1. KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY 2010-2011 SPRING TERM
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY
SPRING TERM

2. 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.

3. ART WRITING PLAYS PLAYING GOLF SCIENCE Salvador Dali Charlotte Bronte
Tiger Woods
Albert Einstein
PLAYING GOLF
SCIENCE
Unit: 6, Page: 47

4. 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 I could read when I was four.
My sister couldn’t read until she was seven.
Unit: 6, Page: 47

5. 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? …

6. 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

7. 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 …

11. 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

12. 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 _______