Task 1 - Complete the sentences with the Past Tense of ‘to be’. 1) We _____ in Australia. 2) She____ in the classroom. 3) It ____ my birthday last week. 4) The man___ in the train. 5) It___ an apple. 6) You___ in a bookshop. 7) It___ a doll. 8) I___ a good pupil. 9) What____ this? 10) It____ a French lesson. 11) London____ a beautiful city. 12) He___ my brother. 13) I___ in London today. 14) We____ on holiday. 15) The doctors___ here.
• Task 2 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Then write a negative sentence. Use the short forms. Look at the example below. e. g. I am at home. I was at home. I wasn’t at home. 1) He is my friend ________ 2) I am a man__________ 3) It is an umbrella___________ 4) That is a bird_____________ 5) These are your pens and pencils____________ 6) They are happy people______________ 7) This is a kitchen________________ 8) Those are two bags, a ruler and a rubber______________ • 9) We are in____________ • 10) You are my brother_______________ • • •
Task 3 - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign. Look at the examples. e. g. Mr Smith was at home. Was Mr Smith at home? Yes, he was. Tim and Peter were in the library. Were Tim and Peter in the library? No, they weren’t. 1) I was in the garden_______ ? _______ 2) Mum was ill last week______ ? ________ 3) They were on holiday in May_______ ? ___________ 4) You were tired yesterday________? _________ 5) We were in the park at 5 o’clock yesterday_______? ________ 6) Jack was too fat two years ago_______? __________ 7) The Lees were in the zoo the day before yesterday_______? ________ 8) I was always hungry_______? _________ 9) Kim and Greg were married ________? ________ 10) Frank Sinatra was a famous actor_______? ______
Task 4 Write sentences in past progressive. • • • he / the car / wash → she / home / go → they / not / the match / watch → you / in the shop / work → I / not / a magazine / read →
Task 5 Choose the correct answer. • • • I am living in London now. - What does this sentence mean? 1. I have moved to London to stay there for ever. 2. I am in London only for a limited period of time. 3. I am going to move to London soon. We are meeting Tom tonight. - What does this sentence mean? 1. The action is arranged for the near future. 2. The action is taking place now. 3. The action might take place. I'm working hard at the moment. - Is the sentence correct even if I am not working at the moment of speaking? 1. yes 2. no He is playing football. - Which situation cannot be expressed by present progressive? 1. To express that the match is going on right now. 2. To express that he does not play football regularly, but only for a limited period of time. 3. To express that he plays football regularly. Look! The Millers are moving house. - Which of the following situations is expressed by the present progressive? 1. They are in the middle of the action. 2. The action is going to take place next week. 3. They will come back to this place one day.