Writing

1. Past Simple, regular verbs:

1) Jane ____ a film. (to watch)

2) He _____ a box. (to carry)

3) They _____ their father. (to help)

4) John and Amy _____ things. (to swap)

5) I _____ to Andrew. (to talk)

6) Susan ____ with Peter. (to dance)

7) The boys _____ basketball. (to try)

8) We ______ a trip. (to plan)

9) She ______ her hair. (to wash)

10) The car _____ at the traffic lights. (to stop)

2. Positive statements in Past Simple:

1) They _____ something to drink. (to order)

2) Last summer I ______ to Stuttgart. (to go)

3) She ______ her homework in the afternoon. (to do)

4) He _____ to 10. (to count)

5) Our cat _____ a big mouse. (to catch)

6) In 2001 our class ____ a trip to Norwich. (to make)

7) The weather _____ really nice. (to be)

8) The secretary _____ the file yesterday. (to delete)

9) Paul _____ nothing to me. (to say)

10) The people _____ something to each other. (to whisper)

3. Past Progressive – Negations:

1) She _____ a cheeseburger. (not/to eat)

2) They ______ pictures. (not/to paint)

3) The teacher ______ the window. (not/to open)

4) Johnny _____ his bike. (not/to ride)

5) We _____ on the computer. (not/to work)

6) Doris _____ the news on TV. (not/to watch)

7) I _____ the trumpet. (not/to practise)

8) The friends _____ songs. (not/to sing)

9) Steve ______ a cigarette. (not/to smoke)

10) Sam and Liz _____ at a poster. (not/to look)

4. Negations in Past Progressive:

1) Julia _____ tea. (not/to drink)

2) They _____ the Internet. (not/to surf)

3) My brother _____ yesterday. (not/to sail)

4) Oliver _____ jokes. (not/to tell)

5) The children _____ their room. (not/to tidy)

6) We _____ ringtones. (not/to download)

7) Claire _____ her T-shirt. (not/to wash)

8) He _____ his homework. (not/to do)

9) Their parents _____ e-mails. (not/to write)

10) Our dog _____ after the white cat. (not/to run)

5. Past Simple - Negation of sentences:

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.

6. Past Simple - Negation of sentences:

1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy _____ a new shirt.

2) They went shopping last Friday. - They _____ shopping last Friday.

3) She had a bath in the morning. - She ____ a bath in the morning.

4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We _____ like a big ice-cream.

5) The students sat down. - The students _____ down.

6) Marie ran home. - Marie ______ home.

7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers _____ hands on the deal.

8) William rode a horse. - William _____ a horse.

9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse _____Peter's temperature.

10) I understood what the teacher said. - I ______ what the teacher said.

7. Negation of English sentences in Past Simple:

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.

8. Questions in Past Simple:

1) _____ you ____ the door? (to close)

2) ______ Claire____ the housework? (to finish)

3) _____ he____ a bath yesterday? (to have)

4) ____ the boy _____ into the lake? (to jump)

5) _____ Ronald_____ the Tower of London? (to visit)

6) ____ Peggy and Olivia_____ after the baby? (to look)

7) ____ she _____ the invitation cards herself? (to make)

8) _____ the girl _____ the ketchup bottle? (to drop)

9) _____ Tim ____ the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)

10) _____ they _____ karate this morning? (to practise)

9. Past Simple– Questions:

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 café? (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)

10. Past Simple or Past Progressive

1) We _______ at the breakfast table when the doorbell _______.

2) He ________ a lot of friendly people while he _____ in California.

3) When they _______ the museum, the sun _____.

4) The students _________cards when the teacher _____ in.

5) While the children ____, their parents _____ TV.

6) It _____ to rain while she _____ the flowers in her garden.

7) When I _____ the door, it _____.

8) While Henry _____ a drink at the bar, his wife _____ in the sea.

9) He _____ a loud bang while he _____ to his friend.