WORKSHEET 4
SUBJECT : Present
Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past
JAMAICA is a large island in the
Caribbean Sea. Nearly a million tourists visit the island every year to relax
in the sun and swim in the clear blue sea.
For
tourists, the island is a paradise, but for most Jamaican people life is hard.
There are very few jobs, except in the tourist industry.
Jamaica is also famous
for reggae music.
A) Chilli’s friend Della was on holiday in Jamaica. Read her letter to
Chilli and complete it
with the correct verbs.
* invited
* stopped * talked * stayed * travelled * enjoyed
* didn’t sleep * didn’t get * watched * was * listened
Dear Chilli,
I had a fantastic holiday in
Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and lovely.
I ……………… by plane
from London to Kingston. I really ……………….. the flight. It was eight hours long
but I …………………..at all because I …………………. so excited. During the flight I
………………….. to music, ………………….. a film and ……………….
to the girl in the seat next to me.
I …………………… with my
aunt and uncle in Kingston. They …………………. me on a trip to Montego Bay. We
…………………. at an Orchid Farm. It was brilliant. On my last night there I ……………………
to bed until there o’clock in the morning!
See you soon!
Love,
Della
A)
Answer the questions:
1. Did she
go to Jamaica?
2. How did she go to Kingston?
3.
How was the weather?
4.
What did she do on the plane?
5.
Did she visit her grandparents?
6.
Did she like the Orchid Farm?
7. When
did she go to bed on her last night?
8.
Where is Jamaica?
9.
What do the tourists do in Jamaica?
10. How is the life for Jamaican people?
B) Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:
* play
* enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone
* stop
* walk * travel * like * stay
I watched the late film on TV
last night.
1. We
really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!
2. She
………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy
………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her
parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I
………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We
…………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She
…………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The
men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I
……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They
………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.
C) Complete the conversation with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T.
A: Where were you last night? I
phoned you but you …………… at home.
B: I …………..out with friends. We ……………. at the
Bluenote Café.
A: …………… Julia there?
B: No, she …………… . Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She ………….out with Nick. They ……………at the
Oasis. I think.
A: No, they …………… .
B: How do you know?
A: Because I …………….. there!
D) Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in
brackets:
Last night I ……………… (go) to my
favorite restaurant in West Street. I …………….. (leave) the restaurant at about
11 o’clock. It …………….. (be) a warm evening and I ……………….. (decide) to walk
along the beach.
Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a noise. I
……………….. (turn) and ……………… (see) three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ………………
(come) up to me and ……………….. (ask) me the time. When I ………………. (look) down at
my watch, he ……………… (hit) me and I
……………… (fall) to the ground. Another boy ………………. (take) my wallet. I ………………..
(shout) for help. Then they ………………(run) away.
E)
Complete the story. Use the
verbs in the brackets:
Last year I went (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea
with my friend. On the first day we
……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of
restaurants. The next day ……………… (be) very hot so we …………….. (drive) to the
sea. We ……………….. (leave) our clothes in the car and ………………… (sunbathe) and
……………. (swim) all day. At six o’clock we
………………. (walk) to our car, but the car ……………(be) there. We ……………… (buy) some
clothes and ………………. (go) to the Police Station. The
police ……………. (be) nice and we …………….. (sleep) in the police station.
G) Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?)
using the PAST TENSE:
Example: he / stay (x) in a hotel
He
didn’t stay in a hotel.
you / learn (?) speak
Italian when you were in Italy.
Did
you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?
- she / like (x)
the film
- I / use / (x)
the school computer yesterday
- they / arrive
(?) home late yesterday
- you / ask (?)
her for Caroline’s address
- he / enjoy (x)
the concert in the park
- we / talk (x)
about school at all
H) Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday:
Last September
Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big hotel. It was very
hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different restaurants,
the food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she danced
with them at the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.
- Where did she
go? ………………………………………………. Bali.
- ……………………………………………………………………
Last September.
- ……………………………………………………………………
By plane.
- ……………………………………………………………………
In a big hotel.
- ……………………………………………………………………
It was very hot.
- ……………………………………………………………………
She swam.
- ……………………………………………………………………
It was very good.
- ……………………………………………………………………
Some nice people.
I) Match the questions with the answers:
1. When did you learn
to drive a car? a. By
bus.
2. What did you watch
on television b. The news.
last night?
3. What did you do
last weekend?
c. 6th September.
4. Who were you with
at 4pm today? d. On Saturday I played
tennis
and on Sunday I
slept.
5. When was the
beginning of term?
e. January.
6. How did you come
to class?
f. Three years ago.
7. What did you eat
for breakfast this g. John.
morning?
8. What was the month
before last?
h. Toast and coffee.
J) Read about Lucian and Estelle
and write the questions:
Lucian and Estelle
are from London, but they live in Madrid. They work for Opel, the car factory.
Lucian and Estelle like swimming and cooking. They don’t have a car. They don’t
like driving!
1. live / they / do / London?
Do they live in London?
