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w ent I *(go) to the cine

I (go) to the cinema last night.

did you see What film *(you-s

What film (you-see) ? I

saw I *(see) The Lord

(see) The Lord of The Rings .

did you like Really? *(you-like

Really? (you-like) it? It

w as It *(be) really fant

(be) really fantastic. I

think I *(think) you shou

(think) you should go and see it.

go

You know, I never (go) to the cinema ,

You know , I neve prefer

I (prefer) to read a book ;

I *(prefer) to read

I (read) a romantic story last week, and

read I *(read) a romant

yesterday, I (go) to the opera.

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I [NO ANSWER] WENT(go) to the cinema last night.

2. What film [NO ANSWER] DID YOU SEE(you-see) ?

3. I [NO ANSWER] SAW(see) The Lord of The Rings .

4. Really? [NO ANSWER] DID YOU LIKE(you-like) it?

5. It [NO ANSWER] WAS(be) really fantastic.

6. I [NO ANSWER] THINK(think) you should go and see it.

7. You know, I never [NO ANSWER] GO(go) to the cinema ,

8. I [NO ANSWER] PREFER(prefer) to read a book ;

9. I [NO ANSWER] READ(read) a romantic story last week, and

10. yesterday, I [NO ANSWER] WENT(go) to the opera.

1. I (to play)football right now.

am playing I * (to play)footba

2. I (to play)football on
Saturdays.
play I * (to play)footba

3. I (to play)football every

Tuesday.
play I * (to play)footba

4. I (to learn) English at

school (2 hours a week).
learn I * (to learn) Englis

5. Maggy (to cook)in the

kitchen now.
is cooking Maggy * (to cook)

6. Maggy (to cook) for her

grandmother on Sundays.
cooks Maggy * (to cook)

7. Billy (to love)Mary.

loves Billy * (to love)Ma

8. Billy (to like)Chinese food.

likes Billy * (to like)Chin

9. Billy's father (to jog)in the

park today.
is jogging Billy's father * (to

10. Nicholas (to read)a

fantastic book, keep silent !
is reading Nicholas * (to rea

11. Erik (to want) to go

outside.
w ants Erik * (to w ant) to

12. Patrick (to play)on his

computer this afternoon.
 is playing Patrick * (to play)

13. Rupert (to eat) chicken

wings at the moment: he is very hungry.
is eating Rupert * (to eat) c

14. What (you /do) ?I'm

sleeping.
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1. I [NO ANSWER] AM PLAYING (to play)football right now.

2. I [NO ANSWER] PLAY (to play)football on Saturdays.

3. I [NO ANSWER] PLAY (to play)football every Tuesday.

4. I [NO ANSWER] LEARN (to learn) English at school (2 hours a week).

5. Maggy [NO ANSWER] IS COOKING (to cook)in the kitchen now.

6. Maggy [NO ANSWER] COOKS (to cook) for her grandmother on Sundays.

7. Billy [NO ANSWER] LOVES (to love)Mary.

8. Billy [NO ANSWER] LIKES (to like)Chinese food.

9. Billy's father [NO ANSWER] IS JOGGING (to jog)in the park today.

10. Nicholas [NO ANSWER] IS READING (to read)a fantastic book, keep
silent !

11. Erik [NO ANSWER] WANTS (to want) to go outside.

12. Patrick [NO ANSWER] IS PLAYING (to play)on his computer this
afternoon.

13. Rupert [NO ANSWER] IS EATING (to eat) chicken wings at the moment: he
is very hungry.

14. What [NO ANSWER] ARE YOU DOING (you /do) ?I'm sleeping.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

spent

1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.

2. It (be) great.

3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.

4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.

5. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.

6. We (be) very lucky with the weather.

7. It (not / rain) a lot.

8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) your last holiday

spent

1. Last year I spentirregular verb: spend - spent - spent my holiday in Ireland.

2. It wasirregular verb: be - was (singular) - been great.

3. I travelled around by car with two friends and we visitedpast forms of travel: travelled

(British English), traveled (American English) lots of interesting places.

4. In the evenings we usually wentirregular verb: go - went - gone to a pub.

5. One night we even learnedpast forms of learn: learnt (British English), learned (American English)

some Irish dances.

6. We wereirregular verb: be - were (plural) - been very lucky with the weather.
7. It did not rainFor negative sentences, we use the past form of the auxiliary 'do' (did). The main verb 'rain'

remains in its infinite form. a lot.

