Past simple ? Practice

Past simple – Questions practice

Make questions:

Example: I/a student: Was I a student?

1) I/married …………………………………………………………

2) I/tired ………………………………………………………………

3) I/call you last night …………………………………………………………………..

4) you/at work ……………………………………………………………………..

5) you/upset ………………………………………………………………………

6) you/go out on Friday ………………………………………………………..

7) you/send that email ………………………………………………………….

8) you/buy a present …………………………………………………………….

9) he/there ………………………………………………………………..

10) he/nice to you ……………………………………………………….

11) he/talk to you ………………………………………………………..

12) she/angry …………………………………………………………….

13) she/a teacher ………………………………………………………..

14) she/teach at school …………………………………………………….

15) she/study English ……………………………………………………..

16) it/warm yesterday ……………………………………………………..

17) it/your dog ………………………………………………………………

18) it/help you ………………………………………………………………

19) we/at home ……………………………………………………………..

20) we/busy ………………………………………………………………….

21) we/receive his report …………………………………………………….

22) they/honest …………………………………………………………………..

23) they/friends ………………………………………………………………….

24) they/call you on Tuesday …………………………………………………………..

25) they/buy a car ………………………………………………………………………..

Results:

1) I/married : Was I married?

2) I/tired : Was I tired?

3) I/call you last night : Did I call you last night?

4) you/at work : Were you at work?

5) you/upset : Were you upset?

6) you/go out on Friday : Did you go out on Friday?

7) you/send that email : Did you send that email?

8) you/buy a present : Did you buy a present?

9) he/there : Was he there?

10) he/nice to you : Was he nice to you?

11) he/talk to you : Did he talk to you?

12) she/angry : Was she angry?

13) she/a teacher : Was she a teacher?

14) she/teach at school : Did she teach at school?

15) she/study English : Did she study English?

16) it/warm yesterday : Was it warm yesterday?

17) it/your dog : Was it your dog?

18) it/help you : Did it help you?

19) we/at home : Were we at home?

20) we/busy : Were we busy?

21) we/receive his report : Did we receive his report?

22) they/honest : Were they honest?

23) they/friends : Were they friends?

24) they/call you on Tuesday : Did they call you on Tuesday?

25) they/buy a car : Did they buy a car?

Past simple – Practice

Past simple – Negative statements practice

Make sentences:

Example: I/a doctor : I wasn’t a doctor.

1) I/a chef …………………………………………………….

2) I/happy …………………………………………………….

3) I/at work on Monday ……………………………………………….

4) I/live in Bristol ……………………………………………………….

5) You/in hospital ……………………………………………………….

6) You/sad ………………………………………………………

7) You/spend any money …………………………………………………

8) You/buy anything ………………………………………………………

9) He/married ………………………………………………………..

10) He/tired ………………………………………………………….

11) He/watch TV …………………………………………………..

12) She/nice to her ………………………………………………..

13) She/at home ……………………………………………………

14) She/work in a shop ……………………………………………….

15) It/cold yesterday …………………………………………………..

16) It/him …………………………………………………..

17) It/snow …………………………………………………

18) We/there ……………………………………………….

19) We/colleagues ………………………………………………

20) We/go to the cinema …………………………………………..

21) We/go by train …………………………………………………..

22) They/my friends …………………………………………………

23) They/his dogs …………………………………………………….

24) They/win the race ………………………………………………..

25) They/go out with us ………………………………………………..

Results:

1) I/a chef : I wasn’t a chef.

2) I/happy : I wasn’t happy.

3) I/at work on Monday : I wasn’t at work on Monday.

4) I/live in Bristol : I didn’t live in Bristol.

5) You/in hospital : You weren’t in hospital.

6) You/sad : You weren’t sad.

7) You/spend any money : You didn’t spend any money.

8) You/buy anything : You didn’t buy anything.

9) He/married : He wasn’t married.

10) He/tired : He wasn’t tired.

11) He/watch TV : He didn’t watch TV.

12) She/nice to her : She wasn’t nice to her.

13) She/at home : She wasn’t at home.

