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1. Complete the chart with the missing forms of the simple past tense.

Statements Questions Negatives

She went to work. Did she go to work? She didn’t go to work.

1

I had a day off.

When

2

We didn’t like it.

3

Did you buy it?

4

John told her.

Why

5

They didn’t work here.

6

Tom went home.

Where

7

Did he see you?

8

I didn’t know it.

9

They started work at 10.

When

10

Where

They weren’t at home

yesterday.



11

Was he at work?

12

You were ill.



2. Eating out

Use the simple past form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 Yesterday in my lunch break I (go) ______________________ to a pizzeria with my colleague.

2 I (order) ______________________ a pizza but my friend (prefer) ______________________ pasta.

3 We also (have) ______________________ a piece of cake and a coffee.

4 We (be) ______________________ there for about half an hour.

5 The waiter (bring) ______________________ us the bill and we (pay) ______________________ in cash.

6 When we (leave) ______________________, I (forget) ______________________ to take my umbrella with me.

7 As there (be) ______________________ no rain on our way back, I (not notice) ____________________________

it.

8 I only (notice) ______________________ it when I (finish) ______________________ work.

9 I (go) ______________________ back to the pizzeria and (get) ______________________ my umbrella.

10 On the way there it (start) ______________________ to rain again.

11 I actually (want) ______________________ to go home on the underground.

12 However, there (be) ______________________ a problem.

13 There (be) ______________________ a lot of people in the station.

14 We (wait) ______________________ for a long time but the train (not come) ______________________.

15 I (decide) ______________________ to take the bus instead.

16 It (take) ______________________ me more than an hour to get home.

17 When I (come) ______________________ home I (not feel) __________________________________ well at all.

18 My mother (ask) ______________________ me what (be) ______________________ the matter with me.

19 I (tell) ______________________ her I (have) ______________________ a headache.

20 I also (have) ______________________ a high temperature.

21 I (go) ______________________ to bed early.

22 The next day I (feel) ______________________ much better.

23 My head (not hurt) _____________________________ anymore.



3. Jo’s diary – Monday 9th

Complete the text with the words from the box.

caught / didn’t go / had / heard / met / saw / took / took / walked / went / went / were

Vera, Tom and I (1)_________________________ on a sightseeing tour. We (2)_________________________ Tom

at Piccadilly Circus and (3)________________________ for a walk to some famous places nearby. We

(4)_______________________ Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of

Parliament, and we even (5)_______________________ the sound of Big Ben! There we

(6)______________________ a river boat to the Tower. We (7)_______________________ inside the Tower, as

there (8)_______________________ too many people. We (9)________________________ across Tower Bridge and

(10)________________________ some photos. We (11)_______________________ the bus back and stopped at St.

Paul’s and (12)______________________

a snack near there.

4. Jo’s diary – Tuesday 10th

Complete the text with the simple past forms of the words from the box.

be / be / buy / cost / have / like / not be / not buy / shop / start / take / take

We (1)_________________________ quite early and (2)_________________________ the underground to Baker Street

for Madame Tussaud’s. It (3)________________________ as crowded as usual and we

(4)________________________ lucky to get tickets. They (5)_________________________ quite a lot, but it

(6)_________________________ worth the price. We (7)_________________________ great fun at Madame

Tussaud’s and (8)_________________________ photos of each other with some of the wax figures. In the

afternoon we (9)_________________________ at

Harrods. Vera (10)_________________________ that very much. I (11)_________________________ anything but

Vera (12)_________________________ some souvenirs for her friends at home.



5. The girl and the bull

The Euro is the common currency in many European countries. Do you

know where this coin comes from? Do you know who the girl on the bull is?

Find the correct order of paragraphs and read the story. Then find

all simple past forms and underline them.

but when they saw that the bull was not only very beautiful, but also calm and gentle, they

went to it and played with it. When the bull lay down in front of Europa she put flowers

Crete who adopted her sons. After her death, people worshipped her as a goddess and the

continent of Europe is named after her.

hers at the seashore. One day Europa and her friends were gathering flowers and Zeus, the

ruler of the Olympian gods, saw them. He immediately fell in love with Europa but he didn’t

know how to approach her. Then he had an idea. He turned himself into a beautiful white

bull and appeared on the shore. At first the girls were afraid and didn’t want to come closer,

on its horns and climbed on its back. But suddenly the bull got up, ran towards the sea and

swam away with her. They swam as far as the island of Crete and when they landed on its

Once upon a time there lived in the country of Greece a king named Agenor and his daughter

Europa. Europa was a very beautiful princess and she often played with friends of

shores, Zeus changed into a young man. He declared his love and Europa fell in love with him

too. She stayed with him and they had three sons. Later Europa married the king of

Read the story of Europe again and answer the questions in full sentences.

1 Where did King Agenor live?



2 Who was Europa?

3 Where did she play with her friends?

4 What happened to Zeus, when he saw Europa?

5 What was his idea?

6 Why did the girls not want to come closer?

7 What happened when the bull lay down in front of Europa?

8 What happened when the bull got up?

9 Where did they land?

10 What happened then?

11 What became of Europa later?



6. Just for fun 😉

Look at the wordsearch below and find the English names of 21 countries and nationalities.

Country Nationality

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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Lösungsschlüssel

1. Practice: simple past Complete the chart with the missing forms of the simple past tense.

Statements Questions Negatives

She went to work. Did she go to work? She didn’t go to work.

