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    The document provides examples and exercises for using simple past tense verbs in English. It begins by giving sentences with verbs in the present tense and asks the reader to change them to the simple past. It then provides positive, negative, and interrogative examples using the simple past. Further sections provide more sentences to change to the simple past tense and examples of its use in short paragraphs. The document covers a range of simple past tense uses including regular and irregular verbs to demonstrate this basic English verb tense.

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    Verb Exercises

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    The document provides examples and exercises for using simple past tense verbs in English. It begins by giving sentences with verbs in the present tense and asks the reader to change them to the simple past. It then provides positive, negative, and interrogative examples using the simple past. Further sections provide more sentences to change to the simple past tense and examples of its use in short paragraphs. The document covers a range of simple past tense uses including regular and irregular verbs to demonstrate this basic English verb tense.

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    SIMPLE PAST

    A. Copy the sentences and change the verbs into simple past.
    1) They all (go) ___ shopping.
    2) I never (imagine) ____ I would see you here.
    3) We (book) ___ two tickets for the show.
    4) He (collect) ___ his children from school.
    5) Were you (frighten) ___ of the dark when you were young?
    6) Who (eat) ___ my chocolate?
    7) I (feel)___ so tired that I went straight to bed.
    8) We (grow) ___ this tree from a seed.
    9) She (lose) ___ her way home.
    10) He thought I (steal)___ his umbrella.

    Make sentences: positive, negative, question using the simple past

    1. His children ( get up ) early yesterday morning.


    Positive: _______
    Negative: _____
    Question: _____

    2. The Jones (have ) dinner late last night.


    Positive: _______
    Negative: _____
    Question: _____

    3. Mike (see ) a horror movie a week ago.


    Positive: _______
    Negative: _____
    Question: _____

    4. My parents ( drive ) to the supermarket a while ago.


    Positive: _______
    Negative: _____
    Question: _____

    5. Monica (write ) a letter to her parents last week.


    Positive: _______
    Negative: _____
    Question: _____

    -------
    1. My teacher (was/were) absent yesterday.
    Positive: ____
    Negative: ____
    Question:_____

    2. Peter and Jack (have) a fever last night.


    Positive: ____
    Negative: ____
    Question:_____

    3. Josephine ( drink ) a lot of soda a week ago.


    Positive: ____
    Negative: ____
    Question:_____

    4. My parents (go ) to the beach this morning.


    Positive: ____
    Negative: ____
    Question:_____

    5. The boys ( see ) a movie yesterday.


    Positive: ____
    Negative: ____
    Question:_____

    B. Copy the sentences and put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

    1. Last year I (spend) ___________my holiday in Ireland.


    2. It (be) _________great.
    3. I (travel) _________around by car with two friends and we (visit) __________
    lots of interesting places.
    4. In the evenings we usually (go) ___________to a nice place.
    5. One night we even (learn) ________some Irish dances.
    6. We (be) __________very lucky with the weather.
    7. It (not / rain) a lot.___________
    8. But we (see) ___________some beautiful rainbows.
    9. Where (spend / you) _________________your last holiday?

    C.
    1) I _______________(not/drink) any beer last night.

    2) She _______________(get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

    3) What time ________________(he/get up) yesterday?

    4) Where ___________________(you/get off) the train?

    5) I _________________(not/change) trains at Victoria.

    6) We ________________(wake up) very late.

    7) What _________________(he/give) his mother for Christmas?

    8) I __________________(receive) �300 when my uncle died.

    9) We _______________________(not/use) the computer last night.

    10) ____________________(she/make) good coffee?

