Third partial. (exercises)

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.