Past Simple
Ved / V2 ( did --? )
Use
1.Дія,що відбувалась в минулому. (Action in the past) He flew to Canada yesterday.
2.Дія за дією. (Action after action). He woke up, had a shower and left for work.
Markers / Time expressions
Last year (week, month, Monday) , yesterday, a week ( year, month) ago |
Make up six statements from the table
1 |
He |
ate at the lesson |
last year. |
2 |
They |
woke up |
a week ago. |
3 |
We |
relaxed |
last month. |
4 |
She |
travelled abroad. |
yesterday. |
5 |
I |
watched TV |
a year ago. |
6 |
You |
saw my friends |
last Monday. |
Make up negative sentences
1 |
He |
|
work in the garden |
last year. |
2 |
They |
|
go to bed |
a week ago. |
3 |
We |
did not |
get up |
yesterday. |
4 |
She |
didn’t |
see his friends |
a year ago. |
5 |
I |
|
eat any meat |
last Monday. |
6 |
You |
|
hang with my friends in the street |
last month. |
Make up general questions
1 |
|
you |
have breakfast |
last year? |
2 |
|
he |
send emails |
a week ago? |
3 |
Did |
they |
talk loudly at the lesson |
yesterday? |
4 |
|
we |
visit their relatives |
a year ago? |
5 |
|
she |
climb mountains |
last Monday? |
6 |
|
I |
listen to lively music |
last month? |
Make up special questions
1 |
How |
|
he |
fly to Canada |
a year ago? |
2 |
Who |
|
they |
talk on the phone |
last year? |
3 |
Why |
did |
we |
see your friends |
a week ago? |
4 |
|
|
she |
help your mum about the house |
yesterday? |
5 |
Where |
|
I |
spend her holidays |
last Monday? |
6 |
|
|
you |
sleep |
last month? |
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple
1 They ………………………… (go) to Morocco a month ago.
2 ………………………… (you/buy) anything for your holiday yesterday?
3 I ………………………… (try) some interesting food when I was in Japan.
4 Paul ………………………… (not/visit) the Pyramids when he was in Egypt.
5 On the cruise last year, we ………………… (stop) for two nights in Athens.
6 ………………………… (Lucy/take) her passport with her this morning?
7 Jake ………………………… (see) his American cousins two years ago.
8 Megan ………………………… (travel) to Paris by train last weekend.
9 Luke ………………………… (not/stay) with his aunt last summer.
(9)
2.Fill in the gaps with the following verbs in the past simple : look, go, get, want, take, listen. Which ones are regular (R) and which ones are irregular (I)?
1 I ............................... some beautiful jewellery in the street market. ………
2 At the concert we ............................... to traditional music. ………
3 My aunt and uncle ............................... on a Mediterranean cruise last winter. ………
4 Marcus ............................... photos of all the famous sights when he was in Barcelona. ………
5 We ............................... at every painting in the gallery; we were there for hours! ………
6 I ............................... to go on a boat ride on the river but we didn’t have time. ……
3. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple and answer the questions.
1 ........................................ (you/go) to Rome last week? (Paris)
........................
........................
2 ........................................ (Jane/visit) the Louvre yesterday? (Eiffel Tower)
........................
........................
3 ........................................ (you/buy) any souvenirs when you were there? (some clothes)
........................
........................
4. Choose the correct item.
1 …….. on a cruise last weekend?
A Did you go C Are you going
B Do you go D You went
2 He …….. in a cottage by the sea.
A used to live C live
B would live D didn’t lived
3 They …….. on the way to the hotel yesterday to book their boat tickets.
A stop C stopped
B are stopping D stoped
4 Simon …….. his passport, so he missed his flight.
A loses C is losing
B losed D lost
5 The boys …….. to walk, so they rented bicycles to travel around the island.
A didn’t wanted C aren’t wanting
B didn’t want D doesn’t want
6 James …….. to rent a house by the sea, but it was too expensive.
A tried C tryied
B tryed D tries
7 Natalie …….. to the village last week; it was a long trip and the road was bumpy.
A used to drive C drives
B drove D is driving
8 Did Andrew go on a skiing holiday ……..?
A last month C ago
B every month D at the moment
9 We visited America two years …….. . It was an amazing trip!
A then C now
B ago D last
10 Did you …….. to go on holiday with your grandparents when you were ten years old?
A used C uses
B using D use
11 Last summer we …….. a wonderful time when we stayed by the sea!
A have C had
B are having D haved
(10)
5. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English using Past Simple.
1. Ти користувався моїм ноутбуком минулого тижня.
2. Він шукав нову роботу минулого року.
3. Він літав до Канади два дні тому.
4.Вони працювали старанно минулого літа.
5. Вона їхала велосипедом додому вчора після обіду.
6. Ти розмовляв німецькою три роки тому?
7.У мене був урок англійської мови вчора вранці.
8. Мишко розмовляв зі мною по телефону минулих вихідних.
9. Вона приймала душ вчора ввечері.
10. Я виконував домашні завдання вчора ввечері
11. Мій брат займався в тренажерному залі вчора.
12. Моя сестра слухала живу музику на концерті тиждень тому.