UNIT 7 PAST SIMPLE

7.1 Write the past tense forms of these verbs.

1 get 6 eave 11 buy 16 put 21 freeze

2 eat 7 see 12 know 17 tell 22 bring

3 pay 8 go 13 stand 18 lose 23 teach

4 make 9 hear 14 take 19 think 24 mean

5 give 10 find 15 do 20 speak 25 steal

7.2 Write the infinitives of these irregular verbs.

was / were told got knew let

had wrote spoke dug blew

went came took bought cost

7.3 Read about Marco Polo’s travels and find the past tenses of 18 verbs. Then write the verbs in the correct columns in the table below.

REGULAR (9)	IRREGULAR (9)
reach	reached	see	saw

Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1252. His father wasn’t at home when Marco was born because he was a travelling merchant. He saw his son for the first time when Marco was 15 years old. Two years later, Marco, his father and his uncle began their famous journey to China.

The journey was difficult and they travelled by boat, on horseback and by camel. It took them four years, but finally, in 1275, they reached the court of Kublai Khan in Peking. He liked the young man from Venice and Marco worked for him for many years. First he became the Mongol leader’s secretary, then he became a governor and an ambassador. He travelled to many parts of China and finally he returned home, visiting many countries, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, on the way.

Twenty years after they left Venice, the three men arrived back home. They brought treasures and stories from the East. But why do we remember Marco Polo more than his father or his uncle? One year after his return, Marco was in a sea battle against the city of Genoa and the Genoese captured him and put him in prison. There he told the story of his travels to Rusticello de Pisa, who wrote it down. Many people thought that the stories in the Book of Marco Polo were only stories, but most were true.

Marco stayed in prison for three years and he lived another 25 years in Venice. He died in 1324, but his name is still famous almost 700 years later.

7.4 Make negative sentences.

1 She liked cheese. (fish).......... She didn’t like fish...........

2 She lived in a small village. (Bath) 5 She married a dentist. (doctor)

3 She played tennis. (basketball) 6 She worked in a university. (office)

4 She studied maths. (languages) 7 She often travelled to Australia. (Austria)

7.5 Answer the questions.

1 Did the students go to the cinema? (theatre)...... No, they went to the theatre.......

2 Did the policeman speak to the children? (parents)

3 Did Sylvia write a letter? (postcard)

4 Did David and Mary have lunch at home? (in a restaurant)

5 Did the letter come this morning? (yesterday)

6 Did the children get up at 7.30? (8.30)

7 Did Pat take a bus? (taxi)

8 Did someone tell Paul the phone number? (address)

7.6 Ask the questions.

1 I spoke to the nurse. (doctor?)....... Did you speak to the doctor?......

2 Peter heard the news. (his wife?)

3 Ann knew the answer. (Joyce?)

4 Jack found his watch. (wallet?)

5 Tony flew to Paris. (Milan?)

6 The hotel accepted cheques. (credit cards?)

7 I gave Emma my phone number. (Ken?)

7.7 Write questions with Who / What / How / Why...?

1 I met somebody. Who... did you meet?

2 Harry arrived. What time...... Harry..…..?

3 I saw somebody. Who........ you............…..?

4 They wanted something. What..........................…...?

5 The meeting finished. What time.....................…?

6 Pat went home early. Why........................….…..?

7 We had dinner. What.......……... for dinner?

8 It cost a lot of money. How much.....…........….....?

7.8 Complete the text by putting the correct verb from the list below in the past tense form.

arrive / believe / call / come / decide / live / pay / persuade / not realise / sail / see / set / think / want

Christopher Columbus ……. in the 15^th century. He ……. from Genoa in northern Italy. At the time, explorers ……. east to find new countries, but Columbus ……. to go west. He ……. that going west was the quickest way to India. The Spanish ……. the spice trade from India and Asia. Columbus ……. Queen Isabella of Spain of his plan, so she ……. for his expedition. He ……. sail in August 1492. He ……. land again two months later. He ……. this was India, but in fact he ……. in the Caribbean. He ……. this. Because of this, he ……. the native Americans Indians.

