PAST SIMPLE: VERB TO BE

Fill in the gaps with was or were.

1- Neil Armstrong ________the first man on the Moon.
2- Leonardo da Vinci______ a great inventor.
3- Marilyn Monroe_______ a famous actress.
4- Beethoven and Mozart________composers.
5- Pablo Picasso and Dali_____Spanish painters.
Rewrite the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
1- She was in Paris last month.
She wasn't in Paris last month.
Was she in Paris last month?
2- Jessica and Tom were at home yesterday.
____________________________________
____________________________________
3- It was very hot yesterday.
_________________________________
_________________________________
4- We were on holiday.
____________________________
____________________________
PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR VERBS
Regras:
- acrescenta-se ED ao infinitivo do verbo. Exemplo: work---- worked;
- verbos terminados em "e", s se acrescenta um "d". Exemplo: love---loved;
- verbos terminados em consoante+y, perdem o Y e ganham IED. Exemplo: study----studied;
- Verbos terminados em vogal+y, apenas ganham ED. Exemplo: play...... played.
- Verbos terminados em consoante+vogal+consoante e cuja ltima slaba seja a
tnica, dobram a ltima consoante e ganham ED. Exemplo: stop = stopped
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
1- Yesterday Rachel_________ (walk) to school.
2- She______________(receive) a postcard from Brazil.
3- We_______________(study) English in the morning,
4- The pupils ___________(paint) the classroom walls.
5- They________________(use) the school computers.
6- I_________________(play) baseball in the afternoon.
Look at Peter's diary. Write affirmative or negative sentences in the past simple.

Listen to music. YES

Play the piano. NO

Visit his cousins. YES

Phone his friends. NO

Watch TV. YES

Walk in the park. NO

Tidy his room. YES

Cook dinner. NO
1- Peter__________________but he_____________________.
2- He______________________________________________.
3._________________________________________________.
4._________________________________________________.
Ask and answer in the past simple.
1. you/ water/ the plants. (YES). Did you water the plants? Yes, I did. I watered the
plants.
2. Ann / bake / a cake.
(NO)._________________________________________________.
3. they / travel / by train.
(NO)._______________________________________________.
4. Jim / finish / his homework.
(YES).__________________________________________.
PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS
Complete the gaps with the correct past form of the verbs.
Nellly Furtado (born on 2nd December, 1978) is a Canadian singer and record
producer.
1- She_____________(grow up) in a house full of music with her Portuguese parents.
2- Her mother________(sing) in a church choir.
3- Furtado____________(learn) to play the ukelele, the trombone and the guitar.
4- At the age of 12, she________________(begin) writing songs.
5- At 18, she _______________(win) a talent competition.
6- I'm Like a Bird_________ (be) a success.
7- Nelly__________(write) "Fora", the official anthem of the 2004 Euroean Football

Championship.
Complete the sentences with the verb in the negative.
1- We _______(see) Nelly Furtado on TV.
2- I________(fly) to Canada.
3- Nelly______(meet) her friends at restaurant.
Ask and answer.
1. you / buy / a CD. (YES) . Did you buy a CD? Yes, I did; I bought a CD.
2. they / do/ to the concert. (YES). _______________________?
______________________.
3. Mark / lose / his ticket. (NO). _________________________?
______________________.
4. Tom / take / some photos. (YES).______________________ ?______________________.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Normal
Comparative
Fat
Fatter than
Hot
Hotter than
Big
Bigger than
Sad
Sadder than
Wet
Wetter than
Slim
Slimmer than
Thin
Thinner than
Happy
Happier than
Sunny
Sunnier than
Funny
Funnier than
Good
Better than
Bad
Worse than
Tall
Taller than
Short
Shorter than
High
Higher than
Low
Lower than
Large
Larger than
Old
Older than
Young
Younger than
Small
Smaller than
Kind
Kinder than
Beautiful
More beautiful than
Comfortable
More comfortable than
Interesting
More interesting than
Modern
More modern than

Superlative
The fattest
The hottest
The biggest
The saddest
The wettest
The slimmest
The thinnest
The happiest
The sunniest
The funniest
The best
The worst
The tallest
The shortest
The highest
The lowest
The largest
The oldest
The youngest
The smallest
The kindest
The most beautiful
The most comfortable
The most interesting
The most modern

A. Reading
1. Read the text. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

15th August
Hi Joanne!
I`m sending you a letter from Fuengirola. I`m on holiday here with my family. I`m
writing this letter on the beach!
We`re staying in a really nice hotel next to the beach. There are a lot of young people
here. There`s a disco at the hotel every evening- it`s really cool.
At the moment dad is swimming in the sea. Mum isnt swimming but she`s wearing her
bikini and she`s reading a magazine. My brother is shopping - he wants to buy some
new shorts and a cap. I can see him now- he`s trying on some funny hats!
I hope you`re having a good holiday in Scotland. Send me a postcard!
Love,
Zoe
1. Where is Zoe at the moment?
2. How often is there a disco at the hotel?
3. What`s Zoe`s dad doing?
4. Where is Joanne spending her holiday?
B. GRAMMAR
2. Write the -ing form in the verbs.
a) Write_________
b) Swim_________
c) Play__________
d) Dance________
e) Run__________
f) Study_________
g) Do___________
h) Go___________
i) Wear__________

3. Write pair of sentences. Use the present continuous affirmative and negative.
We/ not watch TV (chat).
We aren`t watching TV. We`re chatting.
He/ not sing (shout).
____________________________________
My friends/ not play football (volleyball).
____________________________________
I / not wear shorts (jeans).
____________________________________
Jane/ not do her homework (play the piano).
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4. Look at the information in the table. Complete the questions and write short
answers.

Use the present continuous.

a) ______Paul_________the guitar?
Yes, he is.

b) ______Val and Ann_______to friends?

______________________________
c) _______Paul________pizza?
____________________________
d) _______Jill_________to friends?
___________________________
e) ________Val and Ann_________the guitar?
___________________________________
5. Complete the e-mail. Use the present continuous of the verbs.
meet / not play/ do / watch / go
Hi Deb!
What _______you_________this weekend?
I__________Sara on Saturday. We______________to the football club, but
we__________football- we____________Darren and Paul in the School Football
League!
Do you want to come?
Emma
6. Write sentences. Use can or can`t and the words (play / speak / cook / use / play /
sing )
My mum can`t sing any songs. X
a) I _______Japanese. X
b) David Beckham _________football. V
c) My sister ________Italien food. X
d) My best friend ________the violin. V
e) I________a computer.
7. Look at the information and write sentences . Use must or mustn`t.
Athletes`diet sheet
Chicken :)
water :)
fruit :)
burgers :(
cola :(
chips :(
Athletes must eat chicken.
a)__________________
b)__________________
c)__________________
d)__________________
e)__________________