Unit 1 Grammar

Grammar: Past simple: be

1. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. holiday / on / last / we / month / were

2. party / Rachael’s / on / was / Saturday

3. a / wasn’t / film / good / it

4. weren’t / they / cinema / the / at

5. afternoon / I / yesterday / was / hockey / at / match / a

6. ill / weekend / they / the / were / at

7. weren’t / garden / in / you / the

8. the / cat / table / was / my / under

2. Match words 1–7 with pictures A–G.

1. They A.
were
at a
footbal
l
match.
2. He
was in
bed. B.
3. They C.
were D.
at the E.
cinem F.
a.

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 4. It was G.
a
fantast
ic
skiing
holida
y.
5. They
were
at
home.
6. They
were
at a
weddi
ng.
7. He
was at
the
swimm
ing
pool.

3. Choose the correct words.

1.
Was / Were he in bed?

2.
It was / were a great holiday!

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 3.
It weren’t / wasn’t a good film.

4.
Where was / were Greg yesterday?

5.
Was / Were Fred and Linda in the living room?

6.
They wasn’t / weren’t at a tennis match.

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 7.
We were / was at the theatre last night.

8.
Were / Was it a good football match?

4. Complete the sentences. Write was or were (Yes), or wasn’t or

weren’t (No).

1. Tim ________ at school yesterday. (No)

2. Gina and Marcus ________ in the kitchen. (Yes)

3. I ________ on the beach all day. (Yes)

4. You ________ in the park on Saturday. (No)

5. Dad ________ at home last Saturday. (No)

6. It ________ a very cold day on Sunday. (Yes)

7. We ________ very happy. (Yes)

8. My teacher ________ in class on Monday. (No)

5. Write complete questions.

1. Susan / in her bedroom?

2. he / on holiday?

3. when / her birthday?

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 4. where / you / yesterday?

5. they / friendly people?

6. how / your weekend?

7. your parents / good students?

8. Mike / with Tom yesterday?

Grammar: Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

6. Write complete sentences in the past simple.

1. my parents / buy / dog last week

2. it / start / snowing this morning

3. Louisa / go / New York in the summer

4. I / drop / my tennis racket

5. we / not take / our bikes on holiday

6. they / not see / the new James Bond film

7. someone / steal / her mobile phone

8. you / walk / to school today

7. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of verbs in

brackets.

1. When we                              (arrive) in London we were very excited.

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 2. I                              (buy) my brother a present for his birthday.

3. I                              (go) to the beach in Croatia last summer.

4. Carl's family                              (move) to England two years ago.

5. My brother                              (leave) school when he was sixteen.

6. Anna                              (start) her new school last week.

7. I                              (grow up) in the same house as my dad.

8. Ben                              (write) a postcard to his parents.

8. Complete the sentences. Choose A or B.

1. They didn’t ____ to any music last night.

A. ☐ listened
B. ☐ listen

2. Luke ________ his girlfriend at university last year.

C. ☐ meet
D. ☐ met

3. Karen’s sister ________ the competition.

E. ☐ won
F. ☐ win

4. I ________ too much chocolate and now I don’t feel well.

G. ☐ not eat
H. ☐ ate

5. Nina ________ a new coat last week.

I. ☐ bought
J. ☐ didn’t bought

6. We ________ a lot of Christmas cards last year.

K. ☐ didn’t not send
L. ☐ sent

7. Sorry. I didn’t ________ my coffee.

M. ☐ drank
N. ☐ drink

8. I ________ tennis for two hours yesterday.

O. ☐ played
P. ☐ didn’t played

9. Write the past simple form of the verbs.

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 1. have ________

2. carry ________

3. decide ________

4. grow ________

5. drop ________

6. catch ________

7. end ________

8. drink ________

10. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.

1.
Harry ________ in a big house when he was young. (live)

2.
Lily ________ an old tennis racket. (have)

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 3.
I ________ on my computer. (switch)

4.
The cat ________ on the back of the chair. (sit)

5.
We ________ a big salad for lunch. (make)

6.
He ________ two hamburgers for lunch. (eat)

Grammar: Past simple: questions

11. Circle the mistake in the sentence. Write the sentence
correctly.

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 1. Did you finished your homework after dinner?

2. What time did the film starts?

3. Walked you to the bus?

4. Where you see Mandy?

5. Did you found the hotel?

6. Did Charlie rode his bike to school?

7. Went you to France last year?

8. When did they arrived?

12. Choose the correct alternative.

1. When did the police arrive?

Q. ☐ Yes, they did.
R. ☐ In the park.
S. ☐ At 5.30.

2. What sport did you play today?

T. ☐ You played tennis.
U. ☐ Basketball.
V. ☐ It was a football.

3. Did the thieves steal anything?

W. ☐ Yes, it was.
X. ☐ No, they didn’t.
Y. ☐ Yes, they have.

4. What did you do?

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 Z. ☐ We watched a film.
AA. ☐ They went to town.
BB. ☐ He met his friends.