14) She/work in a shop : She didn’t work in a shop.

15) It/cold yesterday : It wasn’t cold yesterday.

16) It/him : It wasn’t him.

17) It/snow : It didn’t snow.

18) We/there : We weren’t there.

19) We/colleagues : We weren’t colleagues.

20) We/go to the cinema : We didn’t go to the cinema.

21) We/go by train : We didn’t go by train.

22) They/my friends : They weren’t my friends.

23) They/his dogs : They weren’t his dogs.

24) They/win the race : They didn’t win the race.

25) They/go out with us : They didn’t go out with us.

Past simple + Practice

Past simple – Positive statements Practice

Make sentences:

Example: I/ a boy: I was a boy.

1) I/a cook …………………………………………….

2) I/single ……………………………………………..

3) I/work/in a shop …………………………………………………….

4) You/a soldier …………………………………………………………

5) You/married …………………………………………………………..

6) You/live in London ………………………………………………..

7) You/leave home at 16 ……………………………………………..

8) He/happy ………………………………………………………………

9) He/at work yesterday ………………………………………………

10) He/go by car …………………………………………………………..

11) She/nice …………………………………………………………………

12) She/have 2 children …………………………………………………

13) She/cut my hair last week ……………………………………………………….

14) It/busy today …………………………………………………………………………

15) It/a nice day yesterday ……………………………………………………………

16) It/a black cat ………………………………………………………………………..

17) It/cost me £20 ………………………………………………………………………

18) We/in a pub last night ………………………………………………………….

19) We/tired this morning ………………………………………………………….

20) We/work in a bank ……………………………………………………………

21) They/study French at school ………………………………………………….

22) They/on holiday ………………………………………………………………..

23) They/young …………………………………………………………………..

24) They/build a house ……………………………………………………….

25) They/go to the cinema …………………………………………………..

Results:

1) I/a cook : I was a cook.

2) I/single : I was single.

3) I/work/in a shop : I worked in a shop.

4) You/a soldier : You were a soldier.

5) You/married : You were married.

6) You/live in London : You lived in London.

7) You/leave home at 16 : You left home at 16.

8) He/happy : He was happy.

9) He/at work yesterday : He was at work yesterday.

10) He/go by car : He went by car.

11) She/nice : She was nice.

12) She/have 2 children She had 2 children.

13) She/cut my hair last week : She cut my hair last week.

14) It/busy today : It was busy today.

15) It/a nice day yesterday : It was a nice day yesterday.

16) It/a black cat : It was a black cat.

17) It/cost me £20 : It cost me £20.

18) We/in a pub last night : We were in a pub last night.

19) We/tired this morning : We were tired this morning.

20) We/work in a bank : We worked in a bank.

21) They/study French at school : They studied French at school.

22) They/on holiday : They were on holiday.

23) They/young : They were young.

24) They/build a house : They built a house.

25) They/go to the cinema : They went to the cinema.

Present simple ? Practice

Present simple questions Practice

Make questions:

Example: you/married: Are you married.

1) I/married: ………………………………………………….

2) I/stupid: …………………………………………………….

3) I/Polish: …………………………………………………….

4) you/single: …………………………………………………..

5) you/from the USA: ………………………………………………….

6) you/like/swimming: …………………………………………………

7) in a flat/you/live: …………………………………………………………

8) drive/you/to work: ………………………………………………………..

9) like/he/football: …………………………………………………………….

10) he/a nurse: ……………………………………………………………………

11) he/Spanish: ………………………………………………………………….

12) in a house/he/live: …………………………………………………………

13) she/French: …………………………………………………………………..

14) she/nice: ………………………………………………………………………

15) like/she/jogging: ………………………………………………………….

16) speak/she/Japanese: …………………………………………………….

17) in a bank/she/work: ………………………………………………………

18) it/OK: …………………………………………………………………………

19) everything/all right: ……………………………………………………..

20) it/busy/today: ………………………………………………………………

21) we/happy: ………………………………………………………………….

22) we/on holiday/today: ……………………………………………………………

23) we/work/at a garage: …………………………………………………………….

