Past simple.
Exercise 1: Mix
and Mach.
1.
Last
week we went on holiday.
2.
We
stayed in a lovely hotel by the sea
3.
The
weather was very good all week.
4.
It
didn’t rain at all.
5.
We
spent most days sitting on the beach.
6.
In
the evening, we had dinner in the hotel restaurant.
7.
The
food and the service were excellent.
8.
After
dinner, we walked along the beach in the moonlight
9.
We
flew back on Saturday.
10. We didn’t want to come home!
Exercise 2:
Complete the sentences.
1)
Last
week went on holiday (go)
2)
We
stayed in a lovely hotel by the sea (stay)
3)
The
weather was very good all week (be)
4)
It
didn’t rain at all (not rain)
5)
We
spent most days sitting on the beach (spend)
6)
In
the evening, we had dinner in the hotel restaurant (have)
7)
The
food and the service were excellent (be)
8)
After
dinner, we walked along on the beach in the moonlight (walk)
9)
It
was very romantic (be)
10) We flew back on Saturday (fly)
11) We got very late and very tired (get)
12) We didn’t want to come home (not want)
Exercise 3: Put
the words in the correct order.
I.
Did
you see Jack yesterday?
II.
What
did he say?
III.
What
time did they arrive?
IV.
When
did he buy that car?
V.
Who
paid for lunch?
VI.
What
did you tell him?
VII.
How
long did they stay?
VIII.
Where
did they get married?
Exercise 4:
Match the questions and the answers.
A.
What
time did they arrive? R= they arrived at ten o’clock
B.
How
much did it cost? R? its cost about $100
C.
Where
did you buy it? R= I bought it in New York
D.
Why
did he do it? R= I don’t know why he did it
E.
How
long did it take? R= I took a couple of hours to do
F.
Who
told you? R= Pete told me
G.
How
far was it from London? R= It was about 50 miles
H.
What
did he study at university? R= he studied archeology
I.
When
did he start work here? R= he started work here in 2001.
Exercise 5:
Write the questions.
a)
What
time did they arrive? R= they arrived ten o’ clock
b)
How
much did it cost? R= its cost about $100
c)
Where
did you buy it? R= I bought it in new York
d)
Why
did he do it? R= I don’t know why he did it.
e)
How
long did it take? R= I took a couple of hours to do.
f)
Who
told you? R= pete told me.
g)
How
far was it from London? R= it was about 50 miles.
h)
What
did he study at university? R= he studied archeology
i)
When
did he start work here? R= he started work here in 2001.
Time
expressions.
v
She
slept yesterday.
v
He
found money three a week ago
v
They
swam on the beach last year
v
He
heard morrisey in the 1980s
v
They
spoke in the conference for a long time
v
She
wrote a book from March to June
v
She
made a trip for a long time
v
He
learned to drive in the past
v
He
taught English for six weeks
v
He
studied the university in 2002.
