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Past Simple.

1. Fill in the past simple of the verbs.

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9 5
1
4
3
2
7
6

1. be

2. meet
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3. eat
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4. see
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5. swim
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6. draw
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7. go
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8. visit
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9. write

2. Use the past forms of the verbs and complete the sentences.

build�� see�� fly�� tidy�� drink�� spend�� eat�� write�� begin�� run

1. I �this movie last week.

2. We �our room before 2 hours.
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3. My friend Linda �an ice-cream, but I �an orange juice.
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4. I �a letter to my penfriend.
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5. The lesson �at 7 o'clock.
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6. They �five kilometres.
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7. I �all my money.
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8. I �to London.
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9. We �our house 10 years ago.
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3. Where was each person last Friday at 11 o'clock.

1. �� Tina .���� 2. �� Kate and Liz .

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3. �� Children .���� 4. �� Tony
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4. Look at the pictures and make the sentences about what Ann's grandparents had / didn't have when they were young.

1. ����� 2. ���� 3. ���� 4. ���� 5.

�������� electric iron��������������������������������� � camera������������������������������ �clock��������������������������� � computer������������������������������� � kettle
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6. ���� 7. ���� 8.
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���� sewing machine������������������������ � scales����������������������������������� � radio
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1. They .���� 2. They .���� 3. They .���� 4. They .
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5. They .���� 6. They .���� 7. They .���� 8. They .
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5. Put the verbs into the present simple or the past simple.

A: Where �you from?

B: I �from Venezuela.
A: �you born there?
B: Yes, but we �when I �five years old.
A: Where ?
B: We �to the USA. We �there for ten years, but now we �here in England.
A: Well, how �your new life?
B: It �a bit difficult for me at the moment because I �my friends. I �a lot of friends back in the USA, but I �a lot of people here.
A: �to your friends?
B: Of course! Yesterday I �a letter from one of my friends with all her news.