LESSON 6: PAST SIMPLE
NAME: ____________________________________________ GV: Nguyễn Hồng Quân
Exercise 1: Make the past simple with 'be'
1) It _________________ (be) cold yesterday.
2) She _________________ (be) hungry.
3) We _________________ (be) late for the meeting.
4) I _________________(be) tired last night.
5) The exam _________________(be) difficult.
6) They _________________(be) in Berlin.
7) You _________________(be) in the library when I called you.
8) The holiday _________________(be) fun.
9) He _________________(be) early for the interview.
10) The people we met last night _________________(be) French.
11) That woman _________________(not/be) Spanish.
12) Julie _________________(not/be) late for the class.
13) The food _________________(not/be) very good.
14) They _________________(not/be) my uncle and aunt.
15) I _________________(not/be) rude to the waitress.
16) The test _________________(not/be) easy.
17) We _________________(not/be) tired when we arrived.
18) They _________________(not/be) on the bus when I called.
19) You _________________(not/be) here when she came.
20) He _________________(not/be) my boyfriend.
Exercise 2: Past Simple 'Be' Questions
1) (you / be / tired yesterday)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
2) (the weather / be / good)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
3) (we / be / too noisy)?
- ________________________________________________________________________

4) (he / be / a doctor when he was young)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
5) (they / be / in the class last week)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
6) (she / be / a good student)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
7) (I / be / on time)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
8) (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
9) (we / be / in Paris)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
10) (where / you / be)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Make the past simple with 'be' - it could be positive, negative or question
1) (I / be / at the cinema last night)
- ________________________________________________________________________
2) (the children / be / naughty)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
3) (we / be / in a cafe when you called)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
4) (I / be / late)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
5) (she / be / a teacher when she was young)
- ________________________________________________________________________
6) (where / we / be)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
7) (you / be / okay)?
- ________________________________________________________________________



8) (we / be / too tired)
- ________________________________________________________________________
9) (how / the party / be)?
- ________________________________________________________________________
PAST SIMPLE WITH ACTION VERBS
Exercise 1: Change the verb into the past simple
1) I __________________(hear) a new song on the radio.
2) I __________________(read) three books last week.
3) They __________________(speak) French to the waitress.
4) He __________________(understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.
5) I __________________(forget) to buy some milk.
6) She __________________(have) a baby in June.
7) You __________________(lose) your keys last week.
8) They __________________(swim) 500m.
9) I __________________(give) my mother a CD for Christmas.
10) At the age of 23, she __________________(become) a doctor.
11) I __________________(know) the answer yesterday.
12) He __________________(tell) me that he lived in Toronto.
13) We __________________(lend) John £200.
14) She __________________(drink) too much coffee yesterday.
15) The children __________________(sleep) in the car.
16) He __________________(keep) his promise.
17) I __________________(choose) steak for dinner.
18) The film __________________(begin) late.
19) We __________________(fly) to Sydney.
20) They __________________(drive) to Beijing.
21) He __________________(teach) English at the University.
22) I __________________(send) you an email earlier.

23) We __________________(leave) the house at 7am.
24) He __________________(feel) terrible after eating the prawns.


Exercise 2: Make the past simple
1) I __________________(come) to England in 1993.
2) She __________________(stand) under a tree to shelter from the rain.
3) They __________________(do) their homework yesterday.
4) We __________________(sing) too much last night - I have a sore throat!
5) He already __________________(eat) all the cake.
6) The child __________________(fall) off his bicycle.
7) It __________________(take) three hours to drive to Paris.
8) I __________________(find) your keys under the table.
9) She __________________(get) a new bike for her birthday.
10) She __________________(sell) her house last year.
11) We __________________(go) to New York in January.
12) Finally my mother __________________(let) me go to a party.
13) It __________________(be) cold last night.
14) I __________________(meet) John at the weekend.
15) Lucy __________________(pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant.
16) We __________________(see) the new film yesterday.
17) She __________________(wear) her new coat to the party.
18) I __________________(think) my football team would win.
19) They __________________(put) their bags in the bedroom.
20) Billy __________________(run) after the bus.
21) She __________________(say) that she would come later.
22) I __________________(buy) some books this morning.
23) We __________________(make) a cake - it was delicious.
24) He __________________(sit) on the old chair and it broke.
25) They __________________(write) a letter to their parents.

Exercise 3: Make the past simple negative
1) I ____________________(not/go) out last night.
2) You ____________________(not/come) to the party.
3) She ____________________(not/love) chocolate as a child.


4) He ____________________(not/like) sport.
5) We ____________________(not/study) for the exam.
6) They ____________________(not/cook) at the weekend.
7) Lucy ____________________(not/meet) her friends last week.
8) I ____________________(not/stay) at home.
9) You ____________________(not/do) your homework.
10) John ____________________(not/work) in the bank at the same time as me.
Exercise 4: Make past simple questions
1) Where ________________________ (you/go) to school?
2) When ________________________(she/arrive) ?
3) Why ________________________(he/eat) so much?
4) What ________________________(they/do) yesterday?
5) Who ________________________(you/meet) at the party?
6) How ________________________(she/come) to work this morning?
7) Where ________________________(I/leave) my glasses?
8) When ________________________(he/get) home last night?
9) What ________________________(you/do) at the weekend?
10) Why ________________________(she/get) angry?
11) Who ________________________(they/talk) earlier?
12) What ________________________(we/do) last Christmas?
13) Why ________________________(it/rain) on my birthday?
14) How ________________________(she/finish) so quickly?
15) Where ________________________(he/go) after the class last week?
16) What ________________________(I/do) last Tuesday?

17) When ________________________(you/start) your job?
18) How ________________________(she/get) here?
19) What ________________________(he/do) last summer?
Exercise 5: Make the past simple, positive, negative or question
1) I ________________________(not/drink) any beer last night.
2) She ________________________(get on) the bus in the centre of the city.


3) What time ________________________(he/get up) yesterday?
4) Where ________________________(you/get off) the train?
5) I ________________________(not/change) trains at Victoria.
6) We ________________________(wake up) very late.
7) What ________________________(he/give) his mother for Christmas?
8) I ________________________(receive) £300 when my uncle died.
9) We ________________________(not/use) the computer last night.
10) ________________________(she/make) good coffee?
11) They ________________________(live) in Paris.
12) She ________________________(read) the newspaper yesterday.
13) I ________________________(not/watch) TV.
14) He ________________________(not/study) for the exam.
15) ________________________ (he/call) you?
16) ________________________(I/forget) something?
17) What time ________________________(the film/start)?
18) He ________________________(have) a shower.
19) Why ________________________(you/come)?
20) ________________________(he/go) to the party?
Exercise 6: Make the past simple, positive, negative or question
1) She _________________(go) home.
2) We _________________(watch) a film.
3) When ___________________________(he/arrive)?

4) I _________________(buy) a new car.
5) Where _______________________(you/live)?
6) I _________________(play) tennis.
7) Where _______________________________(you/work) before?
8) ________________________(they/come) for lunch?
9) _________________________________(we/study) this last year?
10) They _________________(drink) coffee.
11) _________________________(you/see) that film?