Key to Past Simple

    1. 1.-Write questions and answers with the past simple of be.
    2. Where were you at 8 o’clock last night? I was at home
    3. Was Maria at school last week? No, she wasn’t
    4. Were they at the sports centre two days ago? Yes, they were
    7. 2.-Complete with the past simple forms of the verbs in the box.
    8. howl hum snore whisper bang
    1. 1 I couldn’t sleep because my dad snored all night in the next room.
    2. 2 My friend whispered things to me all through the film, so I couldn’t follow the plot.
    3. 3 I forgot to close the door and it suddenly banged in the wind.
    4. 4 The dog howled every time its owner left the house.
    5. 5 We didn’t know the words of the song, so we hummed the tune.
    2. 3.-Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
    3. go be not go have meet not have not like get up not be want
    5. It (1) was my birthday yesterday and I (2)had a fantastic time! I (3) didn’t have a party this year because I (4) wanted to do something different. I (5) met my friends in town and we (6) went to the cinema and then to a restaurant. I (7) didn’t like the film because the actors (8) weren’t very good (in fact, they were terrible!). We (9) didn’t go to bed before midnight, so this morning I (10) got up very late
    7. 4.-Write questions with the past simple and then complete the answers.
    1. 1 What did Almodóvar win in 1999? He won an Oscar for the film All About My Mother.
    2. 2 Who did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1954? She married Joe di Maggio, the baseball player.
    3. 3 What did Tom Hanks do in 1996? He directed his first film.
    4. 4 Did Leonardo di Caprio produce Titanic? No, he didn’t. He was an actor in Titanic.
    5. 5 Where did Antonio Banderas go in 1998? He went to Hollywood.
    2. 5.-Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the verbs
    3. King Arthur and Excalibur
    4. When Arthur was a baby, the wizard Merlin carried him away from the palace and managed to hide him. This way, he saved the future king from people who wanted to take his throne. Merlin stayed with the boy and educated him. Later, when Arthur was a teenager, Merlin asked him to go to a great stone to see the most glorious sword of all, the Excalibur. Arthur, pulled out and the people of England crowned him king
    6. 6.-Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in the box.
    7. not meet invite buy not see answer have post not win watch
    9. Last year my friends and I (1) bought a magazine. It (2) had a competition about the cinema in it. We (3)answered the questions and I (4) posted our letter to the film company in London. The first prize was tickets to the Oscar ceremony. We (5) didn’t win the tickets, but the film company (6) invited us to their offices in London as second prize. We (7) didn’t meet our favourite stars, but we enjoyed our visit. We (8) watched the Oscar ceremony on TV but we (9) didn’t see anyone from the company.
    10. 7.-Complete the dialogue with the past simple of the verbs in brackets or with short answers.
    11. J: Hi, Adam. You (1) weren’t at the computer club yesterday. (2)Did you go straight home from school?
    12. A: No, I (3) didn’t. I (4) went to the library. I (5) wanted some information for a competition about the World Cup.
    13. J: What are the questions?
    14. A: Who (6) were the winners in 1998?
    15. J: That’s easy – France.
    16. A: I know, but I need information for the other questions. – Where (7) was the first tournament? Where (8) did the teams come) from? And when (9) did Jules Rimet become) president of FIFA?
    17. J: Sorry, I don’t know. (10) did you look) for the information on the
    18. Internet yesterday?
    19. A: Yes, I (11) did but I couldn’t find all the answers.
    20. J: Why don’t we try the FIFA website now?
    21. A: OK, thanks.
    23. Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in the box.
    24. not speak have eat not want see go do win not score be
    26. Hi Manolo
    27. Thank you for the birthday card. I (1) had a great time on my birthday. I (2) didn’t want a party at home, so my friends and I (3) went rollerblading in the morning. We (4) ate in a pizza restaurant and we (5) saw a film at the cinema in the afternoon.
    28. What (6) did you do last weekend? (7) Did your team win their football match? My team won but I(8) didn’t score a goal. Alison (the pretty girl from school) (9) was at the match, but she (10) didn’t speak to me!
    30. Bye for now
    31. Gary