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! Usa le forme contratte quando possibile. 4 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del
Past simple dei verbi sottostanti.
Past simple: positive & negative
not stay change not travel listen
(be & regular verbs) not use visit not like live
1 Scegli l’alternativa corretta. I didn’t travel to England by train last summer.
A Where was / were you yesterday afternoon? 1 My best friend                         school last year.
B Oh, I 1was / were at the library. 2 When we were in Paris we                         the
A No, you 2wasn’t / weren’t. The library 3wasn’t / Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum.
weren’t open. 4Was / Were you at the shopping 3 She                         in a big house in Paris.
centre? 4 I                         to some cool music yesterday.
B No! I 5wasn’t / weren’t at the shopping centre. 5 The hotel was nice, but we                         the
OK, I 6was / were with Chiara and we 7was / food.
were at the café. Why? 8Was / Were there a 6 They                         a dictionary in the exam.
party or something? 7 We                         at Peter’s house last night.
A No, it 9was / were the football match. We
10wasn’t / weren’t very good. Thanks to you, Past simple: positive & negative
there 11was / were only ten players in our team!
(irregular verbs)
2 Completa la tabella con i verbi sottostanti al
5 Scrivi frasi con la forma corretta del Past
Past simple.
simple.
carry change discover invade invent like she | find | a mobile phone | in the park
live marry name paint plan play prefer She found a mobile phone in the park.
study travel visit 1 they | eat | some burgers
                                                                     
+ -d + -ed 2 I | buy | some sweets
                                                                     
3 he | not see | me
                                                                     
4 we | not choose | a present for Suzy
                                                                     

Past simple: questions & short

answers
6 Scrivi domande con was o were.
y + -ed double the final where | you | yesterday ?
letter + -ed Where were you yesterday?
1 they | at the cinema ?
                                                                     
2 who | your | favourite actor ?
                                                                     
3 she | a Maths teacher ?
                                                                     
4 when | they | born ?
3 Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa o                                                                      
negativa del Past simple di alcuni verbi
7 Scrivi le domande e le risposte usando la
dell’Es.3.
In 1937, the artist Pablo Picasso painted the
forma corretta del Past simple di be.
picture Guernica. He didn't paint the Mona Lisa. they | at the station yesterday ? yes
1 The composer Beethoven also                         Were they at the station yesterday?
the piano. Yes, they were.
2 William the Conqueror was French. He 1 why | you late for the exam ? my bus | late
                        to England in 1066, and he ruled                                                                      
there from 1066 to 1087. 2 we | not | at the park. we | at the cinema
3 The English                         the American city                                                                      
New York after the British city York. 3 where | your sister yesterday ? she | at the party
4 In 2015, the actor Ashton Kutcher                                                                      
                        the actress Mila Kunis. 4 your brother | in the team last year ? no
5 The American inventor Thomas Edison really                                                                      
                        reading – it was his favourite 5 Caravaggio | not | a writer. he | a painter
hobby.                                                                      
6 Christopher Columbus                        
Australia – he                         America.

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Irregular verbs
8 Scrivi le domande per queste risposte. 10 Scrivi i verbi sottostanti nella lista corretta.
Scrivi anche la loro forma passata.
What did he invent? No change in Past simple form: hit / hit,
He invented the telephone. put / put, 1                       , 2                       
Did they go to the beach? The vowel changes in Past simple form:
Yes, they went to the beach. know / knew, 3                       , 4                       ,
1 What                                                            ? 5                      
I read some magazines. Past simple form ends in -ght: bring / brought,
2                                                                    ? 6                      , 7                      
Yes, I cooked dinner.
3 Where                                                          ?
We met at the library.
4                                                                    ?
Yes, we travelled by bus.
5 Who                                                             ?
I saw Sarah.

Subject v object questions

9 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
Who ate / did eat the last chocolate?
Harry ate it.
1 What found you / did you find under the bed?
I found some money.
2 Who told / did tell you the news?
Robert told me.
3 Who met her / did she meet at the party?
She met some people from the USA.
4 What happened / did happen to you last night?
I had an accident.