7.9 Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Past Simple: clean / die / enjoy / finish / happen / live / open / play / rain / smoke / start / stay / want / watch

1 Yesterday evening I... watched... television.

2 I.......... my teeth three times yesterday.

3 Bernard.......... 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

4 The concert last night.......... at 7.30 and.......... at 10 o’clock.

5 The accident.......... last Sunday afternoon.

6 When I was a child, I.......... to be a doctor.

7 Mozart.......... from 1756 to 1791.

8 We.......... our holiday last year. We.......... at a very good hotel.

9 Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it...........

10 It was hot in the room, so I.......... the window.

11 The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we.......... tennis.

12 William Shakespeare.......... in 1616.

7.10 Complete the paragraph. Use suitable verbs from the list: came / cooked / danced / did / had / got up / invited / listened / played / stayed / was / watched / went / wrote

I.......... a lovely time at the weekend. On Saturday morning I.......... tennis and then my sister and her husband.......... me to lunch. In the evening, some friends.......... to dinner and I.......... a large meal. After dinner, we.......... to records and.......... till two in the morning. On Sunday I.......... at eleven and.......... swimming. In the afternoon I.......... at home. I.......... some letters and..........my homework. In the evening, I.......... TV. I.......... quite tired so I.......... to bed early.

7.11 Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week etc.)

1 He always goes to work by car. Yesterday... he went to work by car.

2 They always get up early. This morning they........................................

3 I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week......................................

4 They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday...............................

5 We usually go to the cinema on Sunday...........................last Sunday.

6 They buy a new car every year. Last year............................................

7 We usually do our shopping on Monday................….......last Monday.

8 Ann often takes photographs. Last weekend....................…................

9 We leave home at 8.30 every morning............................this morning.

7.12 Put the verb in the correct form of the past (positive, negative or question).

1 I... played... (play) tennis yesterday but I... didn’t win... (not win).

2 We.......... (wait) a long time for the bus but it.......... (not come).

3 That’s a nice shirt. Where.......... (you / buy) it?

4 She.......... (see) me but she.......... (not speak) to me.

5 “.......... (it / rain) yesterday?” “No, it was a nice day.”

6 That was a stupid thing to do. Why.......... (you /do) it?

7.13 Complete the dialogue, putting the verbs in the Past Simple form.

Jack: ……. you ……. (see) the film on TV yesterday?

Anna: No. I ……. (not watch) TV at all. I ……. (go) to see some friends near the sea. We ……. (have) a lovely time.

Jack: ……. you ……. (swim)?

Anna: They ……. (swim) for hours.

Jack: And you?

Anna: I ……. (not swim) at all. I don’t like swimming. I ……. (sit) on the beach and ……. (read) a book. In the evening, we ……. (eat) at a very nice restaurant. They ……. (cook) some beautiful fish dishes.

Jack: ……. you ……. (come) home last night?

Anna: No. My car ……. (not work). I ……. (stay) with my friends. The mechanic ……. (come) this morning and ……. (repair) the car. I ……. (get) home just an hour ago.

Jack: So ……. you ……. (enjoy) the day?

Anna: Oh yes. ……. you ……. (do) anything interesting?

Jack: No. I ……. (not do) anything special. I only ……. (watch) TV.

7.14 Look at the list of irregular verbs, remember the rules for making regular past tenses. Then read the story and write down the correct past tense verb form for each verb in brackets.

I (be) very poor when I first (live) in Paris. When I (go) shopping for food, I always (buy) the cheapest things. I never (travel) by taxi; I usually (walk). But I (be) not unhappy. I (love) Paris, and people (be) very kind to me. I (meet) some people then who are still good friends today.

I only (speak) a little French, and I (want) to learn to speak and understand French well. Every day I (get) up early. Before my French lesson I (read) a newspaper and (try) to understand it; then I (look) up the difficult words in the dictionary and (try) to learn them. I (go) to lessons every day, and I (talk) to everybody I (meet).

After a few months I (have got) very little money, so I (start) a job as a part-time secretary for an American lawyer. The job (not be) interesting, but my life outside my job (be) very interesting. I (have got) friends who (be) artists, musicians and writers. I (see) and (hear) things that were new and interesting every day.

My family (think) I was coming home at the end of a year. Actually I stayed for five years, and I (love) every day of those five years. I (come) home in 1990, and I’m happy I did, but I think of Paris every day.