    D. Use the simple past of the verbs.


    1. She _____well. (cook)
    2. She _____a large sum of money for that picture. (not/pay)
    3. She ____the book and read a few lines. (open)
    4. He ____to keep you waiting. (not/ hate)
    5. The child _____bitterly. (weep)
    6. How_____many people on his way to work. (we/meet)
    7. The doctor ____him to stop smoking. (tell)
    8. ____many questions to the chairman at the meeting. (we/put)
    9. I ____very good music. (hear)
    10. We ___on horseback during our holidays. (not/ride)
    1) (he / drive to work every day)
    2) (I / not / think you're right)
    3) (we / have enough time)?
    4) (I / eat cereal in the morning)
    5) (they / write e-mails every day)?
    6) (you / watch a lot of TV/ often)
    7) (he / not / read the newspaper/ at the moment)
    8) (what / you / do at the weekend)?
    9) (how / he / travel to work)?
    10)(she / not / walk to school/ today)
    11) (you / not / drink much tea)
    12) (how / he / travel to work)?
    13) (they / not / like vegetables)
    14) (she / catch a cold /every winter)
    15) (I / go out /often)?
    16) (you / speak English)?
    17) (we / take the bus /often)
    18) (she / not / walk to school/ this week)
    19) (what / you / buy in the supermarket/ now)?
    20) (how / he / carry such a heavy bag/ at the moment)?

    1) (they / wear suits to work)?


    2) (he / not / say much)
    3) (when / she / study)?
    4) (she / know a lot about cooking)
    5) (we / make dinner at the weekends)
    6) (I / not / leave work on time very often)
    7) (she / meet her brother every week)?
    8) (they / find London's weather cold)
    9) (we / use the computer every day)?
    10) (you / not / smoke)

    Affirmative, negative, questions

    1. (have/you) a cold?
    2. He (switch) on the lights.
    3. She (not/play ) the piano.
    4. They(not/paint) very well.
    5. That (be) a good present.
    6. I (not/want) to jump.
    7. (eat/it) grass?
    8. Where (kangaroos /live)?
    9. What (do/he)?
    10. (see/I) a ghost?

    Present Simple or Present Continuous

    1) ____(you/come) right now?


    2) ____(he/eat) rice every day?
    3) I _____(work) at the moment.
    4) ____(he/come) to London often?
    5) He ____(play) tennis now.
    6) _____(Maria/go) to the cinema every weekend?
    7) He _____(not/play) golf now.
    8) ____(Mark/play) tennis every Sunday?
    9)They ____(go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
    10)_____(she/work) at the moment?
    11) I ___(not/drink) coffee very often
    12) _______(she/check) the test papers at the moment?
    13) ______(the boys/walk) to school late every day?
    14) He normally ____(eat) dinner at home.
    15) Peter ______(not/play) with his friends at the moment.

    1. Andy sometimes ______comics. ( read)


    2. We never ____TV in the morning. ( watch)
    3. Listen! Sandy ____in the bathroom. ( sing)
    4. My sister usually ____in the kitchen. ( help)
    5. My mother ____breakfast now. ( make)
    6. They often _____the bathroom. ( clean)
    7. Look! The boys ______home. ( come)
    8. Every day his grandfather ______for a walk. ( go)
    9. I ____with my friend at the moment. ( chat)
    10. Cats ____mice. ( eat)

    Present Continuous
    Make sentences (positive/negative/questions) using present continuous: am/is/are+
    verb-ing

    1. My son ( talk ) on the phone right now.


    2.(you / sleep)?
    3. Jason (do) his homework at the moment.
    4. Tom (work) on a project nowadays.
    5. My kids ( play ) in the garden now.
    6. Some people ( wait ) to talk to you.
    7. My wife (not cook) today.
    8. (Lucas / study) for his exam right now?
    9. (Ryan / play) the piano now?
    10. Lea and I (paint) the fences today.
    11. Andrea (help) me at present.
    12. My children (not listen) to the radio now.t listen) to the radio now.

    Fill in for or since into the gaps.


