UNIT 3 EXERCISES
1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.
1 Richard left (leave) school in 2006.
2 My parents __________ (have) a house by the sea.
3 We __________ (not / see) our cousins last week.
4 __________ they __________ (go) to Spain in June?
5 When __________ you __________ (arrive)?
6 I __________ (stop) working at 9.00 p.m.
7 Matthew __________ (fix) my computer for me last night.
8 They __________ (organize) a surprise party for us.
9 When __________ the film __________ (finish)?
10 Caroline __________ (work) in a restaurant last summer.
2 Answer the questions so that they’re true for you. Use short answers.
1 Did you do any cooking yesterday?
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2 Did you go shopping last weekend?
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3 Did you go to bed late last night?
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4 Did your teacher give you a test last month?
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5 Did you live abroad when you were a child?
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3 Write the sentences in the correct order.
1 last night / eat / we / out / didn’t
We didn’t eat out last night.
2 Friday / we / last / arrived / in Prague
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3 Jamie / yesterday / and his band / played / in a concert
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4 three weeks / Frank / ago / lost / his job
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5 ago / they / met / two years
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4 Write the Past Simple form of the verbs.
1 fall fell 6 keep __________
2 send __________7 tell __________
3 find __________8 write __________
4 eat __________9 break __________
5 buy __________ 10 bring __________
5 Write questions for these answers.
1 I was watching TV at 10 o’clock.
What were you doing at 10 o’ clock?
2 No, I wasn’t laughing at you!
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3 I was cooking dinner when Joe came to visit.
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4 They were sleeping when I left.
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5 No, the computer wasn’t working.
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6 Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in the
box.
make have work tell talk read
not do not shine
1 Who were you talking to on the phone last night?
2 They ______________ much – just sitting around and chatting.
3 I saw Kevin five minutes ago – he ______________ a magazine.
4 The sun ______________ at lunchtime, but it is now.
5 I ______________ breakfast when you called.
6 Katie ______________ us a story when you arrived.
7 I closed the door because the kids ______________ a noise.
8 I __________ still __________ hard at 7.30 last night.
7 Read the sentences. Which action happened first?
1 We were playing football when it started to rain.
First we were playing football. First it started to rain.
2 When you called, I was having breakfast.
First you called. First I was having breakfast.
3 Ben was studying when he heard a knock at the door.
First Ben heard a knock. First Ben was studying.
8 Complete the text. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous.
It was such a terrible night! The wind (1) was blowing (blow)
and the trees (2) ______________ (make) a lot of noise. Suddenly, I (3)
______________ (hear) a big crash of thunder and it (4) ______________
(start) to rain. As I (5) ______________ (run) home, I (6) ______________
(fall) over and got soaking wet. I (7) ______________ (have) a long way to
go and the rain (8) ______________ (come) down so hard that it
(9) ______________ (be) difficult to see anything. I was very happy when I
finally (10) ______________ (arrive) back at my house.
9 Choose the correct preposition.
1 We always go shopping on / in / at the weekend.
2 Let’s meet on / in / at 8.30.
3 I’ll give you a call on / in / at two weeks’ time.
4 What would you like to do at / in / on the morning?
5 They started the course on / at / in January.
6 In / On / At Christmas Day we often go for a walk.
7 Do you eat special food on / at / in Christmas?
8 What did he do in / at / on Friday?
9 I went to university in / at /on the 1990s.
10 Rebecca bought a car at / on / in July.
