PAST SIMPLE

Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

- My sister ______________ (tidy) her bedroom yesterday morning.
- We ______________ (phone) our cousins last week.
- The girls ______________ (play) on the computer last night.
- I ______________ (travel) to Paris three months ago.
- John ______________ (stay) at his granny’s house last summer.
- The film ______________ (end) very late yesterday.
- My family ______________ (live) in New York in 1995.
- You ______________. (clean) your teeth three times yesterday.

Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.

Walk / Enjoy / Like / Wash / Travel / Finish / Listen /Study
1- Lucy ______________ her birthday presents.
2- Last weekend I ______________ in the mountains for 2 hours.
3- We ______________ the party very much.
4- Ken ______________ to his favourite CD yesterday.
5- My sister ______________ Maths for an exam.
6- They ______________ to the USA in 2003.
7- Dad ______________ his car last weekend.
8- The film ______________ at 11:30.

Write the sentences in negative.

1- Lucy _________________________________________________________her birthday presents.
2- _______________________________________________________________________________.
3- _______________________________________________________________________________.
4- _______________________________________________________________________________.
5- _______________________________________________________________________________.
6- _______________________________________________________________________________.
7- _______________________________________________________________________________.
8- _______________________________________________________________________________.

Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.
7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).
9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...
- I drank coffee but I ______________ tea.
- She found her purse but she ______________ her keys.
- The children broke the window but they ______________ the door.
- He had a shower but he ______________ breakfast.
 - My father made a cake but he ______________ any pastries.
- We spoke English and French but we ______________ German.

WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE:

1- Affirmative 2- Negative 3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

D) I / wash / my hair / last night

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags / yesterday morning

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

G) The film / end / very late / last weekend

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

H) They / go / to bed / at midnight

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.

I) The children / play / tennis and basketball / at the sports centre.

1-_______________________________________________________________________________.
2-_______________________________________________________________________________.
3-_______________________________________________________________________________.
PRESENT PERFECT

Make the present perfect - choose positive, negative or question:

1. (I / go / to the library today)

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2. (you / keep a pet for three years)
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3. (you / eat Thai food before?)
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4. (it / rain all day?)
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5. (who / we / forget to invite?)
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6. (we / not / hear that song already)
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7. (he / not / forget his books)
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8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)
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9. (I / explain it well?)
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10. (who / he / meet recently?)
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A. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.
simple form simple past past participle
1. work worked worked

2. do _______________ _______________
3. eat _______________ _______________
4. call _______________ _______________
5. begin _______________ _______________
6. give _______________ _______________
7. answer _______________ _______________
8. see _______________ _______________
9. have _______________ _______________
10. go _______________ _______________
11. study _______________ _______________
12. teach _______________ _______________
13. make _______________ _______________
14. talk _______________ _______________

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
present prefect tense.
take / work / find / see / speak / know / begin
do / learn / eat / have / write / give / live / buy / be

1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We _______________ each other for over
twenty years.
2. We __________________ many new words since we started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I ____________________ it three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner _____________________ married for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class ________________ already __________________.
6. Robert is my neighbor. He ___________________ next door to me for five years.
7. Mary ____________________ several letters to her parents since she left home.
8. We _____________________ in that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher _____________________ us a lot of help with the homework assignment.
10. She ______________________ to her landlord many times about the broken window.
11.We have a new camera. We _____________________ some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.
12. They ____________________ all their homework already.
13. Mrs. Baxter _________________________ all her groceries for the week.
14.Tommy ______________________ a bad cold for two weeks.
15. Frank _____________________ for that company for many years.

Present Perfect Tense Vs. Simple Past Tense

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb provided, simple past or present
perfect.

1. _______________________ you _____________________ to your boyfriend yet? (write)

Yes, I _____________________. I _____________________ to him last week.
2. _____________________ your parents _____________________ a new car yet? (buy)
Yes, they _____________________. They _____________________ one last month.

3. _____________________ Ellen _____________________ her new dress yet? (wear)

Yes, she _____________________. She _____________________ it last night.

4. _____________________ you _____________________ your car keys yet? (find)

Yes, I _____________________. I _____________________ them on the shelf in the kitchen.

5. _____________________ the children _____________________ to bed yet? (go)

Yes, they _____________________. They _____________________ to bed an hour ago.

6. _____________________ Mrs. Stewart _____________________ the doctor yet? (see)

Yes, she _____________________. She _____________________ him yesterday.

7. _____________________ the president _____________________ to the reporters yet? (speak)

Yes, he _____________________. He _____________________ to them a few minutes ago.

8. _____________________ your soccer team _____________________ a game yet? (lose)

Yes, we _____________________. We _____________________ the game last Saturday.

9. _____________________ Sam _____________________ a Spanish course yet? (take)

Yes, he _____________________. He _____________________ one last semester.

10. _____________________ you _____________________ your new neighbors yet? (meet)

Yes, I _____________________. I _____________________ them last week