ENGLISH POOL OF EXERCISES

Exercise on Simple Past

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I. - Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend)
2. It (be)

my holiday in Ireland.

great.

3. I (travel)
around by car with two friends and we (visit)
interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go)
5. One night we even (learn)
6. We (be)

lots of

to a pub.
some Irish dances.

very lucky with the weather.

7. It (not / rain)

a lot.

8. But we (see)

some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you)

your last holiday?

II.- Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1.she / a bag / carry
We climbed a mountain. (Example)
2.Mary / in a musical / dance
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3.Albert / squash / play
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4.she / her bike / push
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5.she / the match / watch
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6.Betty / her best / do
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7.she / down the stairs / rush
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8.he / around / turn
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9.he / a mistake / make
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10.you / the sentence / understand
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III.- Form negative sentences in Simple Past.

1.Mary / in a musical / dance
Mary did not dance in a musical. (Example)
2.she / her bike / push
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3.the policeman / the thief / arrest
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4.my computer / crash
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5.Ruth / the pencil / drop
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6.the teacher / the tenses / explain
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7.you / your bag / pack
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8.Eric / his homework / forget
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9.they / good / feel
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10.You / always / flowers / bring
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IV.- Form questions in Simple Past.

1.he / the question / answer
Did he answer the question? (Example)
2.you / a box / carry

Did he answ er th

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3.Albert / squash / play
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4.I / a car / want
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5.they / races / run
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6.we / her / an apple / give
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7.they / at me / shout
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8.they / their calculators / use
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9.we / at the gym / meet
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10.Benjamin / the rules / break
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V.- Translate the snaps

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VI.- GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Read the short story and underline the simple past tense sentences and then
the verbs and then auxiliary verbs.
Yesterday morning I got up with bad pain in my head. Everything was OKEY. The
weather was shiny. I did all of my thesis work before sleeping. What did happen to
me? I didnt understand. I phoned to my mother and she said, please call a
doctor. I searched from internet and found Mr. Harris. I and my wife went to Mr.
Harriss office. After a short medical exam he said that that is psychological. He
asked me what did disturb me in my office and daily life for the last 7 days. I told
him all the problems which I experienced for the last 7 days. He told me that it
might be a migraine. He gave me a kind of pills. I wish to be well before the
weekdays.

VII.- What is the past tense of these verbs?

Teacher: Miss Alicia Manrique