SIMPLE PAST TENSE EXERCISE 1: Rewrite as statements in the past. 1. Ann listens to the radio every day. 2. The students discuss politics at night. 3. I study English every Monday. 4. David studies at home every Sunday. 5. Catherine watches television every week. 6. Ben plays tennis every weekend. 7. Jane visits a museum every Wednesday. 8. My teacher travels every Summer. 9. Janice practices the piano every night. 10. Kate stays home every Sunday evening. EXERCISE 2: Write the past of these verbs according to the rules. Add -d to the final letter e. Ex. 1. (like) We liked the program. 2. (memorize) I .................. the song. 3. (practice) We ................... it. 4. (pronounce) He ................... it clearly. 5. (receive) I .................... a letter. 6. (serve) They ...................... lunch at one. 7. (smile) She ..................... at me. EXERCISE 3: Add -ed to the final consonants. Ex. 1. (start) Class started at one o’clock. 2. (listen) We ................. to the lecture. 3. (open) We.................. our books. 4. (ask) I .................... a question. 5. (want) I ................... an answer. 6. (repeat) I .................... the question. 7. (add) Donald .................... two questions. 8. (wait) We ................... . 9. (look) Lynn .................... at the book. 10. (learn) She .................... the answer. 11. (answer) She .................... the question. 12. (discuss) We .................... politics. 13. (end) Class .................... at two o’clock. EXERCISE 4: Change y after a consonant to -i and add -ed. Ex. 1. (study) We studied it carefully. 2. (reply) We ................. carefully. 3. (try) We .................... hard. 4. (cry) I ..................... alone. EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer. 1. I ....................... mathematics last year. a. study b. studied c. studies 2. He ..................... chicken yesterday. a. order b. orders c. ordered 3. We ................... in Chicago now. a. lived b. lives c. live 4. They .................. it last week. a. study b. studied c. studies 5. They .................. it last night. a. watches b. watch c. watched 6. I ................... them last week. a. orders b. ordered c. order 7. She ................... a car this year. a. wanted b. want c. wants 8. I .................... it carefully. a. answer b. answered c. answers EXERCISE 6: Circle the words that do not belong. Ex. 1. practiced, repeated, answer 2. I was, I am, Are we 3. doesn’t, don’t , did 4. are, was, were 5. do you, don’t, do not EXERCISE 7: Write each word in the appropriate blank. 1. was / were / watched / late ....................... you and Dick late for work ? No, I .................... early. Dick was ................... . He .................. TV last night. 2. listened / finished / were / was The program ..................... interesting. Susan and I ...................... to it. ...................... David and Douglas home ? Yes. They .............. their homework. 3. cleaned / Wednesday / listened / friends David studied English last .............. . Kate .............. the house yesterday. My sister talked to her .............. . I .............. to their conversation. EXERCISE 8: Change the word in parentheses to the past. Yesterday we ......... (go) with our mother and father to a Spanish restaurant . The waiter ......... (speak) to us in Spanish, and we ......... (order). We ......... (have) chicken with rice. We ......... (drink) wine. I ......... (eat) the chicken and some of the rice. We ......... (have) an excellent dinner. We ......... (get) home at nine thirty. EXERCISE 9: Rewrite in the past using the appropriate past expression. Ex. 1. I speak English every day. - I spoke English yesterday. 2. Jane writes a letter every Friday. 3. Michael goes to a soccer game every Sunday. 4. He drinks milk ever day. 5. I give Dick a party every morning. 6. He sleeps after lunch every Saturday. 7. I read the paper every morning. EXERCISE 10: Rewrite in the past using the right question forms. Ex. 1. I read the newspaper yesterday. - Did you read the newspaper yesterday ? 2. You studied the lesson. 3. The pen was in Peter’s desk. 4. The boy went to the Library. 5. She understood the teacher. 6. The children were sick last week. 7. We ate the rice. 8. My father got home lunch. 9. I had an interesting dream last night. 