1. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
In 1998, Philip Boit ……took…… (take) part in the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. His event 1…………………. (be) cross-country skiing, and the newspapers 2…………………. (write) about him a lot because he was from Kenya, a country with no snow!
Boit 3…………………. (prepare) well for the Olympics. Before the competition, he 4…………………. (spend) two months training in Finland. However, he 5…………………. (not win) the race – in fact, he 6…………………. (finish) last.
A Norwegian skier called Bjørn Dæhlie 7…………………. (win) the event, but he 8…………………. (not leave) immediately after the finish – he 9…………………. (wait) for Boit because he 10…………………. (want) to shake his hand. After this, Boit and Dæhlie became good friends. In fact, when Boit 11…………………. (have) a son a few years later, he 12…………………. (name) him Dæhlie Boit!
Answer
1 was 2 wrote 3 prepared 4 spent 5 didn’t win
6 finished 7 won 8 didn’t leave 9 waited 10 wanted
11 had 12 named
2. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
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ask be be clean come give start want |
The Generous Footballer
French international footballer Olivier Kapo 1………………… to the UK to play for Birmingham City in 2007. At the same time, a local boy called James McPike 2………………… work at the football club and one of his jobs 3………………… cleaning Kapo’s football boots. For a year, he 4………………… them after every match. At the end of the year, he 5………………… Kapo for a souvenir. He 6………………… to keep the star’s football boots. In fact, Kapo 7………………… him a much better gift: his Mercedes sports car! James 8………………… amazed.
Answer
1 came 2 started 3 was 4 cleaned 5 asked 6 wanted
7 gave 8 was
3. Complete the questions for these answers. The information is all in the texts in exercises 1 and 2.
1 Which event ………………… Philip Boit ………………… in?
Cross-country skiing.
2 Where ………………… Boit ………………… for the Olympics?
In Finland.
3 ………………… Boit ………………… the event?
No, he didn’t. He came last.
4 ………………… Boit and Dæhlie ………………… good friends?
Yes, they did.
5 When ………………… Olivier Kapo ………………… to the UK?
In 2007.
6 What ………………… Olivier Kapo ………………… James McPike?
His Mercedes sports car.
Answer
1 did, take part 2 did, train 3 Did, win 4 Did, become
5 did, come 6 did, give
4. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.
1 They scored two goals in the first half, but they didn’t score any goals in the second half.
2 We ……………………… into town by bus; we went by taxi.
3 The 2008 Olympics ……………………… in Japan; they took place in China.
4 James Naismith ……………………… basketball; he didn’t invent volleyball.
5 Women ……………………… in tennis and golf at the 1900 Olympics, but they didn’t compete in other events.
6 In the 19th century, footballers didn’t wear shorts; they ……………………… long trousers.
7 When I took the penalty, I ……………………… the ball, I kicked the ground!
8 We didn’t win our first tennis match, but we ……………………… our second.
Answer
2 didn’t go 3 didn’t take place 4 invented 5 competed
6 wore 7 didn’t kick 8 won
5. Write six true sentences about what you did and didn’t do at the weekend. Use the activities in the box and the past simple (affirmative or negative).
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have lunch in a café do my homework go swimming play tennis read a magazine see a film |
1 ……………………………………….
2 ……………………………………….
3 ……………………………………….
4 ……………………………………….
5 ……………………………………….
6 ……………………………………….
Answer
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