Unit 1 Grammar
Past simple: regular and irregular verbs 4 Choose the correct verb forms.
1 Our history lesson … interesting. I enjoyed it.
1 Are these past simple verbs regular (R) or
irregular (I)? a wasn’t b was c weren’t
2 Rafa is ill at home so he … at school today.
1 won R£ IR
a weren’t b wasn’t c was
2 sold R£ I£
3 My friend and I … born in the same
3 borrowed R£ I£
month – May.
4 opened R£ I£
a were b was c wasn’t
5 sent R£ I£
4 I didn’t like those videos. They … very good.
6 appeared R£ I£
a was b wasn’t c weren’t
7 made R£ I£
5 What … your great grandmother’s name?
8 listened R£ I£
a was b were c weren’t
9 read R£ I£
6 … you awake at seven o’clock this morning?
10 travelled R£ I£
a Wasn’t b Was c Were
11 told R£ I£
12 studied R£ I£ 5 Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?
2 Choose the correct sentence. 1 The bus was late today. CR I£
2 There weren’t any cars in 1700. C£ I£
1 a This shopping centre opened last year.
3 Were there a house here before? C£ I£
b This shopping centre opens last year.
4 I was tired this morning. C£ I£
2 a I bought a bag for my sister.
5 How many students was in class? C£ I£
b I buy a bag for my sister.
6 There weren’t a match on
3 a We not go to the park earlier.
Tuesday. C£ I£
b We didn’t go to the park earlier.
4 a They didn’t watch the football match.
b They not watch the football match.
Past time expressions
5 a You like that new video game? 6 Choose the correct words.
b Did you like that new video game? 1 Did you go on holiday … week?
6 a Did Pablo play basketball yesterday? a past b last
b Pablo did play basketball yesterday? 2 My brother sold some books … .
3 Complete the dialogues with the words below. a yesterday b at yesterday
3 I went to the swimming pool … Sunday
bought Did Did did did did did didn’t do
morning.
go had have helped loved played speak
a on b at
went
4 We saw Rafa two days … .
1 ‘Hi Ava! Did you enjoy that movie?’ a last b ago
‘Yes, I did. I loved it!’ 5 Paula was born … the 1990s.
2 ‘ you borrow that book from the a in b over
library?’ 6 What did they do … the summer holidays?
‘No, I .I it from a shop.’ a on b over
3 ‘What you
yesterday?’ ‘I tennis with Julia, Elena 7 Complete the past time expressions with the
words below. If no word is needed, write –.
and Rafa.’
4 ‘Where you on ago in last over on
holiday?’
1 over the summer holidays
‘We to Gran Canaria. It was
2 Thursday evening
fantastic.’
3 the 1970s
5 ‘What did you for dinner?’
4 month
‘We chicken and rice.’
5 three days
6 ‘Did you to Ms Wang about your
6 yesterday
maths homework?’
‘Yes, I . She me
with it.’ For me, these exercises are … £ easy £ OK £ difficult
Past simple: (there) was / were