24) sushi/we/like: ………………………………………………………………………..

25) they/your colleagues: ……………………………………………………………..

26) they/from Oslo: ……………………………………………………………………..

27) like/they/sauna: ……………………………………………………………………….

28) like/they/singing: ……………………………………………………………………..

29) work/they/in a cinema: ………………………………………………………………

30) from Madrid/they/come: ……………………………………………………………

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Results:

1) I/married: Am I married?

2) I/stupid: Am I stupid?

3) I/Polish: Am I Polish?

4) you/single: Are you single?

5) you/from the USA: Are you from the USA?

6) you/like/swimming: Do you like swimming?

7) in a flat/you/live: Do you live in a flat?

8) drive/you/to work: Do you drive to work?

9) like/he/football: Does he like football?

10) he/a nurse: Is he a nurse?

11) he/Spanish: Is he Spanish?

12) in a house/he/live: Does he live in a house?

13) she/French: Is she French?

14) she/nice: Is she nice?

15) like/she/jogging: Does she like jogging?

16) speak/she/Japanese: Does she speak Japanese?

17) in a bank/she/work: Does she work in a bank?

18) it/OK: Is it OK?

19) everything/all right: Is everything all right?

20) it/busy/today: Is it busy today?

21) we/happy: Are we happy?

22) we/on holiday/today: Are we on holiday today?

23) we/work/at a garage: Do we work at a garage?

24) sushi/we/like: Do we like sushi?

25) they/your colleagues: Are they your colleagues?

26) they/from Oslo: Are they from Oslo?

27) like/they/sauna: Do they like sauna?

28) like/they/singing: Do they like singing?

29) work/they/in a cinema: Do they work in a cinema?

30) from Madrid/they/come: Do they come from Madrid?

Present simple – Practice

Present simple negative statements

Make sentences: Example: I/not/ single: I am not single

1) I/not/a teacher …………………………………………………………………………

2) I/not/from Milan ……………………………………………………………………

3) I/not like/spiders ………………………………………………………………….

4) I/not like/running ………………………………………………………………..

5) I/not live/ in a house ……………………………………………………………..

6) You/not/a doctor ……………………………………………………………………

7) You/not/drink/beer ……………………………………………………………….

8) You/not like/doing housework …………………………………………………

9) You/not go/shopping/on Mondays ………………………………………………

10) He/not/married …………………………………………………………………..

11) He/not/very tall …………………………………………………………………

12) He/not like/ swimming ……………………………………………………….

13) He/not like/opera ………………………………………………………………

14) She/not/from Brazil ………………………………………………………….

15) She/not/very nice ……………………………………………………………..

16) She/not work/in a shop ………………………………………………………

17) She/not like/shopping ……………………………………………………….

18) She/not go/to work/by bus ………………………………………………..

19) It/not/ today/a very nice weather ……………………………………………………..

20) It/not/black car …………………………………………………………………….

21) It/not Monday/today ……………………………………………………………

22) We/not/Italian …………………………………………………………………….

23) We/not live/in Rome …………………………………………………………

24) We/not like/playing tennis …………………………………………………..

25) We/not/drive/to work …………………………………………………………

26) They/not/French ………………………………………………………………..

27) They/not speak/French ………………………………………………………

28) They/not live/ in France ………………………………………………………

29) They/not/married ……………………………………………………………………

30) They/not/my friends ………………………………………………………………

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Results:

1) I/not/a teacher: I’m not a teacher.

2) I/not/from Milan: I’m not from Milan.

3) I/not like/spiders: I don’t like spiders.

4) I/not like/running: I don’t like running.

5) I/not live/ in a house: I don’t live in a house.

6) You/not/a doctor: You are not (aren’t) a doctor.

7) You/not/drink/beer: You don’t drink beer.

8) You/not like/doing housework: You don’t like doing housework.

9) You/not go/shopping/on Mondays: You don’t go shopping on Mondays.

10) He/not/married: He isn’t (is not) married.

11) He/not/very tall: He isn’t very tall.