10. The teacher spoke fast. EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions. Ex. 1. Did you watch television or read ? I watched television. I didn’t read. 2. Did she get up early or late ? 3. Did you go to school or sleep late ? 4. Did you give her a book or a letter ? 5. Did Ben know Catherine or Sally ? 6. Did she want coffee or tea ? 7. Did he sing or talk ? 8. Did she write or read ? EXERCISE 12: Read the paragraph and choose the best answer. Dolores went to the city yesterday afternoon. She went to the museum and bought some small pictures. After that she had lunch at a big restaurant. She got home late. 1. Where were the pictures ? a. At the restaurant b. At the museum c. At lunch 2. Did Dolores go to the city last week ? a. No. She went last month. b. Yes, she did. c. No. She went yesterday. 3. When did she get home ? a. Early b. Late c. In the afternoon. EXERCISE 13: Circle the word(s) that do not belong. 1. saw, give, ate. 2. last month, yesterday, tomorrow. 3. a month, last week, a week ago. 4. gives, gave, give. 5. began, finished, ended. EXERCISE 14: Ask information questions. Use WHERE / WHAT / WHEN / or WHO. Ex. 1. Did you go to the city. - Where did you go ? 2. She went yesterday. 6. She ate after the movie. 3. He saw a movie. 7. They drank tea. 4. We went to a circus. 8. She went home late. 5. I saw Fred. EXERCISE 15: Ask information questions. Ex. 1. It began at four thirty. - When did it begin ? 2. Paul went to the museum. 6. She liked the paintings, and he did too. 3. He saw some interesting things. 7. They walked slowly. 4. He looked at them carefully. 8. The museum closed at 6 o’clock. 5. He saw Susan there. EXERCISE 16: Complete the information questions about the underlined word or phrase. Use the appropriate question word and verb. Use do for questions about the verb phrase. 1. Fred stayed home last Sunday. 2. He studied at home. 3. Kate played tennis last Saturday. 4. Francis went to the circus. 5. My friend practiced the piano last night. 6. Howard wrote a letter in the morning. 7. He played soccer in the afternoon. 8. He listened to the radio after dinner. EXERCISE 17: Read the paragraph and answer the questions. Yesterday David went to New York with his parents. They were in the city all day. In the morning they went to a museum. David saw some beautiful paintings. His mother liked the pictures of kings and queens. David liked an interesting picture of an old man. At one o’clock David was hungry. He and his parents ate lunch in a restaurant. The waiter was friendly and the food was excellent. David ordered soup, chicken, and potatoes. His mother and father ordered fish. They drank coffee, but David hold cold milk. 1. When did David go to New York ? 2. What did he see in the museum ? a. He went last week. a. He saw an old man. b. He went yesterday. b. He saw some paintings. c. He went at one o’clock. c. He saw a friendly waiter. 3. Where did David and his parents eat lunch ? 4. When did they eat lunch ? a. They ate lunch at the museum. a. They ate lunch in the morning. b. They ate lunch with some friends. b. They ate lunch before twelve o’clock. c. They ate lunch in a restaurant. c. They ate lunch at one o’clock. 5. How was the waiter ? 6. What did David eat ? a. He was cold. a. He ate fish. b. He was friendly. b. He ate chicken and potatoes. c. He was hungry. c. He ate an egg. 7. How was the food ? 8. What did David’s parents drink ? a. It was excellent. a. They drank coffee. b. It was cold. b. They drank cold milk. c. It was bad. c. They drank water. EXERCISE 18: Write given sentences in the form of negative and questions. 1. We changed the sentences to questions. 6. She received several letters. 2. We pronounced the word 7. Mrs. Miller prepared lunch for him. 3. The teacher asked many questions. 8. They walked home from class. 4. I answered all the questions. 9. He lived on College Avenue 5. Our friends rented a house. 10 They needed the tickets. EXERCISE 19: Change to the past tense. Use LAST WEEK or LAST YEAR. Ex. 1. I study Portuguese - I studied Portuguese. 2. I go to class everyday 3. I practice my pronunciation. 4. I write letters to Brazilian friends. 5. I listen to Brazilian music. EXERCISE 20: Using the cues, ask yes/no questions. Ex. 1. They / play / soccer / yesterday ? Did they play soccer yesterday ? 2. Ben / play the piano / week ? 3. John / watch TV / last Friday ? 4. Kate / buy groceries / yesterday ? 5. Your aunt and uncle / go to the movies ? EXERCISE 21: Ask questions about the underlined parts. 