PAST
SIMPLE Exercises. ANSWER KEY.
1. Write sentences about the past:
1. He always goes to school on foot. Yesterday ….he went to school on foot…
2. They always get up early. This morning they GOT UP EARLY
3. I go to the beach in summer. Last summer I WENT TO THE BEACH
4. Tom always has a shower in the morning This morning Tom HAD A SHOWER
5. I usually go to the cinema on Fridays. Last Friday I WENT TO THE CINEMA
2. Correct the mistakes
a) My son clean CLEANED his room yesterday. ............................... f) When I was five I can’t COULDN’T drive a car. .............................
b) She didn’t got GET the prize. ............................................... g) Jason repairing REPAIRED that old fridge last Sunday. .................
c) I be WAS late for the meeting yesterday. .............................. h) In 1890 I leaved LEFT Paris. .................................................
d) Did you went GO fishing last week? .................................. i) Two months ago my father selled SOLD his old car. .............
e) We taken TOOK our dog for a walk some time ago. .............. j) He hased HAD a very good job as a manager. .....................
3. Choose the correct answer
1. Jack, Kate and I ............... in this competition. 6. My teacher...............me a lot.
a. taked part b. took part c. did took part a.like b. didn't liked c. didn't like
2. She.........in my company in 1989. 7.Yesterday we all ...............to the cinema to watch a nice comedy
a. worked b. is worked c. workd a. went b.goed c. did go
3. My parents...............me money for a new computer 8. As a child he...............polite, so she punished him a lot.
a. don't gave b. didn't gave c. didn't give a. didn't be b. weren't c. wasn't
4. ................. supper yesterday evening? 9. Last year we.............to Italy and ............many famous places.
a.did you eat b. ate you c. did you ate a. go, visit b. goed, visited c. went, visited
5. I..................Spanish when I ................ten 10. .........she .........this beautiful dress in London?
a. understood, be b. understood, was c. understood, were a. does.......buy b. did....buy c. did.....bought
4. Write questions with who/what/how/….?
1. I met somebody Who did you meet?
2. Harry arrived What time did Harry arrive?
3. I saw somebody. Who did you see?
4. They wanted something What did they want?
5. Pat went home early. Why did Pat go home early?
6. It’s three metres long How long is it? (long)
7. My school is 20km from home How far is your school from home? (far)
5. Write questions for the answers given (present simple/past simple) EXAM TYPE QUESTION*
1. We paid one pound for the balls. HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR THE BALLS?
2. We attend English classes three times a week. HOW OFTEN DO YOU ATTEND ENGLISH CLASSES?
3. The new manager stayed three months in England. HOW LONG DIDI THE NEW MANAGER STAY IN ENGLAND?
4. The Tower of London was built in 1066. WHEN WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT? (passive sentence in the past)
5. That is my mother’s new coat. (WHOSE) WHOSE COAT IS THAT?
6. Jane crosses the border twice a month. HOW OFTEN DOES JANE CROSS THE BORDER?
7. This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago. HOW MUCH DID THIS DICTIONARY COST TEN YEARS AGO?
8. This dictionary costs fifty dollars. HOW MUCH DOES DIS DICTIONARY COST?
9. I talked to the boss yesterday. WHEN DID YOU TALK TO YOUR BOSS?
10. I went to the doctor yesterday because I was sick. WHY DID YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY?
