Exercises past simpleExercise 1 - Fill in the blanks with was, am, is, are, were:Today is Christmas Day and my family and I (1).. at home. It (2) Christmas Eve yesterday and we (3) . in town shopping for presents. It (4) not cold yesterday, but today it (5) .. very cold and it (6) .. snowing. We (7) . not cold because there (8) .. a big fire in the living-room and we (9) .. all nice and warm. I like Christmas and I (10) very happy today. Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the Past Simple.Gabriel (11).. (finish) his English lesson, (12).. (walk) to the beach, and (13).. (play) football with his friends.Sofia (14) (arrive) home at 8:00.(15). (you watch) TV last night?George and Chris (16). (not stay) at the party.Dan (17) (play) the guitar, he (18) . (not play) the piano.She (19).. (work) at the movie theatre after school.They (20).. (copy) the lesson.Exercise 3 Complete with the Past Simple forms of the verbs.21. A manca - .. - 26. A pune - .. - ..

22. A invata - . - ..... 27. A scrie - .. - ..

23. A purta - - 28. A vedea - - ...

24. A bea - . - .. 29. A castiga - - .

25. A avea - . - . 30. A lovi - .. - ...

Exercise 4 Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the past simple from above.

31. Sofia .. too much orange juice.32. Sally . her favourite shoes.33. Gabriel and Chris their friends at the park.34. My mother .. down the bottles.35. My brother .. his homework.36. In the morning, I . cereals and milk.37. Last year my cousin .. a cat.38. I . for the test.39. The boy . the ball with his foot.40. I .. 1000 points in a game.

Exercise 5 Translate the text from exercise 1. (10 points)10 extra points