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Name: .............................................................. Age: .............. Mark: ......................


( Exercise 1: Put in the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Alice and Jack ...................................... (leave) in the cinema before the end of the film.
The streets ...................................... (be ) crowded with people.
His grandmother ...................................... (die) last year.
Everyone ...................................... (have) a marvellous time.
We ...................................... (not like) the food they give us.
Simon ...................................... (go) to Egypt last month.
The accident ...................................... (happen) last month.
It ...................................... (not be) a very comfortable journey.
She ...................................... (know) that ages ago.
( Exercise 2: Write a second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
She had her old coat on. (wearing)
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I was on holiday, and you were on holiday, too. (we)
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It isn’t true that he made a mistake. (didn’t)
( ......................................................................................................................................
The boys were in the middle of a game of cards. (playing)
( ......................................................................................................................................
None told me about the change of plan. (know)
( ......................................................................................................................................
His friend was the winner of the competition. (won)
( ......................................................................................................................................
Is it the fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)
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( Exercise 3: Lorna Bright is a long-distance walker. Look at this part of her diary describing a morning’s walk along coast. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
It was a fine day when I started out on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. The sun (1) __________, and a light wind (2) __________ blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it (3) __________ raining. I knew by now that I (4) __________ like rain. In fact I (5) __________ it. I (6) __________ along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Welburn, past a café where people (7) __________ having morning coffee. Three miles past Welburn I (8) __________ down for five minutes and (9) __________ a drink. Now it (10) __________ getting warmer, so I (11) __________ off one of my sweaters. I (12) __________ stop for long because I (13) __________ to reach Seabury by lunch-time (14) __________ I finally got there, it (15) __________ just after half past twelve.
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( Exercise 4: Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Find and correct it.
It was peaceful, and the birds were sing. ......................................................................................................
I washed my hair when the phone rang. .......................................................................................................
You came not to the club last night. .............................................................................................................
It taked ages to get home. .............................................................................................................................
We tried to keep quiet because the baby sleeping. .......................................................................................
As I was watching him, the man was suddenly running away. ....................................................................
We pass a petrol station five minutes ago. ...................................................................................................
Everything was seeming OK. .......................................................................................................................
Where bought you that bag? .........................................................................................................................
When I heard the alarm, I was leaving the room immediately. ....................................................................
( Exercise 5: Complete the sentences. Put in the correct form of each verb. Use the past continuous or past simple.
She ........................................... (lie) in the bath when the phone ........................................... (ring). It ........................................... (stop) after a few rings.
It ........................................... (be) cold when Robert and Tracy ........................................... (leave) the house that day and a light snow ................................................ (fall).
Your friend who .............................................. (come) here the other day ............................................... (seem) very nice. I ............................................ (enjoy) meeting her.
When I ......................................... (see) the man, he ........................................... (stand) outside the bank. He ................................................. (have) a bkack baseball cap on.
When he .............................................. (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ...................................... (fall) out.
I ................................................. (walk) along the street when I suddenly ............................................ (feel) something hit me in the back. I ................................................ (not know) what it was.
They ............................................... (go) to London yesterday, but on the way they ................................... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford street. so they ............................................. (drive) back home straight a way.
Something very strange ....................................................... (happen) to me on my way home from work yesterday afternoon. I .................................................... (drive) along the bypass at the time. Suddenly I .................................................... (see) my mother in the seat beside me. But she died 3 years ago.

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( Exercise 1: Put in the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Alice and Jack ...................left................... (leave) in the cinema before the end of the film.
The streets ..................were.................... (be ) crowded with people