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Simple past test 4

1) Complete the sentences with was or were.


1. I __________happy.
2. You __________angry.
3. She __________in London last week.
4. He __________on holiday.
5. It __________cold.
6. We __________at school.
7. You __________at the cinema.
8. They __________at home.
9. The cat __________on the roof.
10. The children __________in the garden.
2) Write positive sentences in simple
1. he / the question / answer
2. you / a question / ask
3. the dog / bark
4. they / us / call
5. we / a mountain / climb
6. John / stamps / collect
7. we / in London / live
8. I / hungry / be
9. they / a hamster / have
10. he / to school / go

past.
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3) Rewrite the sentences in the negative.


1. They collected postcards.
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2. You jumped high.
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3. Albert played squash.
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4. The teacher tested our English. _______________________________________
5. Fiona visited her grandma.
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6. He washed the car.
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7. You were thirsty.
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8. He had a computer.
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9. I bought bread.
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10. You saw the house.
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4) Write questions in simple past.
1. Anna / the window / open
2. she / home / walk
3. you / in the garden / work
4. you / a song / sing
5. she / on a chair / sit
6. you / the castle / visit
7. Jenny / the door / lock
8. she / happy / be

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Tr. Harrak Yassine

Simple past test 4


9. Greg / the ball / kick
10. the car / at the corner / stop

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5) Ask for the bold part of the sentence.


1. She pushed her bike.
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2. She carried a bag.
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3. We waited in the park.
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4. The policeman arrested the thief. _______________________________________
5. We ate fish.
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6. She watched the match last night. _______________________________________
7. I opened the door.
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8. The teacher checked our homework. ______________________________________
6) Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past):
1. Last year I (spend) ____________ my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be) ____________ great.
3. I (travel) __________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ____________
lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go) ____________ to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn) ____________ some Irish dances.
6. We (be) ____________ very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain) ____________ a lot.
8. But we (see) ____________ some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) ____________ your last holiday?

7) Write the verbs in simple past:


1. The University of Oxford (be) ____________ the first British university.
2. The lecturers of the colleges (speak) ____________ a very clear English.
3. That's why Oxford English (become) ____________ known as the English of educated
people.
4. In the 19th century, Lewis Carroll (write) ____________ 'Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland' in Oxford.
5. Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) (study) ____________ electrical engineering at Oxford.

Tr. Harrak Yassine

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