01 I had a day off. When did you have a day off? I didn’t have a day off.

02 We liked it. Did you like it? We didn’t like it.

03 I bought it. Did you buy it? I didn’t buy it.

04 John told her. Why did John tell her? John didn’t tell her.

05 They worked here. Did they work here? They didn’t work here.

06 Tom went home. Where did Tom go? Tom didn’t go home.

07 He saw you. Did he see you? He didn’t see you.

08 I knew it. Did you know it? I didn’t know it.

09 They started work at 10. When did they start work? They didn’t start work at 10.

10 They were at home

yesterday. Where were they yesterday?

They weren’t at home

yesterday.

11 He was at work. Was he at work? He wasn’t at work.

12 You were ill. Were you ill? You weren’t ill.



2. Eating out Use the simple past form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. Yesterday in my lunch break I (go) went to a pizzeria with my colleague.

2. I (order) ordered a pizza but my friend (prefer) preferred pasta.

3. We also (have) had a piece of cake and a coffee.

4. We (be) were there for about half an hour.

5. The waiter (bring) brought us the bill and we (pay) paid in cash.

6. When we (leave) left, I (forget) forgot to take my umbrella with me.

7. As there (be) was no rain on our way back, I (not notice) did not notice it.

8. I only (notice) noticed it when I (finish) finished work.

9. I (go) went back to the pizzeria and (get) got my umbrella.

10. On the way there it (start) started to rain again.

11. I actually (want) wanted to go home by underground.

12. However, there (be) was a problem.

13. There (be) were a lot of people in the station.

14. We (wait) waited for a long time but the train (not come) did not come.

15. I (decide) decided to take the bus instead.

16. It (take) took me more than one hour to get home.

17. When I (come) came home I (not feel) did not feel well at all.

18. My mother (ask) asked me what (be) was the matter with me.

19. I (tell) told her I (have) had a headache.

20. I also (have) had a high temperature.

21. I (go) went to bed early.

22. The next day I (feel) felt much better.

23. My head (not hurt) did not hurt anymore.



3. Jo’s diary – Monday 9th Complete the text with the words from the box.

Vera, Tom and I (1) went on a sightseeing tour. We (2) met Tom at Piccadilly Circus and (3)

went for a walk to some famous places nearby. We (4) saw Trafalgar Square, Buckingham

Palace, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, and we even (5) heard the sound

of Big Ben! There we (6) took a river boat to the Tower. We (7) didn’t go inside the Tower, as

there (8) were too many people. We (9) walked across Tower Bridge and (10) took some

photos. We (11) caught the bus back and stopped at St. Paul’s and (12) had a snack near

there.

4. Jo’s diary – Tuesday 10th Complete the text with the simple past forms of the words from the box.

We (1) started rather early and (2) took the underground to Baker Street for Madame

Tussaud’s. It (3) was not as crowded as usual and we (4) were lucky to get tickets.

They (5) cost quite a lot, but it (6) was worth the price. We (7) had great fun at Madame

Tussaud’s and (8) took photos of each other with some of the wax figures. In the afternoon we

(9) shopped at Harrods. Vera (10) liked that very much. I (11) didn’t buy anything but Vera

(12) bought some souvenirs for her friends at home.



5. The girl and the bull

Find the correct order of paragraphs and read the story. Then find all simple past forms

and underline them.

1

Once upon a time there lived in the country of Greece a king named Agenor and his

daughter Europa. Europa was a very beautiful princess and she often played with

friends of

2

hers at the seashore. One day Europa and her friends were gathering flowers and

Zeus, the ruler of the Olympian gods, saw them. He immediately fell in love with

Europa but he didn’t

3

know how to approach her. Then he had an idea. He turned himself into a beautiful

white bull and appeared on the shore. At first the girls were afraid and didn’t want to

come closer,

4

but when they saw that the bull was not only very beautiful, but also calm and gentle,

they went to it and played with it. When the bull lay down in front of Europa she put

flowers

5

on its horns and climbed on its back. But suddenly the bull got up, ran towards the

sea and swam away with her. They swam as far as the island of Crete and when

they landed on its

6

shores, Zeus changed into a young man. He explained his love and Europa fell

in love with him too. She stayed with him and they had three sons. Later Europa

married the king of

7 Crete who adopted her sons. After her death people worshipped her as a goddess

and the continent of Europe is named after her.

Read the story of Europe again and answer the questions in full sentences.

He lived in Greece.

01 She was a princess.

02 She played on the seashore. 0

03 He fell in love.

05 He turned himself into a bull.

06 They were afraid.

07 She put flowers on its horns and climbed on its back.

08 He swam away with her.

09 They landed on the island of Crete.

10 She stayed with him and they had three sons.

11 She married the king of Crete.



6. Just for fun - Countries and Nationalities

Country Nationality

Austria Austrian

Belgium Belgian

Bosnia Bosnian

Brazil Brazilian

China Chinese

Croatia Croatian

Egypt Egyptian

Germany German

Greece Greek

Hungary Hungarian

India Indian

Japan Japanese

Macedonia Macedonian

Netherlands Dutch

Portugal Portuguese

Russia Russian

Serbia Serbian

Spain Spanish

Sweden Swedish

Switzerland Swiss

Turkey Turkish

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