Question

Put the verbs between brackets in the past simple 1 . My sister ________ (invite) some friends for her birthday. 2. They________ (go) to the supermarket to do some Christmas shopping. 3. We ________ (spend) some time in the Alps last summer. 4. My friends________ (eat) in a very good restaurant yesterday evening. 5. He ________ (cut) himself while he was peeling potatoes. 6. American people ________ (celebrate) Thanksgiving not long ago. 7. They ________ (read) a very interesting article in the newspaper. 8. It ________ (rain) a lot this past last months, so there ________ (be) many floods in some parts of the world. 9. My mother ________ (forget) to buy some toilet paper, so we ________ (have) to use tissues yesterday !!!! Quite embarrassing indeed !! 10. We ________(write) an essay in French about freedom of speech. 11. I ________ (do ) the housework last weekend because Mum ________ (not/be) home , so I ________ (want) to help Dad. 12. My neighbours ________ (play) basketball with us in the square. 13. Sally-________ (listen) to Cold Play ‘s latest album when she ________ (be) at her friend’s last weekend. 14. Bob ________ (buy) tickets for Sting’s concert and ________ (give) one to me three days ago. 15. The Chinese ________ (build) the Wall many centuries ago. 16. Charles Dickens ________ (write) « Oliver Twist » and many other books. 17. Abraham Lincoln________ (abolish) slavery in 1863. 18. My friends ________ (watch ) plenty of new videos last weekend. 19. Steve________ (book) a hotel for his summer holidays last week ! 20. William the Conqueror________ (invade) England and he ________ (become) King there, he ________ (have) the Tower of London built, and people ________ (speak) French at the royal court at that time. 21. Sandy ________ (take) part in « America’s got Talent » and she ________ (win). 22. My grandparents ________ (travel) a lot when they ________ (be) young, and ________ (visit) many foreign countries. 23. My aunt ________ (teach) me how to knit last winter holidays . 24. The inhabitants of Berlin ________(destroy) the wall that ________ ( separate) the town in 1989. 25. I ________ (be ) there, and it ________ (be ) a moving experience, because many people ________(cry) as they ________ (get) reunited! 26. Jenny ________ (plant ) some trees in her garden last weekend. 27. Dave ________ (miss) his bus this morning so he ________ (run) all the way to work. 28. Sue ________ (sing) very well at the school show in June. 29. Some kids _____ (break) our wondows as they ________ (be) playing football in the street two hours ago. 30. Sam _________ (lose) his wallet yesterday.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) invited

2) went

3) spent

4) ate

5) cut

6) celebrated

7) read

8) rained

9) forgot/ had

10) wrote

11) did/ wasn’t/ wanted

12) played

13) listened / was

14) bought/ gave

15) built

16) wrote

17) abolished

18) watched

19) booked

20) invaded/ became/ had/ spoke

21) took/ won

22) travelled/ were/ visited

23) taught

24) destroyed: separated

25) was/ was/ cried / got

26) planted

27) missed/ ran

28) sung

29) broke/ were

30) lost

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with the verbs in the past simple tense:

1. My sister invited some friends for her birthday.
2. They went to the supermarket to do some Christmas shopping.
3. We spent some time in the Alps last summer.
4. My friends ate in a very good restaurant yesterday evening.
5. He cut himself while he was peeling potatoes.
6. American people celebrated Thanksgiving not long ago.
7. They read a very interesting article in the newspaper.
8. It rained a lot this past last months, so there were many floods in some parts of the world.
9. My mother forgot to buy some toilet paper, so we had to use tissues yesterday!!! Quite embarrassing indeed!!
10. We wrote an essay in French about freedom of speech.
11. I did the housework last weekend because Mum was not home, so I wanted to help Dad.
12. My neighbors played basketball with us in the square.
13. Sally- listened to Coldplay's latest album when she was at her friend's last weekend.
14. Bob bought tickets for Sting's concert and gave one to me three days ago.
15. The Chinese built the Wall many centuries ago.
16. Charles Dickens wrote "Oliver Twist" and many other books.
17. Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863.
18. My friends watched plenty of new videos last weekend.
19. Steve booked a hotel for his summer holidays last week!
20. William the Conqueror invaded England, and he became King there. He had the Tower of London built, and people spoke French at the royal court at that time.
21. Sandy took part in "America's Got Talent" and she won.
22. My grandparents traveled a lot when they were young, and visited many foreign countries.
23. My aunt taught me how to knit last winter holidays.
24. The inhabitants of Berlin destroyed the wall that separated the town in 1989.
25. I was there, and it was a moving experience because many people cried as they got reunited!
26. Jenny planted some trees in her garden last weekend.
27. Dave missed his bus this morning, so he ran all the way to work.
28. Sue sang very well at the school show in June.
29. Some kids broke our windows as they were playing football in the street two hours ago.
30. Sam lost his wallet yesterday.