PAST TENSE

Q1 of 10:

Henry _____ (live) in New York for 3 years.

Yesterday was a long day. I _____ (work) all afternoon, _____

(go) to class in the evening and then _____ (have) dinner with my
parents.
Q2 of 10:

Q3 of 10:

She _____ (make) dinner when the boys _____ (come) home.

Q4 of 10:

In 1996, Bob _____ (work) in a hospital.

Q5 of 10:

When I was young, we _____ (not/have) computers.

Q6 of 10:

What _____ you _____ (do) last night when I _____ (call)?

Q7 of 10:

It _____ (start) to rain while he _____ (walk) the dog.

My husband _____ (watch) the football game while I _____

(read) a book.
Q8 of 10:

Q9 of 10:

Steve _____ (buy) a new car last year.

Q10 of 10:

I _____ (play) volleyball with my friends at 3pm yesterday.

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go)

2. It (be)

3. I (visit)

friends of mine .

to England on holiday.

fantastic.

lots of interesting places. I (be)

with two

4. In the mornings we (walk)

in the streets of London.

5. In the evenings we (go)

to pubs.

6. The weather (be)

strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain)

8. But we (see)

a lot.

some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you)

your last holiday?

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

He wrote a book.
He did not sing
Was she pretty?
Put the sentences into simple past.
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?

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus

2. she / tidy / her room

3. Nancy / watch / not / television

4. she / read / a book

Elige los tiempos verbales correctos usando cada vez uno.

Simple past, past progressive, past perfect simple, past perfect
progressive.
1.

We

to the cinema last week.

2.

A bird pooed on the window that I

minute before.
3.
Yesterday at nine he
4.

When their mum got home, the boys

only a

in front of his computer.

TV for

two hours.
Completa las frases con la forma de pasado que corresponda.

1.

A plumber (come)

2.

He (want)

to repair our washing machine

that(break)
3.

to our house yesterday.

a few days before.

Before he (ring)

at my door, he (look)

parking space for about ten minutes.

4.
While the plumber (repair)
I(watch)
5.

for a

the washing machine,

the news.

Suddenly, I (realise)

that they (show)

street on TV.
6.
The reporter (say)

that a car (crash)

our

into a

stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.

7.
While I (listen)
carefully to what (happen)
someone (knock)
8.

I (open)

10.

As it (turn)

that (roll)
11.

at my door.
the door and (see)

standing there.
9.
He (ask)

a police officer

for the plumber.

out, it (be)

our plumbers car

down the street.

In his haste, the plumber (forget)

handbrake on.

1. He (walk) to school yesterday.

He

to school yesterday.

to put the

2. They (do) their homework last night.

They

their homework last night.

3. You (are) lazy last week.

You

lazy week.

4. That woman (buy) a new book this morning.

That woman

a new book this morning.

5. The janitor (clean) the blackboard yesterday.

The janitor

the blackboard yesterday.

6. My mother (cook) food yesterday.

My mother

food yesterday.

7. This morning my teacher (teach) English.

This morning my teacher

English.

8. I (am) hungry yesterday.

I

hungry yesterday.

9. The gardener (cut) the trees last month.

The gardener

the trees last month.

10. She (drink) milk this morning.

She

milk this morning.

11. Last month the man (ride) a horse.

Last month the man

a horse.

12. Sakda (go) to Hong Kong last year.

Sakda

to Hong Kong last year.

13. The birds (fly) in the sky this morning.

The birds

in the sky this morning.

14. I (know) Tom's house last year.

I

Tom's house last year.

15. The joiner (make) tables and chairs yesterday.

The joiner

tables and chairs yesterday.

16. The farmer (grow) rice last year.

The farmer

rice last year.

17. Two weeks ago the boy (has) a new bicycle.

Two weeks ago the boy

a new bicycle.

18. He (feel) happy yesterday.

He

happy yesterday.

19. We (work) hard last week.

We

hard last week.

20. The students (meet) in the hall last week.

The students

in the hall last week.