BEYKENT UNIVERSITY

2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL – BREAKTHROUGH
Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs

A. Complete the story the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Lali’s Story

Lali (1) ………………. (go) into the Café Paris and (2) …………….. (have) a coffee. The
waiter’s name (3) ………………… (be) Nestor. He (4) ………………. (be) tall and
handsome. Lali fell in love with him the first time she (5) ………………(see) him.

The next day Lali (6) …………….. (go) into the same café. ‘Do you want to go out for
lunch?’ she asked Nestor. He (7) ………………. (not/can). He finished work at six. ‘But I
can meet you after work,’ he said.

Lali (8) ………………. (go) back to the café and (9) …………….. (meet) Nestor at 6.00.
They (10) ……………… (drive) to the beach in Nestor’s car. At the beach they (11)
…………. (have) a drink and danced at the disco. They (12) ……… (get) home after
midnight.

Every day, Lali (13) …………. (go) to the café at 6.00 in the evening and they (14)
…………. (drive) to the beach. They (15) …………. (be) very happy.

On Nestor’s birthday, Lali wanted to surprise him. She (16) ……….. (go) to the café in the
morning. She (17) …………. (see) Nestor, but Nestor (18) …………… (not/see) Lali. He
was with another girl. Lali (19) ……………. (leave). She (20) …………….. (not/see)
Nestor again.

B. Complete these questions about the text.

1. Where did Nestor and Lali meet?
They met at the Café Paris.
2. What ………………………………………….………?
She had a coffee.
3. What time …………………………………..………....?
She met Nestor at 6.00.
4. Where …………………………………………....……?
They drove to the beach.
5. What …………………………………..…. at the beach?
They had a drink, and danced at a disco.
6. What time …………………………………………..….?
They got home after midnight.
7. Where …………………………… on Nestor’s birthday?
She went to the café.
8. ……………………………………………………… her?
No, he didn’t.
9. What …………………………………………………….?
She left.
10. ……………………………………………………. again?
No, she didn’t.

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 BEYKENT UNIVERSITY
2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL – BREAKTHROUGH
Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs

B. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in
Simple Past.
A New Life

Inspector Granger: Ok Mr. Thomas, relax and tell me the problem.

Mr. Thomas: It’s my wife. She (1) ……went..… (go) out yesterday to buy some milk and
she (2) ……………….….. (not/come) back.

Inspector Granger: When (3) ………………….. (you/see) your wife for the last time?

Mr. Thomas: Yesterday evening.

Inspector Granger: Tell me what happened yesterday?

Mr. Thomas: Well, we (4) ………………… (wake up) at about 8.00 as usual. We (5)
………………. (have) breakfast and then I (6) ………………….. (drive) to work. I think she
(7) ……………. (go) shopping. It (8) ………………. (be) Wednesday. She always go
shopping on Wednesdays. Then she (9) ………………… (make) the dinner.

Inspector Granger: When (10) …………………… home? (/you come)

Mr. Thomas: I (11) ……………….. (come) home at six o’clock. I (12) ………………. (sit)
down in my chair and (13) ………………….. (read) the newspaper. Then we (14)
……………… (have) dinner. After dinner, my wife (15) ………………. (go) to the kitchen. I
(16) ……………….. (have) a glass of wine and (17) ……………….. (sleep) in my chair.

Inspector Granger: (18) ……………………….. (/you speak) to your wife when you (19)
…………………….. (come) home? Or (20) ……………………. (/she say) anything to you?

Mr. Thomas: I (21) …………………….. (not/speak) to her, but after about an hour she (22)
…………………….. (say), ‘This isn’t a life. I’m going out.’ She (23) ………………… (take)
her bag and coat. She (24) …………………… (not/say) goodbye. I (25) ……………….
(hear) the door close. But I (26) …………………… (not/see) her again.

Inspector Granger: I see sir. I think I can guess the answer to this mystery.

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 BEYKENT UNIVERSITY
2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL – BREAKTHROUGH
Grammar - Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs

ANSWER KEY
A.
1. went 2. had 3. was 4. was 5. saw 6. went
7. couldn’t 8. went 9. met 10. drove 11. had 12. got
13. went 14. drove 15. were 16. went 17. saw 18. didn’t see
19. left 20. didn’t see

B.
2. did Lali have? 3. did she meet Nestor? 4. did they drive/go?
5. did they do 6. did they get home? 7. did Lali go
8. did Nestor see 9. did she do? 10. Did she see him

C.
2. didn’t come 3. did you see 4. woke up 5. had
6. drove 7. went 8. was 9. made
10. did you come 11. came 12. sat 13. read
14. had 15. went 16. had 17. slept
18. Did you speak 19. came 20. did she say 21. didn’t speak
22. said 23. took 24. didn’t say 25. heard
26. didn’t see