TOUCHSTONE 1
UNIT 10
Student’s name: ……………………………………………. Score: ……..
Date: …………………………………………….. Schedule: ………………..
Put the verb in brackets in the correct simple past form.
My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he lived (live) on a
farm in the country. His parents raised (raise) cattle, and he looked (look) after
the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he studied
(study) Philosophy. He also played (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the
war started, he tried (try) to join the Air Force, but he ended (end) up in the
Navy. In the Atlantic, a German ripped (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and
the ship sank. Only five men escaped (escape). They sailed (sail) in a lifeboat
back to England. Then he met my grandmother, and they married (marry) after
only three weeks. He says now that he wanted (want) to marry her very quickly
in case he died (die) in the war.
Write the correct form of the verb in each blank below.
(go) 1. Yesterday I went to the movies.
(make) 2. My sister made a birthday cake for me last week.
(ride) 3. Steve rode his bicycle to school yesterday.
(drive) 4. My friends drove to Los Angeles two weeks ago.
(take) 5. Elizabeth took some flowers to her mother last Saturday.
(break) 6. Kevin broke his leg while he was playing football.
(have) 7. Last week my aunt had a baby.
(do) 8. When we cleaned the yard, we did a lot of work.
(drink) 9. The child drank some milk last night.
(buy) 10. My teacher bought some new books last month.
Put in an appropriate word.
1 I_____went_________ to the mall after school.
2 My brother _______saw_______ a bear an hour ago.
3 _____Did_____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?
4 Alex did not______went________ last weekend.
5 ______________ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?
6 We ___has__________ not happy after the sad ending.
7 ______________ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?
8 Sorry, I______didn´t________ hear you at the door.
9 I_______studied_______ English for two years.
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What______did________ you eat for lunch yesterday?
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Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use Simple Past.
Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to meet)
Answer: Did they meet their friends?
1) Did you close the door? (to close)
2) Did Claire finish her housework? (to finish)
3) Did he have a bath yesterday? (to have)
4) Did the boy jump into the lake? (to jump)
5) Did Ronald visit the Tower of London? (to visit)
6) Did Peggy and Olivia look after the baby? (to look)
7) Did she make the invitation cards herself? (to make)
8) Did the girl drop the ketchup bottle? (to drop)
9) Did Tim buy the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)
10) Did they practice karate this morning? (to practice)
Write Yes/No questions in simple past.
Anna / the window / open Did Anna open the window?
she / home / walk Did she walk home?
you / in the garden / work Did you work in the garden?
you / a song / sing Did you sing a song?
she / on a chair / sit Did she sit on a chair?
you / the castle / visit Did you visit the castle?
Jenny / the door / lock Did Jenny lock the door?
she / happy / be Did she be happy?
Greg / the ball / kick Did Greg kick the ball?
the car / at the corner / stop _Did the car stop at the corner?
Complete these Yes/No questions with the information in parentheses.
1) Did the dog run after the cat? (the dog/to run)
2) Did you take photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
3) Did Steven listen to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4) Did the ladies have a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have)
5) Did Nancy send text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to send)
6) Did Melissa and Ruth wear pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to
wear)
7) Did you brother say hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8) Did you teacher open the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to
open)
9) Did the girls in your class play chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your
class/to play)
10) Did your mother make breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make)
Make questions using the "Wh" words below. (When How Who What Why)
Example. I saw someone. Who did you see?
1. They wanted to see Fiona. Who did they want to see?
2. I got up at 7 o'clock. What time did you get up?
3. She paid $10. How much did she pay?
4. He didn't like the movie. Why didn't he like the movie?
5. We had dinner. What did you have for dinner?
6. The meeting finished late. How time did the meeting finish?
7. I ate an apple pie? What kind of pie did you eat?
8. I played tennis last week. When did you play tennis?
9. They wrote to Ellen. Who did they write to?
10. I didn't eat the chicken. Why didn't you eat the chicken?
Write sentences about the past.
1. Tony/ to go/ to school yesterday
Tony went to school yesterday
2. The teachers/ to explain/ the class to their students
The teachers explained the class to their students
3. I / to get/ the tickets for the concert
I got the tickets for the concert
4. You/ to send/ the packages this morning
You sent the packages this morning
5. We/ to clean/ the workshop
We cleaned the workshop
Transform the following sentences and questions into past tense.
1. A magnetism exerts a force of attraction.
A magnetism exerted a force of attraction.
2. Do charged capacitors store energy?
Did charge capacitors store energy?
3. She finds some wrong connections.
She found some wrong connections.
4. He leaves his tools on his worktable.
He left his tools on his worktable
5. They don’t make right series circuits.
They didn’t make right series circuits.
Make negative sentences and questions.
1) His knowledge of hydrogen helped him to get a job. (?)
Did his knowledge of hydrogen help him to get a job?
2) This field dealt with the disposal of wastes.(-)
This field didn’t dealt whit the disposal of wastes
3) The new dam controlled the flow of water. (?)
Did the new dam control the flow of water?
4) They drew a map of the entire river basin. (?)
Did they draw a map of the entire river basin?
5) I studied the science of hydrology in graduate school. (-)
I didn’t study the science of hydrology in graduate school
SIMPLE PAST PAST MEANING
FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
Choose chose chosen escoger
Bring brought brought traer
Feel felt felt sentir
Lean leant leaned recostarse
Steal stole stolen robar
Show showed shown mostrar
Mean meant meant significar
Light lit lit iluminar
Lead led led guiar
Bite bit bitten morder
