Student:______________________ Date:____________
PAST SIMPLE TASK
1. Write the past form of the following verbs. (____/40)
1.watch - ………………………………… 2.stop-……………………………………
3.play-…………………………………….. 4.study-…………………………………
5.live-……………………………………… 6.visit-……………………………………
7.be-……………………………………….. 8.buy-……………………………………
9.cost-…………………………………….. 10.drink-………………………………
11.drive-…………………………………. 12.have-………………………………..
13.make-……………………………….. 14.write-………………………………..
15.read-………………………………… 16.catch-……………………………….
17.spend-………………………………. 18.run-…………………………………..
19.lose-………………………………….. 20.swim-………………………………..
2. Fill in the blanks with past simple. (____/20)
Yesterday Mrs Wall …………………………………..(tidy) her house. She
………………………………………………(wash) the windows and ………………………………. (clean) the floors.
Then she ………………………………………….(go) to the kitchen and ……………………………………….(want) to
make an apple cake. She ………………………………………..(take) some apples. But she
……………………………………………. (not+have) any butter. She ………………………… (be) very sad
because she ………………………………………..(like) apple cakes very much.
3. Make up negative sentences using past simple. (____/20)
1. She ate seven apples last week.
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2. The boys were ill some days ago.
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3. My mother had her birthday on September 17.
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4. My granny studied at Tartu University in 1950.
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5. Mr Brown hurt his leg yesterday.
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4. Make up yes-no questions and answer them. (____/20)
1. Helen met her friend on Monday.
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2. It was very warm this summer.
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3. We had seven lessons on Saturday.
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4. My little brother watched TV some hours ago.
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5. The boys played tennis last week.
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