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1. Complete the text. Use the past simple affirmative form of the irregular verbs in brackets.
SAM KODO from Togo, in Africa, is an inventor and a businessman – and he 1…………………….
(become) an inventor when he was very young. When he 2……………………. (be) only seven years
old, he 3……………………. (build) his own robot. The robot 4……………………. (can) move around a room
and follow instructions. Sam’s father teaches at the university in Lomé, the capital of Togo. At a
young age, Sam often 5……………………. (go) with his father to work and 6……………………. (read)
books in the library there. His favourite books 7……………………. (be) about electronics. Sam
8……………………. (begin) to make things using old parts from broken TVs and other electrical
devices. Sometimes, he 9……………………. (break) his own toys to get the parts! When he was fifteen,
he 10……………………. (make) his first smartphone and PC. Now Sam has his own computer company
in Togo.
Answer
1 became 2 was 3 built 4 could 5 went 6 read 7 were 8 began 9 broke 10 made
2. Make the sentences negative.
1 Jake phoned Sarah yesterday evening.
Jake didn’t phone Sarah yesterday evening.
2 George went to London last weekend.
3 Joe wrote his new jacket yesterday.
4 Pete invited Fred to his birthday party.
5 You sent me an email.
6 Wendy left home before nine o’clock.
7 My dad studied German at school.
Answer
2 George didn’t go to London last weekend.
3 Joe didn’t wear his new jacket yesterday.
4 Pete didn’t invite Fred to his birthday party.
5 You didn’t send me an email.
6 Wendy didn’t leave home before nine o’clock.
7 My dad didn’t study German at school.
3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1 yesterday / did / have / you / lunch / where
…………………………………………….?
2 to school / did / what time / get / on Monday / you
…………………………………………….?
3 did / for breakfast / you / what / this morning / have
…………………………………………….?
4 in / did / next to / sit / last English lesson / your / you / who
…………………………………………….?
5 yesterday / how much / you / water / drink / did
…………………………………………….?
6 watch / you / television / last night / did
…………………………………………….?
7 this morning / to school / get / how / you / did
…………………………………………….?
Answer
1 Where did you have lunch yesterday?
2 What time did you get to school on Monday?
3 What did you have for breakfast this morning?
4 Who did you sit next to in your last English lesson?
5 How much water did you drink yesterday?
6 Did you watch television last night?
7 How did you get to school this morning?
4. Write full answers to the questions in exercise 3. Use the past simple.
6. Choose the correct words.
1 There is / There are a wardrobe in my bedroom.
2 There isn’t / There aren’t any posters on my bedroom walls.
3 There isn’t / There aren’t a chest of drawers in my bedroom.
4 There is / There are a dictionary in my bag.
5 There isn’t / There aren’t any shelves in our classroom.
6 There are / There aren’t any curtains in the classroom.
7 There isn’t / There aren’t a computer on the teacher’s desk.
Answer
1 There is 2 There aren’t 3 There isn’t 4 There is 5 There aren’t 6 There aren’t 7 There isn’t
5. Complete the questions with how much and how many, and is there and are there.
1 How many crisps are there?
2 …………………… cheese ……………………?
3 …………………… grapes ……………………?
4 …………………… sandwiches ……………………?
5 …………………… lettuce ……………………?
6 …………………… olives ……………………?
7 …………………… chicken ……………………?
8 …………………… strawberries ……………………?
Answer
2 How much cheese is there?
3 How many grapes are there?
4 How many sandwiches are there?
5 How much lettuce is there?
6 How many olives are there?
7 How much chicken is there?
8 How many strawberries are there?
