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    The document provides instruction on using the past simple tense in English. It includes examples of forming positive and negative sentences using common irregular verbs like "go", "do", "sell", and "change" in the past tense. It then provides exercises for learners to practice making sentences in the past simple tense by selecting the correct verb forms or auxiliary verbs like "was" and "were".

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    The document provides instruction on using the past simple tense in English. It includes examples of forming positive and negative sentences using common irregular verbs like "go", "do", "sell", and "change" in the past tense. It then provides exercises for learners to practice making sentences in the past simple tense by selecting the correct verb forms or auxiliary verbs like "was" and "were".

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    PAST SIMPLE

    WAS / WERE – BYŁEM / BYLIŚCIE

    Were you there? – Byłeś tam?

    I wasn’t there. – Nie byłem tam.

    I went / did / sold / changed… - Pojechałem / zrobiłem / sprzedałem / zmieniłem (czas. nieregularne)

    I didn’t go / didn’t do / didn’t sell / didn’t change. - Nie pojechałem / nie zrobiłem / nie sprzedałem etc

    Did you go? / Did you do? / Did you sell? / Did you change? – pojechałeś? / zrobiłeś? etc.

    __________________________________________________________________________________

    A. Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

    1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.


    2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
    3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
    4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
    5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
    6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.
    7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
    8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).
    9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
    10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?
    11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.
    12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

    13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.


    14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.
    15. _________________ (he / call) you?
    16. _________________ (I / forget) something?
    17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?
    18. He _________________ (have) a shower.
    19. Why _________________ (you / come)?
    20. _________________ (he / go) to the party?
    B. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” - was/were in the past tense or wasn’t/weren’t.

    1. Judy __________________ sick yesterday.


    2. I __________________ tired after a long day at work.
    3. They __________________ at school yesterday because it was Saturday.
    4. The weather __________________ beautiful yesterday.
    5. The children __________________ hungry after so much exercise.
    6. Bonnie __________________ at home last night when I called her.
    7. The wind __________________ very strong last night.
    8. The teacher __________________ satisfied with the student’s work.
    9. She __________________ very happy last week.

    C. Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the correct form of
    the verb “to be” in the past tense to make questions. The underlined words are the answers to the
    questions.
    Ex. Why was she absent yesterday?
    She was absent because she was sick.

    1.________________________________________________________________________

    She was tired because she worked hard all day.

    2. __________________________________________________________________________

    She was at the mall last night.

    3. __________________________________________________________________________

    There were twenty people at the party.

    4. __________________________________________________________________________

    The secretary was in the office.

    5. __________________________________________________________________________

    The students were absent last Tuesday.


    D. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb into

    the correct past tense form.

    buy / ring / lie / break / teach / fly / set / send / wake / swim / be / pay / meet /

    have / write / drink / give / get / take / catch / lose

    1. She ______________________ a plate when she was washing the dishes.

    2. They ______________________ to Paris in a jumbo jet last week.

    3. I _________ the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday morning, but I _____________ up a half-hour

    before the alarm clock ________________.

    4. I ______________________________ a letter to my friends back home.

    5. He __________________________ flowers to his girlfriend for her birthday.

    6. His mother ______________________ care of him when he ___________________ sick.

    7. The teacher ________________________ the mathematics class and then ______________ the

    students three exercises to do for homework.

    8. Angie ___________________ a bad cold last week. She ______________________ in bed for three

    days.

    9. Matthew __________________ his wallet on the way to work yesterday. He ______________ very

    upset.

    10. The children __________________________ in the lake behind their house.

    11. We __________________________ a wonderful time at your party last night.

    12. I ___________________________ groceries on my way home yesterday and I _______________

    in cash.

    13. I _________________ three friends at the café and we _______________ several cups of coffee

    together.

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