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LICEO BICENTENARIO LUIS CRUZ MARTINEZ

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
CALAMA

Miss: Norma Aguilera/ Katerin Adones

English Guide SIMPLE PAST

Name :__________________________________________ Date :_____________________ Grade ________

Oa:09

PAST SIMPLE : Positives, Negatives and Questions

Write the sentences below in the past simple.

1. He goes to bed early. __________________________________________________

2. We don’t like onions. __________________________________________________

3. Stewart lives in Vancouver. _____________________________________________

4. Does she exercise? ___________________________________________________

5. I hate cooking. _______________________________________________________

6. They play video games. ________________________________________________

7. He knows the answer. _________________________________________________

8. I forget his name. _____________________________________________________

9. They don’t study history. _______________________________________________

10. Do they drive? _______________________________________________________

II.- Fill in the past form. Complete the sentences

1. Mammoths ______________big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)

2. Mammoths ______________100 years ago. (not live)

3. Mammoths ______________a long time ago. (live)

4. Mammoths ___________meat. They ______________grass. (not eat / eat)

5. They _____________two large tusks about three meters long. (have)

6. I ___________by credit card. I ________________cash. (pay / not pay)

7. He ______________some milk. He ________________any water. (drink / not drink)

8. She only ______________a pound. She _____________3 pounds. (spend / not spend)

9. I ___________some elephants. I _________________any lions. (see / not see)

10. They ________________in the sea, but they _______________in the lake. (swim / not swim)

III.- Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.

clean - die - enjoy - end - happen - live - open - play - rain - repair - start - stay - want - watch
1. Yesterday evening I _________________TV.
2. I only ________________my teeth four times last week.
3. Bruce ________________his mountain bike yesterday evening.
 4. The concert last night ________________at 7.30 and _______________at 10 o'clock.
5. The accident ___________________last Sunday afternoon.
6. When I was a child, I ___________________to be a lawyer.
7. Mozart ___________________from 1756 to 1791.
8. We ____________________our holiday last week.
9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it __________________________.
10. It was hot in the room, so I _________________the window.
11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we _________________________tennis.
12. William Shakespeare __________________in 1616.

4.-PAST SIMPLE: 3 FORMS

1. Fill in the gaps with the affirmative past form of the verb in 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the negative past form:
brackets: 1. The children ____________ to school yesterday.
(come)
1. My father __________ to Paris last week. (travel)
2. Peter ___________ ill last week. (be)
2. I __________ a dictionary yesterday. (buy)
3. We _______________ the film. (like)
3. Peter __________ an email. (send)
4. Tom ______________ English fluently. (speak)
4. My mother ___________ French at school. (study)
5. I _________ Sue at the pub. (meet)
5. Sue ___________ me a nice birthday present. (give)
6. Grandma ________ very fast. (drive)
6. We ___________ at home last night. (be)
7. Peter ___________ a birthday party. (have)
7. It _________ a lot last week. (rain) 7. Paula _____________ Mr Smith’s explanation.
(understand)
8. Lots of people ________ to Hawaii on holiday. (fly)
8. I ______________ a letter from Terry. (receive)
9. Dan ____________ a nice poem. (write)
9. Mum _____________ pasta. (cook)
10. Mum __________ a great cake. (bake)
10. We ______________ to school. (go)

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3. Ask questions for the underlined words: 4. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Rewrite them:
1. Pam came home yesterday.
1. Peter didn’t sang very well.
___________________________________ _____________________________________
2. We went to the park after school.
__________________________________ 2. Did Anne studies French? _________________________
3. Mary ate a lot of sweets.
3. We didn’t be late for school yesterday.
__________________________________ ____________________________
4. Susan slept seven hours yesterday.
___________________________________ 4. Harry runned very fast. ____________________________
5. Paul travelled to France by plane.
5. Does Susan saw you? _____________________________
___________________________________
6. Carol invited Tim to her party. 6. It rainned cats and dogs on Friday.
___________________________________ _________________________________
7. I spent £20 on a T-shirt.
7. Tony plaied the guitar in a pop group.
___________________________________
______________________________
8. My brother woke up at 7:15 a.m.
___________________________________ 8. Paul didn’t the homework.
______________________________________
9. Alan made lots of food for dinner.
___________________________________
 Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the

correct form.

1.When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I _

_ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
2-Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back
home an hour ago.
3-Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen,
meet) last week?
4-I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) kids.
5-Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike
last Saturday.
Change the sentences into negative or interrogative.
6-Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
Sally left the window open last night. (-) 7-We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our house
_______________________________
by ourselves.
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
_______________________________ 8-Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) Southampton last weekend.
_______________________________ 9-What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook)
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
for dinner yesterday?
_______________________________
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) 10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_______________________________ (spend) their honeymoon in Italy.
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
_______________________________
 Answer
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1. Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

re irr
work
finish
look
eat
give
tell
close have
play run
try blow
repair understand
act shut
visit pay 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the
watch catch correct form.
injure take
paint forget
travel sit When I was a little girl I didn’t
collect meet drink coffee.
bake ring Mr. Parker came) back home an
hour ago.
Where did Greg and Helen meet
last week?
I shared a room with my sister
when we were kids.
Peter fell off his bike last
Saturday.
Who did you talk to in the
corridor this morning?
3. Change the sentences into negative
or interrogative. We didn’t build our house by
ourselves.
Nick and Terry drove to
Sally left the window open last night. (-) Southampton last weekend.
Sally didn’t leave the window open last night. What did your mum, cook for
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) dinner yesterday?
Did you wash up the dishes after dinner? 10. My grandparents spent their
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) honeymoon in Italy.
The kids didn’t wake up early last Saturday. 11. Why didn’t Amy bring
We flew to Dublin last month. (-) her project?
We didn’t fly to Dublin last month. 12. Dave smiled at me.
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) 13. I dreamt about a new
Robert didn’t cross the road in a hurry. MP3 player last night.
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
Did Jane and Nan run after dog?