Unit 3-20162017

UNIT 3: WHERE DID YOU GO ON HOLIDAY? (part 2)
*** Grammar exercise: SIMPLE PAST
I. Simple past with BE
A. Complete the sentences using was or were.
1. She_______ very pretty.
2. They________ at school.
3. He_____ at home last night.
4. I________ very naughty.
5. We_______ in London last week.
6. They__________ good friends.
7. It_________ sunny yesterday.
8. I__________ at the cinema yesterday.
9. Lucy and Mary______ good students.
10. We_________ single last year.
B. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb “to be” in the past simple.
1. _______Mary a singer?
2. _______ the door open?
3. ______your sister a nurse?
4._______ the boys at home?
5. _______ you at the cinema?
6. ______ the book interesting?
7. _______ your father an actor?
8. _______your parents happy?
C. Put these sentences into negative form.
1. I was John’s wife.
_______________________________
2. My grandparents were poor.
_______________________________
3. Susan was a fat girl.
_______________________________
4. My hair was short.
_______________________________
5. We were artists.
_______________________________
6. They were husband and wife.
_______________________________
D. Answer the questions using short form:
1. Was Mr. Smith a mechanic? No, ________.
2. Were you ill? No,________________.
3. Was I right? Yes,_____________.
4. Was your father at home? No,__________.
5. Was it expensive? Yes,___________.
6. Was your mother a doctor? Yes, ________.
7. Were the children naughty? No, ________.
8. Was Sheila angry? No, _______________.
9. Was I tall? Yes, _____________.
10. Was the dog on the tree? Yes, ________.

II. Simple past with ORDINARY VERB (Regular and irregular)
Complete the sentences using past simple.
WHAT DID THEY DO YESTERDAY?













1. He__________ 2. He ____________ 3. They_________ 4. He___________



















5. They___________
(drink) some milk.














6. He__________
(meet) Daisy.














11. He __________
(take) his dog to the
park.











16. She__________
(do) her homework.
(say) goodbye to his
mother.












7. She ___________
(answer) some
emails.













12. He_________
(sell) orange juice in
the park .











17. They __________
(laugh) with a funny
story.
(catch ) the bus to
school.












8.He __________
(make) some
research.













13. He_________
(write) a letter to
his grandparents.











18. They ________
(leave) school at 4.
(have) a test.














9. He ___________
(play) basketball.














14. They __________
(go) to the concert.












19. They __________
(come) back home.
(draw) in the Art
lesson.












10. He _________
(get) an A in the
English test.













15. They _________
(read) the
newspaper.











20. He _________
(ride) his horse.