12) He/not like/ swimming: He doesn’t (does not) like swimming.

13) He/not like/opera: He doesn’t like opera.

14) She/not/from Brazil: She isn’t from Brazil.

15) She/not/very nice: She isn’t very nice.

16) She/not work/in a shop: She doesn’t work in a shop.

17) She/not like/shopping: She doesn’t like shopping.

18) She/not go/to work/by bus: She doesn’t go to work by bus.

19) It/not/ today/a very nice weather: It isn’t a very nice weather today.

20) It/not/black car: It isn’t a black car.

21) It/not Monday/today: It isn’t Monday today.

22) We/not/Italian: We aren’t Italian.

23) We/not live/in Rome: We don’t live in Rome.

24) We/not like/playing tennis: We don’t like playing tennis.

25) We/not/drive/to work: We don’t drive to work.

26) They/not/French: They aren’t French.

27) They/not speak/French: They don’t speak French.

28) They/not live/ in France: They don’t live in France.

29) They/not/married: They aren’t married.

30) They/not/my friends: They aren’t my friends.

Present simple + Practice

Present simple positive statements

Make sentences:

Example: I / boy – I am a boy

1) I / teacher ……………………………………………………………..

2) I/from Birmingham/come ………………………………………………

3) I/in Prague/live ………………………………………………………..

4) I/single ……………………………………………………………….

5) You/a student …………………………………………………………

6) live/You/in Europe ……………………………………………………

7) You/married ………………………………………………………..

8) Czech/He ……………………………………………………………

9) from Italy/He/come …………………………………………………….

10) work/She/in a bank …………………………………………………

11) speak/She/Spanish ……………………………………………..

12) a blue car/It …………………………………………………………

13) a big dog/It …………………………………………………………..

14) London/from/We …………………………………………………….

15) in an office/We/work ……………………………………………………

16) like/We/going/to the cinema ………………………………………………………..

17) go swimming/We/every Saturday ……………………………………………………………

18) in a large flat/They/live …………………………………………………………………………..

19) every Friday/eat/in a restaurant/They ………………………………………………………..

20) both/play/They/the piano ………………………………………………………………………..

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Results:

1) I / teacher: I am (I’m) a teacher.

2) I/from Birmingham/come: I come from Birmingham.

3) I/in Prague/live: I live in Prague.

4) I/single: I’m (I am) single.

5) You/a student: You are (You’re) a student.

6) live/You/in Europe: You live in Europe.

7) You/married: You’re (You are) married.

8) Czech/He: He is (He’s) Czech.

9) from Italy/He/come: He comes from Italy.

10) work/She/in a bank: She works in a bank.

11) speak/She/Spanish: She speaks Spanish.

12) a blue car/It: It is a blue car.

13) a big dog/It: It is a big dog.

14) London/from/We: We are from London.

15) in an office/We/work: We work in an office.

16) like/We/going/to the cinema: We like going to the cinema.

17) go swimming/We/every Saturday: We go swimming every Saturday.

18) in a large flat/They/live: They live in a large flat.

19) every Friday/eat/in a restaurant/They: They eat in a restaurant every Friday.

20) both play/They/the piano: They both play the piano.

Have/Has got

Have / Has got – to own, to possess

Positive sentences:

I have got a car.

You have got a bicycle.

He has got a dog.

She has got a boyfriend.

It has got green eyes.

We have got a flat in London.

They have got a house in the country.

Negative sentences:

I haven’t got a girlfriend.

You haven’t got a blue car.

He hasn’t (has not) got a dog.

She hasn’t got a job.

It hasn’t got sharp teeth.

We haven’t got a flat in London.

They haven’t got any pets.

Remember: In the 3^rd singular (he, she, it) we use ‚has/hasn’t‘ instead of ‚have/haven’t‘!

Questions and answers:

Have you got a car? Yes, I have.

Have you got a motorbike? No, I haven’t (have not).

Has he got a brother? Yes, he has.

Has he got a wife? No, he hasn’t (has not).

Has she got any pets? Yes, she has.

