Grammar Exercises - Simple Past Tense.

Do the exercises below on the simple past tense and click on the button to check your
answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the simple past tense)
Put the verbs into the simple past:
1. Last year I (go) went
2. It (be) was

to England on holiday.

fantastic.

3. I (visit) visited
mine .

lots of interesting places. I (be) was

4. In the mornings we (walk) walked

5. In the evenings we (go) went
6. The weather (be) was

in the streets of London.

to pubs.

strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain) did not rain

8. But we (see) saw

with two friends of

a lot.

some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) did you spend

your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive

Simple Past

1.

meet

met

2.

drive

drove

3.

speak

spoke

4.

put

put

5.

write

wrote

6.

sing

sang

7.

do

did

8.

sit

sat

9.

stand

stood

10.

run

ran

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative
He wrote a book.

Negative
He did not write a book.

Did he write a book?

He did not sing

He sang.
She was pretty.

Interrogative

She was not pretty.

Did he sing?
Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. We moved to a new house.
2. They bring a sandwich. They brought a sanwich.
3. He doesn't do the homework. He did not do the homework.
4. They sell cars. They sold cars.
5. Does he visit his friends? Did he visit his friends?
Write sentences in simple past.
1. Janet / the bus / miss Janet missed the bus.
2. she / her room / tidy She tidied her room.
3. Nancy / watch / not / television Nancy did not watch television
punctuation )
4. she / read / book She read a book.

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Choose "Was or "Were:

1. The teacher was
2. The students were

nice.
very clever.

3. But one student was

4. We were
5. He was

in trouble.

sorry for him.

nice though.

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Grammar Exercises - Past Continuous / Progressive

Do the exercises below on the past continuous and click on the button to check your
answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the past continuous)
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) were playing
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) was preparing
3. The kids (play) were playing
4. I (practise) was practicing

dinner.

in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle) were not cycling / weren't cycling

6. While Alan (work) was working
swimming

in the pool.

monopoly.

all day.

in his room, his friends (swim) were

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they ( not/listen) were not listening / weren't
listening

8. What (you / do) were you doing

yesterday?

9. Most of the time we (sit) were sitting

10. I (listen) was listening
TV.

to the radio while my sister (watch)was watching

11. When I arrived, They (play) were playing

12. We (study) were studying

in the park.

cards.

English yesterday at 4:00 pm.

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences
in past progressive.
1. My mother / read / a novel. My mother was reading a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie. My father was watching a movie

3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary. My elder sister was writing in her diary
.
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio. My two brothers were listening to the
radio

5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie. My little sister and I were not /
weren't watching a movie

6. We / talk / about school. We were talking about school

1) Write past simple or past continuous in the gaps:

1) When the post man

(arrive), my father
arrived

(have a
was having a shower

shower)
2) While my brother

(study), my grandma
was studying

(make) some
was making

muffins
3) I

(go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I

went

(have) a terrible
had

headache

4) When I

(be) 10, I
was

(eat) a sandwich every evening

ate

5) He

(miss) the train because he

missed

(talk) with some

was talking

friends
6) The thieves

(come) into the house while the man

came

was sleping

(sleep)

7) I

(drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now

drank

8)

you
did

(write) the composition last week?

write

9) My mother

(not/be) at home when she

wasnt

stairs

was falling

(fall) down the

10) The children

(plant) a tree when their mummy

was planting

called

(call) them

2) Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday, last,
while, when, as, on, in, at)
1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years
ago

2) The plane was flying

8 p.m.
at

yesterday

3) My best friend went to London

month
last

4)

I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower

As

5)

did the supermarket close?

Whe

6) Your aunt studied German

2001
in

7) Rose played in an orchestra

she was 12 years old

when

8) Jason was swimming

his girlfriend was drinking a coke

while

26th October

9) The TV broke
on

10)

did he deliver the shopping?

when

11) My father's friend had a baby

yesterday

12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the
restaurant
that time
at

yesterday

13) My cousin bought the PSP

he was in London
when

3) Which sentence is the correct one?

1)

a) The men were studying on the new proyect all day yesterday

b) The men was studying on the new proyect all day yesterday

c) The men studied on the new proyect all day yesterday

2)

a) When were you finishing your project?

b) When did you finish your project?

c) When were you finish your project?

