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UNIT 3 EXERCISES – Simple Past
1 Complete the sentences with the Simple Past of the verbs in the parentheses.
1 Richard left (leave) school in 2006.
2 My parents (have) a house by the ocean.
3 We (not / see) our cousins last week.
4 they (go) to Spain in June?
5 When you (arrive)?
6 I (stop) working at 9:00 p.m.
7 Matthew (fix) my computer for me last night.
8 They (organize) a surprise party for us.
9 When the movie (finish)?
10 Caroline (work) in a restaurant last summer.
2 Answer the questions so that they’re true for you. Use short answers.
1 Did you do any cooking yesterday?
2 Did you go shopping last weekend?
3 Did you go to bed late last night?
4 Did your teacher give you a test last month?
5 Did you live abroad when you were a child?
3 Write the sentences in the correct order.
1 last night / eat / we / out / didn’t
We didn’t eat out last night.
2 Friday / we / last / arrived / in Prague
3 Jamie / yesterday / and his band / played / in a concert
4 three weeks / Frank / ago / lost / his job
5 ago / they / met / two years
4 Write the Simple Past form of the verbs.
1 fall fell 6 keep
2 send 7 tell
3 find 8 write
4 eat
9 break
5 buy
10 bring
5 Read the sentences. Which action happened first?
1 We were playing soccer when it started to rain.
First we were playing soccer. First it started to rain.
2 When you called, I was having breakfast. First you called. First I was having breakfast.
3 Ben was studying when he heard a knock at the door. First Ben heard a knock. First Ben was studying.
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