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GRAMMAR BANK
7A
a Compic[c rhe past si mple sentences wi th \\'as I waSII 'r or
were I were,,'t.
presen t simple
past simple
My father's a painter. My grandfather llill a painter. tOO.
Today is Monday. Yeste rday Su nday.
2 \Vhere are yOll now? Where you yesterday?
3 I'm in [taly. in Germany last month.
4 Is it hot rod ay? it hot yesterday?
5 The cafe isn't o pen now, It opcn this morning.
6 My neighbours aren't at home. They at home yesterday.
7 \ Ve're in Romc now. We in Venice yesterday.
S They're tired. They tired last week.
b Complete the d ialogues with was. waSl/'/.
were. or weren',.
A U!~)'OLL and Ch .. rl ic at rhe COlleen last night ?
B Yes. we I
A 2: irgood?
B No. it 3 ___.. The singer 4 ___ terrible.
A S
B Yes , they 6. ___ _
rhe tickets expensive?
A Where 7 ____ your mother born ?
B She 8 born in Argelll inain 1955.
A 9 her pa rcntsArgentinian?
B No, they to . Her fat he r 11_-:--_
German ,lIld her mother 12 ___ from Italy.
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B
a Rewrite the sentences in rh e past simple with yesterda),.
P r esent
I wa tch TV.
Westu dy English.
2 D o YO lL listen to the news?
3 He doesn't cook dinner.
4 D oes she play SPOrt?
5 T hey work tate.
6 I use IIll' internel at work.
Past
I lI'atched TV ycs/mltt),.
7 S hc chats ro her friends.
8 My brother doesn't dance. _______________
b Complete the sentences with a ve rb in the
past si m ple.
not call cry dance
finish not listen play
Wc finished work late yesterday.
I I my mother o n her bi rthday.
2 The film was vcr)' sad. ___
you :>
3 My brorher ____ video games all day
yesterday.
4 ____ to the news Ih is morning
because I was late.
5 ____ Sarah ____ wi th Martin at
the party?
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a
C
Com plete the text w ith the verbs in brackets in the past Simple.
L:ls t weekend, I lfflll (go) ro London with some friends. Wc
I (meet) at the train station at 7.30 a. m. O ur train
2 (leave) at 7.45 a.m. 1n the morning, wc 3 (buy)
some sou,·enirs. T hen. we 4 (have) lunch in an Italian
reStaurant . In the cve ning, wc 5 (sce) a Shakespeare play at
the G lobe T hea tre. We 6 (get) home "cr), latc th:lt night. We
a l1 1 (feel) very ti red but vcry happy.
b C o mplete the questio ns in the past s imple.
~ last nigh t? Yes, [ did.
I W hal
? I wore jeans.
2 W herc your friends? We met in a cafe.
3 What time ? We got home late.
~ How ______ home? We wem home by taxi.
5 a good rim e? Yes. we had a great time.
c Correct the informa tio n usi ng the word in
brackets.
They got home al m idnight. (1 1 p.rn.)
TIIey didn't £1'/ bOllle at midllialll. The)' 8Q.l
hOllle at 11.
She wore a red dress. (blue)
2 I left work early. (Iale)
3 We went by trai n. (bus)
4 He 1051 his mobi le phone. (wallet)
5 You had a sandwich. (salad)
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