………………
2. Madrid / do / live / they? …………………………………………
3. Ferrari / they / work / do? …………………………………………
4. work / Renault / do / they? …………………………………………
5. swimming / like / cooking / they / do? …………………………………………
6. swimming / they / like / traveling / do? …………………………………………
7. like / do / driving / they ? …………………………………………
K) What does Ellie ask Carsten? Put the words in
order to make questions:
Ellie: Sunday
time What do get you up on?
What
time do you get up on Sunday? ……………………. .
Carsten: Ten
o’clock.
Ellie: you
breakfast What do have for?
…………………………………………………………….
Carsten: Coffee, cheese and bread.
Ellie: morning
you in do the What do?
…………………………………………………………….
Carsten: I
play football in the park.
Ellie: do
lunch When have you?
…………………………………………………………….
Carsten: At
two o’clock.
Ellie: with
Who lunch you do have?
……………………………………………………………..
Carsten: My
parents.
Ellie: you
afternoon What do do in the?
………………………………………………………………
Carsten: I
watch football on TV.
L) Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE
or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
Father: Alice, what are
you doing (you / do)?
Alice: I
……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my homework but today I
………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father:
Where’s your mum?
Alice: She
…………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to the market but today my
friends …………………………. (come).
M) Fill in with
PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1) Sarah Star is a singer.
She sings ………(sing) and ……………….. (dance) on TV. She ……………………
(drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They ……………………..
(eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …………………….. (drink) a cocktail and Nick ……………………..
(talk) to the waiter.
2) Ann is a doctor. She ………………….. (work) in a
hospital but today she ……………(stay) at home. Now she ……………………….. (cook) dinner.
Her friends …………………..(visit) her today. It …………………. (be) her birthday.
WORKSHEET 5
SUBJECT: Past form of Verb
“To Be “
A) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE:
1. Mary
and Susan …… were ……… ill yesterday.
2. The
weather …………………….. very hot last Saturday.
3. The
students …………………….. at the theater last night.
4. Betty
…………………………….. in Germany last summer.
5. My
brother and I …………………….. at the football stadium on Saturday.
6. ………………………….
it cold yesterday?
B) Put these
sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “ TO BE “:
T O D A Y Y
E S T E R D A Y
Example: I’m at home. ….. I was at home………………………………
1. Jane and Michael are tired. ……………………………………………….
2. She’s in the park.
……………………………………………….
3. It’s a sunny day.
……………………………………………….
4. You’re late. .………………………………………………
5. They aren’t hungry.
……………………………………………….
6. We aren’t at work.
……………………………………………….
7. I’m thirsty. .………………………………………………
8. You aren’t at school.
……………………………………………….
9. We’re at the cinema.
……………………………………………….
10.Paula isn’t happy. ……………………………………………….
11.Everyone is excited.
……………………………………………….
12.I’m not afraid.
.. .……………………………………………..
C) Choose WAS or
WERE and circle it:
1. He was / were a policeman.
2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.
7. Was / Were she your teacher?
D) Complete the text
with WAS or WERE:
Interviewer:
What ……………. it like during the First World War, Bill?
Bill :
It ……………… a terrible time. I ………………. a young man, so I …………
in the army. We
…………….. in Italy.
Interviewer: Where ……………….. your wife and children?
Bill :
They ……………… in London. That ……………. dangerous too. There ……...
bombs and there ………………
not a lot of food. The children ………….. very
young and they ……………….. very frightened.
E) Are these
statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T
or WEREN’T:
Example: a) Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
b) Bill was in the army. TRUE
c) Bill was in Poland.
………………………………………………………………..
d) Bill’s wife and children
were in Italy. …………………………………………….
e) It was dangerous in London.
………………………………………………………
f) There was a lot of food in
London. ………………………………………………..
g) The children were quite old.
………………………………………………………
h) The children were frightened.
…………………………………………………….
F) Make questions
about the text using WAS or WERE:
Example: a) How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was Bill during the First World War?
b) / Bill / in the army?
………………………………………………………………?
c) Where / Bill?
……………………………………………………………………..?
d) Where / Bill’s wife and
children? ………………………………………………..?
e) / It dangerous in
London? ………………………………………………………..?
f) / there bombs?
……………………………………………………………………?
g) / there a lot of food?
…………………………………………………………….. ?
h) How old / the children?
…………………………………………………………. ?
I) / the children frightened?
……………………………………………………….. ?
G) Read the
interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer:
Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago.
What was it
like?
Bill :
Yes, it is very different. Life was much
quieter then. There are so many cars
now. There weren’t any cars when I was a
boy.
Interviewer: Were
you happy as a
child?
Bill :
Oh yes, I was very happy, but I’m still
happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill :
Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t
rich,
but we weren’t poor either. There were five
children. My brothers and sisters
were all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were
there any cars when he was a boy?
2. Was he
happy or sad when he was a child?
3. What
was his mother’s job?
4. How
many children were there in his family?
5. How old
is Bill Jenkins?
H) Mary spent last
weekend in Madrid. Ask her some questions using WAS or WERE:
Example: (your hotel / good?)
….. Was your hotel good?…………
1. (your room / comfortable?)
……………………………………….
2. (the weather / nice?)
……………………………………….
3. (the streets / full of people?)