    1. Nobody has seen him ____last Friday.
    2. It has been foggy ____some days.
    3. He has been fishing ____six o'clock.
    4. They've been living in France_____eight years.
    5. The pilots have been on strike ______two months.
    6. We've had terrible weather ______Saturday.
    7. I've known Tom ____1990.
    8. We have been waiting for the bus _____half an hour.
    9. She hasn't lost a match ____April.
    10. Things have changed ____he became the headmaster.
    11. The police have been looking for him ____a month.
    12. Our dog has been ill ____two days.
    13. I've been looking for this book ______a long time.
    14. I've been working _____I got up.
    15. The kettle has been boiling _____ten minutes.
    Side by Side 2
    Exercise A
    1. Maria _____ delicious food every day.
    a. cooks
    b. is cooking
    c. is going to cook

    2. Peter ______ soccer with his friends at the park at the moment.
    a. play
    b. is playing
    c. is going to play

    3. My friends ______ their grandparents next Saturday.


    a. visit
    b. are visiting
    c. are going to visit

    4. Melissa ____ her homework later.


    a. does
    b. do
    c. is doing
    d. is going to do

    5. Claire and her dog _____ in the park right now.


    a. walk
    b. are walking
    c. are going to walk

    6. June and Hanna _____ English from Mondays to Fridays.


    a. studies
    b. study
    c. are studying
    d. are going to study

    7. My mom _____spaghetti for dinner now.


    a. cooks
    b. cook
    c. is cooking
    d. is going to cook

    8. Joseph _____ the piano every after doing his homework.


    a. play
    b. plays
    c. is playing
    d. is going to play

    9. The boys _____ their friends at the mall tonight.


    a. meets
    b. meet
    c. are meeting
    d. are going to meet

    10. The cat ______some fish every dinner.


    a. eats
    b. eat
    c. is eating
    d. is going to eat
    SIDE BY SIDE 2
    A. Use how much/ how many
    1. ______apple juice do you want?
    2. ______oranges did you buy?
    3. ______mayonnaise do you need?
    4. ______meatballs do you put on my plate?
    5. ______mustard do you want?
    6. ______ketchup do we have?
    7. ______carrots does mom have?
    8. ______eggs does father like?

    B. Use this/these and is/are


    1. ____ cake ____ delicious.
    2. ____meatballs _____fantastic.
    3. ____lettuce ____fresh.
    4. ____meat _____tender.
    5. ____ apples _____superb.

    C. Use a few/ a little


    1. I need _____ onions for my soup.
    2. Does he need _____soy sauce?
    3. She buys ______eggs.
    4. Claire wants to eat her fried egg with _____salt.
    5. My parents will buy ____ mustard.

    D. Use much/ many


    1. I don't need _____ ice cream.
    2. I haven't bought ______carrots yet.
    3. Can you buy _____apples for the pie?
    4. She doesn't want to drink _____ milk.
    5. I didn't like to have _____ mayonnaise on my salad.

    Use MUCH/MANY

    1. There is too ___water in the bath tub.


    2. How ____brothers and sisters has Anne got?
    3. I don't receive ____letters nowadays.
    4. How ____rice do you eat per week?
    5. I put too _____salt in the soup.
    6. How _____people were at the party?
    7. It doesn't make ____sense.
    8. There wasn't _____traffic on the motorway.
    9. My grandfather does not have _____hair, anymore.
    10. How _____plates do we need?
    11. He didn't ____ cheese last week.
    12. My mom doesn't need ____ tomatoes when making pizza.
    13. How ___ milk can you drink?
    14. There aren't ____ meat in the freezer.
    15. I can't see _____ onions in the cabinet.

    Use A FEW / A LITTLE

    1. He speaks _____Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid.


    2. There are only _____bananas left in the box.
    3. We need ____butter for this cake.
    4. The teacher gives us _____time to prepare before a test.
    5. There are only _____days left to hand in the reports.
    6. I bought _____apples in this shop.
    7. Could I have _____milk in my coffee, please?
    8. Look! There are _____mice on the roof.
    9. We saw _____people at the bus stop.
    10. We have _____ketchup and _____sausages left.
    12. I need _____lemons for the salad.
    13. She wants to buy ____ rice.
    14. My mother wants to have _____ apples.
    15. Claire bought ____ meat.

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