CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE
2ND YEAR
NAME: DATE:
Class Assignment Nº 1
A- Complete the sentences with the past tense of be : was/were/wasn’t/weren’t
1. Where ______ your mother yesterday?
I think she ______at the cinema with friends.
2. What time ________the football match last night?
I think it _______ at 8.00pm
3. Who ________ with you last Saturday at the disco?
4. I liked the girl who _________at the party.
5. My girlfriend _________at the school. She _______ ill.
6. The meeting __________ at Hyde Park corner.
7. All the students ________ very kind to me.
8. Dorothy ________ in love with Stephen.
B- Complete the sentences with the Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. Jason, I ___________(ask) you a question. Please answer me.
2. I ___________(watch) a cookery show yesterday and then I ___________ (cook) dinner for
my parents! They __________(like) it, too!
3. We ______________(stay) at home last night and watched a film on TV. We __________
(hate) it, it was really bad.
4. I ___________(visit) my friend yesterday and ____________ (help) her with her problem.
C- Complete the sentences with the Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. The band Queen _____________(sell) millions of records.
2. Jamie ____________ (want) to talk to me about something yesterday.
3. My sister __________ (get) a guitar for Christmas last year.
4. My parents ____________(give) me an album by my favourite band for my birthday.
5. My mum ___________ (change) her last name when she married my dad.
6. My dad ______________(start) a band when he was at university.
7. My parents ___________(meet) at a concert.
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8. My little brother __________ (win) a music contest in his school last month!
D-Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs from the box. There is one
extra verb in each box.
E- Choose the correct words.
1 When did Steven Spielberg __________his first film?
a) make b) made
2 A: Did she buy this dress online?
B: Yes, she _________ .
a) bought b) did
3 What ______________ 200 years ago?
a) ate people b) did people eat
4 My grandma didn’t ___________to university.
a) go b) went
5 What__________ last weekend?
a) did you b) did you do
6 Where _________ for your last holiday?
a) did you go b) went you
7 A: Did you see the talent show on TV last night?
B: No, I ________.
a) didn’t b) didn’t see
8 My sister went to a cool party last night but she didn’t _________me with her.
a) took b) take
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VOCABULARY
F-Complete the text. Write one word in each space.
My family all have interesting jobs . That’s why they love their work! My father’s an ____________ .
He’s in lots of films. My mother’s an _____________ . She writes books. My brother’s a ________ .
He writes music. My little sister wants to be a ____________ . She sings a lot at home. My uncle’s a
______________ and he’s always very funny. And what about me? Well, I want to be a
____________ – I love science!
G- Read the text and complete the words.
Jeremy’s family all love music and everyone plays a musical 0 i n s t r u m e n t . His dad plays his 1
g______________ and Jeremy’s little brother goes to classes to learn the 2 t____________ .
Jeremy plays the 3 v____________ , and his mum loves playing the 4 p_________________ . They
play all types of music, from 5 f________________ to 6 c___________ . It’s amazing!
H- Read the following text.
Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for
two weeks. They travelled in August and stayed in a True or false?
college with other students in Brighton, the South of
Joel and Sara travelled to England for
England. It was fantastic because they talked to a lot
of students of different nationalities and learned a lot three weeks.
about other cultures and customs. Of course, they They stayed in a college.
learned a lot of English too because they practiced it
Brighton is in the North of England.
every day. In the morning they studied a little, they
asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary
They asked the teacher to speak fast.
and answered her questions. In the afternoon they They sometimes walked to the beach.
visited different places or played different sports. It
was so much fun. They often walked down to the
beach with their new friends and played. In the
evening they were tired so they sometimes watched
videos or played board games. Answer the questions.
The best days were Saturday and Sunday because
What did Joel and Sara do in the
they travelled to London. The city is very big and they
visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London afternoon?
Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the ______________________________
Queen but they didn’t see her, only her guards! __________________________.
At the end of the two weeks, they were sad to return
What did they visit in London?
home. The holidays were fun and different from usual.
They cried a little when they said goodbye to their ______________________________
new friends and promised to write or send emails __________________________.
when they arrived home. Did they see the Queen?
___________________________.