……………………………………….
4. (the shops / expensive?)
……………………………………….
5. (the city / exciting at night?)
………………………………………..
6. (the museums / interesting?) ………………………………………..
7. (the people / friendly?)
………………………………………..
8. (your flight / OK?)
………………………………………..
I) George and Sally have been married for 50
years. They are talking about their first
house. Use WAS or WERE and a word from
the box to complete their conversation:
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Example: George : The house was warm.
Sally : No, it ….was cold. ………..
1. George: The garden was small.
Sally
: No, it ………………………………………………..
2. Sally
: The neighbors were French.
George: No, they …………………………………………….
3. George:
The living-room was red.
Sally
: No, it ……………………………………………….
4. Sally
: Our first chairs were
expensive.
George: No, they ……………………………………………
5. George: The kitchen was old.
Sally
: No, it ………………………………………………
6. George: The local shops were good.
Sally
: No, they ……………………………………………
J) Put WAS, WASN’T,
WERE or WEREN’T in the gaps in these conversations:
1. Peter
: ….. Was …….. Paul at work today?
Julie :
No, he ……………….. in the office. I think he’s sick.
2.
Henry : ……………… you in South America last year?
Steve
: Yes. I ……………….. in Bolivia on
business, and then my wife and I …………
in Brazil for a
holiday.
3. Paula
: Philip and I ……………….. at home
in London last week. We …………… at
Mike’s house in
Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
Jane :
Yes, I …………………. at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer.
……………………you there?
Paula :
No, we weren’t there. Philip and I ……………….. in Portugal in the summer.
K) Make questions
using WAS / WERE:
1. Jim / at
home / last night. ……… Was Jim at home last night?…?
2. You / at
school / on Monday.
…………………………………………?
3.
David / here / yesterday.
……………………………………….. ?
4.
the cinema / open / on Sunday. ……………………………………….. ?
5.
Kate and Jane / late / yesterday. ………………………………………..
?
6.
you / in the football team / last year. ……………………………………….. ?
7.
all your friends / at your party.
……………………………………….. ?
8.
it / hot / last week.
………………………………………. ?
L) Make negative
sentences using WAS / WERE:
1. Kevin / at my party. …… Kevin wasn’t at my party………...
2.
Nick / in class yesterday.
…………………………………………
3.
It / warm / yesterday.
…………………………………………
4.
Tina and Jim / late.
…………………………………………
5.
Etty / on the bus.
…………………………………………
6.
We / at the match / yesterday. …………………………………………
7.
Our teachers / pleased with us.
………………………………………...
8.
I / at the restaurant.
………………………………………...
N) Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):
1. I’m here
today but I ……. wasn’t ……… here yesterday.
2.
Jennifer is tall now but she …………………….. tall two years ago.
3.
It is rainy today but it ……………………… yesterday.
4.
Mr. Smith is angry now but he ……………………………… an hour ago.
5.
The shops are open today but they ………………………….. on Sunday.
6. My car
is clean today but it …………………………………… yesterday.
7. My
father isn’t at home now but he …………………………………..
an hour ago.
8. The
students are in class today but they …………………………….. last week.
9. It
isn’t sunny now but it ………………………………. an hour ago.
10. We
aren’t hungry now but we …………………………… twenty minutes ago.
WORKSHEET 6
SUBJECT : Past form of Verb “ To Be “
A) Complete the text
with the correct form of TO BE:
Stan Laurel and Oliver
Hardy …were….. two
of the most popular film comedians of all time. They were born in 1890 and 1892
respectively.
Stan Laurel’s real name ………………. Arthur
Jefferson. He …………….. form England. Oliver Hardy ……………… English, he was from
Georgia, USA.
Laurel and Hardy ……………… in their late 30s
when they met. Their first film together ……………… Putting Pants on Philip
(1927). They ………………. funny because they were so different. Laurel ……………… small
and thin. Hardy ……………. big and fat. Their most famous films …………………. Way Out
West (1937) and Blockheads (1938). They ……………
in
any serious films, only comedies.
B) Use the text to
help you write questions for the answers:
Example: Who was Oliver Hardy’s famous
comic partner?
Stan
Laurel.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………
In 1890 and 1892 respectively.
2. ………………………………………………………………………………
Arthur Jefferson.
3. ………………………………………………………………………………
England.
4. ………………………………………………………………………………
No, he wasn’t. He was American.
5. ………………………………………………………………………………
Putting Pants on Philip.
6. ………………………………………………………………………………
Because they were so different.
C) Write questions
and answers. Use the past tense of BE:
1. A: We had a
nice holiday.
B:
(you / with your whole family?) …….. Were you with your whole family?…
A:
(no / my daughter / in Montreal) …….. No, my daughter was in Montreal….
2. A:
I bought these new shoes yesterday.
B:
(they / on sale ?)
……………………………………………..
A:
(yes / they / only $25)
……………………………………………..
3. A:
(you / at home / last night ?) ……………………………………………..
B:
(no / I / at the library)
……………………………………………..
4. A:
(the guests / late for the party ?) …………………………………………….
B:
(no / they / all on time)
…………………………………………….
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