?
6) How (she/come) to work this morning?
How did she come to work this morning?
7) Where (I/leave) my glasses?
Where did I leave my glasses?
8)When (he/get) home last night?
When did he get home last night?
9) What (you/do) at the weekend?
What did you do at the weekend?
10) Why (she/get) angry?
Why did she get angry?
11) Who (they/talk) earlier?
Who did they talk earlier?
12) What (we/do) last Christmas?
What did we do last Christmas?
13) Why (it/rain) on my birthday?
Why did it rain on my birthday?
14) How (she/finish) so quickly?
how did she finish so quickly?
15) Where (he/go) after the class last week?
Where did he go after class last week?
16) What (I/do) last Tuesday?
What did I do last Tuesday?
17) When (you/start) your job?
When did you start your job?
18) How (she/get) here?
How did she get here?
19) What (he/do) last summer?
What did he do last summer?
Ex. 3 Past Continuous — Questions
Make past continuous ‘wh’ or ‘yes / no’ questions
1) When you arrived at the party was Alan dancing?
2) When you arrived at the party was Susie drinking gin?
3) When you arrived at the party were John and Ann singing?
4) When you arrived at the party was Luke talking to the girls?
5) When you arrived at the party wasJodie putting on make up?
6) When you arrived at the party were we cooking?
7) When you arrived at the party was Jane playing the guitar?
8)When you arrived at the party was David reading a book?
9) When you arrived at the party was Francis sitting in the corner?
10) When you arrived at the party were everybody having fun?
11) When I saw you and Lucy last night, where were you going?
12) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you doing?
13) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who were you meeting?
14) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what was Lucy wearing?
15) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you eating?
16) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you drinking?
17) When I saw you and Lucy last night, why was Lucy smoking?
18) When I saw you and Lucy last night, who were you talking to?
19) When I saw you and Lucy last night, what were you carrying ?
20) When I saw you and Lucy last night, how was Lucy feeling?
Ex. 4 Past Simple ‘Be’ Positive and Negative
Make the past simple with ‘be’
1) It was cold yesterday.
Was it cold yesterday?
2) She was hungry.
Was she hungry?
3) We were late for the meeting.
4) I was tired last night.
5) The exam was difficult.
6) They were in Berlin.
7) You were in the library when I called you.
8) The holiday was fun.
9) He was early for the interview.
10) The people we met last night were French.
11) That woman was not Spanish.
12) Julie wasn’t late for the class.
13) The food wasn’t very good.
14) They weren’t my uncle and aunt.
15) I wasn’t rude to the waitress.
16) The test wasn’t easy.
17) We weren’t tired when we arrived.
18) They weren’t on the bus when I called.
19) You weren’t here when she came.
20) He wasn’t my boyfriend.
Ex.5 Past Simple — Negative
Make the past simple negative
1) I didn’t go out last night.
2) You didn’t come to the party.
3) She did not love chocolate as a child.
4) He did not like sport.
5) We did not study for the exam.
6) They did not cook at the weekend.
7) Lucy did not meet her friends last week.
8)I did not stay at home.
9) You did not do your homework.
10) John did not work in the bank at the same time as me.
11) They did not play tennis yesterday.
12) We did not go on holiday last year.
13) Julia and Anne did not clean the house at all.
14) She did not cry much as a baby.
15) He did not drive to work.
16) I did not remember to buy milk.
17) You did not wash the dishes.
18) David and I did not dance at the party.
19) They did not play the piano.
20) It did not rain yesterday.