Academia Britânica de Évora
Level 3
Past Simple: To be
A. Complete the sentences use was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
1. They ___________ at the swimming pool on Monday.
2. She ___________ (not) at a football match yesterday.
3. I ___________ in London last month.
4. James and Jenny ___________ (not) at school yesterday morning.
5. It ___________ a good car.
6. I ___________ (not) with Peter at the cinemas last night.
7. Jonh ___________ at the shopping centre with his friends last weekend.
8. You ___________ at home last night.
9. Mary and I ___________ at Emma’s party yesterday afternoon.
B. Mary spent last weekend in Madrid. Ask her some questions using was or were.
E.g. (your/hotel/good?) Was your hotel good ?
1. (your
room/comfortable?) .....................................................................................................................
..
2. (the
weather/nice) ..............................................................................................................................
......
3. (the
shops/expensive?) .......................................................................................................................
.....
4. (the city/exciting at
night?) ...................................................................................................................
5. (the
museums/interesting?) ................................................................................................................
....
Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs
A. Complete the table.
Infinitive Past Infinitive Past
Simple Simple
discover be
listen see
stop take
play drink
predict eat
criticize come
work buy
start spend
study go
invent meet
travel speak
visit wear
stay write
like have
want do
finish say
act make
watch send
live think
B. Complete the sentences using the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
E.g. We went (go) on holiday to Scotland last year.
1. We ...................... (walk) to the park and then we .................... (play) tennis.
2. The man in the shop ............................ (say) something, but she ...............................
(not/hear) him.
3. I ......................... (try) to understand the film, but the actors ....................... (speak) very
quickly.
4. I ........................... (buy) a skirt and a t-shirt last week.
5. We ......................... (like) the festival very much. It........................... (not/rain) and
we ........................ (listen) to some good music.
C. Nick and Jenny are talking about the summer holidays. Complete their
conversation using the correct Past Simple form of the words in brackets.
Nick: What (e.g.) did you (you/do) in the summer?
Jenny: I (1) ......................... (take) a trip around Europe by train.
Nick (2) ........................... (you/go) alone or with some friends?
Jenny: Some friends (3) ....................... (come) with me.
Nick: How many countries (4) ............................... (you/visit)?
Jenny: I (5) ...................... (go) to seven countries. I (6) .................... (have) a great time, and I
really (7) ....................... (love) all of them.
Nick: Which one (8) ................................. (you/enjoy) the most?
Jenny: Sweden, I think. I (9) ............................. (enjoy) the countryside very much and we
(10) .................... (take) lots of pictures.
Nick: When (11) ................................ (you/arrive) back home?
Jenny: Last night and I’m very tired.
D. Make sentences using the correct form of the Past Simple.
E.g. (When/you/leave/the party?) When did you leave the party?
1. (When/you/finish/your
exams?) ......................................................................................................................
2. (He/ask/me a question, but I/not know/the
answer.) ................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................
...................................
3. (you/watch/TV last
night?) .................................................................................................................................
4. (He/meet/Mary last
week.) ...............................................................................................................................
5. (Mike/eat/a hamburger at
MacDonald’s.) ........................................................................................................