Month: December 2021

WORKSHEET 7
SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense
A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

1. She baked a cake an hour ago.
2. She bought a hat last week.
3. The boy received a letter yesterday.
4. They swam in the sea for an hour.
5. They drunk a lot of Coke last night.
6. She ………broke………… her arm last week.
7. He …………spent…………. all his money last week.
8. She ……………took……… a bath two minutes ago.
9. He ……………washed………. his wallet last night.
10. She ………sat………….. on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She …………wore……….. the clothes yesterday.
    B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:
    Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We …saw……(see)
    lots of things. My father ……………bow……. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We
    …………ate…………. (eat) the popcorn and …………drunk……………… (drink) the orange juice.
    We ………laughed………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There …were………………. (be) a lion-tamer.
    The lions ……………did……… (do) tricks; they ………jumped………………… (jump) through hoops.
    A girl ……rode…………………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all …………had……… (have)
    a wonderful time.
    C) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:
    go shopping ( – ) ………… Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday. …………….
    clean the house ( + ) …………cleaned the house……………………………………………………
    feed the cat ( + ) .………………………fed the cat………………………………………
    telephone Mary ( – ) didn’t telephone Mary…………………………………
    watch a film on TV ( – ) didn’t watch a film on TV……………………………………………………
    visit her grandparents ( + ) visited her grandparents
    take them a cake ( + ) ………………………took them a cake……………………………………
    D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:
    Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He …………was……… (be)
    break swim have make sit write
    spend buy drink lose wash
    the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He ………went…………(go ) to
    school only one year. He ………………began…………… (begin) to work when he was twelve. At
    the age of fourteen he ……………decide……………… (decide) to be a writer. He ………copy………….
    (copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he …………became………………… (become) the
    best known writer in his time.
    When he …………were……….. (be) seventeen, he ……………left…………… (leave) Boston and
    ………………arrive…………… (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He
    …………got…………… (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and …………retire…………. (retire)
    from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he …………spent……………. (spend) the next
    forty years for his government. He …………play……………. (play) an important role in the
    founding of the USA.
    Franklin ………was……… (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He ………drew……. (draw)
    electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He ……………………… (write) one of the first text
    books on electricity. He …………invent…………… (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other
    practical tools. He ……………made………… (make) a study of water and ……………discover………….
    (discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even ……………invent…………… (invent) bifocal
    glasses when he was seventy-eight and …………need…………… (need) them himself.
    Franklin ………was……… (do) all these things and many more because he ………believe…….………
    (believe) he ………………………… (can).
    E) Read the following story:
    Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.
    One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s
    house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he
    comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
    Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot
    speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The
    letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”
    a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:
    Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
    b) Answer the questions about the story:
12. What was Bob?
    He was a young sailor.
13. What change did he find when he was back home?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. How was their daughter?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. How did Bob feel about the girl?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………..
16. What did Bob tell the girl?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………..
17. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
18. Where is Capetown?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
19. How many languages did the parrot speak?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………
20. What did the girl do with the parrot?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………

G) Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:

1. We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night.
   (he) (-) 2. He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night.
   (yesterday) (?) 3. …………………………………………………
   (study in the library) (-?) 4. …………………………………………………
   (we) (-) 5. …………………………………………………
   (play tennis) (+) 6. ………………………………………………….
   (I) (-) 7. …………………………………………………
   (get a present) (+) 8. …………………………………………………
   (you) (-?) 9. …………………………………………………
   (go shopping) (?) 10. ………………………………………………..
   (last week) (-) 11. ………………………………………………..
   (she) (+) 12. ………………………………………………..
   (stay home) (?) 13. ………………………………………………….
   (last night) (-?) 14. …………………………………………………
   (they) (-) 15. …………………………………………………
   (get into trouble) (+) 16. …………………………………………………
   (you) (?) 17. …………………………………………………
   (see him) (-?) 18. …………………………………………………
   (yesterday afternoon) (?) 19. …………………………………………………
   (I) (+) 20. …………………………………………………
   WORKSHEET 8
   SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous
   A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
2. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).
3. I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home from work.
4. Sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
5. Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).
6. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance) together.
7. I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).
8. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………………………… (bake)
   cookies.
9. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend’s house.
   B) How did it happen?
10. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)
    ………………. She hurt herself while she was playing soccer. ………………………….
11. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. How did Martha fall? (dance)
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
    C) What’s the matter?
    What was he / she doing? What happened? What’s the result?
    Tina ice-skate fall on the ice break foot
    Jack play football kick the goalpost break leg
    Bob cycle fall off the bike injure hand
    Ann skate fall over break arm
    Alice dance trip over the carpet sprain ankle
    Make dialogues as in the example:
    Example: You : Hi, Tina! What’s the matter with your foot?
    Tina : I broke it.
    You : How did it happen?
    Tina : I fell on the ice while I was ice-skating.
20. You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
    Jack : ……………………………………………………………………………….
    You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
    Jack : ………………………………………………………………………………
21. You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
    Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………
    You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
    Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………
22. You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?
    Ann : ………………………………………………………………………………
    You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?
    Ann : ………………………………………………………………………………
23. You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?
    Alice : ………………………………………………………………………………
    You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?
    Alice : ……………………………………………………………………………….
    D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
24. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
25. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
26. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
27. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
28. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
29. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
30. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
31. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
32. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
33. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
    E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
    the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
34. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..
    (knock) on the door.
35. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seventhirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
36. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………
    (drop by) to visit me.
37. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
    …………………………………….. (watch) TV.
38. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
    ……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to
    my mother on the phone.
39. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
    ………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
    hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin)
    to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and ……………………
    (have) a cup of coffee.
40. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
    …………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be)
    in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
    ……………………….. (be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on
    their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.
    E) What’s the question?
41. ……………..Who did you visit …………….? I visited my cousin.
42. ……………………………………………….? We talked about my job.
43. ……………………………………………….? She went to the beach.
44. ……………………………………………….? She met her friend.
45. ……………………………………………….? They spoke Russian.
46. ……………………………………………….? They swam in the ocean.
47. ……………………………………………….? He had dinner at 8:00.
48. ……………………………………………….? I baked an apple pie.
49. ……………………………………………….? She cried because her dog ran away.
50. ……………………………………………….? I stayed for a week.
51. ……………………………………………….? I came home by train.
52. ……………………………………………….? He ate three hamburgers.
53. ……………………………………………….? He left the restaurant at 9:00.
54. ……………………………………………….? She wrote a letter to her mother.
55. ……………………………………………….? They studied all morning.
56. ……………………………………………….? We took a lot of photographs.
57. ……………………………………………….? We sent a postcard to our teacher.
58. ……………………………………………….? He fell asleep during the lecture.
59. ……………………………………………….? I lost my wallet while I was skating.
60. ……………………………………………….? They covered their eyes because they were
    scared.
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