Put in was not or were not into the gaps.
1) They ______ ill.
2) You ________ tired.
3) The children ________ quiet.
4) Max ___________ in Helsinki last week.
5) She __________ home for dinner.
6) The water ________ cold.
7) There _________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We _______ in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence _________ at school this morning.
10) I __________ happy when I heard about the accident.
Answers:
1) They were not ill.
2) You were not tired.
3) The children were not quiet.
4) Max was not in Helsinki last week.
5) She was not home for dinner.
6) The water was not cold.
7) There was not a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We were not in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence were not at school this morning.
10) I was not happy when I heard about the accident.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
EXERCISE: Simple Past -was or were
Put in was or were into the gaps.
1) I ______ in Canberra last spring.
2) We _______ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina _______ at home yesterday.
4) He _______ happy.
5) Robert and Stan _______ Garry's friends.
6) You ________ very busy on Friday.
7) They _______ in front of the supermarket.
8) I _______ in the museum.
9) She _______ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly ________ late for school.
Answers:
1) I was in Canberra last spring.
2) We were at school last Saturday.
3) Tina was at home yesterday.
4) He was happy.
5) Robert and Stan were Garry's friends.
6) You were very busy on Friday.
7) They were in front of the supermarket.
8) I was in the museum.
9) She was in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly were late for school.
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1) I ______ in Canberra last spring.
2) We _______ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina _______ at home yesterday.
4) He _______ happy.
5) Robert and Stan _______ Garry's friends.
6) You ________ very busy on Friday.
7) They _______ in front of the supermarket.
8) I _______ in the museum.
9) She _______ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly ________ late for school.
Answers:
1) I was in Canberra last spring.
2) We were at school last Saturday.
3) Tina was at home yesterday.
4) He was happy.
5) Robert and Stan were Garry's friends.
6) You were very busy on Friday.
7) They were in front of the supermarket.
8) I was in the museum.
9) She was in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly were late for school.
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EXERCISE: Simple Past - Positive statements -regular verbs
Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements.
Example: I ______ to the teacher. (to talk)
Answer: I talked to the teacher.
1) Jane________ a film. (to watch)
2) He _________ a box. (to carry)
3) They _________ their father. (to help)
4) John and Amy _________ things. (to swap)
5) I __________ to Andrew. (to talk)
6) Susan __________ with Peter. (to dance)
7) The boys __________ basketball. (to try)
8) We _________ a trip. (to plan)
9) She _________ her hair. (to wash)
10) The car __________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)
Answers:
1) Jane watched a film.
2) He carried a box.
3) They helped their father.
4) John and Amy swapped things.
5) I talked to Andrew.
6) Susan danced with Peter.
7) The boys tried basketball.
8) We planned a trip.
9) She washed her hair.
10) The car stopped at the traffic lights.
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Example: I ______ to the teacher. (to talk)
Answer: I talked to the teacher.
1) Jane________ a film. (to watch)
2) He _________ a box. (to carry)
3) They _________ their father. (to help)
4) John and Amy _________ things. (to swap)
5) I __________ to Andrew. (to talk)
6) Susan __________ with Peter. (to dance)
7) The boys __________ basketball. (to try)
8) We _________ a trip. (to plan)
9) She _________ her hair. (to wash)
10) The car __________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)
Answers:
1) Jane watched a film.
2) He carried a box.
3) They helped their father.
4) John and Amy swapped things.
5) I talked to Andrew.
6) Susan danced with Peter.
7) The boys tried basketball.
8) We planned a trip.
9) She washed her hair.
10) The car stopped at the traffic lights.
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EXERCISE: Simple Past - Negation of sentences
Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliary.
Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message.
Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text message.
1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy________________ a new shirt.
2) They went shopping last Friday. - They ______________ shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She _________________ a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We _________________ like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students ______________ down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie _____________ home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers ________________ hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William __________________ a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse _________________ Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I __________________ what the teacher said.
Answers:
1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy did not buy a new shirt.
2) They went shopping last Friday. - They did not go shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She did not have a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We did not feel like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students did not sit down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie did not run home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers did not shake hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William did not ride a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse did not take Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I did not understand what the teacher said.
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Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message.
Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text message.
1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy________________ a new shirt.
2) They went shopping last Friday. - They ______________ shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She _________________ a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We _________________ like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students ______________ down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie _____________ home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers ________________ hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William __________________ a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse _________________ Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I __________________ what the teacher said.
Answers:
1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy did not buy a new shirt.
2) They went shopping last Friday. - They did not go shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She did not have a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We did not feel like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students did not sit down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie did not run home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers did not shake hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William did not ride a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse did not take Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I did not understand what the teacher said.
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