Escola Secundária C/ 3.

º Ciclo EB Joaquim de Araújo Penafiel

Ano lectivo 2010 / 11

The Simple Past

1. Find the Simple Past form of the following verbs.

regular verbs irregular verbs
watch ________ call ________ speak ________ go ________
talk ________ play ________ leave________ think ________
visit ________ learn ________ eat ________ have ________
listen ________ enjoy ________ be ________ do ________
ask ________ like ________ drink ________ say ________

2. Fill in the spaces with the right form of the verb in brackets.

2.1 Yesterday, John __________ (visit) his grandmother.

2.2 She __________ (be) very happy.
2.3 They __________ (talk) about school.
2.4 John __________ (speak) about his schoolmates and his teachers.
2.5 His grandmother __________ (listen) very carefully.
2.6 John __________ (think) that his schoolmates __________ (be) very nice.
2.7 His teachers __________ (ask) the students to do a lot of homework.

3. Write the previous sentences in the negative.

3.1 ___________________________________________________________________
3.2 ___________________________________________________________________
3.3 ___________________________________________________________________
3.4 ___________________________________________________________________
3.5 ___________________________________________________________________
3.6 ___________________________________________________________________
3.7 ___________________________________________________________________

4. Now write them in the interrogative.

4.1 ___________________________________________________________________
4.2 ___________________________________________________________________
4.3 ___________________________________________________________________
4.4 ___________________________________________________________________
4.5 ___________________________________________________________________
4.6 ___________________________________________________________________
4.7 ___________________________________________________________________

5. Fill in the spaces with the right form of the Simple Past. (Aff. , Int. or Neg.)

Last week John __________ (not go) to school because he __________ (be) sick. Mary,
a schoolmate, __________ (call) him at home and __________ (ask) how he
___________ (be). Then she __________ (say):
Mary: We __________ (have) some fun at school. We __________ (play) a game but
we ____________ (not enjoy) it very much because you __________ (not be) there.
What ___________ you __________ (do) all day? ___________ you ____________
(watch) a lot of TV?
John: No, I __________. I ___________ (listen) to music but I ___________ (not
leave) my bed. ____________ you __________ (learn) any new things at school?
Mary: Yes, we __________. We __________ (study) about the America but we
___________ (not learn) any difficult things.
6. Answer the following questions on the text.

6.1 Why did John stay at home last week?

______________________________________________________________________
6.2 Did Mary call him?
______________________________________________________________________
6.3 What did she ask him?
______________________________________________________________________
6.4 Why didn’t they enjoy the game at school?
______________________________________________________________________
6.5 Did John watch TV?
______________________________________________________________________
6.6 What did he do at home?
______________________________________________________________________

7. Ask questions for the following answers.

7.1 __________________________________________________________________?
No, I didn’t play football.
7.2 __________________________________________________________________?
Yes, I did. I talked with my friends on the phone.
7.3 __________________________________________________________________?
I listened to music in my bed.
7.4 __________________________________________________________________?
I went to bed at ten o’clock.
7.5 __________________________________________________________________?
No, I wasn’t very tired.
7.6 __________________________________________________________________?
My parents bought me a new video game.

8. Write the following expressions on the right column.

last week yesterday every ten years usually
in the past last month last year
regularly never last century every year
every day usually every month
sometimes often nowadays never rarely
last summer every week always every winter

simple present simple past

simple present is used ... simple past is used...