EJERCICIOS PRCTICOS DE GRAMTICA

CORPORACION UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

ENGLISH WORKSHOP
NAME: _________________________________ DATE: _______________________

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB
IN PAST:

1. He ___________ (write) his homework last Sunday.

2. Mary _____________ (not go) to school last week.

3. ________ you _________ (play) basketball two week ago?

4. They __________ a new flat last month.

5. I ____________ (study) French last year.

6. John ____________ (take) his driving test yesterday but he __________ (not pass) it.

7. Tim ___________ (go) to Past last summer.

8. _________ your parents _____________ (meet) at University?

9. When I ____________ (be) a child, I ___________ (speak) German.

10. We _____________ (see) him yesterday but he ____________ (not see) us.

11. The other day, I __________ (lose) my maths book.

12. I ____________ (tell) my mother a lie.

13. We ____________ (hear) a terrible sound outside last night.

14. __________ you __________ (see) football match Tuesday night?

15. Paul ___________ (drink) a litre of coke for lunch yesterday.

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) ______________________ after the cat? (the dog/to run)

2) ______________________ photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
3) ______________________ to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4) ______________________ a cup of tea in the caf? (the ladies/to have)
5) ______________________ text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to send)
6) ______________________ pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear)
7) ______________________ hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8) ______________________ the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open)
9) ______________________ chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play)
10) _____________________ breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make)

WH QUESTIONS WITH SIMPLE PAST: What time did you come home last night?
Question words: who, what, when, where, which, how
Directions: Change the statements to questions using the question word in parenthesis.
Check verb tense.
Example: The train arrived at ten oclock. (what time) What time did the train arrive?

1. They did their homework at night. (when) ____________________________________

2. Mr. Robertson came to the party alone. (who) ________________________________

3. The car was across the street from the house.

(where) ____________________________

4. I liked the red blouse, not the blue one.

(which) ________________________________

5. She felt better after she took a nap.

(how) ____________________________________
 6. That was an English book.
(what) ____________________________________________

7. My sister called her boyfriend yesterday

(when) _______________________________

8. She talked to him for an hour. (how long) ____________________________________

9. He studied piano at the university.

(what) ____________________________________

10. The party lasted all night. (how long) _______________________________________

11. The check was for $5.50. (how much) ______________________________________

12. She ate a sandwich. (what) _______________________________________________

13. She worked in that company.

(where) ________________________________________

14. My parents had two cars. (how many) ______________________________________

15. They came to visit last year. (when) ________________________________________

CLASSIFY THE FOLLOWING LIST OF VERBS INTO REGULAR AND IRREGULAR

VERBS:

WRITE LISTEN FIND COOK

CRY COME SEE SPEAK
EAT WORK STUDY SLEEP
WALK MAKE HAVE PLAY
SING DRINK WATCH DRIVE