3)

a) You didn't be in the party yesterday

b) you didn't were in the party yesterday

c) You weren't in the party yesterday

4)

a) My sister watched TV while his husband was playing with the children

b) My sister was watching TV while his husband was playing with the
children

c) My sister was watching TV while his husband played with the children

5)

a) The students were talking when the teacher was arriving

b) The students talked when the teacher was arriving

c) The students were talking when the teacher arrived

4) Fill the gaps with past simple /continuous. Afterwards, write the
main verb in the crossword and match the sentence with each picture

1) Mr. Stevenson

while he was listening to some music

(drive) his car

was driving

2) Robert

(type) the letter last week

typed

because his computer was broken

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3) Louis fell asleep while he

was studying

(study)
4) Lydia was drinking a glass of coke when
Peter
(come) in
came

5) While Michael was jogging , the

dog
(chase) him
chasing

6) Mrs. Parker

(make) some muffins

made

2 days ago
7) Sam and Pam

(ride) their bikes when

rode

they were small

8) Joe

(run) as he was phoning his

was running

wife

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Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).
1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we had built
2. He had not been

to Cape Town before 1997.

3. When she went out to play, she had already done

her homework.

4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum had made
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he had put on

six weeks before.

6. The waiter brought a drink that I had not ordered

7. I could not remember the poem we had learnt

the week before.

8. The children collected the chestnuts that had fallen

9. Had he phoned

from the tree.

Angie before he went to see her in London?

10.She had not ridden

a horse before that day.

7 out of 10 answers are correct.

A.- COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE RELATIVE

PRONOUN OR ADVERB
1. That is the man

helped me when I fell down in the street.

2. Is that your car? No, mine is the one

is parked just opposite

the bank.
3. That is the woman

4. This is the park

5. So, James is the man

complained about the room service.

we first met. Do you remember?

son came on the school trip with us? I

din't know.
6. If you have any question, ask the girl
She'll help you.

is standing at the desk.

7. They had to put away the dog

bit the boy. It was too

dangerous.
8. I'm looking for a person

9. Do you still go to that pub

10.

surname begins with a "k".

we used to go as students?

The heating is not working. Do you know anyone

can fix

it?
B.- JOIN THESE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS
BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. OMIT THE PRONOUN IF
POSSIBLE.
1. The girl is my sister. I'm talking to the girl. The girl

is

my sister.
2. This is the chair. The carpenter repaired it last week. This is the
chair

3. She is married to a man. He is richer than her. She is married to a

man

4. She is the friend. She helped me with my homework. She is the

friend

5. That is the swimming-pool. I used to go swimming there. That is

the swimming-pool

6. That is the man. His wife is a famous actress. This is the

man

7. A doctor examined me last Friday. He was really kind. The

doctor
was really kind.

8. The woman called the police. Her car had been stolen. The
woman
called the police.

9. I went to a restaurant last week. It was very expensive. The

restaurant
was very expensive.

10.
film

I saw a film last night. It was very interesting. The

was very interesting.

C.- ARE THESE RELATIVE CLAUSES DEFINING OR NON-DEFINING?

1. London, which is the capital of England, is one of the largest cities
in the world.

2. This is the dress my mother has made for me.

3. Queen Elizabeth II, who is 83, has been the queen of England for
57 years now.

4. That's the dog that bit me.

5. Tom Cruise, who has starred a lot of films, is a famous American

actor.

6. The village where I grew up is very small.

7. Greg, whose job involves travelling a lot, has been in nearly all the
countries in the world.

8. The office I have just rented is near my home.

9. This is the officer that arrested the burglar.

10.
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Lady Gaga, who is a well-known pop star, is only

D.- CHOOSE THE RIGHT RELATIVE PRONOUN TO COMPLETE

THESE SENTENCES.
1. Jim,

2. My new coat,

I've known for years, is my best friend.

I bought in New York, is very warm and

comfortable.
3. My boss,

wife is French, travels to Paris regularly.

4. He didn't even say "thank you",

I found really rude.

5. Next summer I'm going to India,

I've never been before.

6. My sister,

7. Galileo Galilei,

is five years younger than me, is a lawyer.

suppported the heliocentric theory, was

arrested by the Inquisition.

E.- JOIN THESE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS

BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. OMIT THE PRONOUN IF
POSSIBLE. ADD COMMAS IF NECESSARY.
1. My school is very big. It is in Madrid. My school

is

very big.
2. Robert Pattinson is an actor. He plays Edward Cullen in the Twilight
saga. Robert Pattinson is

3. Robert Pattinson is a British actor. He plays Edward Cullen in the

Twilight saga. Robert Pattinson
is a
British actor.
4. I bought this cake yesterday. It tastes delicious. The
cake
tastes delicious.

5. Michael is a policeman. His father is a

judge. Michael
is a policeman.

6. I bought a computer last month. It doesn't work properly. The

computer
doesn't work properly.

7. Prince Charles will be the king of England one day. His mother is
Queen Elizabeth. Prince Charles
will be the
king of England one day.
8. I was given a dog. It is very friendly. The dog

is very

friendly.
9. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain. I
enjoyed it a lot. The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn
was written by Mark Twain.

10.
Mrs Kelly is the woman. She took me to hospital when I
fainted at school. Mrs Kelly is the
woman

11.