PAST SIMPLE

1. The children ___________ (play) football for

two hours yesterday afternoon.
2. Mr. Ramirez ___________ (buy) a bigger car
last month because he _________ (have) twins. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the
3. Anthony and Deborah ___________ (go) to the
verbs in brackets to complete the sentences
library to find some information for their
homework.
4. We __________ (not have) any eggs and sugar,
so I couldn’t make the cake. 20. Some of the students in our class ___________
5. Emma and Ruth __________ (find) a wallet on (join) the chess club this week.
the street and __________ (take) it to the police 21. Billy ___________ (run) in the living room and
station. ___________ (break) the vase two days ago.
6. The teacher ___________ (be) angry with Sean 22. Megan ___________ (not feel) well yesterday
because he __________ (not do) his homework. morning, so she __________ (not go) to school.
7. Mrs. Garcia ___________ (eat) beef steak and 23. The fishermen ___________ (catch) a big tuna
___________ (drink) coke at the restaurant last and ___________ (take) it to the fish market in
Wednesday afternoon. Canterbury.
8. Last summer my sister and I __________ (swim) 24. The Browns___________ (sit) on their sofa and
in the lake and ___________ (feed) the ducks. ___________ (watch) a comedy film last night.
9. My uncle ___________ (pick) all the apples on 25. The teacher ___________ (ask) a very difficult
his trees and he ___________ (sell) them at the question to her students this morning.
market. 26. The police ___________ (arrest) him because he
10. I ___________ (not know) his home address, so ___________ (steal) a valuable ring from the
I ___________ (phone) and ___________ (ask) jewellery shop.
his wife. 27. I ___________ (not try) the yellow dress on me
11. Did your grandmother ___________ (move) to because ___________ (not like) it at all.
a small village near London last March? 28. Did your grandpa ___________ (finish) painting
12. Who ___________ (discover) America in 1492? all the fences?
13. Abigail __________ (brush) her teeth before she 29. Who ___________ (tell) you about the rock
___________ (read) a novel by Agatha Christie concert next Saturday?
and ___________ (sleep). 30. Theresa __________ (dive) deep into the water
14. The detective ___________ (question) the thief, and ___________ (see) a huge caretta caretta
but he ___________ (not talk) to the owner of turtle yesterday morning.
the house last night. 31. We ___________ (stay) at a five-star hotel last
15. There ___________ (not be) a lot of cars in the June, but we ___________ (not like) the room.
rush hour yesterday evening, so I ___________ 32. How did the kids ___________ (go) to school?
(come) home early. 33. Alice ___________ (wash) all the dishes and
16. The weather ___________ (be) rainy yesterday __________ (clean) the bathroom, but Madison
morning, so Mrs. Sanchez ___________ (drive) ___________ (not do) anything.
to work instead of walking. 34. My aunt and I ___________ (go) to the new
17. My father ___________ (build) a tree house for shopping mall and ___________ (spend) all our
me and my sister, Gloria last spring. money on clothing.
18. They ___________ (not buy) the laptop from 35. She ___________ (wear) a beautiful dress and a
the mall as they __________ (not have) enough necklace to the party last night.
money for it. 36. Messi ___________ (fall) on the ground and
19. Mr. Davis ___________ (leave) home earlier ___________ (hurt) his leg in the last match.
this morning because there ___________ (be) a 37. Mr. Thompson and his wife __________ (plant)
serious problem at the factory. an olive tree and ___________ (water) it.

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 Mary’s Saturday
Last Saturday was very nice and busy for Mary. She got up very early in
the morning and prepared a nice breakfast for herself. She ate fried
eggs, pancakes, honey, butter, jam and drank a full glass of orange
juice. After breakfast, she took a shower, brushed her teeth
and put on some make-up. She wore her favourite dress and
shoes and left home. The weather was sunny and warm so she
walked to the shopping mall. She met her best friend, Jane
there and they went in and out of the shops together. Mary
bought some clothes for herself, a nice watch for her dad and a
beautiful scarf for her mum. Jane bought a pair of sandals but she
didn’t buy any clothes for herself because she thought she didn’t need any.
After shopping they were both tired and hungry, so they went into a
restaurant. They both had beef steak, rice and salad and talked about
what to do next. They finally decided to watch a drama at the cinema.
Mary bought the tickets and Jane bought some popcorn and fresh orange juice.
The film was very touching so they sometimes hugged each other and wept silently. After the film Mary said
goodbye to her friend and visited the bookshop to have a look at the latest novels. She found a crime novel by her
favourite author and bought it. Then she realized that it was already 3.30 p.m. and she had to hurry up for her
piano course. She took a taxi and met her music teacher just on time. It was 6 p.m. when she finally got home. She
immadiately put on her pyjamas and watched some TV. Then she went to the kitchen and helped her mum
prepare the dinner. Mary made a green salad and set the table while her mum cooked. Soon her father came
home and they ate dinner. After dinner Mary gave her mum and dad their presents. They were both happy
because her father needed a watch and her mum was amazed by the scarf’s colours. They hugged each other
tenderly. It was 9 p.m. when Mary brought her chess set from her room. She played well but her father won the
game. Then she went to her room and listened to some music and surfed the Net. It was almost 11:00 p.m. when
her mother came with a glass of milk in her hand and told her that it was late. She drank the milk and brushed her
teeth. She went into her bed and started reading the novel that she bought. It was so absorbing that she could not
leave it. She read and read until she fell asleep.

A) Read the text and answer the questions below 9. Were Mary and Jane tired after shopping?
_____________________________________ .
10. What did they have at the restaurant?
1. Did Mary get up early or late last Saturday? _____________________________________ .
_____________________________________ . 11. What did they decide to do after lunch?
2. What did she eat for breakfast? _____________________________________ .
_____________________________________ . 12. Why did Mary and Jane weep in the cinema?
_____________________________________ .
3. Did she drink a glass of fresh apple juice?
13. What did Mary buy from the bookshop?
_____________________________________ .
_____________________________________ .
4. What did she do after breakfast?
14. How did she go to the piano course?
_____________________________________ .
_____________________________________ .
5. Why did she walk to the shopping mall?
15. What time did she finally arrive home?
_____________________________________ . _____________________________________ .
6. Who did she meet at the shopping mall? 16. What did Mary and her father play?
_____________________________________ . _____________________________________ .
7. What did Mary buy for her mum and dad? 17. Who brought Mary a glass of milk?
_____________________________________ . _____________________________________ .
8. Why didn’t Jane buy any clothes for herself? 18. Why couldn’t she stop reading the novel?
_____________________________________ . _____________________________________ .

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