VERBOS NO PASSADO

1. Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 0clock yesterday afternoon ?

1. George was in bed2. Carol and Jack _________________________________________.3. Sue __________________________________________________.4. ______________________________________________________.5. ______________________________________________________.6. And you ? I _____________________________________________.

2. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.2. Today the weather ________nice, but yesterday it ________cold.3. I ________ hungry. Can I have something to eat ?4. I _________ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.5. Where _______ you at 11 oclock last Friday morning ?6. Dont buy those shoes. They _________ too expensive.7. Why _______you so angry yesterday? 8. We must go now. It ____________very late. 9. This time last year I __________in Paris. 10. We __________tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed. 11. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He _______________a famous film star. 12. Where ________the children? I dont know. They _________in the garden ten minutes ago.

3. Put in was / wasnt / were / werent.

1. We didnt like our hotel room. It was very small and it wasnt very clean.2. Kate got married when she __________ 24 years old.3. I phoned you yesterday evening but you __________at home. Where _________you ?4. George __________at work last week because he _______ill. Hes better now.5. The shops ____________open yesterday because it ___________a public holiday.6. ____________you at home at 9.30? No, I _________ I ___________at work.

4. Write questions.

5. Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple : clean / die / enjoy / finish / happen / live / open / play / rain / smoke / start / stay / want / watch

1) Yesterday evening I watched television.2) I ____________________my teeth three times yesterday.3) Bernard __________________________20 cigarettes yesterday evening.4) The concert last night______________________at 7.30 and _______________at 10 O clock.5) The accident ___________________ last Sunday afternoon.6) When I was a child, I ___________________to be a doctor.7) Mozart ___________________from 1756 to 1791.8) We __________________our holiday last year. We _________________at a very good hotel. 9) Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it ________________________. 10 ) It was hot in the room, so I ___________________the window. 11) The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we _________________tennis. 12) William Shakespeare _________________in 1616.

6. Write the past of these verbs.

Get ____________________ Eat ________________________ Give _____________________Leave_______________________ Hear_____________________Find_________________________ Tell______________________Lose_________________________ Pay _____________________Make ________________________ See_____________________ Go___________________________ Buy_____________________ Know_________________________ Do______________________ Put___________________________ Think____________________ Speak________________________ Stand____________________Take_________________________

7. Write Sentences About The Past (Yesterday / Last Week etc) .

1) He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car.2) They always get up early. This morning they ___________________.3) Bill often loses his keys. He ___________________________last Saturday.4) I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week ________________________5) She meets her friends every evening. She ___________________yesterday evening.6) I usually read two newspapers every day.__________________yesterday.7) They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday _____________________8) We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. ________________________last Sunday.9) Tom always has a shower in the morning._______________________this morning.10) They buy a new car every day. Yesterday __________________________________.11) I eat an orange every day. Yesterday____________________________________12) We usually do our shopping on Monday. _______________________last Monday.13) Ann often takes photographs. Last weekend_________________________________14) We leave home at 8.30 every morning. ________________________________this morning.

8. Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.

1) I saw John but I didnt see Mary.2) They worked on Monday but they __________________________on Tuesday.3) We went to the shop but we __________________________to the bank.4) She had a pen but she ________________________any paper.5) Jack did French at school but he _______________________German.

9. You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with did?

1) I watched TV last night. And you ? Did you watch TV last night ?2) I enjoyed the party. And you ? ________________you _____________?3) I had a good holiday. And you ? _______________________________?4) I got up early this morning. And you ? ___________________________?5) I slept well last night. And you ?_____________________________?

10. What did you do yesterday ? ( Your sentence can be positive or negative.)

1) ( watch TV ) I watched TV yesterday. ( or I didnt watch TV yesterday .)2) (get up before 7.30) I _____________________________________3) (have a shower) I ________________________________________4) (buy a magazine) ________________________________________5) (speak English ) _________________________________________6) (do an examination) ______________________________________7) (eat meat) ______________________________________________8) (go to bed before 10.30) ___________________________________

11. Write questions with who/ what/how/why?

1) I met somebody. Who did you meet ? 2) Harry arrived. What time __________ Harry __________________________?3) I saw somebody. Who ________________you ________________________?4) They wanted something. What _______________________________________?5) The meeting finished. What time _____________________________________?6) Pat went home early. Why ___________________________________________?7) We had dinner. What _____________________________________for dinner ?8) It cost a lot of money. How much _________________________________________?

12. Put the verb in the correct form of the past ( positive, negative or question).

1) I played (play) tennis yesterday but I didnt win (not /win ) .2) We ________________________(wait) a long time for the bus it _______________ ( not / come ).3) Thats a nice shirt. Where ______________________(you/buy) it ?4) She ____________________(see) me but she ______________________ (not/ speak) to me.5) _________________________( it/ rain) yesterday? No, it was a nice day.6) That was a stupid thing to do. Why ________________________( you/do) it ?