1. They went to the lake in June. 2. Olga works very fast. 3. They live in Manila. 4. Susan wants a book about Costa Rica. 5. The French class began at 3:30. 6. The children love Mr. Marino. EXERCISE 22: Change the simple form of the verb in the replacements to the form required by the pattern sentence. Ex. Bob waited for Ann yesterday. 1. Mehmet 9. I 17. wait near the door 2. repeat the conversation 10. translate those sentences 18. Francis 3. Brenda 11. He 19. translate the name of the book 4. need the dictionary 12. collect our papers 20. Donald 5. They 13. The teacher 21. repeat his questions 6. expect Robert 14. start the drills 22. Mr. Jones 7. You 15. the new students 23. wait for Ann 8. want my map 16. We 24. Bob EXERCISE 23: Ex. Jean helped you with your homework yesterday. 1. guess the answers 8. you 15. dance for us 2. they 9. place your chair there 16. stop the bus 3. finish the work 10. brush your suit well 17. this man 4. work fast here 11. Tom 18. Mr. Smith 5. We 12. thank his friend 19. finish a cup of tea 6. walk to the campus that way 13. talk in the back of the class 20. I 7. skip that section 14. Those people 21. help you with your homework 22. Jean EXERCISE 24: Ex. We didn’t dance last night. We danced there a week ago. 1. wait 5. work 9. finish 2. start 6. like the coffee yesterday 10. thank the gym teacher 3. stop 7. notice 11. translate 4. walk 8. need 12. notice the problem last Wednesday EXERCISE 25: Ex. He excused Robert yesterday. 1. answer the questions 6. plan the lesson 11. review the grammar 2. open the door 7. stay with them 12. serve that 3. memorize the dialog 8. show his student card 13. enjoy the movie 4. study the pronunciation 9. learn the new words 14. study with her 5. change the tickets 10. close the windows 15. change his seat EXERCISE 26: Ex. He didn’t excuse him. 1. wait for her 6. enjoy the game 11. repeat the sentence 2. brush his suit 7. start the drill 12. finish his work 3. answer 8. look glad 13. need her help 4. expect them 9. study the lesson 14. dance there 5. help Jim 10. collect the papers 15. live in Ankara EXERCISE 27: Ex. They played an hour ago. 1. sell the books 6. help her 11. sit down 2. plan some changes 7. know the answer 12. swim with them 3. start the games 8. collect the dictionaries 13. think hard 4. finish those paragraphs 9. buy some coffee 14. serve some food 5. tell that story 10. speak English 15. read it EXERCISE 28: Construct two-line dialogues like the model. Use the cues. Ex. 1. watch television last night ? Did you watch television last night ? a program on Italy Yes. I watched a program on Italy. 2. listen to the radio yesterday ? .................................. a program on education. .................................. 3. practice the piano last night ? ...................................... a piece by Back. ...................................... 4. study geography last week ? ...................................... a lesson on Africa. ...................................... Ex. they / discus Italian art ? Did they discuss Italian art ? Italian politics. No. They discussed Italian politics. 5. he / play tennis ............................... soccer ............................... 6. you / memorize the vocabulary ? .............................. the grammar .............................. 7. she / practice guitar ? ............................... the violin ............................... Ex. visit Italy last year ? Didn’t you visit Italy last year ? Rome and Florence. Yes. I visited Rome and Florence. 8. visit South America last summer ? ................................. Chile and Argentina ................................. 9. study mathematics last year ? ................................. algebra and geometry. .................................. 10. learn a new language last summer ? .................................. Turkish. ................................. EXERCISE 29: Change to the past. Ex. We walk to class every day. We walked to class yesterday. 1. We discuss the grammar. 5. Bill listens to the program every night. (last night) 2. We ask many questions. 6. He remembers my birthday every year. (last year) 3. We practice the dialogues. 7. He stays at home every Sunday 4. We pronounce the new words. 8. He opens his mail in the morning. EXERCISE 30: Change to the past. Ex. The game starts at 1:00 on Saturday. The game started at 1:00 last Saturday. 1. Mary wants a ticket this week. 2. We visit Mary on Wednesday. 