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English Simple Past Tense Exercises

The document is a handout for a student containing an English assignment divided into several parts. The first part provides a short paragraph to read and answer comprehension questions about in complete sentences. The second part involves completing conversational exchanges using the past tense of "to be". The third part asks the student to write 6 sentences describing what people did last weekend using past tense verbs. The remaining parts involve completing verb charts with past tense forms, writing a paragraph using simple past tense, changing questions to negative and interrogative forms, and summarizing the simple past tense.

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English Simple Past Tense Exercises

The document is a handout for a student containing an English assignment divided into several parts. The first part provides a short paragraph to read and answer comprehension questions about in complete sentences. The second part involves completing conversational exchanges using the past tense of "to be". The third part asks the student to write 6 sentences describing what people did last weekend using past tense verbs. The remaining parts involve completing verb charts with past tense forms, writing a paragraph using simple past tense, changing questions to negative and interrogative forms, and summarizing the simple past tense.

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Prof. Eleazar Garcia D.

English
Hand-out Nº 3

Name: katiusca guillen School year: 2nd


Group: h Date:18/06/2020
Every answer must be given in English

Part 1. - Read the following paragraph and answer the given questions. Use complete answers.(3 pts.)
Yesterday my wife and I went to a restaurant. It was a romantic evening. But at eleven o'clock, the lights
went out. We heard a lot of screams. We didn't know what to do. We wanted to go out.

Suddenly, a man appeared and said: 'Stay there!' He was a thief. He had a gun in his hands. There was
another man beside him.

We gave them our money. After ten minutes, the police arrived and they caught the thieves. But we
never recovered our money!

1.-When did this happen?

Yesterday

2. - What time was it when the lights went out?

Eleven

3. -What did they want to do then?

Wanted to go out

4. -Who was the man that appeared?

He was a thief

5. - What did the people give the thieves?

Money

ˈ 6. - Did the police catch the thieves?

Yes
Part 2.- Complete the following conversations. Use the past tense of be. ( 2 pts.)
1. - A: Where (were ) you in the afternoon?
B: I ( was ) at home!!!
A: ( was ) your sister with you?
B: No, she ( wash’t ).She ( wa ) at school.

2.- A: When ( it was ) the party?


B: It ( it was ) on Friday evening.
A: What ( it was ) it like?
B: It ( they were ) great. All my friends ( we were ) there!!!!!
Part 3. - Write six (6) sentences saying what these people did last weekend in their free time. Use the
verbs in the past tense. (3 pts.)

1.-

He is playing the piano

2.-

He is cooking

3.-

He was on the treadmill

4.- She is singin


5.- he is listen to music

6.- he played decks

Part 4. - Complete the following chart by writing the past tense forms of the given verbs. (2 pts.)
Verb Past form Verb Past Form
GO WENT STAY STAYED

PAY PAYED CAN COULD

SEND SENT EAT ATE

HIDE HGID THINK HINKED

PREPARE PREPARED DREAM PREAMED

Part 5.- Write down a paragraph (Minimal eight (8) sentences in the Simple Past Tense. Imagine what
the grandfather is telling the girl about his past life experiences. (4 pts.).

Listen to me young girl; “ When I was young,

1- Listen to me young girl; “ When I was young,


2- WE EAT A LOT OF MANGO WAS MY FAVORITE FRUIT
3- MY MOM PUNCH ME FOR NOT DOING THE HOMEWORK
4- WHEN I WAS LITTLE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GO OUT AT NIGHT AFTER EIGHT
5- I KNEW YOUR AGUELA HANDLING VISICLETA WITHOUT WANTING TO TRIP HER AND THERE
ARE WE HAVING LOVED

6-ONCE I FALLED SO HARD FROM A VISICLET THAT I MADE A RASPOM

7- IN MY FIRST TIME ON THE PLANE I MADE PIPI


8- ONCE YOU KICK A CHILD AT SCHOOL FOR SCRATCHING MY NOTEBOOK
Part 6. - Change the following questions into the negative and interrogative forms. (4 pts.)
1. - Mr. Hill works in a bank.

a) IS [Link] WORKING IN BAMK ?


b) NO,HE DOESN’T WORK IN A BANK
2. - Nancy studies French in France.

a) IS NANCY ESTUYING FRECH IN FRANCE?


b) NO,SHE ISN’T STUYIND FRENCH
3. - I am in the English class.

a) I,M IN THE EMGLISH CLASS?


b) IM ,NOT IN THE ENGLISH CLASS
4. - Bob doesn’t drink milk

a) BOB DIDN’T DRINK MILK?


b)HE DOESN’T’

Part 7. - By using your own words, write down a summary of the English Simple Past Tense. (2 pts.)

Past In English, there are four verb tenses in the past. Employers to talk about actions that
started and ended in the past, or actions started in the past and continue in the present.
Simple past for actions that follow and end in the past

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