1. Read the table. Then complete the gaps. Use was, wasn't, were or weren't.
1. A: ________ you at Madame Tussauds yesterday?
B: Yes, I ______. My friends _______ there, too.
2. A: When ______ Elizabeth I Queen of England?
B: Between 1558 and 1603. Those _______ important years for England.
3. A: Steve and Mark ______ at school yesterday.
B: I know. They _______ sick.
4. A: ______ Charles Dickens a rich child?
B: No, He ______. He was very poor.
=> Answer:
1. was, was, were
2. was, were
3. were, were
4. Was, wasn't,
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
1 Jane _____ to visit Scotland. (want)
2 She _____ Jenny to go with her. (invite)
3 They _____ in a hotel. (stay)
4 Jane _____ their trip down to the last detail. (plan)
5 They _____ to Scotland by train. (travel)
6 They_____ local dishes. (try)
7. They _____ their trip. (enjoy)
=> Answer:
1. wanted
2. invited
3. stayed
4. planned
5. traveled
6. tried
7. enjoyed
3. Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 2 in the negative.
Jane didn't want to visit Scotland.
=> Answer:
1. Jane didn't want to visit Scotland.
2. She didn't invite Jenny to go with her.
3. They didn't stay in a hotel.
4. Jane didn't plan their trip down to the last detail.
5. They didn't travel to Scotland by train.
6. They didn't try local dishes.
7. They didn't enjoy their trip.
4. Write the Past Simple of these verbs.
1. send 2. break
3. drink 4. see
5. do 6. think
7. run 8. can
9. bring 10. write
=> Answer:
1. sent 2. broke
3. drank t 4. saw
5. did 6. thought
7. ran 8. could
9. brought 10. wrote
5 Complete the sentences. Use verbs from the list in the Past Simple.
leave go not pay eat drive buy ride not feel take
1. Last December, we went to Ho Chi Minh City for a week.
2. We ________ for the tickets by credit card.
3. We ________ the house in plenty of time to get our flight.
4. We got in the car and ________ to the airport.
5. When we got to Ho Chi Minh City, we ________ around on bicycles.
6. Although it was cold it _________ like winter.
7. In the evenings, we ______ delicious Vietnamese food.
8. Dad _______ a Vietnamese hat (non la).
9. I _______ a lot of photos.
10. We ______ a great time.
=> Answer:
2. didn't pay
3. left
4. drove
5. rode
6. didn't feel
7. ate
8. bought
10. had
6. Use the phrases in the list to say what you/your friends did/didn't do last weekend. You can use your own ideas.
• play football • study for an exam • visit a friend • cook pasta
• talk to your friend on the phone • walk the dog • watch online videos
• listen to a CD • go to a party • eat pizza • meet my friends
• buy a video game • send emails
I didn't play football. I played basketball.
=> Answer:
I didn't go to a party. I watched online videos.