1  Complete the sentences with in or on.

1   I played rugby ……on…… Tuesday last week.

2   We were in Dublin …………… 10th December last year.

3   …………… 2010 my brother finished school.

4   My friends played football …………… 21st March.

5   My mum travelled to Egypt …………… 1998.

6   They played their first football match …………… April 2010.

7   I passed my music test …………… 22nd May.

Answer

2 on   3 In   4 on   5 in   6 in   7 on

2  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1   I ……cleaned…… the house yesterday. (clean)

2   We …………………. cleaning the floors before breakfast. (finish)

3   My sister …………………. the test in ten minutes. (complete)

4   My friend …………………. my exam! (copy)

5   Last summer my family …………………. a holiday in the mountains. (prefer)

6   We …………………. hockey on Saturday. (play)

7   We …………………. my grandma for her birthday. (phone)

Answer

2 finished   3 completed   4 copied   5 preferred

6 played   7 phoned

3  Put the words in order to make sentences.

1   I / night / cooked / a / for / lovely / last / meal / friend / my

      ……I cooked a lovely meal last night for my friend. ……

2   next / to / the / park / square / volleyball / played / in / We / the

      …………………………………………………………….. .

3   enjoyed / friends / My / weekend / my / last / party

      …………………………………………………………….. .

4   last / They / week / every / for / exam / the / studied / day / history

      …………………………………………………………….. .

5   I / friend / my / last / home / Friday / but / phoned / he / wasn’t / evening / at

      …………………………………………………………….. .

6   painted / a / beautiful / mum / picture / My / dad / for / my

      …………………………………………………………….. .

7   sister / teacher / test / in / the / and / My / the / angry / copied / was

      …………………………………………………………….. .

Answer

 We played volleyball in the park next to the square.

 My friends enjoyed my party last weekend.

 They studied every day last week for the history exam.

 I phoned my friend last Friday evening but he wasn’t at home.

 My dad painted a beautiful picture for my mum.

 My sister copied in the test and the teacher was angry.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the past simple and in or on.

cook     help     invite     paint     play     travel     visit

1   I ……visited…… France ……in…… June 2001.

2   My family …………… to London …………… August 2015.

3   My best friend …………… baseball …………… Tuesday last week.

4   Picasso …………… some wonderful paintings …………… the 20th century.

5   I …………… my friends to my birthday party …………… June last year.

6   We …………… rice for lunch …………… Sunday.

7   She …………… me at the concert …………… the 11th July.

Answer

2 travelled, in   3 played, on   4 painted, in

5 invited, in   6 cooked, on   7 helped, on

5  Put the verb in the present simple or the past simple.

1   My sisters ……climbed…… Mount Everest last year. (climb)

2   Last summer I ………………. on holiday in Rome in July. (be)

3   We ………………. football every weekend. (play)

4   I usually ………………. in the summer. (travel)

5   Last year on 3rd May my dad ………………. a shop. (open)

6   My mum ………………. pasta yesterday. (cook)

7   I ………………. watching films at the cinema. (prefer)

Answer

2 was   3 play   4 travel   5 opened   6 cooked

7 prefer

6  Complete Jim’s email with verbs in the past simple.

Hi Marcus,

Let me tell you about my family. It’s very interesting! My granddad 1……was…… a famous musician. He 2…………… six instruments in his band! My grandma 3…………… in 1999 when she was 61 years old. It was very sad. She liked to read. She wrote and 4…………… five books. My dad 5…………… football for the Irish national team. My mum 6…………… to the top of many mountains when she was young. My sister 7…………… a sports club last summer. What about your family?

Bye, Jim

Answer

2 played   3 died   4 published   5 played

6 climbed   7 joined

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