Arbeitsblatt: Past Simple

1 The past simple: to be 1. Put the verb to be into the past tense. a) Anna and Rocco at the cinema last night. The movie exciting. b) We in London last summer. It every day. c) Lory had big breakfast. Therefore, she hungry during the break. d) Sharon decided to take nap because she very tired. e) missed your call yesterday because at home. f) We missed our flight because Tom and Sarah late. g) did not buy the shirt for Taylor because sure if he liked blue. h) Sue smiled when she saw John because she happy to see him again. 2. was or were? a) Jane very tired last night. b) Tobias and Nick, whereyou yesterday? c) at school. d) Tom and in the garden. e) Harry and Josh very nice to us. f) Sally, whyyou so sad after the party? g) He from London. h) They happy to see you. i) she at school yesterday? j) very tired after the trip. k) My grandma beautiful woman when sheyoung. l) Professor Miller and Professor Young, why you late? m) We not surprised when the told us the truth. n) You best friends with Bob when you in High School together. 3. was or were? Hi Gary, Greetings from New York! Im on holiday with my family and my friend Nina, and we really like it here. Weve already seen many interesting things. Yesterday we at the Museum of Natural History. We learned lot about dinosaurs there. surprised: Not all dinosaurs big; some as small as chicken. The T-Rex frightening dinosaur. His teeth as big as my hand! It great day. Nina didnt like the museum, though; think she scared of the dinosaurs! How are you? know you sick last week, so hope youre feeling better now. And howyour trip to Egypt last month? Did you and Sally have fun? Im sure the two of you very excited to see the pyramids. Lots of love, Steve 4. Schreibe verneinte Sätze. a) / not happy. b) She not at school. c) We not alone. d) They not at home. e) You not in the car. f) Bill not in his room. g) Mr Meyer not a teacher. h) He not stupid. i) / not there. j) The dog not outside. k) The kids not sad. wasnt happy. 5. Fragen mit was oder were. Frage nach den unterstrichenen Satzteilen. a) was in Berlin last week. Where were you last week? b) My sisters were at school. Who c) You were here yesterday.? d) Bill was very happy.? e) We were angry because you didnt come.? f) They were at the bus stop.? g) You were there at 9pm.? h) She was home after lunch.? i) The cat was under the sofa.? j) There was book in the box.? k) My dad was interested.? l) The show was boring.? 2 6. The past simple: regular verb Bilde das Past Simple dieser regelmässigen Verben. kiss try explain plan travel rob hurry love play climb walk kissed stop answer clap help listen bury open cook jump finish work 7. Transform the verbs from infinitive into the past tense. a) William (visit) his grandparents last weekend. b) Jane (arrive) an hour ago. c) Anna and Rocco (watch) an interesting movie yesterday. d) (phone) Lucy last night. e) You (tidy up) your room. f) It was very hot so we (decide) to go to the swimming pool. g) Peter (pay) for Emilys ticket. h) Sarah (talk) to David this morning. i) We (plan) our holiday to France. j) Lara (ask) many questions about the exam. 8. Bilde das Past Simple. a) Janette (miss) the bus this morning. b) My mom was very angry because (not tidy) my room. c) Joe (practice) every day but nothing helped. d) We (not want) to know where to go so Marc (ask) this old lady for the next train station. e) Oh you didnt know? Cristina and Samuel (marry) two years ago. f) (enjoy) the afternoon lot. g) Joanna (stop) at the zebra crossing. h) Christopher(carry) my bags to the hotel. i) My parents (work) as lawyers in big city. j) She (not wash) all the plates and the cups. But she (clean) her room and even (walk) the dog. 3 The past simple: irregular verb 9. Bilde das Past Simple dieser unregelmässigen Verben. a) (come) to England in 1903. b) Caroline (stand) under tree to shelter from the rain. c) We (do) our homework yesterday. d) It (not take) me six hours to Paris. (make) it e) in five hours. f) He (sing) too much last night – he has sore throat! g) (get) new bike for my birthday but my twin sister (not get) anything. h) The neighbours child (fall) off his bike. i) Last weekend we (go) to the club and (meet) j) beautiful girl. k) Jason (not think) he was going to win. l) He (think) Evelyn would be the next champion. 