Past Simple (2) : Activity 1: Correct The Errors in The Sentences

Past Simple (2): Activity 1
Correct the errors in the sentences.
Grammar reference
7.1 Past Simple
For the forms of the Past Simple, see Unit 6.
Positive
He published his theory of relativity in 1905.

Man landed on the moon in 1969.
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.
Questions
When did it happen?
How long ago did it sell?
How much pocket money did you get?
But:
How many people died in the war?
How many programmes were there?
1. How many people did go to the party last night?
2. I didn't played tennis yesterday.
3. Did people drove cars a hundred years ago?
4. Who did discover penicillin?
5. There wasn't many fast food restaurants in the UK in the 1960s.
6. The Russian Revolution start in 1917 in St Petersburg.
7. Where he was born ?
8. People don't had mobile phones when my grandfather was young.
9. The first colour TV costs $1295 in 1955.
10. We didn't have the Internet in the 1970s, so we can't shopped online.

Read the Grammar reference. Complete the time expressions with in, on, at, or
ago. Then listen and check.
Grammar reference
7.2 Time expressions
in/at/on
in the twentieth century / 1924 / the 1990s
in winter / summer / the evening / the morning / September
on 10th October / Christmas Day / Saturday / Sunday evening

Activity 2.MP3
at seven o'clock / weekends / night
ago
I went there ten years / two weeks / a month ago.
1. __________ eleven o'clock

2. three years __________
3. __________ night
4. __________ the evening
5. __________ Saturday
6. __________ Sunday morning
7. four weeks __________
8. __________ the weekend
9. __________ 2018
10. __________ August 24
11. __________ the summer
12. __________ the 20th century

Read the Grammar reference and the sentences below. Are the words in italics
adjectives or adverbs? Choose the correct answer, then listen and check.
Grammar reference
Activity 3.MP3
7.3 Adverbs
Adjectives describe nouns.
a big dog a careful driver
Adverbs describe verbs.

She ran quickly. He drives too fast.
To form regular adverbs, add -ly to the adjective. Words ending in -y
change to -ily.
Adjective Adverb
quick quickly
slow slowly
bad badly
careful carefully
real really
immediate immediately
easy easily
Some adverbs are irregular.

Adjective Adverb
good well
hard hard
early early
fast fast
1. You're a bad boy!
o adjective
o adverb
2. I slept badly last night.
o adjective
o adverb
3. We'll need to work quickly.
o adjective
o adverb
4. Pat's a quick learner.
o adjective
o adverb
5. It's a hard life sometimes.
o adjective
o adverb
6. I word hard and I play hard.
o adjectives
o adverbs
7. Annie is a good worker.
o adjective
o adverb
8. You speak Spanish well.
o adjective
o adverb
9. Oh no! The bus is late again!
o adjective
o adverb
10. We arrived late because there was a problem with the buses.
o adjective
o adverb
11. Please drive carefully in the rain.
o adjective
o adverb
12. Simon is a very careful driver.
o adjective
o adverb
Adverbs: Activity 1
Read the pairs of sentences and choose the correct sentence in each pair. Then
listen and check.
1.
o Ahmed speaks English fluently.
o Ahmed speaks English hard. 1.MP3
2.
o My brother walks very fast.

o My brother walks very late. 2.MP3
3.
o I don't want to have an accident, so I always drive
3.MP3
fluently.
o I don't want to have an accident, so I always drive
carefully.
4.
o You won the race hard.
o You won the race easily.
4.MP3
5.
o The teacher was annoyed because we arrived late.
o The teacher was annoyed because we arrived
carefully. 5.mp3
6.
o Sally doesn't sing well.
o Sally doesn't sing easily.
6.mp3
7.
o Everyone needs to work hard today.
o Everyone needs to work fluently today.
7.mp3
Adverbs: Activity 2
Listen and complete the sentences with the adverbs below.
calmly carefully fortunately immediately obviously
quickly quietly silently slowly suddenly
1. It was about two o'clock in the morning. ____________ ,I woke up. I

heard noises downstairs.
1.MP3
2. I got out of bed ____________ and went ____________ downstairs.

2.MP3
3. There was a light on in the living room. I listened ____________ .
3.MP3
4. I could hear two men talking very ____________ – they said
something about the police.
4.MP3
5. 'Burglars!' I thought. ____________ , I ran back upstairs and phoned
the police.
5.MP3
6. ____________ ,I was very frightened.

6.mp3
7. ____________ , the police came ____________ . They opened the
front door and went into the living room.
7.MP3
8. Then they came upstairs to see me. 'It's alright now, sir', they
explained ___________.'We turned off the television for you.'
8.MP3
Special occasions: Activity 1

Listen. Match the photos of special occasions to the conversations.
1.MP3
2.MP3
3.MP3
4.MP3
5.MP3
6.MP3
Special occasions: Activity 2

Listen, say and record.
1.Happy Easter!
1.mp3
2.Congratulations!
2.mp3
3.Happy New Year!

