Past simple - упражнения
методическая разработка по английскому языку (6 класс)

Past Simple

1. Use Simple Past in the statements.

 Example:

I   to the teacher. (talk)

Answer:

I talked to the teacher.

1. Jane _____________________________ a film. (watch)
2. He _______________________________ a box. (carry)
3. They _____________________________ their father. (help)
4. John and Amy______________________ things.. (swap)
5. I ____________________________ to Andrew. (talk)
6. Susan _________________________ with Peter. (dance)
7. The boys__________________________ basketball. (try)
8. We __________________________ a trip. (plan)
9. She __________________ her hair. (wash)
10. The car __________________ at the traffic lights. (stop)

 2. Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negations of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps.

Example:

Tom wrote a letter. → Tom   a letter.

Answer:

Tom wrote a letter. → Tom did not write a letter. or
Tom wrote a letter. → Tom didn't write a letter.

1. He played handball. → He_________________________________ handball.
2. Susan waited in the kitchen. → Susan ________________________ in the kitchen.
3. I made the beds. → I ______________________________ the beds.
4. They cleaned the classroom. → They __________________________ the classroom.
5. She asked a lot of questions. → She _______________________ a lot of questions.
6. The friends got new computers. → The friends _______________ new computers.
7. I was in Sofia last weekend. → I _______________________ in Sofia last weekend.
8. You built a house. → You ___________________________________ a house.
9. Christian bought a new guitar. → Christian _________________ a new guitar.
10. We went shopping. → We______________________________ shopping.

3. Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use Simple Past.

Example:

  they   their friends? (to meet)

Answer:

Did they meet their friends?

1. ________ you ______________________ the door? (close)
2.   ______________________ Claire _______________ the housework? (finish)
3.   ________________________ he ________________ a bath yesterday? (have)
4.   _____________ boy _____________ into the lake? (jump)
5.   _____________________Ronald _________________ The Tower of London? (visit)
6.   _________________ Peggy and Olivia _____________ after the baby? (look)
7.   ___________________ she __________________ the invitation cards herself? (make)
8.   _____________ the girl _______________ the ketchup bottle? (drop)
9.   _________________ Tim _________________ the green T-shirt last Monday? (buy)
10.   _________________ they _________________ karate this morning? (practise)

4. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

1. I ______________________ my maths homework yesterday. (do)
2. ____________________ Susan ____________ to England by plane? (go)
3. They ____________________________ a farm two weeks ago. (visit)
4. Jenny and Peggy ________________________ their brother. (not/help)
5. The children ___________________ at home last weekend. (not/be)
6. When ______________________ you ______________ this wonderful skirt? (design)
7. My mother _____________________ into the van. (not/crash)
8. The boys ______________________ the mudguards of their bicycles. (take off)
9. ______________ you _______________ your aunt last week? (phone)
10. He ___________________ milk at school. (not/drink)