10. Bilde das Past Simple dieser unregelmässigen Verben. a) Jonathan (come) home and (fall) asleep. b) She (pay) for her food and (leave) the restaurant. c) They (build) an expensive library in my town last year. d) The hair dresser (cut) Ninas hair. e) My little sister (get) hamster as birthday present last week. f) Yesterday (hear) somebody singing very lovely song. g) When (be) on holiday (write) letter to my parents. h) (win) wonderful blue school bag at the sports contest. i) The thieves (steal) only few earrings from the shop. j) We (stand) 45 minutes at the bus stop and (wait) for the bus. k) My new English teacher (tell) us very funny jokes last Friday. l) He (take) some very nice photos of the abbey in York. m) He (know) the answer but he (be) too shy to answer the teachers question. n) My friend (sleep) awful last night because it (be) so hot in my flat. o) Louisa (go) to Bristol with all her friends from school. p) Sarah (buy) some apples at the supermarket yesterday. q) Our new English teacher (give) us lot of homework. r) His sister (make) cup of coffee for me and my friend. s) Only Peter (understand) what David (say). 11. Bilde das Past Simple dieser unregelmässigen Verben. The day before yesterday the weather (be) really nice. Tom and Jerry(be) in the fields (Felder). They (want) to have race (Rennen). The race (start) at two oclock in the afternoon. Suddenly it(begin) to rain. Jerry(fall) off his bike. He (fly) into the mud. (Schlamm). He (cut) his finger. The wheels (Räder) of the bike (break). When he (get) home, his mother (be) anry. Tom, on the other hand, (drink) some milk,(go) to bed early and he(fall) asleep at once. He (dream) about film. When he (wake) up the next morning, he(feel) sick. He(stay) in bed all day. He (have) problems getting out of his bed. In the evening, he (decide) to go to London. So he (take) taxi. Unfortunately, he (get) on the wrong train and (arrive) in Manchester five hours later. Finally, he (fly) back home. When he(come) home, he and his mother (be) really happy. 12. Bilde das Past Simple. Last Thursday our class (go) to France for the day. (get) up early. Mum(make) some sandwiches. (leave) home at eight oclock. Dad (take) me to the station by car. When we (arrive) at the station, the teacher (say), Have you all your passports?(look) in my bag, but my passport (not be) there. Dad (take) me home and(find) it. It was in my pocket! We (drive) back to the station and the policeman (stop) us. He(give) Dad ticket for speeding. (Strafzettel). Dad (miss) his train to work, but we(catch) our train to Dover. We (be) so happy! 13. Bilde das Past Simple.(fahren) to London yesterday. Tom (finden) his book the day before yesterday. The teacher (geben) back the tests. The Jacksons(sehen) the Tower two weeks ago. Timo (kaufen) the book. In Africa school (beginnen) at one oclock. Chris (essen) five sandwiches. We(lassen/ zurücklassen) the bags in the bus. The soldier(fühlen) bad. He (kämpfen) against the king. 14. Positive statements in the Past Simple. Die Satzteile sind durcheinandergeraten. Bilde aus den Satzteilen positive Sätze im Past Simple. a) he the question answer He answered the question b) you a question ask c) the dog bark d) they us call e) we a mountain climb f) John stamps collect g) we in London live h) You hungry be i) they a hamster have j) he to school go 4 The past simple: negative form 15. Wandle die Sätze in negative Sätze um. a) They collected postcards. They didnt collect postcards. b) You jumped high. c) Albert played squash. d) The teacher tested our English. e) Jessica visited her grandma. f) He washed the car. g) You were thirsty. h) He had computer. i) bought bread. j) You saw the house. k) He played handball. He handball. l) Susan waited in the kitchen. Susan in the kitchen. m) made the beds. the beds. n) They cleaned the classroom. They the classroom. o) She asked lot of questions. She lot of questions. p) The friends got new computers. The friends_new computers. q) was in Sofia last weekend. in Sofia last weekend. r) You built house. Youa house. s) Christian bought new guitar. Christiana new guitar. t) We went shopping. We_shopping. 5 The past simple: question form 16. Bilde Fragen im Past Simple. a) Anna the window open Did Anna open the window? b) she home walk c) you in the garden work d) you a song sing e) she on chair sit f) you the castle visit g) Jenny the door lock h) she happy be i) Greg the ball kick j) the car at the corner stop 17. Frage nach dem fett gedruckten Satzteil. Das Fragewort kommt immer zu Beginn des Satzes. Fragewörter: WHAT WHERE WHO WHY WHEN a) She pushed her bike. What did she push? b) She carried bag. c) We waited in the park. d) The policeman arrested the thief. e) We ate fish. f) She watched the match last night. g) She asked her friend because she did not know what to do. h) opened the door. i) The teacher checked our homework. j) Cindy had dog. 18. Ask questions. a) Bob went home at 8 oclock. When ? b) Sally kissed her boyfriend in the park. ? c) You phoned your grandma. Who ? d) found present. What ? e) Joe read the book because it was interesting. Why ? f) Tom and met at school. Where ? g) Her brothers came home at 12 pm. When?