WORKSHEET 7

SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense

A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE
PAST:
break swim have make sit write
spend buy drink lose wash
1. She ……………made…….. a cake an hour ago.
2. She ………bought………….. a hat last week.
3. The boy ……wrote …………….. a letter yesterday.
4. They …………swam…………. in the sea for an hour.
5. They …………drank……….. a lot of Coke last night.
6. She ………broke………… her arm last week.
7. He ………spent……………. all his money last week.
8. She ………had…………… a bath two minutes ago.
9. He ……………lost………. his wallet last night.
10. She …………sat……….. on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She …………washed……….. the clothes yesterday.

B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in

brackets:
Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the
circus. We …saw……(see)
lots of things. My father ……bought……………. (buy) us some
popcorn and orange juice. We
……………ate………. (eat) the popcorn and ……………
drank…………… (drink) the orange juice.
We ………laughed…………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There
………was…………. (be) a lion-tamer.
The lions ………did…………… (do) tricks; they ………
jumped………………… (jump) through hoops. A girl ………………
rode………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all ……
had…………… (have)
a wonderful time.
C) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:
go shopping ( - ) ………… Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday.
…………….
clean the house ( + ) ………………Jean cleaned the
house………………………………………………
feed the cat ( + ) .…………Jean fed the cat
………………………………………
telephone Mary ( - ) ………Jean didn't telephone
Mary………………………………………………………
watch a film on TV ( - ) …………Jean didn't watch a film on
tv……………………………………………………
visit her grandparents ( + ) …………Jean didn't visit her grandparents
……………………………………………………
take them a cake ( + ) ………Jean brought them a
cake………………………………………………………
D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:
Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He
……was…………… (be) the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor
candlemaker. He ………went…………(go) to school only one year.
He ………began…………………… (begin) to work when he was
twelve. At the age of fourteen he …………decided…………………
(decide) to be a writer. He ………copied………….

(copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he

…………………became ( i will let my ears to lead here ) (become)
the best known writer in his time.
When he ……was…………….. (be) seventeen, he ……………
left…………… (leave) Boston and
…………………arrived………… (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a
few pennies in his pocket. He
…………got…………… (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper
and ……………retired………. (retire)
from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he ………
spent………………. (spend) the next forty years for his government.
He …played……………………. (play) an important role in the
founding of the USA.
Franklin …………was…… (be) also an important scientist and
inventor. He ……drew………. (draw)
electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He ………
wrote……………… (write) one of the first text books on electricity.
He ………invented……………… (invent) a simple lightning rod and
many other practical tools. He ……made?………………… (make) a
study of water and …………discovered…………….
(discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even …………
invented……………… (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-
eight and ……… needed (this has no sense) ?……………… (need)
them himself.
Franklin ……did………… (do) all these things and many more
because he …believed………….………
(believe) he ………could………………… (can).

E) Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with
his ship.
One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new
neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and
Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back.
Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port is Cape town in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot
from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship
reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank
you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”
a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:
Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away
with his ship.
One summer came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors
near his mother's house .They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon
loved her and he wanted to marry her when he came back .Bob
promised the girl to sent a present from every port.Bob's first port was
Cape town in Africa, and he sent the girl a parrot from there. The
parrot spoke three languages.When Bob's ship reached Australia, a
letter came from the girl. The letter said 'Thank you for the
parrot,Bob. it tasted much better then a
chiken…………………………………………………………
b) Answer the questions about the story:
1. What was Bob?
He was a young sailor.
2. What change did he find when he was back home?
He found new neighbors near to his mother's house.
…………………………………………………………………………
……………..
3. How was their daughter?
Was pretty.
…………………………………………………………………………
……………..
4. How did Bob feel about the girl?
Bob loved her.
…………………………………………………………………………
……………..
5. What did Bob tell the girl?
Bob promised to send a gift from every port.
…………………………………………………………………………
……………..
6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?
Bob sent a parot from Capetown
…………………………………………………………………………
…………….
7. Where is Capetown?

