Unit 4 Vocabulary

Verbs: Historic achievements

Verbs: Life events

1 Complete the crossword. What is the hidden

verb?

3 Complete the verbs for life events.

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_____ a dress
_____ a picture
_____ maths at university
_____ students in a school
_____ an idea
_____ a new machine
_____ a country
_____ a new place

1 l_________ t_________ d_________

2 m_________ h_________
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3 t_________ a_________
____

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The hidden verb is ___________ .

2 Put the letters in the correct order to form verbs.
1 Jesse Owens ________________ (onw)
Olympic gold medals for sprinting.
2 Elizabeth I ________________ (ulder) Britain in
the sixteenth century.
3 Christopher Columbus ________________
(redcosediv) America.
4 Picasso ________________ (nidptea) Guernica.
5 Konrad Zuse ________________ (nidnetev) an
early computer.
6 Socrates ________________ (athutg)
philosophy in Greece.
7 Hernando Corts ________________ (deplerox)
Mexico.
8 The Wright brothers ________________ wlfe)
the first aeroplanes.

4 h_________ a c_________
4 Complete the text. Use the past simple of the
verbs in the box.
be
become
buy
retire
fall
get
get
go

have
learn
leave
move
start
travel
Elsie, my great-grandmother, (1) _________ born in
1917. She only (2) _________ to school for eight
years. When she was fourteen, she (3) _________
school and she (4) __________ working in a
factory. She met a boy called Albert there and they
(5) _________ in love. But six months later, his
family (6) _________ house. Elsies heart was
broken! When she was 28, she met a man called
Peter. They (7) _________ engaged and six
months later, they (8) _________ married. They
(9) _________ a house, and they (10) _________
four children. After many happy years, they
(11) _________ grandparents my mum was born.
Only a few months after Peter (12) _________ from
work, he died. Now she was alone, Elsie
(13) _________ to drive. On her first lesson, she
immediately knew her driving instructor it was
Albert! On her 65th birthday, Elsie got married for
the second time. On their honeymoon, they went to
France. It was the first time that she and Albert
(14) _________ abroad.

Unit 4 Grammar
Past simple affirmative
(regular verbs)
1 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.
1 My grandfather loves chocolate.
_______________________________________
2 We always stop at that caf for coffee.
_______________________________________
3 They help me with my homework.
_______________________________________
4 My parents plan their holiday in January.
_______________________________________
5 Katie and Mark chat every night.
_______________________________________
6 We play football together.
_______________________________________

Past simple affirmative

(irregular verbs)
2 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Sally writed an excellent story.
_______________________________________
2 Allie meeted her friends at the cinema.
_______________________________________
3 We were into town on Saturday night.
_______________________________________
4 Dan want to see the film yesterday.
_______________________________________
5 I were really hungry.
_______________________________________
6 I felt off my bike. It was so embarrassing!
_______________________________________
3 Write sentences. Use the past simple.
1 My cousin / get / engaged / last year.
_______________________________________
2 We / go / to Disneyland / in July.
_______________________________________
3 I / buy / some new jeans.
_______________________________________
4 Our brother / leave / school / this summer.
_______________________________________
5 I / break / your MP3 player.
_______________________________________

4 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of

the verbs in the box.
be
be
break
buy
go
have
make
meet
1 Annas really good at crafts. She ___________
this bag for me!
2 Jim ___________ his leg on Saturday.
3 We ___________ out for dinner last night.
4 Ben ___________ some new trainers at the
shopping centre. Theyre cool!
5 Jenny ___________ very tired last night.
6 I ___________ breakfast at 7:30 this morning.
7 My parents ___________ very angry with me.
8 I ___________ Andy for a coffee at 2 p.m.

could / couldnt
5 Write sentences. Use could / couldnt.
1 Pete / ride a bike / when he was six

_______________________________________
2 She / speak Italian / when she was ten. 
_______________________________________
3 They / see / the film / last night.

_______________________________________
4 We / swim / when we were young.

_______________________________________
5 Gino / read / when he was four. 
_______________________________________
6 Put the words in the correct order to rewrite the
sentences in exercise 5 as questions. Then
complete the short answers.
1 a bike / when he was six / Pete / ride / Could
_____________________________________ ?
___________ , he ___________ .
2 Italian / she / ten / speak / when / Could / was
/ she
_____________________________________ ?
___________ , she ___________ .
3 they / the film / Could / last night / see
_____________________________________ ?
___________ , they ___________ .
4 Could / when / we / swim / we / young / were
_____________________________________ ?
___________ , we ___________ .
5 Gino / read / Could / four / when / was / he
_____________________________________ ?
___________ , he ___________ .