Extra English 8 2022 - 2023

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Ex 1. Give the past simple form of these verbs

- Be, go, see, tell, give, run, buy, sit, light, know, read, find, leave, take, get, cut, teach, make, come,
have , drive, do, built, bring, stand, speak, write, begin
- accept, live, ask, open, decide, talk, help, play, cook, close, complete, happen, change, finish, answer,
watch, want, need, paint, hope, enjoy, laugh, try, cry, stay, tidy, study, plan, agree, borrow, start
Then put the regular verbs into the correct group of pronunciation of “ED”

/id/ /t/ /d/

Ex 2. Fill was/were in empty places:

1. The teacher_________nice. 2. The students_________clever.
3. But one student_________in trouble. 4. We_________for him.
5. He_________nice though. 6. I_________Canberra last spring.
7. We_________at school last Saturday. 8. Tina_________at home yesterday.
9. He_________happy. 10. Robert and Stan_________Garry’s friends.
11. You_________very busy on Friday. 12. They_________in front of the supermarket.
13. I_________in the museum. 14. She_________in South Africa last month.
15. Jessica and Kimberly_________late for school.
Ex3. Change these sentences into affirmative (+), negative (-), and interrogative (?)
1. (+) He wrote a book. 2. (+) She was my boss.
3. (-) They didn’t build a new house. 4.(-) I wasn’t at the concert last Sunday.
5. (?) Did you buy clothes in this clothes shop? 6. (?) Were they born in Korea?
7. (+) He swam in the lake. 8. (+) We were at the gym last week.
9. (-) She didn’t go to her office by car. 10. (-) He wasn’t a good boy.
Ex 4. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) .
1.They_____the bus yesterday. A. don’t catch B. weren’t catch C. didn’t catch D. not catch
2. My sister_____home last night. A. comes B. come C. came D. was come
3. My father___tired when I __ home. A. was – got B. is – get C. was – getted D. were – got
4. What____you_____two days ago? A. do – do B. did – did C. do – did D. did – do
5.Where______your family______on the summer holiday last year?
A. do – go B. does – go C.did – go D. did – went
6. We____David in town a few days ago. A. did see B. was saw C. did saw D. saw
7. It was cold, so I_____ the window. A. shut B.was shut C. am shut D.shutted
8. I______to the cinema three times last week. A.was go B. went C. did go D.goed
9.What___you___last weekend? A.were/do B.did/did C.did/do D.do/did
10.The police____on my way home last night. A. was stop B.stopped C.stops D.stopping
11. The film wasn’t very good. I_____ it very much.
A.ẹnjoyed B.wasn’t enjoy C.didn’t ẹnjoyed D. didn’t enjoy
12.The bed was very uncomfortable. I____sleep very well. A.didn’t B.did C.wasn’t D.not
13. The window was opened and a bird___into the room. A.fly B. flew C. was flew D.did fly
14. I_________a lot of money yesterday. I_________an expensive dress.
A.spend/buy B.spent/buy C.spent/bought D.was spent/bought.
Ex 5. Choose the best verb and fill in the correct place
teach cook want spend ring be sleep study go write
1. She……….out with her boyfriend last night.

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2. Laura……….a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart……….more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I……….tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they ……….very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he……….very hard.
7. My father……….the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave……….to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy……….hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone……….several times and then stopped before I could answer it.
Ex 6. Change these sentences into the simple past tense
1. We move to a new house. 2. They bring a sandwich.
3. He doesn’t do the homework. 4. They sell cars.
5. Does he visit his friends? 6. She buys a book.
7. The teacher punishes the boy. 8. The little girl laughs at the beggar.
9. They know it. 10. He does not tell the lie.
11. They do not wait for anybody. 12. Who teaches you English?
13. The mansons build the house. 14. They invite us to their party.
15. His manners disgust me. 16. She sings a lovely song.
17. It is time to start. 18. He wants to kill the snake.
19. His conduct surprises me. 20. I want you to come with me.
Ex 7. Answer the questions, using cue word .
1. What did he win? (the race) 2. What did he eat? (spaghetti)
3. What time did the film finish? (at ten o’clock) 4. How did he feel? (happy)
5. What did he look at? (the stars) 6. Where did they go? (to the cinema)
7. What did he watch on TV? (cartoons) 8. What time did he get up? (at seven)
9. What did she play? (basketball) 10. Where did she walk? (to school)
11. Who did he see? (Maria) 12. Where did he have breakfast? (in the garden)
13. What did they want? (some chicken) 14. When did they arrive? (in the morning)
Ex8. Put the correct verb form in bracket
1. Yesterday, I (go) ………. to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ……….around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.
3. When he (arrive) ……….at the restaurant, the place (be) ……….full.
4. The waitress (ask) ……….us if we (have) ……….reservations.
5. I (say) ……….that he would come.
6. The waiter (tell) ……….us to come back in to hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ……….back to the car.
8. We (stop) ………. at the grocery store and (buy) ……….some cakes.
9. My sister (get) ……….married last month.
10. Daisy (come) ……….to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.
11. My computer (be) ……….broken yesterday.
12. He (buy) ……….me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.
13. My friend (give) ……….me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ……….at school yesterday.
14. My children (not do) ……….their homework last night.
15. You (live) ……….here five years ago?
16. They (watch) ……….TV late at night yesterday.
17. (Be) ……….your friend at your house last weekend?
18. They (not be) ……….excited about the film last night.
19. Where (spend/you) ……….your last holiday?
20. I (visit) ……….lots of interesting places. I (be) ……….with two friends of mine.

Compiled by: Nguyen Thi Anh Ngoc Hong Tan

Secondary School
 Extra English 8 2022 - 2023

Compiled by: Nguyen Thi Anh Ngoc Hong Tan

Secondary School