3. John paints a picture every weekend. 4. I need new shoes every year. EXERCISE 31: Ask yes / no questions in the past using the appropriate past expression. Ex. I work hard everyday. Did you work hard yesterday ? 1. We clean the house every day. 5. Ben and Ruth visit their parents almost every day. 2. He washes his clothes every Saturday. 6. We discuss politics every night. 3. Ben plays tennis with Ruth every weekend. 7. I remember my medicine every day. 4. Ben practices every day. 8. I arrive late almost every morning. EXERCISE 32: Ask yes / no questions using the cues. Ex. they / play the piano Did they play the piano ? (guitar) No. They played the guitar. 1. He / study English ? ...................................... (Russian) ...................................... 2. he / visit Spain ? ...................................... (England) ...................................... 3. they / dance slowly ? ...................................... (fast) ...................................... 4. he / clean the wall ? ...................................... (floor) ...................................... 5. she / wash the table ? ...................................... (dishes) ...................................... 6. you / paint the bedroom ?...................................... (kitchen) ...................................... 7. you / watch the news ? ...................................... (movie) ...................................... EXERCISE 33: Catherine Wells was at home on Monday night, and she watched an interesting TV program. The program was about California history. It was a long program. It started at 9 o’clock and ended at ten thirty. Her father loves California, so Catherine called her father and explained the program to him Mr. Wells was very interested in it. The television station repeated the program on Sunday afternoon. Catherine visited her father on Sunday, and they watched the program together. Mr. Wells liked it very much. Answer the questions: 1. Who watched the program on Monday night ? 2. Was the program about science ? 3. Did it end at nine o’clock ? 4. Who was interested in the program ? 5. Did they repeat the program on Saturday or Sunday ? 6. Who watched it on Sunday afternoon ? 7. Did Mr. Wells like it ? EXERCISE 34: Construct two-line dialogues. Ex. go to the movies ? Did you go to the movies ? went to the football game. No, I went to the football game. 1. See Jane and Bill there ? ...................... . saw Sarah and Bob. ...................... . 2. eat at the stadium ? ...................... . ate at home ...................... . 3. drink soda ? ...................... . drank orange juice ...................... . EXERCISE 35: Make two-line dialogues. Ex. our team /win ? Did you team win ? lost No, we didn’t. We last. 1. the game / begin on time ? ............... . began late. .............. . 2. you / watch the game ? .............. . slept. .............. . 3. you / have a good time ? .............. . had a terrible time. .............. . EXERCISE 36: Make two-line dialogues. Ex. we / lose by much ? Did we lose by much ? lost by twelve points. We lost by twelve points. 1. you / sleep much ? .............. . slept for an hour. .............. . 2. he / eat much ? .............. . ate three sandwiches. .............. . 3. they / read much ? .............. . read two books .............. . EXERCISE 37: Answer the questions. 1. Did you leave work at 5:00 or 5:30 ? (5:00) I left work at 5:00. 2. Did you go home or go out ? (out) 3. Did you go to the concert or the game. (stadium) 4. Did our team win or lose ? (lose) 5. Did you eat in a restaurant or at home ? (restaurant) 6. Did you have a big dinner or a sandwich ? (sandwich) 7. Did you get home early or late ? (6:00 PM) 8. Did you go to bed or read ? (read) 9. Did you sleep well or badly ? (well) 10. Did you get up early or late ? (late) EXERCISE 38: Complete each sentence using the negative form of the verb. Ex. Kate and Dick visited Italy, but Stanley didn’t visit Haly. Kate spoke Italian, but Dick didn’t speak Italian. 1. Kate watched a program on Italy, but Stanley ............... . 2. Catherine went to San Francisco, but Ben and Paul ............... . 3. Catherine took a vacation in Europe, but Ben and Ruth ............... . 4. Ben and Ruth ate in a Chinese restaurant, but Paul And Susan ............... . 5. Ben task a business trip, but Ruth ............... . 