Past simple: regular and irregular

Verbs

Complete the sentences with the past simple form

of the verbs.
They named (name) the dog Bikolo.
1 I ________________ (find) the bag under
the desk.
2 He ________________ (go) there on holiday.
3 We ________________ (visit) the museum.
4 She ________________ (have) pizza for dinner.

Tick () the correct past simple sentences.

They didn’t play basketball. 
1 She travelled to France. 
2 We didn’t went home. 
3 He build a new house. 
4 She didn’t invent anything. 
5 My dad made us dinner. 
6 They didn’t walked to school. 

. Complete the sentences with the PAST SIMPLE.

1. We (not go) __________ shopping yesterday
afternoon.
2. She (put) __________ the letter in the envelope.
3. He (be) __________ late, so he (take) __________
a taxi to the station.
4. Ana (not believe) _____________ my story.
5. Jack (tell) __________ me a funny joke yesterday.
6. _____ they ________ (win) the football match last
Saturday?
7. (be) _______ the weather bad yesterday?
8. We (stay) __________ at home and (watch)
__________ some videos.
9. I (not clean) __________ my bedroom, so my
mother (not be) __________ very happy.
10. (visit) ______ you _______ your best friend?

1. Complete the paragraph about Margie with the verbs in brackets. Use the
Past Simple.
Margie 1. ………………… (look) at her alarm clock. It 2. ………………… (be) 10.00. She
3. ………………… (not know) what to do. She 4. ………………… (have) a school trip at 10.30 and she was late.
She 5. ………………… (not eat) breakfast and 6. ………………… (run) to school. She was only five minutes late,
but no one was at school. Where were her friends? Then an old man 7. ………………… (pass) her and 8.
………………… (ask) her the time. Looking at her watch she 9. ………………… (see) it was only 7.30. Then she
10. ………………… (remember) it was 1st April!

NEAR FUTURE (AM-IS-ARE GOING TO)

1.-I ____________________(buy) a new car next month.
2.- when __________________(you/tidy) your room? It’s very messy.
3.-Bob_____________________(play) football on Saturday because he has hurt his leg.
4.-Barry and Jason _________________________(visit) their parents next Monday.
5.- __________________________________(Denisse/appear) in the new TV series?
6.- Monica ____________________________(sing) in the concert.
7.-I________________________________(walk) to school today. I’ll take the bus.
8.-_________________________________(you/help) me wash the dishes after lunch?
9.- Helen _________________________________(cook) dinner for some friends tomorrow.
10.- Ruth _________________________________(come) with us. She’s too busy at work.

COMPARATIVE

1. London is (large) _____________ Madrid.

2. Madrid is (hot) _____________ London.
3. Heathrow Airport in London is (busy)
_____________ Madrid Airport.
4. London is (expensive) _____________Madrid.
5. Madrid is (high) _____________ London.
6. Madrid is (dry) _____________ London.

1 An elephant is ............................................ (strong) a kangaroo.

2 Our teacher is ............................................ (beautiful) that film star.
3 A school is ............................................ (noisy) a hospital.
4 Jane’s hair is ............................................ (long) yours.
5 John’s work is ............................................ (good) Mary’s.
6 Yesterday was ............................................ (hot) today.
7 This book is ............................................ (interesting) that one.
8 Athletes are usually ............................................ (famous) scientists

SUPERLATIVE

USE THESE ADJECTIVES: BIG, HIGH, LONG, RICH,

POPULAR, SMALL and HARD.

1. The Pacific is _____________ ocean in the world.

2. Everest is _____________ mountain in the world.
3. Bill Gates is _____________ man in the world.
4. Diamonds are _____________ substance in the
world.
5. Pluto is _____________ planet in the Solar System.
6. The Nile is _____________ river in the world.
7. France is _____________ country in the world for
tourists.

Use the superlative form of the adjective.

1 the girl / tall / of the
three ..................................................................................................................
2 the pyramid / ancient / of the
three ..................................................................................................
3 this athlete / good / athlete in the
world ..........................................................................................
4 February / short / month / in the
year ................................................................................................
5 the red apple / sweet / apple in the
bowl ........................................................................................
COMPARATIVE-SUPERLATIVE

1 I think Albert Einstein was the brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant
scientist in the world.
2 I am a good / better / best swimmer than my brother.
3 Mum is the busy / busier / busiest person in the family.
4 What is the most expensive / more expensive / expensive car in the world?
5 London is rainy / rainier / rainiest than Athens.
6 The book was frightening / more frightening / most frightening than the
film.

MUST. Choose the correct form.

1. I must/mustn’t remember to buy snacks for the

party.
2. We haven’t got any food. We must/mustn’t go to
the supermarket.
3. Hurry up! You must/mustn’t be late for the party.
4. You must/mustn’t have an invitation to go to the
party.
5. You must/mustn’t play loud music after 11 pm.
6. It’s a fancy dress party. You must/mustn’t wear
your jeans.
7. It’s Jane’s birthday. You must/mustn’t bring her a
present!

