Use Past Simple to talk Common time

about: expressions:
an action that happened at yesterday/the day before
a definite time in yesterday,
the past last week/month/year
I was hungry after school winter/summer,
yesterday. last Friday/Monday,
We bought a new three hours/days/
computer last week. weeks/months/years
Carol stayed in ago,
bed last Friday. in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct

form.

When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I _ _ _ _

_ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back home
an hour ago.
Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen, meet)
last week?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my sister
when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) kids.
Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike last
Saturday.
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our house by
Change the sentences into negative or ourselves.
interrogative. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to
Southampton last weekend.
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook) for
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
dinner yesterday?
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10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
(spend) their honeymoon in Italy.
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11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring)
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
her project?
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12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a new
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MP3 player last night.
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
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Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
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