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04 THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE Exercise A: Complete the sentences below with the simple past of the verb in parentheses Some are irregular verbs He ……………………………………… (write) about his adventures He ……………………………………… (give) her a beautiful diamond ring She ……………………………………… (look) at the map She ……………………………………… (go) home to relax They ……………………………………… (play) together yesterday Exercise B: Change the following statements into negative sentences Harriet organized her closet last week - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The children ate their dinner at 6:00pm - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I had trouble with this project - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… He cooked a delicious meal for us - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… They listened to that CD six times - …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise C: Write questions for the pictures below ……………………… ………………………… (he / finish) his ice cream cone? ……………………… ………………………… (Ellen / enjoy) the day at the beach? ……………………… ………………………… (Ernie / decorate) the house? ……………………… ………………………… (she / lose) the tennis match? ……………………… ………………………… (she / clean) her office? Exercise D: Complete the sentences with one of the time expressions from the list below based on the information under each picture A when they were young B last month D an hour ago E yesterday C two days ago This is my new cat! Today is Thursday I adopted my cat on Tuesday I adopted her ……………………… ………………………… We are in English class This is our second day of class We started our English class ……………………… ………………………… It is May She played a basketball game in April She played a basketball game ……………………… ………………………… It is 9:00am She cooked breakfast at 8:00am She cooked breakfast ……………………… ………………………… They are adults now They lived in the same town many years ago They lived in the same town ……………………… ………………………… Exercise 1: Supply the correct verb form of the verb BE Daniel and Andre ……………………… …………………… so glad to see me 2 My car ……………………… …………………… very fast I ……………………… …………………… a doctor in the movie Our neighbor's kids ……………………… …………………… really naughty Not all my friends ……………………… …………………… at my birthday party Rebecca ……………………… …………………… not in my class Jessica and Andy ……………………… …………………… not here yesterday Your teacher ……………………… …………………… not from Italy His uncle ……………………… …………………… not very rich 10 ……………………… …………………… this her iPad? 11 ……………………… …………………… the exams hard? 12 ……………………… ……………………your doctor very kind? 13 ……………………… ……………………the waiter so rude? 14 ……………………… …………………… the children so tired after the festival? 15 ……………………… ……………………the news very upsetting? Exercise 2: Supply the right form of the verbs Dan ……………………………………………… (leave) very early today Sam and Sue ……………………………………………… (buy) a new house last month I ……………………………………………… (visit) Germany the previous week You ……………………………………………… (play) very well They ……………………………………………… (find) this book on their trip to Italy I ……………………………………………… (bake) this cake by myself We ……………………………………………… (open) the store in 1987 The rain finally ……………………………………… (stop), and we ………………………………………… (go) home She ……………………………… (plan) to come, but she ………………………………… (have) some problems 10 Kate ………………………………………… (have) a big house, but she ……………………………………… (sell) it 11 Rose ……………………………………………… (be) very thin 12 You ……………………………………………… (be) at work yesterday morning 13 We ……………………………………………… (think) New York was in England! 14 They ……………………………………………… (bring) this from their trip 15 She always ……………………………………………… (dance) in the summer Exercise 3: Supply the right form of the verbs Barbara ……………………………………………… (eat) the whole cake last night I ……………………………………………… (save) some money last year 3 You ……………………………………………… (give) me all the books yesterday I ………………………………… (come), I ………………………………… (see), I ………………………………………… (leave) They ……………………………………………… (drink) too much We ……………………………………………… (be) very happy together The cat ………………………………… (jump) on the tree, and the bird ……………………………… (fly) away We always ……………………………………………… (cook) together 10 She ……………………………………………… (arrive) in 1978 11 Emily and Edward ……………………………………………… (meet) in Paris 12 Peter ……………………………………………… (change) his name many years ago 13 Julie ……………………………………………… (move) from Canada last month 14 They ……………………………………………… (sing) a few songs together 15 We ……………………………………………… (have) a lot of friends there 16 He ……………………………………………… (live) in Rome long ago 17 Rose ……………………………………………… (stay) home alone 18 My sister ……………………………………………… (tidy) her room 19 Caesar ……………………………………………… (die) in 44 BC 20 My father ……………………………………………… (cook) the meal 21 I ……………………………………………… (visit) my grandparents 22 They ……………………………………………… (enjoy) the cruise 23 Everybody ……………………………………………… (watch) the match 24 The car ……………………………………………… (stop) at the lights 25 The frog ……………………………………………… (jump) very high 26 The man ……………………………………………… (carry) the box inside 27 We ……………………………………………… (play) the film 28 I ……………………………………………… (study) for the exam 29 The baby ……………………………………………… (cry) all night 30 The postman ……………………………………………… (verify) the address 31 My parents ……………………………………………… (stay) at home 32 The cook ……………………………………………… (fry) two eggs 33 The librarian ……………………………………………… (classify) the books 34 The wind ……………………………………………… (dry) the clothes  ... ……………………………………………… (be) very thin 12 You ……………………………………………… (be) at work yesterday morning 13 We ……………………………………………… (think) New York was in England! 14 They ……………………………………………… (bring) this from their trip... rich 10 ……………………… …………………… this her iPad? 11 ……………………… …………………… the exams hard? 12 ……………………… ……………………your doctor very kind? 13 ……………………… ……………………the waiter so rude? 14 ……………………… …………………… the children... ……………………………………………… (play) very well They ……………………………………………… (find) this book on their trip to Italy I ……………………………………………… (bake) this cake by myself We ……………………………………………… (open) the store in 1987