Упражнения на повторение образования Past Simple (утвердительные, вопросительные, отрицательные предложения)

Grammar Exercises

Past Simple

I Complete these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1 We (stay) in Athens for a couple of days before flying to Berlin.

2 I first (meet) Kelly two months ago.

3 Ben (get) into bed, (switch) off the light and (go) to sleep.

4 I (see) the burglar. He (run) across the road.

5 She (open) the door and (come) into the kitchen.

6 It (start) raining so we (drive) home from the party.

7 I (arrive) at school and then (remember) it was Saturday.

II Make up questions and negative forms of the following sentences:

1 Ann got a bad mark yesterday.

2 We translated the text seven days ago.

3 He came back late last night.

4 She finished her composition half an hour ago.

5 They had lunch at 8 o'clock.

6 My friend saw this film last year.

7 There was a mistake in his dictation.

8 They passed four tests.

III Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple:

1 She (buy) three books in the bookshop yesterday.

2 They (marry) in Spain in 2015.

3 He (leave) his office late in the evening.

4 I (be) at the baker's when you called me.

5 Mr Smith (stay) at home in the evening yesterday.

6 Victor (meet) his friends at the zoo last week.

7 Robert (visit) his friends two days ago.

8 We (watch) this film last month.

9 Julliette (drink) poison and died.

10 The computer (write) poems to Pat.

IV Make up questions and negative sentences:

1 Columbus discovered America. (What)

2 She took picture of elephants at the Zoo. (Did)

3 He wanted to buy a map of London. (Where)

4 They jumped from the skyscraper. (Why)

5 She came home at ten o'clock. (When)

6 We listened to the music a week ago. (Did)

7 Julia went to the theatre with her parents last week. (Whom)

8 We had two Maths lessons yesterday. (When)

9 They saw a big bear in the forest ten days ago. (Where)

10 Tom got a new laptop as a birthday present. (What)