By : Viviana Sandoval A. Lic en Inglés Estudiante

Guía: Contenido y ejercicios

Past Simple

Explanation:

-The past simple is used to described finished actions and events in the past.-Completed actions.

Write right if a verb form of the highlighted word is right, or correct it if is wrong.

We had an English lesson this morning on the past simple. rightIt didn´t was too difficult, we (1) read about some children wasn’tAnd how they spent their pocket money, and then 1________(2) studyied the grammar. My problem was the irregular 2________Verbs- I (3) did not knew that there were so many of them, 3________and I just (4)could not remember all the past forms. 4________I (5)fell silly once or twice when I (6)was wrong. I also 5________(7) Didn´t realise that you need to put a verb in the past 6________Even when you say the time something happens, like 7________“yesterday”. After the lesson I went shopping, and (8)bought 8________ Some clothes, which (9)costed more than I meant to spend! 9________I did not even have enough money left to catch the train 10________Home, so I walked, and it (10)taked me nearly an hour.

The article below describes an unsuccessful driving test. Fill in each gap with a verb from thebox in the past simple.

On my first test, I ran out of petrol. Shortly after the restart from the emergency stop,The car 1___________ again, although I 2__________ I 3__________ five times toRestart it. No, I 4_____________ to the examiner. It won’t start.The examiner 5____________ into the driving seat, and I 6____________ the car to theNearest service station, where I 7__________ for the petrol. This is not your faul and will not affect whether you pass the test, he 8_____________,But I 9_____________ terrified and 10______ not surprised to fail for lack observation.

Good luck!

Fuentes: First certificate language pratice- Michael Vince : English Grammar in use-Raymond Murphy