PAST SIMPLE TENSE A Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple: Stephen (be) a great friend of mine He _ (become) one of my friends when we _ (be) at school Patrick (begin) playing football when he (be) eight years old He _ (break) a leg last year when he (fall) His mother _ (bring) him a present She _ (buy) him a computer game He (can / not) believe it! It (cost) his mother a fortune! Linda (catch) a bus for school last Tuesday, but she (arrive) late anyway William and Betty (go) shopping and _ (cut) some expenses when they (decide) to go to a low cost shop They _ (come) home at o’clock yesterday, but they _ (have) dinner two hours later They (eat) and (drink) before leaving again for the concert 10 When I _ (swim) in the river last night, I almost _ (freeze)! 11 We _ (hear) some strange noises when we _ (get) there 12 Susan _ (do) her homework after having tea She _ (know) all the answers and she _ (understand) all the exercises 13 Last year I _ (go) to Paris on holiday I (think) it (be) the best holiday I’ve ever had! I (take) some photos and _ (send) them home by e-mail B Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms: Peter hid his marks from his dad Neg: _ _ Int: _ Tom drew a beautiful drawing Neg: _ _ Int: _ Yesterday she dreamt with her cat Neg: _ _ Int: _ Chris felt sick last morning Neg: _ _ Int: _ We found your keys two days ago Neg: _ _ Int: _ She flew to London last weekend Neg: _ _ Int: _ My parents forbade me to go camping Neg: _ _ Int: _ They forgot to clean the mess Neg: _ _ Int: _ Charles did a great job Neg: _ _ Int: _ 10 Rose was very late for school Neg: _ _ Int: _ 11 Mary walked to school Neg: _ _ Int: _ 12 The Smiths sold their house last year Neg: _ _ Int: _ C Complete the table: INFINITIVE Fight Get Learn Leave Lose Make Pay Put Read Ride Ring Run Say See PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION Send Show Sing Sit Sleep Speak Spend Teach Tell Wake Write