INTERCHANGE 1 | UNIT 7 | SIMPLE PAST PRACTICE

I. Write the correct Simple Past form of the verbs.

1. arrive 6. write
2. want 7. buy
3. open 8. have
4. walk 9. go
5. start 10. see

II. Unscramble the sentences and write positive sentences in Simple Past.
1. He / the question / answer. .
2. You / a question / ask. .
3. The dog / loudly / bark. .
4. Emilio / stamps / collect. .
5. They / a hamster / have. .
6. Debbie / to school / go. .
7. the book / Laura / read. .
8. a car / drive / We. .
9. break / Jake / his arm. .
10. the bills / pay / I. .

III. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

Ex: They collected postcards. They didn’t collect postcards.
1. Mayerline jumped high. .
2. Cesar played basketball. .
3. The teacher tested our English. .
4. Julie visited her grandma. .
5. He washed the car. .
6. They bought bread. .
7. He had a computer. .
8. She drove a car .
9. You saw the house. .
10. She taught me how to swim. .

IV. Choose the correct Simple Past –ed ending pronunciation.

1. The ED at the end of the verb LOVED is pronounced _________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
2. The ED at the end of the verb WAITED is pronounced ________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
3. The ED at the end of the verb DAMAGED is pronounced ________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
4. The ED at the end of the verb COUGHED is pronounced _________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
5. The ED at the end of the verb FOLDED is pronounced __________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
6. The ED at the end of the verb CLEANED is pronounced _________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
7. The ED at the end of the verb WASHED is pronounced _________
 a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
8. The ED at the end of the verb TALKED is pronounced _________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
9. The ED at the end of the verb FOLLOWED is pronounced _________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/
10. The ED at the end of the verb STARTED is pronounced __________
a) /t/ b) /d/ c) /id/

V. Change the sentences to questions.

E.g.: Ana opened the window. Did Ana open the window?
1. She walked home. ?
2. You worked in the garden. ?
3. Ammy sang a song yesterday. ?
4. Jenny locked the door. ?
5. Greg kicked the ball. ?
6. Cindy had a dog. ?
7. We ate fish for dinner. ?
8. Marlyn slept well last night. ?
9. You rode my bike this morning. ?
10. He got a new job in Apple. ?

VI. Circle the correct answer. Then correct the incorrect ones.
1. We rented an apartment in Florida on our vacation last year.
a) correct
b) incorrect
2. Gabriel and Sandy didn’t walk to the beach because it was too far away.
a) correct
b) incorrect
3. Did the teacher ask you any questions in class this morning?
a) correct
b) incorrect
4. I didn’t need to use a calculator for my math homework.
a) correct
b) incorrect
5. Did you remembered to pay the electric bill?
a) correct
b) incorrect
6. When they arrived at the airport, they checked their bags at security.
a) correct
b) incorrect
7. I did start piano lessons last week.
a) correct
b) incorrect
8. Where did you lived when you were a child?
a) correct
b) incorrect
9. She no called me yesterday.
a) correct
 b) incorrect
10. How long you waited for the bus last night?
a) correct
b) incorrect
11. My brother didn’t helped me carry my books.
a) correct
b) incorrect
12. We tryed to talk to the manager, but he was busy.
a) correct
b) incorrect
13. What time did the plane land?
a) correct
b) incorrect
14. Were you want to be a dancer when you were a child?
a) correct
b) incorrect
15. Did you pass the test?
No, I didn’t.
a) correct
b) incorrect

VII. Complete the sentences with the simple past form of the verb.
1. A: What did you study last night?
B: We ________________ (study) Portuguese.

2. A: How much money did you spend?

B: I ______________ (spend) all of it!

3. A: Did Charles invite you to his party?

B: Yes, he did. He _______________ (invite) me and my roommate.

4. A: Did your parents have a big party?

B: Yes, they did. They ____________ (have) a party at their house.

5. A: Did you forget your baseball clothes?

B: No, but I _____________ (forget) my baseball mitt!

6. A: Where did Liz go on vacation?

B: She _____________ (go) to France.

7. A: What did your friends sing to you?

B: They ___________ (sing) “Happy Birthday.”