6. Ben saw Jane Coleman, but Catherine ............... . 7. Dick went to the game, but Stanley ............... . 8. Janet listened to the news, but Michael ............... . EXERCISE 39: Answer the questions. 1. Did you read the newspaper on Sunday ? 2. Did he stay home on Saturday night ? 3. Did you speak to Jane Coleman ? 4. Did they play volleyball ? 5. Did Richard call his friend ? 6. Did I give you my book ? 7. Did he get up at 6:30 ? 8. Did Janet like the cat ? 9. Did Philip like class ? 10. Did Jean eat fish ? EXERCISE 40: File in the blanks with the past tense of a verb from the list. bite choose freeze rise slide tear blow forgive hide shake steal throw 1. The river rose 18 inches after the heavy rain. 2. A dog ................ the veterinarian’s hand. 3. Someone ................ all the jewels and money from our room. 4. He ................ a glass of water across the table. 5. It was cold yesterday. Mr. Elkins plants ................ . 6. I ................ the telephone directory in half. EXERCISE 41: Answer the questions with NO and a full sentence. Use the past tense the verb. Ex. Did you bend the jar lid ? 1. Did the burglar creep in to the kitchen ? (in to the dining room) 2. Did Mrs. Oldenberg deal five cards ? (seven cards) 3. Did Henry dive teen feet ? (12 feet) 4. Did you dream of heaven ? (of my hometown) 5. Did they fight ten rounds ? (15 rounds) 6. Did she keep earrings in the jewelry box ? (necklaces) 7. Did you shrink your sweater in the wash ? (my glasses) 8. Did the canoe sink ? (the rowboat) 9. Did the cat bite ? (the dog) 10. Did Ahmet sweep the front porch ? (the back porch) 11. Did you swim all afternoon ? (until 3:30) 12. Did the race car driver swing the car to the left ? (to the right) EXERCISE 42: Fill in the blanks with the past tense of a verb from PART A. 1. She dove into the river and .................... to the other side. 2. The baby .................. into the room. 3. The boxer .................. ten rounds. 4. She .................. floors for a living and .................. about becoming rich. 5. His bank account .................. but he ................. his expensive way of life. 6. I ................ out the cards for the poker game. EXERCISE 43: Ex. deal that card / Paul / to Mr. Stepney Who dealt that card ? Paul did. He dealt it to Mr. Stepney. 1. dive into the water / Penny / from the high board. 2. fight / Herb and Tony / about Joyce. 3. keep magazine covers / Fisher / in an old carton. 4. bit the baby / the dog / in the leg. 5. sweep the floor / I / in five minutes. 6. swim / Troy and Jim / to safety. 7. bend the trees / ice / last winter. 8. shrink / my pants / two inches. EXERCISE 44: Ex. beat / the first-place team / the second place team. Did you beat the first place team ? No, (but) we beat the second-place team. 1. become / a minister // a scientist. 2. bet / on Whirlwind // on five star. 3. bid / $ 100 on the painting // $ 200. 4. feed / the cat // the chickens. 5. grind / coffee // spices. 6. knit / that scarf // this sweater. 7. lead / the parade // one of the bands. 8. quit / the band // the track team. 9. shine / a flashlight in the garage // my headlights. 10. shoot / the storekeeper // a customer. 11. wind / the alarm clock // my watch. EXERCISE 45: Fill in the blanks with the past tense of a verb from the list. bleed dig hang light slit split stick strike burst fit let put spin spread sting. 1. Johnny’s red balloon touched the ceiling and burst. 2. I tried on a new pair of shoes. They ................. perfectly. 3. Linette heard the cat at the door and ................. her in the room. 4. Who .............. this wet glass on this good wooden table ? 5. Mrs. Oster .................. the stove and put the kettle on. 6. The karate expert .................. the piece of wood in two. 7. I .................... the letter with my fingernail and opened it. 8. A bee .................. me on the nose. 9. The cut in my finger ................... a lot. 10. An animal probably .................... all those holes in the ground. 11. I stepped on the gas, but the car’s wheels ................... around on the ice. 12. A telephone pole fell and .................... a parked car. 13. The forest fire ................... over two hundred more acres. 14. The tape ................... on the wood but not on the glass. 15. She .................. her father’s picture on the dining room wall.
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