8. But we sawirregular verb: see - saw - seen some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where did you spendFor negative sentences, we use the past form of the auxiliary 'do' (did). The main verb

'spend' remains in its infinite form. your last holiday

Exercise on negative sentences
 Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

They did not

1. They collected postcards. →

2. You jumped high. →

3. Albert played squash. →

4. The teacher tested our English. →

5. Fiona visited her grandma. →

6. He washed the car. →

7. You were thirsty. →

8. He had a computer. →

9. I bought bread. →

10. You saw the house. →

11. They collected postcards. → They did not collect postcards.Put did not before the infinite form of the main
They did not colle

verb.

12. You jumped high. → You did not jump high.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.

13. Albert played squash. → Albert did not play squash.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.

14. The teacher tested our English. → The teacher did not test our English.Put did not before the infinite form of

the main verb.

15. Fiona visited her grandma. → Fiona did not visit her grandma.Put did not before the infinite form of the main

verb.

16. He washed the car. → He did not wash the car.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.
17. You were thirsty. → You were not thirsty.If the verb is a form of be, we simply place not behind the verb.

18. He had a computer. → He did not have a computer.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.

19. I bought bread. → I did not buy bread.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.

20. You saw the house. → You did not see the house.Put did not before the infinite form of the main verb.

1 out of 10 answers are correct.

Exercise on Simple Past

Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1. we / a mountain / climb

→
2. we / the door / open

→
3. she / home / walk

→
4. she / happy / be

→
5. We / our clothes / change

→
6. I / more money / need

→
7. she / a circle / draw

→
8. he / a mistake / make

→
9. we / tea / drink

→
10. Robby Robber / a bank / rob

Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1. we / a mountain / climb
We climbed a mou

→ We climbed a mountain.
2. we / the door / open
We opened the d

→ We opened the door.

3. she / home / walk
She w alked home

→ She walked home.

4. she / happy / be
She w as happy.

→ She was happy.

5. We / our clothes / change
We changed our

→ We changed our clothes.

6. I / more money / need
I needed more mo

→ I needed more money.

7. she / a circle / draw
She drew a circle

→ She drew a circle.

8. he / a mistake / make
He made a mistak

→ He made a mistake.
9. we / tea / drink
We drank tea.

→ We drank tea.
10. Robby Robber / a bank / rob
Robby Robber ro

→ Robby Robber robbed a bank.

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.past simple or present simple
18. Choose the correct word from the drop down box.
19.

20. 1 I breakfast at home on Sundays.

21. 2 Did you a shower last night?

22. 3 you have dinner at home yesterday evening?

23. 4 I have an appointment yesterday.

24. 5 She have lunch with us last week.

25. 6 he have homework at weekends?

Yesterday evening, I ______ to the cinema. ???

I ______ a very good film. ???

It ______ Robert de Niro. ???

It ______ about a gangster. ???

He ______ another gangster in the head and killed him. ???

After the cinema, I went to MacDonald's and ______ a ???

hamburger.
I also ______ a milk shake. ???

I ______ to bed quite late. ???

However, I ______ up early this morning. ???

I ______ dressed quickly ???

and ______ at work early. ???

I ______ the first person to arrive at work. ???

It ______ very calm and peaceful. ???

I ______ me eyes for a few moments. ???

And ______ back to sleep again! ???

When everybody else ______ . ???

I ______ up. ???

My boss ______ very happy with me. ???

Because he ______ I had worked all night! ???

He ______ me a bonus. ???

Starred

Woke

Arrived

Had

Got

Closed

Went

Gave

Saw

shot

Was

Got

thought

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms (sometimes with a
preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms
of the auxiliaries.

Example: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank ______________ the radio.

Answer: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank did not turn on the radio. or Frank didn't turn on
the radio.

1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter at seven.

2) The children ran home. - The children home.

3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I to take the book with me.

4) We turned off the computer. - We the computer.

5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend the baby.

6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne a bottle of cola.

7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys into the water.

8) He finished his homework. - He his homework.

9) They brushed their teeth. - They their teeth.

10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady invitation cards.

1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter did not wake up at seven.

2) The children ran home. - The children did not run home.
3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I did not forget to take the book with me.
4) We turned off the computer. - We did not turn off the computer.
5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend did not look after the baby.
6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne did not drop a bottle of cola.
7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys did not jump into the water.
8) He finished his homework. - He did not finish his homework.
9) They brushed their teeth. - They did not brush their teeth.
10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady did not send invitation cards.