Past Simple To Be Regular Verbs

PAST SIMPLE: TO BE & REGULAR
VERBS
1. Change the verbs form present to 2. Write the missing forms of each
past simple: sentence:
1. Dick and Danny aren’t in class.
________________________________________ 1. (+)
____ ______________________________________
2. The children play football after lunch. (-) Pam didn’t study French.
________________________________________ (?)
____ ______________________________________
3. “Does your mother cook well?” “Yes, 2. (+)
she does” ______________________________________
________________________________________ (-)
____ ______________________________________
4. My brother doesn’t like the film. (?) Was Tony with you yesterday?
________________________________________ 3. (+) My students talked a lot in class.
____ (-)
5. Are there a lot of people at the party? ______________________________________
________________________________________ (?)
____ ______________________________________
6. Our teachers listen to us attentively. 4. (+) Rick and Mel stayed at home.
________________________________________
____ (-)______________________________________
3. Fill in the gaps with the past simple of 4. Rewrite the wrong sentences:
the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter used to played tennis at school.
1. John ___________ (visit) Sue yesterday. ________________________________________
2. My parents ___________ (not/ be) at ____
home last week; they ___________ (be) on 2. Were there a child at the door?
holiday. ________________________________________
3. “______________ (there/be) any milk in ____
the bottle?” “No, there ___________”. 3. My father didn’t never walked to
4. I _____________ (watch) the new TV work.
series, but I ______________ (not/ like) it ________________________________________
much. ___
5. “________________ (you/ finish) the 4. Did you invite Tom to the concert?
homework before dinner?” “Yes, I ________________________________________
__________”. ____
6. Lots of teams ______________ 5. My sister studyed a lot when she
(participate) in the school league. were younger.
7. Most of the contestants ________________________________________
____________(answer) ____
the questions well. 6. The books were on the table, but on
8. ______________ (you/ help) with the the chair.
washing? ________________________________________
PAST SIMPLE: TO BE & REGULAR VERBS KEY
1. 2.
1. Dick and Danny weren’t in class. 1. (+) Pam studied French
2. The children played football after (-) Pam didn’t study French.
lunch. (?) Did Pam study French?
3. “Did your mother cook well?” “Yes, 2. (+) Tony was with you yesterday.
she did”. (-) Was Tony with you yesterday?
4. My brother didn’t like the film. (?) Was Tony with you yesterday?
5. Were there a lot of people at the 3. (+) My students talked a lot in class.
party? (-) My students didn’t talk a lot
6. Our teachers listened to us (much) in class
attentively. (?) Did your students talk a lot in
7. “Who asked the question?” “Paul class?
did”. 4. (+) Rick and Mel stayed at home.
(-) Rick and Mel didn’t stay at home.
(?) Did Rick and Mel stay at home?
3. 5. (+) The baby cried last night.
1. John visited (visit) Sue yesterday. (-) The baby didn’t cry last night.
2. My parents weren’t (not/ be) at home (?) Did the baby cry last night?
last week; they were (be) on holiday. 6. (+) Paula used to wear glasses.
3. Was there (there/be) any milk in the (-) Paula didn’t use to wear glasses.
bottle? No, there wasn’t.
4. I watched (watch) the new TV series,
but I didn’t like (not/ like) it much.
5. Did you finish (you/ finish) the 4.
homework before dinner? Yes, I did. 1. Peter used to play tennis at school.
6. Lots of teams participated (participate) 2. Was there a child at the door?
in the school league. 3. My father didn’t walk to work.
7. Most of the contestants answered My father never walked to work.
(answer) 4. Did you invite Tom to the concert?
the questions well. (right)
8. Did you help (you/ help) with the 5. My sister studied a lot when she was
washing? younger.
9. Sandy travelled (travel) abroad last 6. The books weren’t on the table, but
month. on the chair.
10. Mary didn’t phone (not/phone) 7. Four criminals robbed a bank
yesterday. yesterday.
11. We preferred (prefer) to stay at 8. Sally didn’t want to come around.

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