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Simple Past - Test 1 - False Beginners - Answer Key

 

A.  Write the simple past of the following verbs.

Infinitive (Basic Verb)	Simple Past
Watch	watched
Clean	cleaned
Stop	stopped
Arrive	arrived
Return	returned
Cook	cooked
Walk	walked
Visit	visited
Work	worked
Look	looked
Like	liked
Iron	ironed
Play	played
Study	studied
Love	loved
Open	opened
Start	started
Water	watered
Climb	climbed
Stay	stayed
Call	called
Kiss	kissed
Tidy	tidied
Wash	washed

 

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past.

Yesterday, my family and I ---visited---------- (visit) my grandparents. My mother (help) ----helped-------- my grandmother with the housework. My father (clean) ----cleaned--------- the windows outside. My brother and I ---watched------ (watch) cartoons on TV and later we --played----------- (play) outside in the garden. We ---climbed---------- (climb) the tree to our tree-house. We --stayed-------- (stay) there all afternoon. Then our mother ---called------ (call) us because it was time to go home.  We ---arrived------- (arrive) home at 8 o’clock. Father --looked------- (look) for the key. He --opened---- (open) our front door and we all -walked----(walk) inside.

 

C. Fill in the blanks.

Infinitive (Basic Verb)	Simple Past
Be	was / were
Break	Broke
Buy	Bought
Come	Came
Cut	Cut
Catch	Caught
Drink	Drank
Drive	Drove
Eat	Ate
Have	Had
Lose	Lost
Make	Made
Read	Read
Meet	Met
Put	Put
Teach	Taught
Run	Ran
See	Saw
Tell	Told

  

D. Choose the right verb, put it in the simple past and fill in the gaps.

write, drink, do, see, buy, sit, go, drive, be, tell, come, take, meet

 

Yesterday morning, we ---went------- to the market. We -took---- our shopping bags. Father ----drove---- us there in his car. At the market, Mother --bought------ some fruit and vegetables. I ---saw------ some birds and wanted to buy one. Mother ----told------- me they --were------ too expensive. Then, we --met----- some friends and we all ----went------- to a café. We --sat----- at a table outside and I --drank------ some orange juice. Then  Mum and I -came----- home. In the afternoon, I ----did----- my homework and --wrote----- a letter to my grandparents.

 

E.  Make the following sentences negative.

1.  Vince was ill yesterday.

--------Vince wasn't ill yesterday-----------------------

2. Terry forgot his homework.

----Terry didn't forget his homework--------------

3.  Emily saw Vince with a girl.

-----Emily didn't see Vince with a girl-------------

4. Sue played badminton last night.

----Sue didn't play badminton last night-----------------------

5. Casey and Terry went to the cinema.

-----Casey and Terry didn't go to the cinema ---------------------------

6. I had salad for lunch.

------I didn't have salad for lunch-------------------------------------

7. We were late for the train.

-------We weren't late for the train---------------------------------

8. I did my homework last night.

----I didn't do my homework last night---------------------------------------

9.  Mum drove us to school.

------Mum didn't drive us to school.----------------------------

10.  He put his passport in his pocket.

--------He didn't put his passport in his pocket---------------

 F. Now write six things that you did and six things that you didn’t do yesterday. Each time you must use a different verb.

Example:

I  went to the theatre yesterday. I didn’t go to the cinema.

Suggested Answers:

1. I read a book yesterday. I didn't watch TV.

2. I went to the cinema yesterday. I didn't play tennis.

3. I had pasta for lunch yesterday. I didn't eat fish.

4. I called my friend yesterday. I didn't text him.

5. I worked hard yesterday. I didn't meet my friends.

6. I got up late yesterday. I didn't water the flowers.

 

 

 

 

Simple Past - Test 1 - False Beginners

 

A.  Write the simple past of the following verbs.

Infinitive (Basic Verb)	Simple Past
Watch	watched
Clean
Stop
Arrive
Return
Cook
Walk
Visit
Work
Look
Like
Iron
Play
Study
Love
Open
Start
Water
Climb
Stay
Call
Kiss
Tidy
Wash

 

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past.

