ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE ELEMENTARY
11. Worked/got/went etc. (past simple)
EXERCISES
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11.1 Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs
in the past simple.
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clean
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die
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enjoy
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finish
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happen
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open
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rain
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start
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stay
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want
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1
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I ___cleaned___ my teeth three times yesterday.
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2
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It was hot in the room, so I ______
the window.
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3
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The concert ______ at 7.30 and
______ at 10.00 o’clock.
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4
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When I was a child, I ______
to be a doctor.
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5
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The accident ______ last
Sunday afternoon.
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6
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It’s a nice day today but
yesterday it ______ all day.
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7
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We ______ our holiday last
year. We ______ at a very nice place.
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8
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Ann’s grandfather ______ when
he was 90 years old.
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11.2 Write past simple of these verbs.
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1
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get
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____got____
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2
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see
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___________
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3
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play
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___________
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4
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pay
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___________
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5
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visit
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___________
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6
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buy
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___________
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7
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go
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___________
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8
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think
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___________
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9
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copy
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___________
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10
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know
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___________
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11
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put
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___________
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12
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speak
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___________
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11.3 Read about Lisa’s journey to Madrid. Put the
verbs in the correct form.
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Last Tuesday Lisa (1) ___flew___ from London to Madrid. She
(2) __________ up
at six o’clock in the morning
(3) __________ a cup of coffee. At 6.30
she (4) __________ home and (5)
__________ to the airport. When she
(6) __________, she (7)
__________ the car and then (8) __________ to the airport
café where she (9) __________
breakfast. Then she (10) __________ through
passport control and (11)
__________ for her flight. The plane (12) __________
on time and (13) __________ in
Madrid two hours later. Finally she
(14) __________ a taxi from
the airport to her hotel in the centre in Madrid.
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fly, get
have
leave, drive
arrive, park, go
have, go
wait, depart
arrive
take
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11.4 Write sentences about the past (yesterday/
last week etc.)
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Jim always goes to work by
car. Yesterday _____he went to work
by car. ________
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2
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Rachel often loses her keys. She
___________________ last week.
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3
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Kate meets her friends every
evening. She ___________________ yesterday evening.
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4
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I usually buy two newspapers
every day. Yesterday I ___________________.
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5
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We usually go to the cinema on
Sundays. Last Sunday we ___________________.
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6
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I eat an orange every day. Yesterday
I ___________________.
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7
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Tom always has shower in the
morning. This morning he ___________________
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8
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Our friends come to see us
every Friday. They ___________________ last Friday.
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11.5 Write sentences about what you did yesterday.
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____I played volleyball yesterday _________________________
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4
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5
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