7.15 Your friend has just returned from visiting Australia with some friends. Ask her the following questions.

Model: Ask her if they flew in a small plane across Sydney. → Did you fly in a small plane across Sydney?

1 Ask her if they saw a kangaroo.

2 Ask her if they visited a sheep farm.

3 Ask her if they went to Uhuru.

4 Ask her if they travelled on the new train.

5 Ask her if they climbed up the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

6 Ask her if they took any photographs.

7.16 Write past tense questions for these answers.

1 She told me she was at home....... What did she tell you? or Where was she?......

2 No, I didn’t; I hated it.

3 I came by car.

4 I was quite happy.

5 No, but I liked rock music.

6 6.30 a. m.

7 My mother was born in Ireland and my father was born in England.

8 We lived in Birmingham.

7.17 Read the text below.

Last year, Tom went to Turkey for a holiday. There he met his English penfriend, John. They visited Istanbul and went to the famous Topkapi museum. They stayed in a youth hostel in Istanbul. Later they went to Izmir and there found a small hotel. They enjoyed staying in Izmir, but John wanted to go to Ankara. Tom didn’t want to. He preferred to stay by the beach. John went alone to Ankara, but he didn’t like travelling alone. He quickly went back to Izmir. When he got back, Tom had many friends. He met them on the beach. John was very happy that he was back. After the holiday, John wrote to Tom. He said it was his best holiday and he remembered the friends from Izmir.

● Here are some answers from questions about the text. Write the questions. The underlined word or phrase is what the question is about.

Model: Tom went to Turkey for a holiday. → Where did Tom go for a holiday?

1 Tom met his English penfriend John there.

2 They visited Istanbul first.

3 They went to the famous Topkapi museum.

4 They stayed in a youth hostel.

5 They stayed in a small hotel there.

6 John wanted to go to Ankara.

7 Tom stayed by the beach.

8 John went alone to Ankara.

9 After a holiday, John wrote to Tom.

10 He said it was his best holiday.

11 He remembered the friends from Izmir.

7.18 Write the text correctly with capital letters and punctuation. Begin: Philip Hallow was...

philip hallow was born in london in 1967 his father was a bus driver and his mother was a librarian they didnt have much money but philip and his two sisters jane and sarah were very happy children in 1984 philips father died so philip didnt go to university he started working in a bank but didnt like it so he changed to an import - export firm now hes the assistant manager and hes very happy

7.19 Write questions to which the words in bold in these sentences are the answers.

1 The sun rose yesterday at five o’clock.

2 At half past twelve Miss Green stopped work and went out to lunch.

3 She went to a restaurant.

4 Yes, she had lunch with a friend.

5 Joyce was waiting for her husband in the sitting room.

6 Yes, Mr and Mrs Hipkiss went out together.

7 I’ve lost my ring.

8 No, I don’t remember when I saw the ring last.

9 There was a plate on the table some minutes ago.

10 The women went to the theatre.

7.20 Complete the paragraph about Albert Einstein. Use suitable verbs from the list below.

became / completed / died / left / made / moved / took / was / went / won / worked

Albert Einstein.......... born in Ulm, Baden - Württemberg, in 1879 and he.......... to school in Munich. In 1894 his parents.......... Germany and.......... to Milan, but Einstein.......... his education in Zürich. In 1901 he.......... Swiss nationality, and in 1905, his theory of relativity.......... him world famous. In 1909, he.......... a professor at the University of Zürich. From 1914 to 1933 he.......... Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute in Berlin. He.......... the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. In 1933 he.......... Germany and.......... to the USA, where he.......... at Princeton from 1934 to 1945. He.......... in 1955.

7.21 Write the questions about Albert Einstein.

1............................................... In Ulm, Baden - Württemberg.

2............................................... In 1879.

3............................................... In Munich.

4............................................... In 1894.

5............................................... To Milan.

6............................................... In Zürich.

7............................................... In 1901.

8............................................... His theory of relativity.

9............................................... In 1909.

10.............................................. For nineteen years.

11.............................................. In 1921.

12.............................................. In 1933.

13.............................................. He went to the USA.

14.............................................. For eleven years.

15.............................................. In 1955.

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