KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY 2010-2011 SPRING TERM THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY 2010-2011 SPRING TERM
Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t. They___ at school, but they weren’t in the classroom. I___ at home on Sunday morning. I was at church. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday___ Tuesday. You ___ at the art gallery. Where were you? The weather ___ very nice yesterday. It was wet and cold. We___ at the cinema last night. The film was great. My grandparents ___ teachers. They were doctors. Our last lesson ___ geography. It was maths.
ART WRITING PLAYS PLAYING GOLF SCIENCE Salvador Dali Charlotte Bronte Tiger Woods Albert Einstein PLAYING GOLF SCIENCE Unit: 6, Page: 47
Match the items and form correct sentences. B C Salvador Dali Charlotte Bronte Tiger Woods Albert Einstein The USA/1975 Germany/1879 England /1816 Spain /1904 play golf / three paint / one write plays / four couldn’t speak/eight Example Sentence : I was born in London in 1983. I could read when I was four. My sister couldn’t read until she was seven. Unit: 6, Page: 47
Ask and answer questions about the geniuses. When was Salvador Dali born? Where was he born? How old was he when he could…? When was Charlotte Bronte born? …
Write sentences about the famous people. Use could and was. Budhia Singh / run marathons / three Budhia Singh could run marathons when he was three. Maria Sarapuva / play tennis / four Vanessa Mae / play the violin and piano / five Michael Schumacher / drive / four Sergey Karjakin / play chess / four W.A. Mozart / write music / five
Write sentences with couldn’t and the phrases in the box. he wasn’t at home I was ill I wasn’t tired we weren’t hungry it was dark it was wet the water was very cold they weren’t 18 years old I / go to school because … I / read my book because … She / swim because … We / eat our dinner because … I / speak to Kevin because … They / play tennis because … I / sleep because … They / buy alcohol because …
Are the sentences true or false? Tom and Harry’s parents were on a day trip with their friends. Tom wanted to go out with Harry in their mum’s car. They hated the film. After the pizza, Harry wanted to go to a nightclub. Harry believed that he caused the bump. The mechanic repaired the bump before their parents arrived home. The bump was there before Tom and Harry used the car. F T F F T T T
Complete the phrases from the story using the nouns in the box. dent car film garage nightclub pizza situation something to park a _______ to watch a ______ to order a ______ to go to a ______ 5. to notice ________ 6. to phone a ______ 7. to explain a ______ 8. to repair a _______