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Complete the sentences with the correct Past simple form of be.
5 She ___________ really excited when she got her new flat-screen TV.
Complete the dialogue with the correct Past simple form of be or there was/there
were.
Grandma Music shows. But they 3__________ like music shows today. 4__________
famous singers, but also other variety acts. My favourite show 5__________ American and
my favourite singer 6__________ Dean Martin.
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Complete the sentences and questions with the correct Past simple form of the
verbs.
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2 _____________________________________?
3 _____________________________________?
4 _____________________________________?
1 you/watch/TV ?
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2 the students/speak/French
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3 the cat/sleep
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4 who/you/talk to ?
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A police ocer is interviewing Jack about his friend Tony, who disappeared last
night. Read Jacks statement. Then write the questions and answers using the Past
continuous.
I left home at 6.45 p.m. and walked to the caf. Iarrived at 7.15 p.m. My friend, Tony, sat
with me and we had a drink together. Then my other friends arrived and they went to play
video games. When I left the caf at 10.30 p.m., Tony started speaking to the waitress.
1 I ________________________________.
Q ________________________________?
We ________________________________.
3 what/your/other friends/do
Q ________________________________?
They ________________________________.
Q ________________________________?
He ________________________________.
Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct past simple form of suitable verbs.
they / get up Suzy / go not go be (x2) not see you / do stay not buy chat
B At about 6.30.
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4 A (7) ___________ shopping at the weekend?
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Complete the text with verbs in the past simple or the past continuous. Sometimes
more than one answer is possible.
Last month I was visiting a museum in Glasgow with my class. While we (1) ___________
around on the guided tour, I (2) ___________ an attractive woman. She (3) ___________
sunglasses, so I couldnt see her face very well. As she (4) ___________ the room, she (5)
___________ her scarf so I (6) ___________ it up and (7) ___________ after her. When she(8)
___________ thank you, I (9) ___________ who she was my favourite actress!
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs.
Complete the text with the correct form of used to and the verbs from the box.
Things were very dierent in the 1980s. People used to drive TVs, and the lucky ones
1________________ videos on them. People 2________________ very simple games on
their computers, but the games 3________________ colourful or look very exciting very
dierent from today! My dad 4________________ to people on his mobile phone, but the
phone was really big and looked very silly. The Internet didnt exist in the 1980s, so
teenagers 5________________ each other through social networking sites. Instead, they
6________________ letters to their friends in the holidays. It seems hard to believe now!
Read the text and complete the questions about the missing information. Then
match the questions (15) to their answers (af).
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Sarah got home from school. She went into the kitchen and found her there. They
looked excited. They sang 1 to Sarah. Her mum laughed 2 . It was strange because
her dad usually came home 3 . There was a box 4 . Dad said, Open it! Suddenly, 5
jumped out of the box and licked Sarahs face!
a a little dog
b on the table
c her parents
e Happy Birthday
f at six oclock
Complete the sentences and questions with the correct Past simple or Past
continuous form of the verbs.
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1 They _____________ (live) in London when the new millennium _____________
(begin).
3 I _____________ (wait) for the bus and I _____________ (listen) to my MP3 player.
Complete each question with the Past simple and Past continuous forms of the
verbs. Then match the questions (14) to their answers (ae).
a an apple
b Frida Kahlo
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Write sentences using the past continuous and the past simple.
1 while / Pete / help / his dad / he / fall over
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8 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of used to and the
verbs from the box.
like be not have go work