1. Complete the text with the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
John Lennon (1) …was born…… (be born) in 1940 in Liverpool, England. His middle name (2)………………. (be) Winston. John’s parents (3)………………. (be) only five years old and he (5)………………. (live) with his aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith. However, he often (6)………………. (visit) his mother at her house and she (7)………………. (teach) him to play the banjo. In 1956, she (8)………………. (buy) him his first guitar. Two years later she (9)………………. (die) in a car accident. In 1958, John (10)………………. (go) to the Liverpool College of Art, but he (11)………………. (leave) before the end of the course. In 1960 he (12)………………. (meet) Paul McCartney and together with two other friends they (13)………………. (start) The Beatles. They (14)………………. (become) the most famous and successful band in the history of popular music. Lennon and McCartney (15)………………. (write) most of The Beatles’ songs.
Answer
2 was 3 separated 4 was 5 lived 6 visited 7 taught 8 bought 9 died
10 went 11 left 12 met 13 started 14 became 15 wrote
2. Complete the text with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
When I (1) ………… (be) a child I (2) ………… (want) to be a truck driver. I (3) ………… (love) big trucks and I (4) ………… (have) a lot of toy trucks. But when I (5) ………… (be) about twelve years old I (6) ………… (decide) that trucks were boring. After school I (7) ………… (study) business at university, but I (8) ………… (find) that boring too. Now I’m a chef and I love it.
Answer
1 was 2 wanted 3 loved 4 had
5 was 6 decided 7 studied 8 found
3. Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Andrew meted / met / metted Laura when they were / was / been at university together.
2 The taxi stopped / stopped / stopt in front of the station and she gived / gaved / gave the driver $20.
3 He were / was / am born in 1942 and died / die / dyed in 2010.
4 When they find / finded / found the handbag in the park, they taked / took / taken it to the police station.
5 Last year, my brother goed / was / went to Las Vegas on holiday. It’s a really expensive place to visit. He spent / spended / spented over £1,000 in three days!
6 My mother maked / maid / made a big birthday cake for my brother yesterday and we eated / ate / ated three pieces each!
7 My sister playd / plaied / played the piano very well when she was eight and my parents bought / buyed / buied her a guitar when she was fifteen.
8 Elizabeth workt / worked / walked hard at university and then getted / gotted / got a fantastic job in London.
Answer
2 stopped, gave 3 was, died 4 found, took 5 went, spent
6 made, ate 7 played, bought 8 worked, got
4. Correct the sentences.
1 The weather were terrible when we was in London.
…The weather was terrible when we were in London. ……
2 I payed for the meal with my credit card.
3 He eated all his vegetables.
4 They enjoied the film very much.
5 Was you at work yesterday?
6 The ticket were very expensive. It costs £100!
Answer
2 I paid for the meal with my credit card.
3 He ate all his vegetables.
4 They enjoyed the film very much.
5 Were you at work yesterday?
6 The ticket was very expensive. It cost £100!
5. Complete the sentences with the present simple or the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Last night we ……………… (stay) at home and my husband ……………… (cook) an amazing dinner.
2 I ……………… (go) to the countryside with my family last weekend. We ……………… (have) a really nice time together.
3 My sister ……………… (play) volleyball on Tuesday nights. She usually ……………… (get) home at about 7:30 pm, but tonight she ……………… (get) back at 8:15 pm.
4 My brother and I ……………… (spend) a lot of time together when we ……………… (be) children, but now we almost never ……………… (see) each other.
Answer
1 stayed, cooked 2 went, had 3 plays, gets, got 4 spent, were, see
6. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 When I was a child, we ……had…… an old computer. (have)
2 They ……………. good friends in 1976 and they stayed friends for many years. (become)
3 I lost my phone for about a week, but then I ……………. it under my bed! (find)
4 She ……………. me an amazing story about Steve Jobs. (tell)
5 It was a very difficult match, but in the end we ……………. . (win)
6 My uncle was a famous writer. He ……………. books for children. (write)
7 I ……………. my first computer in 1995. (buy)
8 I ……………. for a walk yesterday. (go)
9 When I ……………. home, I checked my emails. (get)
Answer
2 became 3 found 4 told 5 won 6 wrote 7 bought
8 went 9 got
7. Correct one spelling mistake in each sentence.
1 He plaied volleyball when he was young.
……played……
2 I buyed a new bed yesterday and it cost £450.
……………………….
3 I really liket the concert on Saturday.
……………………….
4 She eated a piece of cake with her coffee.
……………………….
5 They gotten an email about the new course.
……………………….
6 We dicide to stay at home last weekend.
……………………….
Answer
2 buyed bought 3 liket liked 4 eated ate 5 gotten got
6 dicide decided
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