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EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct simple past form of the verb and write its number in the brackets.
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1
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Sorry, Mum, I ______________ to post your letter.
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(1)
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was forgetting
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(2)
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forget
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(3)
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forgot
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(4)
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forgotten
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2
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Larry ______________ his homework very well.
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(1)
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did
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(2)
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does
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(3)
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was doing
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(4)
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do
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3
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I ______________ top of my class this term.
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(1)
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was finishing
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(2)
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finishes
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(3)
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finish
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(4)
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finished
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4
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We ______________ up very early this morning.
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(1)
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got
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(2)
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get
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(3)
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gets
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(4)
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were getting
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5
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My team ______________ the championship.
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(1)
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didn't won
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(2)
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didn't win
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(3)
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doesn't win
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(4)
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doesn't won
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6
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I ______________ much homework last night.
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(1)
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don't have
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(2)
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didn't had
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(3)
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not had
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(4)
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didn't have
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7
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______________ you ______________ Sally yesterday?
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(1)
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Did / saw
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(2)
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Do /saw
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(3)
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Did / see
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(4)
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Do /say
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8
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______________ Tom ______________ in the match at the
weekend?
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(1)
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Did/ play
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(2)
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Did/ played
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(3)
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Do/ played
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(4)
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Do/ plays
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9
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What ______________ you ______________ at the weekend?
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(1)
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do/ did
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(2)
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did/ do
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(3)
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did/ did
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(4)
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do/ do
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10
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Where ______________ you born?
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(1)
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are
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(2)
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is
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(3)
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were
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(4)
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was
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11
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Where ______________ the last World Cup played?
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(1)
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are
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(2)
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is
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(3)
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were
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(4)
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was
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12
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______________ your parents at the meeting last
night?
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(1)
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Are
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(2)
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Is
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(3)
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Were
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(4)
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Was
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple past form of the verb in brackets.
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lbn_Batuta:
Traveller and explorer (1)
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lbn Batuta (1) ____ (be) one
of the greatest Muslim travellers of all time. He was born in Morocco in
1304. He (2) _____ (study) the Koran and he also (3) _____ (become) an
expert in law. At the age of 21 he (4) ____ (set) out on his travels.
First, he (5) ____ (go) to Damascus and (6) ____ (join) a group of
travellers going to Mecca. After that he (7) ____ (travel) to Persia (Iran
today). From there he (8) ____ (do) a long trip across the Hindu Kush
mountains and (9) _____ (arrive) in India. There he (10) ____ (work) for an
Indian Sultan for several years. One day, the Sultan (11) _____ (decide) to
send some people on a trip to China. So he (12) _____ (send) lbn Batuta on
this trip with some Chinese diplomats.
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple past form of the verb in brackets.
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lbn Batuta:
Traveller and explorer (2)
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On his first trip to China,
lbn Batuta (1) ______ (not get) there because of a great storm. All the
boats (2) ______ (sink). He (3) ____ (plan) another trip and managed to get
to China in 1344. After his visit to China, he (4) ____ (return) home to
Morocco, but he (5) ____ (not stay) at home long. He (6) ____ (have) more
adventures in Spain, the Sahara Desert and Timbuktu. During all his travels
and adventures, lbn Batuta (7) ____ (keep) careful records. He (8) ____ (write)
down descriptions of the places he (9) ____ (visit) and (10) _____ (record)
the stories that people (11) ______ (tell) him. He (12) ____ (die) in 1368
at the age of 64.
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