Yesterday, my family and I ---visited---------- (visit) my grandparents. My mother (help) ------------ my grandmother with the housework. My father (clean) ------------- the windows outside. My brother and I --------- (watch) cartoons on TV and later we ------------- (play) outside in the garden. We ------------- (climb) the tree to our tree-house. We ---------- (stay) there all afternoon. Then our mother --------- (call) us because it was time to go home.  We ---------- (arrive) home at 8 o’clock. Father --------- (look) for the key. He ------ (open) our front door and we all -----(walk) inside.

 

C. Fill in the blanks.

Infinitive (Basic Verb)	Simple Past
Be
	Broke
Buy
Come
Cut
	Caught
Drink
Drive
	Ate
Have
Lose
Make
Read
Meet
Put
	Taught
	Ran
See
Tell

  

D. Choose the right verb, put it in the simple past and fill in the gaps.

write, drink, do, see, buy, sit, go, drive, be, tell, come, take, meet

 

Yesterday morning, we ---went------- to the market. We ----- our shopping bags. Father -------- us there in his car. At the market, Mother -------- some fruit and vegetables. I --------- some birds and wanted to buy one. Mother ----------- me they -------- too expensive. Then, we ------- some friends and we all ----------- to a café. We ------- at a table outside and I -------- some orange juice. Then  Mum and I ------ home. In the afternoon, I --------- my homework and ------- a letter to my grandparents.

 

E.  Make the following sentences negative.

1.  Vince was ill yesterday.

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2. Terry forgot his homework.

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3.  Emily saw Vince with a girl.

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4. Sue played badminton last night.

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5. Casey and Terry went to the cinema.

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6. I had salad for lunch.

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7. We were late for the train.

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8. I did my homework last night.

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9.  Mum drove us to school.

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10.  He put his passport in his pocket.

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 F. Now write six things that you did and six things that you didn’t do yesterday. Each time you must use a different verb.

Example:

I  went to the theatre yesterday. I didn’t go to the cinema.

 

 

 

 

Prepositions of Time

 

IN	ON	AT	NO PREPOSITION
months	days of the week	specific time	today
years	dates	the weekend	yesterday
seasons	my birthday	night	tomorrow
the morning	Christmas Eve	midnight	last week
the evening	Chirstmas Day	the same time	last month
the afternoon	New Year’s Eve	the moment	last year
	New Year’s Day	the age of	last Monday etc
	Easter Day
	on+name+day

 

Comparatives and Superlatives - Practice

Grammar Reference

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in brackets and the appropriate preposition (in or of) where necessary.

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster. My hotel room was 1)-----smaller than--------(small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was 2) ------------(small) room --------- the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was 3) -------------(cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty - it was 4) ----------------(dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was 5) ------------(expensive) I expected and I didn't have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was 6) -------------(expensive) vase -------- the whole shop. But 7) -----------(bad) thing -------all was that I lost my passport and I couldn't go back home. It was 8) ------------(horrible) holiday -------- my life.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in brackets.

M: I'm happy I'm not a woman.

W: Why?

M: Men are 1)--------better-than-----(good) women.

W: But you are 2)----------------(stupid) person I know!!

M: Don't be horrible. Men are 3)-------------------------(intelligent) ------------- women. They are 4) --------------------(logical) and 5) --------------------(good) cooks. ------------ women.

W: Your ideas are 6) -------------------(old-fashioned) --------------- mine. I think women are 7) -------------------------(clever). They are 8) ------------------------(sensible) and 9) --------------------(practical) ------------- men are. - and men are 10) ------------------(bad) drivers ----------------- women because women are 11) ------------------(patient).

