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StartUp Level 2 Grammar Activities Unit 8, Lesson 1, Page 90

Simple past with be: Review

Complete the story. Circle the correct answer and write it on the line.

LAST WEEK

Last week was a busy week at school. There were tests on Tuesday,
1. (was / were) 2. (was / were)

Wednesday, and Thursday. The students was not in a good mood. Then on Friday, there
3. (wasn’t / weren’t)
were were
a big party at school. There a lot of people at the party. We
4. (was / were) 5. (was / were)
were happy because it was Friday. There were good food at
6. (was / were) 7. (was / were) 8. (was/were)

the party. There were not any homework that night.

9. (wasn’t / weren’t)

Complete the dialogues.

1. A: How was your vacation ?

B: My vacation was wonderful.

2. A: How was the weather like ?

B: The weather was pretty good.

3. A: Were you in London the whole time?

B: No, I was not . I was also in Paris.

was the party
4. A: When ?

B: The party was yesterday.

5. A: Where was the party ?

B: The party was at the hotel.

6. A: Was the party fun?

B: Yes, it was . Everyone had a good time.

7. A: A question the stores crowded?

B: No, they weren’t. Not many people were shopping.

8. A: Were there a lot of things on sale?

B: Yes, it was .

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StartUp Level 2 Grammar Activities Unit 8, Lesson 2, Page 92

Simple past, regular verbs: Review

Complete the story. Use the correct form of the verbs in the box.

call  cook  enjoy  finish  invite  need  talk  want  work

Friday was a busy day for me. I cook in the morning, but then I work
1. 2.

early. At 1:00 p.m. I call a few friends on the phone. I invite them to come
3. 4.

over for dinner. They all want to come over for dinner, so I need to buy a lot
5. 6.

of food! I bought the food after work. Then, I went home and finish dinner. My friends came
7.

over at 6:00 p.m. We all enjoy eating dinner together. After dinner, we talk
8. 9.

until late in the evening.

Read the charts about daily activities. Write sentences about yesterday.

1 Marta work 5 Barbara watch the news

2 I wash dishes 6 Ari play tennis
3 Leo study 7 our class start at 9:00 a.m.
4 we wait for the bus 8 the bank close at 5:00 p.m.

1. Marta worked yesterday.

2. I washed dishes yesterday.

3. Leo studied yesterday.

4. We were waiting for the bus yesterday.

5. Barbara watched the news yesterday.

6. Ari played tennis yesterday.

7. Our class started at 9:00 am yesterday.

8. The bank closed al 5:00 pm yesterday.

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StartUp Level 2 Grammar Activities Unit 8, Lesson 3, Page 94

Simple past, irregular verbs: Review

Complete the story. Use the simple past.

Last year, the Lombardellis made a big decision. They decided to move from New
1. (make)

York to Florida. They

had a lot of furniture, so they needed help. They called ACE
2. (have)

Movers. The movers came to the house. They spent the whole day at the
3. (come) 4. (spend)

Lombardelli’s house. At lunch, the Lombardellis and the movers ate pizza together. Then
5. (eat)

they took their furniture to Florida. The Lombardellis was happy with ACE
6. (take) 7. (be)
did
Movers. The movers a good job.
8. (do)

The affirmative statements on the left are false. Write negative statements to make them true.

FALSE! TRUE!

1. Ali went to the beach. 1. Ali did not go to the beach.

2. I slept all night. 2. I did not sleep all night.

3. Marcia woke up late. 3. Marcia did not wake up late.

4. We made a lot of mistakes. 4. We did not make a lot of mistakes.

5. Ben drank ten cups of tea. 5. Ben did not drink ten cups of tea.

6. Lisa drove the car. 6. Lisa did not drive the car.

7. They bought us a gift. 7. They did not buy us a gift.

8. You ate breakfast in class. 8. You did not eat breakfast in class.

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