Further practice

In this topic 1 we want you to get in touch with the contents we will work on in this unit.

So we offer you these  exercises so that you begin your practice.

 

Ejercicio Resuelto

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Complete with was or were.

  1. I _____ happy.
  2. You _____ angry.
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  3. She _____ in London last week.
  4. He _____ on holiday.
  5. It _____ cold.
  6. We _____ at school.
  7. You _____ at the cinema.
  8. They _____ at home.
  9. The cat _____ on the roof.
  10. The children _____ in the garden.

Ejercicio Resuelto

Complete with the Simple Past forms to make affirmative sentences.

1. He (walk) to school yesterday.

He to school yesterday.


2. They (do) their homework last night.

They their homework last night.


3. You (are) lazy last week.

You lazy week.


4. That woman (buy) a new book this morning.

That woman a new book this morning.


5. The janitor (clean) the blackboard yesterday.

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The janitor the blackboard yesterday.


6. My mother (cook) food yesterday.

My mother food yesterday.


7. This morning my teacher (teach) English.

This morning my teacher English.


8. I (am) hungry yesterday.

I hungry yesterday.


9. The gardener (cut) the trees last month.

The gardener the trees last month.


10. She (drink) milk this morning.

She milk this morning.

Ejercicio Resuelto

Rewrite these sentences in the negative form of the Simple Past.

  1. They collected postcards. → They did not collect postcards.

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    1. You jumped high. →
    2. Albert played squash. →
    3. The teacher tested our English. →
    4. Fiona visited her grandma. →
    5. He washed the car. →
    6. You were thirsty. →
    7. He had a computer. →
    8. I bought bread. →
    9. You saw the house. →

Ejercicio Resuelto

Write positive sentences in the Past Continuous Tense.

    1. you / play / cards
    2. Alice / walk / around the lake
    3. Carol / listen / to the radio
    4. Paco / read / a book about London
    5. Isabel / look for / her ring
    6. Fiona and Arthur / visit / the castle
    7. Antonio / wash / his car
    8. Alex and I / wait for Andrés / in the park
    9. My brother / feed / the birds
    10. Some people / have breakfast / early in the morning

Ejercicio Resuelto

Write negative sentences in the Past Continuous Tense.
  1. Sarah and Luke / not / work
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  2. Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry
  3. Barry / not / drive / a lorry
  4. Isabel / not / have / lunch
  5. Paco / not / play / tennis
  6. Alex and Andrés / not / cycle / home
  7. Annie / not / clean / the table
  8. Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail
  9. Jane / not / exercise / in the gym
  10. Robert / not / buy / flowers

Ejercicio Resuelto

Complete with at / on / in or even no preposition depending on the sentence.

1. She always gets up early _____ the morning, so she can make it to class _____ time.

2. I was sick, so I didn't go to work _____ last Thursday, but I did go to work _____ Friday.

3. Mary stopped talking _____ the middle of her story, and suddenly started to cry.

4. Late _____ night, you can hear coyotes howling in the distance.

5. Just wait a second, I'll be there _____ a minute.

6. I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them _____ over a month.

7. Barbara is going to start her new job _____ next September..

8. The professor said _____ the first day of the course that there would be a big final test _____ the end of the semester.

9. If they don't arrive _____ the next ten minutes, I'm leaving.

10. We were really worried _____ first because the banks were closed _____ Saturdays, so we couldn't exchange money. But _____ the end, everything worked out because we were able to exchange money at the hotel.