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Review: Past Simple & (There) was/were

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ a terrible earthquake in 2005.

a)

There was

b)

There were

2.

___________ many clouds in the sky?

a)

Were there

b)

Was there

3.

She ________ sad yesterday because she failed the exam.

a)

were

b)

was

4.

Tom and Bill ________ best friends some years ago.

a)

were

b)

was

5.

____________ any traffic lights in that area.

a)

there were

b)

there weren't

c)

there was

d)

there wasn't

6.

____________ some old buildings in the city centre.

a)

there were

b)

there weren't

c)

there was

d)

there wasn't

7.

____________ a bank near my house.

a)

there were

b)

there weren't

c)

there wasn't

8.

____________ an old man in the street.

a)

there were

b)

there was

c)

there weren't

9.

How many boys ____________ in the garden?

a)

there were

b)

were there

c)

was there

d)

there was

10.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


TAKE

(a)  

11.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


TRAVEL

(a)  

12.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


THINK

(a)  

13.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


FEEL

(a)  

14.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


FALL

(a)  

15.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


REMEMBER

(a)  

16.

Write the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb:


UNDERSTAND

(a)  

17.

I (a)   (drink) a lot of coke last night.

18.

We (a)   (not use) the computer last weekend.

19.

My sister and her husband (a)   (come) from Greece.

20.

What time (a)   (he/get up) on Saturday?

21.

Last year they (a)   (buy) a house at the seaside.

22.

She (a)   (stay) at home during a week.

23.

(a)   (she/go) to the cinema with her parents last night?

24.

Oh no! I (a)   (forget) my mobile phone in the car!

25.

My cousin (a)   (eat) a lot of pizza yesterday and now he is ill.