3.mp3
4.Merry Christmas!
4.mp3
5.Happy birthday!
5.mp3
6.Happy Mother’s Day!

6.mp3
A special occasion: Part 1

Watch A small English wedding. Read the questions and choose the correct
answers.
1. Where did Stuart and Becky get married?
Part 1.mp4
o in Oxford
o in London
o in Cambridge
2. What did the bridesmaids wear?
o black dresses
o white dresses
o blue dresses
3. Where did they have their party after the ceremony?

o in the church
o in Edinburgh
o in a restaurant
4. What time did the party finish?
o about four o'clock

o about five thirty
o about five o'clock
5. Where did they go on their honeymoon?
o Oxford
o Edinburgh
o London

Watch A big Asian wedding. Then choose the correct options to complete the
sentences.
1. Maleeha and her husband worked _____.

Part 2.mp4
o at the same restaurant
o in the same hospital
o in different offices
2. The wedding ceremony happened over _____ days.
o five
o six
o three
3. Maleeha had henna painted on her _____.
o nails
o face
o hands and feet
4. Maleeha's husband wore trousers embroidered with

_____.
o bronze
o gold
o silver
5. The fifth wedding ceremony was with their _____.
o friends
o colleagues
o families

Watch A memorable childhood birthday party. Then choose the correct options
to complete the sentences.
1. Nicole remembers her _____ birthday party.
o seventh
o sixth
o tenth
2. Her family had just moved to _____.
o Canada
o Scotland
o England
3. Her birthday is in _____.
o June
o January
o July Part 3.mp4
4. She invited _____ friends from school.
o four
o five
o six
5. They played games and _____ a lot.
o sang
o danced
o ate
Watch A recent birthday party. Read the questions and choose the correct
answers.
1. Which birthday did Carolyn celebrate?
o her fortieth
o her fiftieth
o her thirtieth
2. Which decade was her party theme?
o the 1970s
o the 1960s
o the 1980s
3. Where did Carolyn buy her party dress?
o in Florence
o in Oxford
o in Rome Part 4.mp4
4. What was on Carolyn's cake?
o lots of candles
o a Space Hopper
o platform shoes
5. Where was she on her birthday?
o Florence
o Venice
o Rome

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Past Simple (2): Activity 1

Correct the errors in the sentences.

7.1 Past Simple

For the forms of the Past Simple, see Unit 6.

He published his theory of relativity in 1905.

1. How many people did go to the party last night?

2. I didn't played tennis yesterday.

3. Did people drove cars a hundred years ago?

4. Who did discover penicillin?

5. There wasn't many fast food restaurants in the UK in the 1960s.

6. The Russian Revolution start in 1917 in St Petersburg.

7. Where he was born ?

8. People don't had mobile phones when my grandfather was young.

9. The first colour TV costs $1295 in 1955.

Past Simple (2): Activity 2

in winter / summer / the evening / the morning / September

on 10th October / Christmas Day / Saturday / Sunday evening

1. __________ eleven o'clock

Past Simple (2): Activity 3

Adverbs describe verbs.

Some adverbs are irregular.

1. You're a bad boy!

2. I slept badly last night.

3. We'll need to work quickly.

4. Pat's a quick learner.

5. It's a hard life sometimes.

6. I word hard and I play hard.

8. You speak Spanish well.

9. Oh no! The bus is late again!

11. Please drive carefully in the rain.

12. Simon is a very careful driver.

o My brother walks very fast.

1. It was about two o'clock in the morning. ____________ ,I woke up. I

2. I got out of bed ____________ and went ____________ downstairs.

6. ____________ ,I was very frightened.

Special occasions: Activity 1

Special occasions: Activity 2

3.Happy New Year!

6.Happy Mother’s Day!

A special occasion: Part 1

2. What did the bridesmaids wear?

3. Where did they have their party after the ceremony?

4. What time did the party finish?

o about four o'clock

5. Where did they go on their honeymoon?

A special occasion: Part 2

1. Maleeha and her husband worked _____.

2. The wedding ceremony happened over _____ days.

3. Maleeha had henna painted on her _____.

4. Maleeha's husband wore trousers embroidered with

5. The fifth wedding ceremony was with their _____.

A special occasion: Part 3

2. Her family had just moved to _____.

3. Her birthday is in _____.

4. She invited _____ friends from school.

5. They played games and _____ a lot.

2. Which decade was her party theme?

3. Where did Carolyn buy her party dress?

4. What was on Carolyn's cake?

2. I got out of bed and went downstairs.