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Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs below.

not meet invite buy not see answer have post not win watch

Last year my friends and I (1) ….................… a magazine. It (2) ….................… a competition about the cinema in it. We (3) ….................… the questions and I (4) ….................… our letter to the film company in London. The first prize was tickets to the Oscar ceremony. We (5) ….................… the tickets, but the film company (6) ….................… us to their offices in London as second prize. We (7) ….................… our favourite stars, but we enjoyed our visit. We (8) ….................… the Oscar ceremony on TV but we (9) ….................… anyone from the company.

Complete the dialogue with the past simple of the verbs in brackets or with short answers.

J: Hi, Adam. You (1) …............................… (not be) at the computer club yesterday. (2) …............................… (you / go) straight home from school?
A: No, I (3) …............................… . I (4) …............................… (go) to the library. I (5) …............................… (want) some information for a competition about the World Cup.
J: What are the questions?
A: Who (6) …............................… (be) the winners in 1998?
J: That’s easy – France.
A: I know, but I need information for the other questions. – Where
(7) …............................… (be) the first tournament? Where (8) …............................… (the teams / come) from? And when (9) …............................… (Jules Rimet / become) president of FIFA?
J: Sorry, I don’t know. (10) …............................(you / look) for the information on the Internet yesterday?
A: Yes, I (11) …............................… , but I couldn’t find all the answers.
J: Why don’t we try the FIFA website now?
A: OK, thanks.

Complete the e-mail with the past simple of the verbs below.

not speak have eat not want see go do win not score be

Hi Manolo
Thank you for the birthday card. I (1) ….................… a great time on my birthday. I (2) ….................… a party at home, so my friends and I (3) ….................… rollerblading in the morning. We (4) ….................… in a pizza restaurant and we (5) ….................… a film at the cinema in the afternoon.
What (6) ….................… you …… last weekend? (7) ….................… your team …… their football match? My team won but I (8) ….................… a goal. Alison (the pretty girl from school) (9) ….................… at the match, but she (10) ….................… to me!

Bye for now Gary

Present Perfect vs Past Simple 4º ESO

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

Dear Helen

I (1) ……................. (not hear) from you for a long time. Is there a problem between us? You (2) ……................. (be) angry with me at Joe’s party last month, but I don’t understand why. We (3) ……................. (be) boyfriend and girlfriend for more than a year and I (4) ……................. never ……................. (feel) happier. I think I (5) ……................. (fall) in love with you as soon as I (6) ……................. (meet) you last summer. You (7) ……................. (make) me very happy since then. What (8) ……................. I ……................. (do) wrong at Joe’s party? Please explain.
Phone me soon.

All my love
Andy

Past Simple vs Past Continuous 4º ESO

Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs below.

howl hum snore whisper bang

1 I couldn’t sleep because my dad ……................. all night in the next room.
2 My friend ……................. things to me all through the film, so I couldn’t follow the plot.
3 I forgot to close the door and it suddenly ……................. in the wind.
4 The dog ……................. every time its owner left the house.
5 We didn’t know the words of the song, so we ……................. the tune.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

My friends and I (1) ……................. (enjoy) my birthday party when suddenly the lights (2) ……................. (go) out. I (3) ……................. (think) that my brother (4) ……................. (try) to scare everyone. I (5) ……................. (shout), ‘Switch the lights on!’ but nothing (6) ……................. (happen). While we (7) ……................. (wait) in the darkness, somebody (8) ……................. (scream). Suddenly, I felt scared!

Past Perfect vs Past Simple 4º ESO

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first two sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple.

I took an aspirin. Then I felt better.
When I had taken an aspirin, I felt better.

1 She did her homework. Then she went to bed.
When ……….............................................….. .
2 We saw our friends. Then we went home.
When ………....................................……….. .
3 He rang his parents. Then he felt happy.
When ………..................................……….. .
4 I went to London. Then I visited Oxford.
When ……….....................................……….. .
5 They took some photos. Then they left.
When ……….......................................…….. .

Past Simple vs Present Perfect 3º ESO

Complete the list with the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs.

Infinitive-----Past simple-----------------Past participle
speak ---------(1) …............... --------(2) …..................
become -------(3) …............... --------(4) …..................
travel ---------(5) …............... --------(6) …..................
eat ------------(7) …............... --------(8) …..................
try ------------(9) …............... --------(10) …..................

Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs below.

not leave have meet not change be born marry make become be know

Jennifer Aniston (1) …................... on 11 February 1969 and she (2) …................... famous when she played the part of Rachel in the TV series Friends. Although she (3)................... the series, she (4) …................... a film. Rock Star is a comedy about rock music in the 1980s. That isn’t the end of her talents – she is also a very good artist and she (5) …................... an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. When she (6) …................... Brad Pitt, she (7) …................... immediately that he was the right man for her. Jennifer says she (8) …................... extremely happy since she (9) …................... Brad in 2000, although she says getting married (10) …................... her life.

Past Simple 3º ESO

Write questions and answers with the past simple of be.

1 Where / you / at 8 o’clock last night?

(I / at home) .................................................

2 Maria / at school / last week?

No, ..............................................................

3 they / at the sports centre / two days ago?

Yes, .............................................................

4 Who / Jake / with at the cinema / yesterday?

(He / with his girlfriend) ................................

5 Francis Drake and Elizabeth I / American?

No, ..............................................................

Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs below.

go be not go have meet not havenot like get up not be want

It (1) …................... my birthday yesterday and I (2) …................... a fantastic time! I (3) …................... a party this year because I (4) …................... to do something different. I (5) …................... my friends in town and we (6) …................... to the cinema and then to a restuarant. I (7) …................... the film because the actors (8) …................... very good (in fact, they were terrible!). We (9) …................... to bed before midnight, so this morning I (10) …................... very late.

Write questions with the past simple and then complete the answers.

1 What / Almodóvar / win / in 1999?
………………………………........…………
He …................... (win) an Oscar for the film All About My Mother.

2 Who / Marilyn Monroe / marry / in 1954?
………………………………........…………
She …................... (marry) Joe di Maggio, the baseball player.

3 What / Tom Hanks / do / in 1996?
………………………………........…………
He …................... (direct) his first film.

4 Leonardo di Caprio / produce / Titanic?
………………………………........…………
No, …................... . He was an actor in Titanic.

5 Where / Antonio Banderas / go / in 1998?
………………………………........…………
He …................... (go) to Hollywood.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous 3º ESO

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Use two tenses in each sentence.

1 I …................... (stand) in the bank when the robbers …................... (steal) the money.
2 The police …................... (arrest) him because he …................... (speed) in the city centre.
3 Julie’s friend …................... (arrive) when she …................... (talk) on the phone.
4 When I …................... (see) them on their bikes, they …................. (not wear) helmets.
5 Tom …................... (not listen) to the teacher so he …................... (not hear) the question.
6 The suspects …................... (try) to escape when they …................... (have) a car accident.
7 We …................... (not go) to the beach because it …................... (rain).
8 My neighbour …................... (complain) because we …................. (play) loud music.

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