………Capetown is located in Africa….

8. How many languages did the parrot speak?

………The parrot spoke three languages

9. What did the girl do with the parrot?

She ate the parrot……………………

G) Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:

1. We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night.

(he) (-) 2. He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night.
(yesterday) (?) 3. …………………………………………………
(study in the library) (?) 4.
…………………………………………………
(we) (-) 5. …………………………………………………
(play tennis) (+) 6. ………………………………………………….
(I) (-) 7. …………………………………………………
(get a present) (+) 8. …………………………………………………
(you) (-?) 9. …………………………………………………
(go shopping) (?) 10. ………………………………………………..
(last week) (-) 11. ………………………………………………..
(she) (+) 12. ………………………………………………..
(stay home) (?) 13. ………………………………………………….
(last night) (-?) 14. …………………………………………………
(they) (-) 15. …………………………………………………
(get into trouble) (+) 16.
…………………………………………………
(you) (?) 17. …………………………………………………
(see him) (-?) 18. …………………………………………………
(yesterday afternoon) (?) 19.
…………………………………………………
(I) (+) 20. …………………………………………………
WORKSHEET 8
SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous
A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………was skating…….
(skate).
2. I met my neighbor while I ………was…
walking……………………………. (walk) home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she ……was riding…………….. (ride) her
bicycle along Park St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he …was…………
studying…………………… (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ……………were
dancing…………………….. (dance) together.
6. I cut myself while I …………was shaving……………………….
(shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………were
baking (bake) cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he ………was sleeping….. (sleep)
at a friend’s house.

B) How did it happen?

1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

………………. She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.

………………………….
2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
……Martin burnt himself while he was ironing his clothes
3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
……Helen cut herself while she was slicing the onions
4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
………Jennifer met her husband while she was fixing a flat tire
5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
………Martin broke his arm while he was skating
6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
………I lost my wallet while i was ridding my bicycle
7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
………Jeff met his wife while he was swimming at the beach
8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
…………Bob got a black eye while he was fighting with his brother
9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
…Your childrean burnt themselves while they were making breakfast
10. How did Martha fall? (dance)
………Marthana fell while she was dancing
C) What’s the What happened? What’s the result?
matter? What was
he / she doing?
Tina ice-skate fall on the ice break foot
Jack play football kick the break leg
goalpost
Bob cycle fall off the bike injure hand
 Ann skate fall over break arm
Alice dance trip over the sprain ankle
carpet

WORKSHEET 9
SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous
A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. It was very cold. The sun ………. was not shining.
…………………. (not / shine)
2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind Was not blowing (not / blow)
3. He wasn’t sleeping. He was looking……….. (look) at the ceiling.
4. They were having a rest. They …was not working (not / work).
5. They were very happy. They ……were enjoying(enjoy) the party.
6. He was at home. He was watching. (watch) a movie on TV.
7. He was getting worse. He wasn't recovering (not/recover)
8. We were traveling (travel) in the north of Turkey when we were on
holiday.
9. She was driving. (drive) so fast when the accident happened.
10. I was not sleeping / sleep) when you came in.

B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using

the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. While they travelled……… (travel) to China, Marco kept……….
(keep) a diary.
2. Mrs. White drove……………………. (drive) past a house in Main
Street when she …saw…… (see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he was flying……. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot
saw….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman …foght……………… (fight) the fire on a balcony
below when he ……heard……… (hear) someone’s shouts.
5. She …died……… (die) while she was ranning. (run) after a bus.
6. We were having….. (have) dinner when the electricity
went………… (go) off.
7. She was thinking… (think) of something else while you …taked..
(talk) to her.
8. I saw………….. (see) her while I was looking……. (look) out of
the window.
9. While the teacher …were talking.. (talk), the students …looked..
(look) at an insect on the ceiling.