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Test Simple Past

The document contains a series of exercises to complete sentences and stories in the past tense. It includes filling in blanks with verbs like "play", "enjoy", "watch", and completing conversations and stories by adding verbs in the past simple form like "go", "leave", "be", "decide". The exercises are meant to practice using verbs in the past tense to narrate events, conversations, and stories that took place in the past.

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Test Simple Past

The document contains a series of exercises to complete sentences and stories in the past tense. It includes filling in blanks with verbs like "play", "enjoy", "watch", and completing conversations and stories by adding verbs in the past simple form like "go", "leave", "be", "decide". The exercises are meant to practice using verbs in the past tense to narrate events, conversations, and stories that took place in the past.

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C) Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone * stop * walk * travel * like * stay
I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really ....................... the concert last night. It was great!

2. She ..................... with friends in Brighton last summer.

3. Italy ..................... very well in the last World Cup.

4. Her parents ....................... by train from Shanghai to Moscow.

5. I ....................... you four times last night but you were out.

6. We ...................... along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.

7. She ...................... the film but she didn’t like the music.

8. The men ....................... work at exactly one o’clock.

9. I ......................... to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.

10. They ..................... to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.

D) Complete the conversation with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T.

A: Where were you last night? I phoned you but you ............... at home. B: I ..............out
with friends. We ................ at the Bluenote Café.
A: ............... Julia there?
B: No, she ............... . Why?

A: Oh, I just wondered.


B: She .............out with Nick. They ...............at the Oasis. I think. A: No, they ............... .
B: How do you know?
A: Because I ................. there!

E) Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in
brackets:

Last night I .................. (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I ................. (leave)
the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It ................. (be) a warm evening and I ....................
(decide) to walk along the beach.

Suddenly, I ..................... (hear) a noise. I .................... (turn) and .................. (see) three
boys aged about eighteen. One boy .................. (come) up to me and .................... (ask)
me the time. When I ................... (look) down at my watch,
he .................. (hit) me and I .................. (fall) to the ground. Another boy

................... (take) my wallet. I .................... (shout) for help. Then they ..................(run)
away.

F) Complete the story. Use the verbs in the brackets:

Last year I went (go) on holiday. I .................. (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the
first day we .................. (look) at the beautiful buildings and ................ (eat) in lots of
restaurants. The next day .................. (be) very hot so we ................. (drive) to the sea.
We .................... (leave) our clothes in the car and ..................... (sunbathe) and ................
(swim) all day. At six o’clock we ................... (walk) to our car, but the car ...............(be)
there. We .................. (buy) some clothes and ................... (go) to the Police Station. The
police ................ (be) nice and we ................. (sleep) in the police station.

G) Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?) using the PAST TENSE: Example:
he / stay (x) in a hotel

He didn’t stay in a hotel.


you / learn (?) speak Italian when you were in Italy.

Did you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?

1. she / like (x) the film

2. I / use / (x) the school computer yesterday

3. they / arrive (?) home late yesterday

4. you / ask (?) her for Caroline’s address

5. he / enjoy (x) the concert in the park

6. we / talk (x) about school at all

H) Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday:

Last September Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big hotel. It was
very hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different restaurants, the
food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she danced with them at
the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.

1. Where did she go? ....................................................... Bali.

2. .............................................................................. Last September.


3. .............................................................................. By plane.

4. .............................................................................. In a big hotel.

5. .............................................................................. It was very hot.

6. .............................................................................. She swam.

7. .............................................................................. It was very good.

8. .............................................................................. Some nice people.

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