I.Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.

Yesterday
1. I drank coffee but I ................................. tea.
2. She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.
3. The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.
4. He had a shower but he .................................. breakfast.
5. My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.
6. We spoke English and French but we ................................... German.
II.- WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE: 1- Affirmative 2-
Negative 3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A. He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.

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2-
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A. My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
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2-
3-
A. The girls / wear / skirts / to the party
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A. I / wash / my hair / last night
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2-
3-
A. Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa
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2-
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A. The old lady / carry / heavy bags / yesterday morning
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2-
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A. The film / end / very late / last weekend
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2-
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MAKE THE PAST CONTINUOUS (CHOOSE POSITIVE, NEGATIVE OR
QUESTION):
1. (they / take the exam?)
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2. (when / he / work there?)
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3. (you / make dinner?)
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4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
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5. (when / we / sleep?)
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A. Complete the sentences.
Ejemplo:
I didn´t watch TV last night.
1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.
2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.
3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses.
4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.
5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.
B. Write the past simple of these verbs.
1. copy __________
2. revise __________
3. cycle __________
4. listen __________
5. practice __________
6. play __________
7. like __________
8. move __________
C. Write the questions in the correct order.
Ejemplo:
night? / meet / Did / you / them / last /
Did you meet them last night?
1. film? / like / you / Did / the /
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2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /
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3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /
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4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /
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5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /
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6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /
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7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /
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Foro de Debate # 03
CONTRAE R
PUT IN ‘CAN’ / ‘CAN’T’ / ‘COULD’ / ‘COULDN’T’. IF NONE IS POSSIBLE,
USE ‘BE ABLE TO’ IN THE CORRECT TENSE:
1. _________________ you swim when you were 10?
2. We _________________ get to the meeting on time yesterday because the
train was delayed by one hour.
3. He _________________ arrive at the party on time, even after missing the
train, so he was very pleased.
4. He’s amazing, he _________________ speak 5 languages including Chinese.
5. I _________________ drive a car until I was 34, then I moved to the
countryside so I had to learn.
6. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I _________________ find them
anywhere.
7. I searched for your house for ages, luckily I _________________ find it in the
end.
8. She’s 7 years old but she _________________ read yet – her parents are
getting her extra lessons.
9. I read the book three times but I _________________ understand it.
10. James _________________ speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he’s
forgotten most of it now.
Foro de Debate # 05
CONTRAE R

Past simple and past continuous: grammar exercise

To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. To talk
about a longer background action which was going on when something else
happened, we use the past continuous tense. We usually use the past
simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer
background action.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or
past continuous tense.
1. When I …………………………. (drive) to work, I
………………………… (see) Peter.
2. When I …………………………… (have a bath), the telephone
…………………………. (ring).
3. I ………………………… (sleep) when someone
…………………………. (knock) on the door.
4. While she ………………………. (play) games, I ………………………..
(work).
5. As I …………………………… (open) my eyes, I
…………………………… (see) a strange sight.
6. James ………………………… (tidy) the lounge while I
………………………….. (cook) supper.
7. While they ………………………… (play) caroms, somebody
…………………………. (break) into the house.
8. I ……………………….. (think) of it just when you
………………………….. (open) your mouth.
9. When she ………………………….. (have a bath), the child
…………………………. (begin) to cry.
10. She ………………………….. (take) out her pen and
………………………. (start) writing.
Foro de Debate # 06
CONTRAE R

Past simple and past continuous

Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past
continuous. Type the sentences into the box.
1. While I (drive), I (have) an accident.
…………………………………………………………
2. Kate (have) dinner and then she (do) her homework.
………………………………………………………….
3. The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
…………………………………………………………
4. Sam (plan) a party and then he (phone) his friends.
…………………………………………………………
5. While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.
…………………………………………………………
6. Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.
…………………………………………………………………………….
Foro de Debate # 07
CONTRAE R

Choose the correct form (adjective or adverb).

1) John held the plate _________________. (careful / carefully)

2) Julia is a _________________ person. (careful / carefully)

3) I ran _________________ to the station. (quick / quickly)

4) The journey was _________________. (quick / quickly)

5) You look _________________. Didn’t you sleep well? (tired / tiredly)

6) The baby rubbed her eyes _________________. (tired / tiredly)

7) She sang _________________. (happy / happily)

8) You sound _________________. (happy / happily)

9) I speak English _________________. (well / good)

10) Her English is _________________. (well / good)

11) She cooks _________________. (terrible / terribly)

12) He is a _________________ cook. (terrible / terribly)

13) The music was _________________. (beautiful / beautifully)

14) She plays the piano _________________. (beautiful / beautifully)

15) That was a _________________ answer. (clever / cleverly)

16) She answered _________________. (clever / cleverly)

17) Your flat seems _________________ today. (tidy / tidily)

18) He put the dishes away _________________. (tidy / tidily)

19) He spoke _________________. (warm / warmly)

20) She is a very _________________ person. (warm / warmly)

Foro de Debate # 08
CONTRAE R

Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

Exercises

1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?

2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children /

do)?

3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years!

4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us

later.

5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning?

6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books.

7. I ___________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!

8. It ___________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.

9. I ___________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.

10. She ___________________ (forget) how to get to my house.

11. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.

12. She ___________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!

13. David feels great these days. He ___________________ (get) up early lately.

14. We ___________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic.

15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few

weeks.

16. We ___________________ (write) this book for months and months.

17. I ___________________ (always / love) chocolate.