UNIT 11 Simple past Exercises

UNIT 11 Exercises

11.1  Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

Example: Carol usually gets up at 7:30. Yesterday she got up at 7:30.

1. Carol usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning___________________________________________

2. Carol usually walks to work. Yesterday______________________________________________

3. Carol is usually late for work. Yesterday______________________________________________

4. Carol usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday___________________________________________

5. Carol usually goes out in the even. Yesterday evening____________________________________________

6. Carol usually sleeps very well. Last night______________________________________________

11.2  Put one of these verbs in each sentence:

hurt          teach           spend           sell           throw         fall          catch           buy          cost

Example: I was hungry, so I bought something to eat at the store.

1. Tom's father_____________ him how to drive when he was 17.

2. Daniel_________________down the stairs this morning and his leg.

3. We needed some money, so we_______________our car

4. Anne_______________a lot of money yesterday. She_____________a dress that $80.

5. Jim_____________the ball to Sue, who_____________it.



11.3   Write questions. A friend has just come back from vacation and you are asking about it.

Examples where/go?  Where did you go?
                  food/good? Was the food good?

1. how long /stay there?__________________________________________________

2. stay in a hotel?_________________________________________________

3. go alone?_______________________________________________

4. how/travel?__________________________________________________

5. the weather/nice?__________________________________________________

6. what/do in the evenings?__________________________________________________

7. meet any interesting people?____________________________________________________

11.4   Put the verb into the correct form. Use the simple past.

Example: I didn't go(not/go) to work yesterday because I wasn't (not/be) well.

1. Tom________________(not/shave) this morning because he_______________(not/have) time.

2. We_________________(not/eat) anything because we______________(not/be) hungry.

3.  I__________________(not rush) because I________________(not/be) in a hurry.

4. She________________(not/be) interested in the book because she_________________(not/understand) it.