I. Write the past form of the verbs

Last year I (go) _________ to England on holiday.

It (be) _________ fantastic.

I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) _________ with two friends of mine .

In the mornings we (walk) _________ in the streets of London.

In the evenings we (go) _________ to pubs.

The weather (be) _________ strangely fine.

It (not / rain) _________ a lot.

But we (see) _________ some beautiful rainbows.II. Complete the sentences with was or were. (Verb To Be)I _____ happy.

You _____ angry.

She _____ in London last week.

He _____ on holiday.

It _____ cold.

We _____ at school.

You _____ at the cinema.

They _____ at home.

The cat _____ on the roof.

The children _____ in the garden.

The teacher _____ nice.

The students _____ very clever.

But one student _____ in trouble.

We _____ sorry for him.

He _____ nice though.III. Write positive sentences in simple past.he / the question / answer (regular) He answered the question you / a question / ask (regular) _____________________________the dog / bark (regular) _____________________________they / us / call (regular) _____________________________we / a mountain / climb (regular) _____________________________John / stamps / collect (regular) _____________________________we / in London / live (regular) _____________________________I / hungry / be (irregular) _____________________________they / a hamster / have (irregular) _____________________________he / to school / go (irregular) _____________________________IV. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

They collected postcards. They did not / didnt collect postcards.

You jumped high. _____________________________Albert played squash. _____________________________The teacher tested our English. _____________________________Fiona visited her grandma. _____________________________He washed the car. _____________________________You were thirsty. _____________________________He had a computer. _____________________________I bought bread. _____________________________You saw the house. _____________________________V. Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence.MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

footballshoppingmeetingring Janebuy flowersconcertsailing

cinematennisEnglishItalian restaurant

When was his English course? His English course was on Thursday.

When did he go shopping? _____________________________When did he buy flowers? _____________________________When was his meeting? _____________________________When did he play football? _____________________________When did he go to the Italian restaurant? _____________________________When did he ring Jane? _____________________________When did he go to the cinema? _____________________________When did he play tennis? _____________________________When was the concert? _____________________________When did he go sailing? _____________________________VI. Write questions in simple past.

Anna / the window / open -> Did Anna open the window?she / home / walk _____________________________you / in the garden / work _____________________________you / a song / sing _____________________________she / on a chair / sit _____________________________you / the castle / visit _____________________________Jenny / the door / lock _____________________________she / happy / be _____________________________Greg / the ball / kick _____________________________the car / at the corner / stop_____________________________Past ContinuousI. Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

Boris _________ learning English.

They _________ swimming in the lake.

Your father _________ repairing the car.

I _________ reading a magazine.

You _________ packing your bag.

My friends _________ watching the match on TV.

It _________ raining.

The dog _________ barking.

The children _________ brushing their teeth.

Anne and Maureen _________ singing a song.II. Yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an action.

Write positive sentences in past progressive.you / play / cards -> You were playing cards yesterday.Alice / walk / around the lake _____________________________Caron / listen / to the radio _____________________________we / read / a book about Australia _____________________________Linda / look for / her ring _____________________________Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle _____________________________Ben / wash / the car _____________________________Kim and I / wait / in the park _____________________________My sister / feed / the birds _____________________________Greg and Phil / count / their money_____________________________III. Write negative sentences in past progressive.Sarah and Luke / not / work -> Sarah and Luke were not working yesterday.Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry _____________________________Barry / not / drive / a lorry _____________________________Mandy / not / have / lunch _____________________________Albert / not / play / tennis _____________________________Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home _____________________________Annie / not / clean / the table _____________________________Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail _____________________________Jane / not / exercise / in the gym _____________________________Robert / not / buy / flowers_____________________________IV. You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in the past.

Write questions in past progressive.Rachel / feed / the cat -> Was Rachel feeding the cat?the children / paint / a picture _____________________________Clark / repair / his computer _____________________________Hazel / swim / in the pool _____________________________Lucas / have / a shower _____________________________Jason and Aron / run / down the street _____________________________Betty / do / her homework _____________________________Cindy and James / make / dinner _____________________________Rebecca / watch / Star Trek _____________________________Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen_____________________________