Has she got a bicycle? No, she hasn’t (has not).

Has it got a radio? Yes, it has.

Has it got green eyes? No, it hasn’t (has not).

Have we got time? Yes, we have.

Have we got money? No, we haven’t (have not).

Have they got any children? Yes, they have.

Have they got a house? No, they haven’t (have not).

It is also possible to make questions as:

Do you have a car? Yes, I do.

Do you have a wife? No, I don’t (do not).

Does he have a wife? No, he doesn’t.

Does she have a husband? Yes, she does.

This is more common in American English.

Do/does

Do / Does – questions and negative sentences

We use ‚do‘ and ‚does‘ to make questions in present simple tense (ongoing action at present).

Examples:

Do you speak English? Yes, I do.

Do you speak French? No, I don’t (do not)

Does he like animals? Yes, he does.

Does he like milk? No, he doesn’t (does not).

Does she like football? Yes, she does.

Does she like bananas? No, she doesn’t.

Do we travel to work by car? No, we don’t.

Do they live in Edinburgh? Yes, they do.

Do they ride bicycles to work? No, they don’t.

As you can see above, do/does are also used in short answers. That is the correct way to answer Yes/No questions in English!

We use ‚do/does‘ in negative sentences:

I don’t like spiders.

You don’t drink coffee.

He doesn’t play computer games.

She doesn’t play with dolls.

We don’t own a flat in Madrid.

They don’t travet to work by train.

‚Do/Does‘ has NO meaning in the sentences above. It is only used for grammatical purposes! It is often called an ‚auxiliary verb‘.

Was,were

To be (was, were) in past tense

Positive forms

I was

You were

He was

She was

It was

We were

They were

Examples:

I was a shop assistant.

You were a cook.

He was a teacher.

She was a nurse.

It was nice weather yesterday.

We were married.

They were on holiday in the US.

Negative forms

I wasn’t (was not)

You weren’t (were not)

He wasn’t

She wasn’t

It wasn’t

We weren’t

They weren’t

Examples:

I wasn’t (was not) at home last night.

You weren’t (were not) on holiday in Spain last year.

He wasn’t happy about the football score last Sunday.

She wasn’t sad about the loss of her old coat.

It wasn’t very nice weather last weekend.

We weren’t at work on Saturday.

They weren’t busy at work all of last week.

Question forms

Was I…………?

Were you……..?

Was he……..?

Was she…….?

Was it……….?

Were we…..?

Were they….?

Examples of questions and answers:

Were you at work last week? Yes, I was.

Were you busy on Monday? No, I wasn’t (was not).

Was he out last night? Yes, he was.

Was he happy with his test results? No, he wasn’t.

Was she good at maths at school? Yes, she was.

Was she ill last winter? No, she wasn’t.

Was it OK? No, it wasn’t.

Were we at home on Sunday? Yes, we were.

Were we in Spain in summer? No, we weren’t (were not).

Were they married before? Yes, they were.

Were they on holiday last month? No, they weren’t.

Adverbs of frequency

We use these adverbs to say how often an action happens.

These adverbs are:

always = 100%

usually

often

sometimes = 50%

occasionally

rarely

hardly ever

never = 0%

Examples:

I always go to a pub on Friday after work.

You usually leave house at 7am on weekdays.

He often calls his parents.

She sometimes goes to the cinema.

We occasionally go to the theatre.

We rarely go on holidays in winter.

They hardly ever drive to work.

I never go to work by train.

Negative:

I don’t always go shopping on Friday. (I sometimes go on Saturday)

You don’t usually buy muesli. (but today you will buy some)

He doesn’t often call my father. Or: He doesn’t call his father very often.

We don’t normally use ‚not‘ with: occasionally, rarely, hardly ever. They have a negative meaning already.

Questions:

We use ‚How often do/does……………..?‘ to find out the frequency of the action.

We use ‚Do you ever….? when we don’t know IF the action happens at all.

Do you ever go to the gym? No, never.

We can also ask:

Do you always go there?

Does he sometimes drink beer?

Does she usually go shopping on Monday?