5. Did you phone the police?

CC. ☐ Yes, we did.
DD. ☐ No, she didn’t.
EE. ☐ Yes, they did.

6. When did they come back?

FF. ☐ To the house.
GG. ☐ At 5.30.
HH. ☐ Tomorrow.

7. Who did Sam play football with?

II. ☐ At 6.00.
JJ. ☐ In the park.
KK. ☐ Joe and Fred.

8. Did you enjoy it?

LL. ☐ Yes, I did.
MM. ☐ No, they didn’t.
NN. ☐ Yes, we have.

13. Write complete questions in the past simple.

1. you / go to the theatre?

2. what / you / eat for lunch?

3. where / Harry / meet his friends?

4. your teacher / give you any homework?

5. that dog / chase you?

6. Sam / go swimming?

7. what time / you / finish school today?

8. your dad / learn Spanish at school?

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 14. Choose the correct words.

1.
Did Marcus play / played football at the weekend?

2.
Where did you lived / live when you were young?

3.
Did your dad have / had a dog when he was a boy?

4.
Did your cat jump / jumped on the sofa?

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 5.
Who did you wrote / write a letter to?

6.
What did you buy / bought at the weekend?

7.
Where did she leave / left her tennis racket?

8.
How many hamburgers did he ate / eat?

15. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. get / when / train / the / you / did

2. to / they / Australia / did / go

3. time / you / tennis / what / play / did

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 4. do / you / did / what

5. the / enjoy / did / film / they

6. she / did / pizza / how / make / that

7. yesterday / where / you / did / go

8. time / they / did / good / have / a

Answer Key
1.
1. We were on holiday last month.
2. Rachael's party was on Saturday.
3. It wasn't a good film.
4. They weren’t at the cinema.
5. I was at a hockey match yesterday afternoon.
6. They were ill at the weekend.
7. You weren’t in the garden.
8. My cat was under the table.
2.
1. E.
2. F.
3. D.
4. G.
5. A.
6. C.
7. B.

3.
1. Was
2. was
3. wasn't
4. was
5. Were
6. weren't
7. were
8. Was
4.
1. wasn't

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 2. were
3. was
4. weren't
5. wasn't
6. was
7. were
8. wasn't
5.
1. Was Susan in her bedroom?
2. Was he on holiday?
3. When was her birthday?
4. Where were you yesterday?
5. Were they friendly people?
6. How was your weekend?
7. Were your parents good students?
8. Was Mike with Tom yesterday?
6.
1. My parents bought a dog last week.
2. It started snowing this morning.
3. Louisa went to New York in the summer.
4. I dropped my tennis racket.
5. We didn’t take our bikes on holiday.
6. They didn’t see the new James Bond film.
7. Someone stole her mobile phone.
8. You walked to school today.
7. Suggested Answers:
1. arrived
2. bought
3. went
4. moved
5. left
6. started
7. grew up
8. wrote
8.
1. B. listen
2. B. met
3. A. won
4. B. ate
5. A. bought
6. B. sent
7. B. drink
8. A. played
9.
1. had
2. carried
3. decided
4. grew
5. dropped

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 6. caught
7. ended
8. drank
10.
1. lived
2. had
3. switched
4. sat
5. made
6. ate
11.
1. Did you finish your homework after dinner?
2. What time did the film start?
3. Did you walk to the bus?
4. Where did you see Mandy?
5. Did you find the hotel?
6. Did Charlie ride his bike to school?
7. Did you go to France last year?
8. When did they arrive?
12.
1. C. At 5.30.
2. B. Basketball.
3. B. No, they didn’t.
4. A. We watched a film.
5. A. Yes, we did.
6. B. At 5.30.
7. C. Joe and Fred.
8. A. Yes, I did.
13.
1. Did you go to the theatre?
2. What did you eat for lunch?
3. Where did Harry meet his friends?
4. Did your teacher give you any homework?
5. Did that dog chase you?
6. Did Sam go swimming?
7. What time did you finish school today?
8. Did your dad learn Spanish at school?
14.
1. play
2. live
3. have
4. jump
5. write
6. buy
7. leave
8. eat
15.
1. When did you get the train?
2. Did they go to Australia?

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 3. What time did you play tennis?
4. What did you do?
5. Did they enjoy the film?
6. How did she make that pizza?
7. Where did you go yesterday?
8. Did they have a good time?

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