ESCOLA BÁSICA DOS 2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO
                                   SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007




A. Find and write ten pairs.
Base form            Past simple
 lose_________       lost__________      lose            found            paid           come
_______________      _______________       sing            give             gave           build
_______________      _______________       came            bought           pay            find
_______________      _______________       spent           buy              left           go
_______________      _______________       sang            ran              spend          went
_______________      _______________       run             leave            built          lost
_______________      _______________
_______________      _______________
_______________      _______________
_______________      _______________
_______________      _______________
_______________      _______________


B. Now, match the verb forms.
      Base form                Past simple                   Base form                Past simple
        make                        fell
          get                    brought                           dig                     did
           fly                    broke                           drink                   stood
        break                       sat                           think                    was
          fall                    swam                              do                     told
        bring                       got                            tell                    had
        write                     wrote                           stand                   began
         take                      took                             be                   thought
           sit                     flew                           have                    knew
        swim                      made                            know                     dug
          see                       ate                           begin                   drank
          eat                      saw

C. Put in the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
  Last year the Bells flew (to fly) to Greece on holidays. They 1 __________ (to see) the Parthenon
and many other buildings and they 2 __________ (to eat) a lot of Greek food.
  They 3 __________ (to sit) on the beach in the sun and 4 __________ (to swim) in the warm sea.
  Nick and Jenny 5 __________ (to meet) some Greek friends. They 6 __________ (to write) a lot of
postcards to their friends in England and they 7 __________ (to take) a lot of photographs. They all   8


__________ (to get) sunburned.
  Unfortunately Mr. bell 9 __________ (to fall) down the hotel steps and   10
                                                                            __________ (to break) his
arm! But he 11 __________ (to bring) home many other souvenirs as well.
D. Look at Mike’s list of things to do for last week. Write what he did or didn’t do.
                                             THINGS TO DO
                    Saturday       buy a birthday present for Susie ()
                   1 Sunday         play football with Jim ()
                   2 Monday         help little brother with his homework ()
                   3 Tuesday        study for French test ()
                   4 Wednesday      take dog to the vet ()
                   5 Thursday       write letter to brother ()
                   6 Friday         go to the cinema with Susie()


 He didn’t buy a birthday present for Susie on Saturday.____________________________________
1. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________________________

E. Fill in the gaps with the past tense of the verbs.

1. They (write) _______________ some                  6. I (think) __________ New York City was great!
      postcards.                                      7. You (break) __________ your umbrella last
2.    I (not go) __________ to Tokio last week.           week.
3. She (have) __________ a great holiday in           8. They (go) __________ to Sydney last winter.
      Paris.                                          9. She (take) __________ a large suitcase with
4. We (not take) __________ our passports.                her.
5. He (see) __________ the Empire State               10. He (not buy) __________ any presents in
      Building.                                           Madrid.

F. Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative form.

 You bought a new pair of shoes last week.
     Did you buy a new pair of shoes last week?
1. She took her umbrella to school yesterday.
      _________________________________________________
2. He broke his pencil this morning.
      _________________________________________________
3. They saw the loch Ness Monster while they were in Scotland.
      _________________________________________________
4. I wrote a letter to my mother last night.
      _________________________________________________
5. We had breakfast this morning.
      _________________________________________________

Past simple irregular verbs

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    ESCOLA BÁSICA DOS2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007 A. Find and write ten pairs. Base form Past simple  lose_________  lost__________ lose found paid come _______________ _______________ sing give gave build _______________ _______________ came bought pay find _______________ _______________ spent buy left go _______________ _______________ sang ran spend went _______________ _______________ run leave built lost _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ B. Now, match the verb forms. Base form Past simple Base form Past simple make fell get brought dig did fly broke drink stood break sat think was fall swam do told bring got tell had write wrote stand began take took be thought sit flew have knew swim made know dug see ate begin drank eat saw C. Put in the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets. Last year the Bells flew (to fly) to Greece on holidays. They 1 __________ (to see) the Parthenon and many other buildings and they 2 __________ (to eat) a lot of Greek food. They 3 __________ (to sit) on the beach in the sun and 4 __________ (to swim) in the warm sea. Nick and Jenny 5 __________ (to meet) some Greek friends. They 6 __________ (to write) a lot of postcards to their friends in England and they 7 __________ (to take) a lot of photographs. They all 8 __________ (to get) sunburned. Unfortunately Mr. bell 9 __________ (to fall) down the hotel steps and 10 __________ (to break) his arm! But he 11 __________ (to bring) home many other souvenirs as well.
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    D. Look atMike’s list of things to do for last week. Write what he did or didn’t do. THINGS TO DO  Saturday buy a birthday present for Susie () 1 Sunday play football with Jim () 2 Monday help little brother with his homework () 3 Tuesday study for French test () 4 Wednesday take dog to the vet () 5 Thursday write letter to brother () 6 Friday go to the cinema with Susie()  He didn’t buy a birthday present for Susie on Saturday.____________________________________ 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. _______________________________________________________________________________ E. Fill in the gaps with the past tense of the verbs. 1. They (write) _______________ some 6. I (think) __________ New York City was great! postcards. 7. You (break) __________ your umbrella last 2. I (not go) __________ to Tokio last week. week. 3. She (have) __________ a great holiday in 8. They (go) __________ to Sydney last winter. Paris. 9. She (take) __________ a large suitcase with 4. We (not take) __________ our passports. her. 5. He (see) __________ the Empire State 10. He (not buy) __________ any presents in Building. Madrid. F. Rewrite the following sentences in the interrogative form.  You bought a new pair of shoes last week. Did you buy a new pair of shoes last week? 1. She took her umbrella to school yesterday. _________________________________________________ 2. He broke his pencil this morning. _________________________________________________ 3. They saw the loch Ness Monster while they were in Scotland. _________________________________________________ 4. I wrote a letter to my mother last night. _________________________________________________ 5. We had breakfast this morning. _________________________________________________