Guia de ingles para estudiantes de 5º año de UEP Superba Orinoque

Past simple: regular and irregular verbs.

 

Exercises

A. Complete the sentences.

I didn´t watch TV last night.

1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with

 my cousins.

2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t

 any buses.

4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.

 

 

B. Write the past simple of these verbs.

1. copy __________

2. revise __________

3. cycle __________

4. listen __________

5. practice __________

6. play __________

7. like __________

8. move __________

 

 

 

If Wish Clauses Worksheet

Using the information given, make a sentence using If. Use one of the types of conditional

sentences.

1. We plan to go sailing today but it all depends on the weather.

2. The house is over there - only ten minutes walk from here using the way through the park.

3. Sally keeps getting colds. She doesn't look after herself.

4. I didn't tell you the news as soon as I heard it because you were sleeping.

5. Robert works far too hard and is in danger of giving himself a heart attack.

6. You weren't listening so you didn't understand the directions.

7. Grandpa is not wearing his hearing aid because it's broken.

8. I was listening to the radio so I heard the news bulletin.

 

 

EXERCISES: PAST SIMPLE VS. PRESENT PERFECT

I.. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect.

1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times.

2. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).

3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer.

4. I ....................... (read) that book. It´s good.

5. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday.

6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4.

7. ........... you ......... (watch) any film last night?

8. I ....................... (have) a couple of toasts for breakfast this morning.

9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager.

10. The house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it?

11. I ....................... (not see) you in class last Friday.

12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets.

II. Say if the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct them if necessary.

1. Have you ever been to Thailand?

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2. I´ve had sausages for lunch at half past one.

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3. She´s enjoyed herself at the party last night.

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4. I´ve read that book but I didn´t like it much.

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5. Tom has left school one year ago.

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6. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they´ve been children.

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7. We have worked here for a year and a half.

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8. My parents lived in Britain for a couple of years.

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9. James has made a cake yesterday.

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10. I´ve washed the car. It looks great now.

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III. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in present perfect or past

simple.

 

 

 

1. She ............... smoking two months ago.

2. She ............... for two months.

3. ......... you ever .......... to Florence?

4. ......... you ........... that TV show last night?

5. They still live in that town. They ............... there for ages.

6. A friend of mine ............... the lottery three years ago.

7. When ........... you ........... your homework?

8. They ............... themselves at the party last summer.

 

IV. Write the past participle of these verbs.

1. Write ………………………………… 2. Wash ………………………………………..

3. Forget ………………………………… 4. Break .………………………………………

5. Make ………………………………… 6. Awake ……………………………………….