Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
SIMPLE PAST
1. When I (meet) Jane last year, she (be) a student.
2. They (get) married when they (be) in Chicago.
3. Teacher (recommend) that we always do our homework.
4. Who (write) the song ‘How can I live without you’?
5. She (have) a fight with her boyfriend last week.
6. He (study) Spanish when he was at University.
7. My father (forgot) his camera in the company yesterday.
8. The thieves (steal) the painting in 1998.
9. Last week, my uncle (drive) me to the school by his new car.
10.She (not/take) part in the contest three years ago.
11.They (order) something to drink.
12. Last summer, I (go) to Sturgatt with my family.
13. She (not/ do) her homework before going to class yesterday.
14. Our cat (catch) a big mouse this morning.
15. In 2001 our class (make) a trip to Norwich.
16. The secretary (delete) all important files yesterday.
17. Paul (look) at and (say) nothing to me.
18. The people (whisper) something to each other in our company.
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19. The weather (be) really nice, so I (want) to go out with my love.
20. The car (not/ stop) at the traffic lights.
21. (you/have) a nice weeken in Twain?
22. She (become) a doctor five years ago.
23. Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
24. We (see) Rose in town a few days ago.
25. I (go) to cinema three times last week.
26. It (is) cold last night, so I (shut) the window.
27. I work in a travel agency now. Before that I (work) in a shop.
28. We (invite) them to our party but they (decide) not to come.

57. All of them (enjoy) the play except Peter.
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58. My mother (give) me a meaningful gift on my birthday last year.
59. He is very kind. He (show) me the way to the bus stop.
60. When I (be) a child, my family (be) very poor.
61. He (take) his girl friend by the hand and (kiss) her.
62. The Committee (force) Mr.Smith to resign.
63. The director (request) that I must be here on time.
64. There (be) two students absent yesterday.
65. Where (you/get) this skirt?
66. I (not/have) your name and address.
67. She was surprised that she (not/be) invited to the party.
68. My mother (have) got terrible headache, so we (take) to the hospital.
69. He (make) a diagram to show us the way to go.
70. The maid (do) everything that I (tell) her to do.
71. His joke (make) everyone laugh.
72. I (take) your bag instead of mine by mistake.
73. (You/pay) by cheque or in cash ?
74. I thinks that her attitude to you yesterday (be) rather unpleasant.
75. He (refuse) to give me an answer for my question.
76. I (put) my trust in you but now, I am completely disapointed.
77. She (get) married at age of 18.
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78. We (receive) no notification prior to that date.
79. Last week, I (meet) the people I used to live with.
80. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
81. The robbers (attack) the owner of the house and (disappear) with the
expensive painting.
82. My father (decide) to give up smoking last month.
83. Linda said that her family (organize) a trip round city.

110. When I (be) a boy, we (have) no electricity in the village.
111. I (sleep) badly last night. The noise of the traffic (keep) me awake.
112. After climbing for six hours, we (manage) to reach the mountain
top.
113. I (walk) home after the party last night.
114. Lan (watch) television a lot when she was ill last year.
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115. Sarah (go) to thye party last week. Paul (go) to the party too; but
they (not/see) each other.
116. Suddenly, everybody stopped talking. There (be) silience.
117. It was late, so I (decide) take a taxi.
118. Simon (be) in a difficult situation, so I (agree) to lend him some
money.
119. I can't believe I (get) got that apartment.
120. I (submit) my application last week, but I (not/think) I (have) a
change of actually getting it.
121. When I (show) up to take a look around, there (be) at least twenty
other people who had arrived before me.
122. When the boy (come) home, he (throw) the umbrella to the ground
and (run) away as fast as he could.
123. She (go) to town and (buy) a special gilf for her close friend’s
birthday.
124. She (be) sorry that she (have to) leave the party early last night.
125. As soon as she (see) me, she (wave) and (shout) something.
126. The play (succeed) thanks to fine acting by all the cast.
127. She (blush) with embarrassment when she (meet) a handsome guy.
128. He (welcome) her with open arms.
129. She (employ) a secretary to help with her work.
130. The old man (die) of pneumonia.
131. He (walk) slowly because of his bad led.

minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (fight)………the fire and finally (bring) it under
control. Two fire-fighters (enter)…… the burning building but (find)………the
couple dead.
(2) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (be)…… an Austrian musician and composer.
He (live)……… from 1756 to 1791. He (start)……… composing at the age of five
and (write)……… more than 600 pieces of music. He (be)……… only 35 years old
when he (die)………
Exercise 3: Chose the correct answer in each of the following sentence.
1. Nobody knows what the cause of the explosion……….
A. Was B. Were C. Did
2. The football match ………. Televised live from the National Stadium.
A. Was B. Were C. Did
3. The performance ……… come up to what we………
A. Didn’t….Expect B. Didn’t….Expected C. Doesn’t…Expected
4. I…… by train. How…… you go ?
A. Go….did B. Gone….did C. Went….did
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