WIDE ANGLE
LEVEL 1
UNIT 7 WORKSHEETS
NAME_____________________________________ DATE: ___________________
Simple Past of Be: Affirmative and Negative Statements
Complete the paragraph. Write the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.
Elisa and Carmen (1)____________ (be) sisters. The sisters (2)____________
(not / be) good friends, and they fought a lot. Elisa (3)____________ (be) older, and Carmen
(4)____________ (be) younger. Elisa (5)____________ (be) popular, but she (6)____________
(not / be) very athletic. Carmen didn't have many friends, but she (7)____________ (be) a very
good athlete. One day, their mother (8)____________ (be) tired of their arguing. She told
Carmen to take Elisa to the gym, and she told Elisa to take Carmen out with Elisa's friends. The
girls (9)____________ (not / be) happy, but they obeyed their mother. Elisa (10)____________
(not / be) very good at basketball or volleyball, but she had fun. Carmen (11)____________
(be) a little shy with her sister's friends, but she had fun, too. The girls (12)____________ (be)
very surprised, and they didn't fight anymore.
II. Simple Past Irregular Verbs
Complete the sentences. Write the simple past of the verb in parentheses.
1. We ____________________ presents for Mina's birthday. (buy)
2. Carlos ____________________ three pieces of chicken for dinner. (eat)
3. Kim ____________________ long hair as a child. (have)
4. My family ____________________ to Canada for vacation in 2012. (go)
5. Sam ____________________ a lot of money last summer. (make)
6. He ____________________ a glass of water. (drink)
7. I ____________________ popcorn at the movie theater. (sell)
8. Tessa ____________________ her job. (quit)
9. Michael ____________________ until noon. (sleep)
10. My mother ____________________ me fifty dollars. (give)
11. Jane ____________________ a piece of cake. (took)
12. Dylan ____________________ the dishes. (do)
Positive Statements with the Simple Past
Complete the sentences. Write the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Tom ____________________ Serena a question. (ask)
2. John ____________________ about his grades. (complain)
3. My parents ____________________ to a new house last year. (move)
4. The horse ____________________ over the fence. (jump)
5. She ____________________ her clothes on Tuesday. (wash)
6. The children ____________________ their toys. (share)
7. Ana and Isabel ____________________ cookies yesterday. (bake)
8. I ____________________ a new car. (want)
9. Robert ____________________ the broken window. (fix)
10. Eric and Matthew ____________________ in the park. (play)
11. We ____________________ my grandmother last week. (visit)
12. He ____________________ his math teacher. (like)
There Was/There Were
Complete the sentences. Circle the correct phrase.
1. There was / There were a banana on the table.
2. There wasn't / There weren't any math homework.
3. There wasn’t / There weren’t many people on the street.
4. There was / There were hundreds of butterflies in the garden.
5. There wasn't / There weren't any salt on the table.
6. There was / There were a lot of cheese on the pizza.
7. There wasn’t / There weren’t any buses.
8. There was / There were a football game on TV.
9. There was / There were some of my old friends at the meeting.
10. There was / There were three books on her desk.
11. There wasn’t / There weren’t any more cookies in the package.
