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The document provides examples and exercises for using the past simple tense in English. Section A gives examples of filling in blanks with the past simple form of verbs. Section B has sentences to complete with affirmative, negative, or interrogative forms of past simple verbs. Section C chooses the best option to complete sentences using past simple verbs. The document focuses on demonstrating correct usage of the past simple tense through examples and practice exercises.

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The document provides examples and exercises for using the past simple tense in English. Section A gives examples of filling in blanks with the past simple form of verbs. Section B has sentences to complete with affirmative, negative, or interrogative forms of past simple verbs. Section C chooses the best option to complete sentences using past simple verbs. The document focuses on demonstrating correct usage of the past simple tense through examples and practice exercises.

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Past simple
A – FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

 When I ___________ (be) in Japan I ___________ (find) everything very different.


 Two years ago my parents _________ (buy) a new car.
 Last summer Peter ________ (spend) his holidays in a summer camp with his friends.

They _________ (go) swimming, they _________ (play) football and golf they _______

(visit) many interesting places.


 My sister ________ (get) a good job in a bank.
 Susan and her cousins ___________ (come) to Portugal ten years ago.

B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE /


INTERROGATIVE) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

 My sister and her husband _________ (come) from Greece.


 I __________ (not like) the U2 concert.
 My cousin __________ (phone) from France yesterday evening.
 On Monday Johann ___________ (go) to school on foot.
 (they / leave) ___________ the country last Saturday?
 (you / like) _____________ the film?
 They _________ (not finish) the homework yesterday.
 (she / go) _____________ to the cinema with her parents last night?
No, she didn’t. She ___________ (stay) at home. She __________ (get) a cold.
 We _________ (go) to Spain y car.
 I _____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
 (you / travel) _________ to Madrid by car or by plane?
 Many years ago it __________ (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
 Last year they _______ (buy) a house at the seaside.
 I __________ (meet) him the day before yesterday.

C – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

 Mrs. Harris __________ the last train.


a) Take b) took c) did take
 There ________ many people here last night.
a) Was b)were c) wasn’t
 He _________ at home with me yesterday evening.
a) Were b) was c) be
 She ___________with her family on holidays.
a) Go b) did go c) went
 He ___________ some books and CDs.
a) Brought b) bought c) did buy
 They __________ their passports at home.
a) Leave b) did leave c) lef

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 She ________some interesting photos.


a) Take b)taken c) took
 It __________ a good present.
a) Were b) was c) is
 ___________ (she /arrive) home at 5:30?
a) Did she arrived b) did she arrive c) arrived

Key:

A – was – found – bought – spent – went – played – visited – got – came

B – came – didn’t like – phoned – went – did they leave – did you like – didn’t finish – did she
go – stayed – got – went – had – did you travel – was- bought – met

C – b) – b) – b) – c) – b) – c) - c) - b) – b)

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