8. A: Did Jim do his homework?

B: Yes, he ___________ (do) his homework with me.
VIII. Choose the best response.
1. She _____ wine last night.
a) dranks c) drunk
b) drinked d) drank

2. We _____ at home yesterday.

a) weren’t c) didn’t be
b) wasn’t d) didn’t was

3. They were so busy that they _____ time to finish the practice on time.
a) had c) haven’t
b) didn’t have d) haven’t had

4. My sister _____ her laptop to school today.

a) didn’t brings c) didn’t bring
b) bringed d) doesn’t bring

5. I _____ to eat my vegetables.

a) forgots c) forgotten
b) forgetted d) forgot

6. Nicholas and Alex ______ really good friends back then.

a) was c) didn’t was
b) were d) didn’t were

7. Maggie ______ that song all night long.

a) played c) plaied
b) plays d) playing

8. All my students ______ really hard for the exam.

a) study c) studyed
b) studied d) studies

9. Marcus and Jennifer ______ the quiz was more difficult.

a) think c) thoughts
b) thinked d) thought

10. Alicia _____ any money at all.

a) didn’t spend c) didn’t spended
b) didn’t spent d) spent

11. He ____ there when he was a child.

a) has lived c) had lived
b) lived d) liveed

12. Nobody _______ the phone when it rang.

a) answers c) answered
b) has answered d) didn’t answer

13. We ______ a song in a Karaoke last weekend.

a) sung b) sing
 c) have sang d) sang

14. The kids _____ the window while they were playing outdoors.
a) break c) breaked
b) broke d) broken

15. My friends ______ the train to go to school.

a) talked c) take
b) took d) taken

16. The movie I ______ last week was excellent.

a) seen c) see
b) saw d) seeing

17. ______ Lucy ______ the bill, before leaving the restaurant?
a) Did / pay c) Did / pays
b) Did / paid d) Has / paid

18. Billy ______ after the bus.

a) didn’t ran c) didn’t run
b) runned d) wasn’t run

19. She ______ to this country three years ago.

a) cames c) come
b) comes d) came

20. _____ she _____ pizza for dinner?

a) Does / eat c) Has / eaten
b) Did / eat d) Was / eat

IX. Choose the best answer.

1. Where ________ you yesterday afternoon?
a) were c) weren’t
b) was d) wasn’t
2. Where _____________ your grandfather born?
a) was c) wasn’t
b) were d) weren’t
3. Pablo Picasso ________________ a writer. He was a painter.
a) wasn’t c) was
b) weren’t d) were
4. My friends __________________ at school yesterday because they were sick.
a) weren’t c) was
b) wasn’t d) were
5. “Where were you this morning? You _________________ at the meeting.”
“I _______________ at the doctor’s office.”
a) weren’t / was c) weren’t / were
b) wasn’t / was d) were / was
6. Darlene is 27 years old. Ten years ago, she ______________ in high school.
a) was c) wasn’t
b) were d) weren’t
 7. “Did you like the movie?”
“The special effects ________________ great, but the story ______________
very good.”
a) were / wasn’t c) weren’t / were
b) wasn’t / were d) was / weren’t
8. Barcelona is a beautiful city! We ______________ there for a conference last
month.
a) were c) weren’t
b) was d) wasn’t
9. “Were your colleagues happy about the surprise party?”
“David ______________, but Janet and Tim ______________- They hate
surprises.”
a) was / weren’t c) wasn’t / were
b) were / wasn’t d) weren’t / was
10. “Were you shy when you were a child?”
“No, I _________________. I talked to everyone!”
a) wasn’t c) was
b) weren’t d) were

X. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the simple past.
1. Yesterday, I __________ (watch) a movie with my friends.
2. She __________ (visit) her grandmother last weekend.
3. We __________ (start) a new project at school.
4. He __________ (open) the door for me.
5. They __________ (finish) the homework on time.

XI. Circle the correct simple past form.

1. I (eat / ate) pizza for dinner last night.
2. He (go / goed / went) to the park yesterday.
3. We (buy / bought) some new shoes.
4. She (find / found / founded) a beautiful shell on the beach.
5. They (drink / drank / drunk) lemonade at the party.

XII. Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. I writed a letter to my friend.
2. She buyed a new car last month.
3. We goed to the museum on Saturday.
4. He falled off his bike yesterday.
5. They eated lunch at a restaurant.

XIII. Put the words in the correct order to make past simple questions.
1. you / visit / did / your cousin / ?
2. last weekend / what / do / you / ?
3. did / they / where / travel / ?
4. he / call / did / you / yesterday / ?
5. movie / did / a / watch / she / ?
XIV. Write 10 sentences about what you did last weekend. Use both regular and
irregular verbs.
(Example: I visited my grandparents. I ate pizza with my friends.)