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Grammar The Past Simple Tense

Positive

I

He

She

It

We

You

They

played

saw

football

a car

in the yard.

did not

play

see

football

a car

in the yard.

Negative

Subject question

Who

played

saw

football

a car

in the yard.

Special questions

Where

did

I

He

She

It

We

You

They

play

see

football?

a car?

1 Underline the right form of the verb.

    1. Last Tuesday I get up / got up at half past 6.

    2. My mother always takes / took a bus to get to work, but yesterday she takes / took a trolleybus.

    3. I have / had dinner with my family yesterday.

    4. One of my brothers makes / made a European tour last summer.

    5. Queen Elizabeth II is / was born in 1926.

    6. Yesterday my father doesn't read / didn't read newspapers because he is / was very busy.

    7. He spends / spent last summer in the county. (to spend)

    8. My mother cooks / cooked well. She cooks / cooked a very tasty dinner yesterday.

    9. Maria and Pierre Curie discover / discovered radium.

    10. He lives / lived in London from 1970 to 1973. Then he moves / moved to Manchester.

2 Use one of the verbs to fill each gap. Put the verbs in the Past Simple. Fall find spend lose need hurt laugh take leave save celebrate can't

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his 18thbirthday, but he's lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, when he (a) _________ his way and (b) __________ three days in sub-zero temperatures.

'My friends (c) __________ at me for having so much survival equipment, but it (d) ___________ my life on the first night'. The weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent to pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel for the night. He (e) ___________ the hostel at 10.00 the next morning, but he was soon in trouble. 'I (f) __________ off a rock and (g) ___________my knees. I (h) ______________ move.'

Mountain rescue teams went out to look for Gary, and (i) ___________ him at 1.00 in the morning. A helicopter (j) ____________ him to hospital, where he (k0 ___________ several operations.

'Next time I'll go with my friends, not on my own!' he joked.

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