M: But men are 12) ------------------------(athletic).

W: Oh, please, let's talk about something else. This is 13) ------------------------(ridiculous) conversation I have ever had!

Source : Round-Up 4 by Virginia Evans

ANSWERS

A. 2)the smallest / in 3) colder than 4) the dirtiest of 5) more expensive than 6) the most expensive / in 7) the worst / of 8) the most horrible / of

B. 2) the most stupid 3) more intelligent than 4) more logical 5) better....than 6) more old-fashioned than 7) cleverer / more clever 8) more sensible 9) more practical than 10) worse.....than 11)more patient 12) more athletic 13) the most ridiculous

Adjectives & Adverbs - Comparatives & Superlatives

A.    ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

 

An adjective  is a word that describes a noun :

 

A good man

A beautiful girl

A tall boy

 

An adverb is a word that describes a verb: they tell us how we do something.

 

How does he sing? He sings beautifully.

How did he talk? He talked angrily.

 

To form an adverb, we add –ly to the adjective:

 

Nice – nicely

Bad – badly

Beautiful – beautifully

 Spelling

 

1. When an adjective ends in –y, we drop –y and add –ily

 

Angry – angrily

Easy – easily

 

2. When an adjective ends in –le, we drop –e and add –y

Horrible – horribly

Terrible – terribly

Possible – possibly

 

3. Irregular Adverbs

 

ADJECTIVE	ADVERB
Good	Well
Fast	Fast
Hard	Hard
Late	Late

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B.    Comparative and Superlative of Adverbs

 

Comparative: more / less + adverb + than

John sings more beautifully than Tom

I did Exercise A more easily than Exercise B.

 

BUT! Tina draws better than Mary.

          Tom runs faster than John.

           Jane works harder than Peter.

 

Superlative : the most / the least + adverb

 

John sings more beautifully than Tom but Pete sings the most beautifully.

I did Exercise A more easily than Exercise B but I did Exercise C the most easily.

 

BUT! Tina draws better than Mary but Sue draws the best.

Tom runs faster than John but Bill runs the fastest.

Jane works harder than Peter but Lucy works the hardest.

 

C.    Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives

 

Adjective of:	Example	Comparative	Superlative
One syllable	tall	Taller (than)	The tallest(of/in)
Two syllables ending in: -ly/-y	Happy Friendly	Happier(than) Friendlier (than)	The happiest The friendliest
Two or more syllables	Modern Beautiful	More / less modern (than) More / less beautiful (than)	The most / the least modern The most / the leastbeautiful

Spelling

 

Adjectives ending in:	Comparative	Superlative	Example
Consonant+  -y	-ier	-iest	Pretty-prettier-the prettiest
-e	Add -r	Add -st	Large-larger-the largest
One stressed vowel between two consonants	Double the last consonant and add -er	Double the last consonant and add -est	Fat-fatter-the fattest

 

Irregular Adjectives

 

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	most
many	more	most
little	less	least
far	further / farther	furthest /  farthest

 

We use the comparative to compare two things or people. We use the superlative to compare one with many.

 

Examples

 

Marina is taller than Jean but Joanna is the tallest girl in the class.

July is hotter than June but August is the hottest month of the year.

Exercise A is easier than Exercise B but Exercise C is the easiest.

D.    Types of Comparison

 

1. as……as / not as….as

 – to show that two things or people are or are not similar:

 

Paul  is as heavy as Tom.

Jane is not as tall as Mary.

My house is as big as yours.

 

2. the + comparative…..the + comparative

- to show changes / processes that take place at the same time:

 

The harder you work, the happier the teacher is.

The warmer it gets, the better I like it.

The bigger the house, the longer it takes to clean.

 

Also (showing gradual increase):

Our lessons are getting harder and harder this year.

Summers in my country are getting hotter and hotter.

Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns - Practice

Grammar Reference

A. Fill in: myself / yourself / himself /ourselves or yourselves

Jim: Bye Mum, we're going to Simon's birthday party.

Mum: OK. Enjoy -----------, boys. And, Jim, don't eat too much cake or you'll make --------- sick. Have you got a card to take with you?

Jim: Yes, we have. Mark and I made it ---------------. What are you and Dad going to do this afternoon, Mum?

Mum: I'm going to buy ----------- some new clothes and Dad's going to study. He's trying to teach ---------- Italian. Have a good time at the party and behave ----------- .

 

B. Fill in the appropriate reflexive and emphatic pronouns

1. My dad cut ----------- shaving yesterday.

2. Julie cooked ----------- some dinner.

3. Please, help ---------- to more biscuits, John.

4. I enjoyed ---------- at the party last night.

5. We don't need any help. We can do it ------------.

6. The children drew all these pictures ------------ .

 

C. Fill in the appropriate reflexive pronouns

Yesterday, my sister and I went to the shop to buy ------------ some chocolate. On the way home, Tonia fell down and hurt ------------- and I cut -------------- on some broken glass. When we got home, my brother and his friends were enjoying ----------- playing in the garden. My brother shouted: " Look at ---------" and he began to laugh at us. When we looked at ----------- in the mirror, there was nothing wrong except for some chocolate round our mouths.

 

ANSWER KEY

A. yourselves / yourself / ourselves / myself / himself  / yourself

B. 1. himself / 2. herself / 3. yourself / 4. myself / 5. ourselves / 6. themselves

C. ourselves / herself / myself / themselves / yourselves / ourselves

SOURCE: Round-Up 4 by Virginia Evans

Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns - Possessives

Reflexive – Emphatic Pronouns	Personal Pronouns (before verbs)	Personal Pronouns (after verbs)	Possessive Adjectives (followed by nouns)	Possessive Pronouns (not followed by nouns)
Myself	I	Me	My	Mine
Yourself	You	You	Your	Yours
Himself	He	Him	His	His
Herself	She	Her	Her	Hers
Itself	It	It	Its	------
Ourselves	We	Us	Our	Ours
Yourselves	You	You	Your	Yours
Themselves	They	Them	Their	Theirs

 

A. Reflexive Pronouns are used:

After certain verbs such as kill, burn, enjoy, hurt, look at, teach , when the subject and the object of the verb are the same person.

- I’ve cut myself. / Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

B. Emphatic Pronouns are used:

At the end of the sentence or after the noun phrase they refer to, to emphasize the noun or the fact that one person and not another performs an action.

- He can fix the car (by) himself.

C. Note these expressions:

Enjoy yourself! = Have a good time!

Behave yourself! = Be good!

I like being by myself = I like being alone.

She lives by herself = She lives alone.

Help yourself to tea! = Don’t wait to be offered tea!

Source: Round-Up 4 by Virginia Evans

 

Present Perfect Simple Vs Simple Past

A. We use the Present Perfect Simple to:

1. Talk about a past action which has a strong connection with the present

Rafaella has just gone out.

My sister hasn't been to England yet.

I've already seen that film.

2. Talk about a past action which occurred at an unstated time but which still affects the present.

I've lost my keys. (= I lost them some time in the past but I still can't find them now)

Susan has had a haircut. (= she had a haircut in the past but now you can see her hair is shorter)

I've seen wolves in that forest. (= I saw them in the past but they're still in that forest now)

3. Talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. (usually with for or since)

Jane has worked in a bank for 6 years.

They have lived in London for 10 years.

Mrs Thomas has taught English since 1995.

4. Talk about past actions which occurred at an unfinished period of time.

At 11:00 am : Bill has called three times this morning.

At 4:00pm: I haven't seen Paul this afternoon.