OBJECT PRONOUMS

you it me them him us

.
1 Volleyball and tennis are my favourite sports.
I’m good at .......................
2 I like Paul and he likes .......................
3 I think maths is boring and sometimes I don’t
understand .......................
4 She sometimes asks ....................... questions
and we don’t answer.
5 You remember me, but I don’t remember

a , an , some and any

Choose the correct word.

There isn’t any / a meat.
1 There’s an / a insect in your dinner.
2 There aren’t an / any apples here.
3 Have you got any / a pasta?
4 There are some / any shops in the village.
5 They don’t eat any fruit / fruits or vegetables.
6 They haven’t got some / any eggs.
7 Do you have a / any pizzas?
8 There’s any / some apple juice here.
9 She has got some / a banana.

The Virtual School

It’s 8.28 in the morning. School begins in two minutes but Patsy Miller is still wearing
her
pyjamas. Patsy won’t be late for school because she doesn’t need to get dressed or
even
leave her house. She just needs to turn on her computer to get to school. Patsy is a
student
at the new Virtual School in New Mexico, in the United States. This is an on-line school
and
the students do all their schoolwork and their homework online!
At the beginning of each school day, the students log onto their computers in order to
get into
their virtual classrooms. A virtual classroom is a private on-line space on the Internet.
Students and teachers communicate online in private chat rooms. Students e-mail their
homework to their teachers and they do all their tests online.
Patsy thinks it’s a great way to study but she is a very sporty, outgoing person and she
misses playing sport with her friends at school. She also feels chatting online isn’t the
same
as hanging out with friends.
1. Why can Patsy go to school in her pyjamas?
...............................................................................................................
2. What is a virtual school?
...............................................................................................................
3. What is a virtual classroom?
...............................................................................................................
4. How do teachers and students communicate?
...............................................................................................................
5. What can’t you do at a virtual school?
...............................................................................................................

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Worksheet 3
Present simple & adverbs of
frequency
I
You
He
She basketball.
We
They
play
doesn’t like don’t like eats eat get up
gets up go goes likes like
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3 Circle the correct word.
1 Do/Does you play basketball?
2 Yes, I do/does.
3 What time does she get/gets up?
4 She usually get/gets up at 7 o’clock.
5 He don’t/doesn’t like fish.
6 They play/plays basketball every day.
7 How often do/does she go dancing?
8 She go/goes every Saturday.
4 Put the words in the right order.
1 breakfast eggs eats she for often
She
______________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________
2 go swimming do day you every ?
Do
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
3 get up the usually morning in six I o’clock at
I
______________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
4 go the never Sunday I on to gym
I
______________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
5 9 o’clock always at do school start you ?
Do
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
6 dancing sometimes at the go they weekend
They
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
7 is it busy the swimming pool in usually
It
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________
2 Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Steve is talking to Anita on his mobile phone.
ANITA Hi Steve! Where are you? You’re late.
STEVE I know. I (1) _____________________ (come). I (2) _____________________ (walk) down
Parliament Street
now.
ANITA Hurry up! Rosie (3) _____________________ (buy) the tickets and we (4)
_____________________ (go) into
the Jorvik Viking Centre.
Sounds of lots of screaming.
STEVE What’s that?
ANITA Don’t worry! It’s Sara and Barbara. They (5) _____________________ (scream).
STEVE Why?
ANITA They are scared. We (6) _____________________ (look) at an exhibition of a man
with a knife.
CARL Where’s Steve?
ANITA He (7) _____________________ (come). Look–there he is. He (8)
_____________________ (speak) to the man
at the entrance.

2 Put the words in the correct order.

1 you / to / tell / him / going / are / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
2 going / him / I’m / tell / no, / not / to
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
3 later / are / what / do / you / going / to / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
4 watch / I’m / a / to / DVD / going
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
5 Steve / going / is / to / be / the / barbecue / at / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
6 going / to / what / wear / you / are / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
7 wear / I’m / jeans / going / a / T-shirt / to / and
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________
8 late / we / are / going / be / to
______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________

going to: future

I _____________________________________ wear jeans.
You _____________________________________ do your homework.
He _____________________________________ text his friends.
She _____________________________________ going to kiss Steve.
It _____________________________________ rain.
We _____________________________________ be late.
They _____________________________________ watch a DVD.

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3 Complete the conversation using the prompts.
ROSIE Hi Sara! (1) ________________________ (you / be at the barbecue tonight?)
SARA Yes, I am.
ROSIE What (2) ________________________ (you / wear?)
SARA I don’t know. What about you?
ROSIE (3) ________________________ (I / wear my summer dress)
SARA Is Anita coming?
ROSIE I think so. (4) ________________________ (I / send her a message) and check.
SARA (5) ________________________ (Steve / be there?)
ROSIE Yes, he is.
SARA Good. I have to go now. I’ll see you at the barbecue.
ROSIE Ok. What (6) ________________________ (you / to do now?)
SARA (7) ________________________ (I / get ready). I want to wash my hair.
ROSIE Ok. (8) ________________________ (I / do my homework). I’ll see you later.
SARA Bye.