5. Talk about past experiences whose results are obvious in the present.

Kate has put on weight. (=she is heavier now)

Dad has grown a beard. (=he has a beard now)

My cousins have painted their room.  (the room has a new colour now or maybe the paint is still wet)

Also use the Present Perfect Simple in the following sentence structure:

the first / second (etc) OR Superlatives as in the examples:

This is the first time I've driven a car.

This is the second time we've eaten snails.

This is the best film I've ever seen.

This is the coolest website I've ever visited.

Do Not Confuse:

have been to / have gone to

(a) have been to = I went somewhere but now I am back

Where have you been? - I've been to the shops.

(b) have gone to = I went somewhere and I'm still there now.

Where is Jim? - He's gone to the cinema.

B. We use the Simple Past to:

1. Talk about past actions which have no connection with the present:

Rafaella went out a minute ago.

My sister didn't visit England when she lived in Europe.

I saw that film while I was on holiday.

2. Talk about actions which occurred at a definite past time. This time may be stated directly or implied.

I lost my keys when I went out yesterday.

Susan had a haircut last week.

I once saw wolves in that forest.

3. Talk about an action that started and finished in the past.

Jane worked in a bank for 6 years. (= she doesn't work there now)

They lived in London for 10 years. (they don't live in London now)

Mrs Thomas taught English in 1995. (= she doesn't teach English now)

4. Talk about past actions which occurred at a completed period of time.

At 4:00 pm: John called three times this morning.

At 10:00 pm: I didn't see Paul this afternoon.

5. Talk about a past state or habit.

When she was a student, she lived in a small flat.

I always carried an umbrella when I lived in London.

We often went to the beach when we visited Greece last summer.

The Present Perfect Simple - Structure

Here's how we form the present perfect simple:

have / has + past participle

For regular verbs the past participle is the same as the simple past (basic verb + - ed).

For irregular verbs see the third column of the List of Irregular Verbs

A. AFFIRMATIVE

I have eaten / I've eaten

You have eaten / you've eaten

He has eaten / he's eaten

She has eaten / she's eaten

It has eaten / it's eaten

We have eaten / we've eaten

You have eaten / you've eaten

They have eaten / they've eaten

B. Negative

I have not eaten / I haven't eaten

You have not eaten / you haven't eaten

He has not eaten / he hasn't eaten

She has not eaten / she hasn't eaten

It has not eaten / it hasn't eaten

We have not eaten / we haven't eaten

You have not eaten / you haven't eaten

They have not eaten / they haven't eaten

C. Interrogative (?)

Have I eaten?

Have you eaten?

Has he eaten?

Has she eaten?

Has it eaten?

Have we eaten?

Have you eaten?

Have they eaten?

Common Time Expressions Used with the Present Perfect Simple

1. already - used in affirmative sentences and usually placed between have/has and the past participle ~ I've already had lunch.
2. yet - used in negative sentences and in questions / always placed at the end of the sentence. ~ Have you had lunch yet? / No, I haven't had lunch yet.
3. since = from a certain period of time in the past up till now ~ I have known George since 2003.
4. for = covering a period of time from the past up till now ~ I have known George for seven years.
5. never - in negative sentences with a positive verb ~ I've never eaten snails NOT I haven't never eaten snails.
6. ever - in interrogative sentences only (questions) ~ Have you ever eaten snails? NOT Have you never eaten snails?
7. just - in positive sentences mostly to say that a past action has only just finished ~ Joanna has just gone out. / Peter has just emailed me.

USE

The present perfect simple is used to talk about past actions whose result is obvious in the present or about past actions which occurred at an unstated past time but whose results have some connection with the present. But I'll say more about the use when comparing the simple past and the present perfect in the next lesson.

Examples:

• I've sent three emails so far.
• Sue has bought a new car. (= unstated past time / Sue bought the car in the past but she's still got it now)
• I haven't been to Sweden yet.
• My sister has just painted her room pink.
• I've seen wolves in that forest. (= unstated past time / if you go to that forest now you will see the wolves. They're still there.)