Past Simple
When was the last time you ____ (go) to the cinema? _____ you _____ (eat) popcorn during the film?
went, do, eat
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
David works in a factory.
David is a __________.
factory worker
There was a time when cinemas _____ (not sell) popcorn. Charles Cretors _____ (invent) the first popcorn maker in 1885.
did not sell, invented
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
Jane is rarely ill.
Jane is usually __________.
well
not sick
feeling well
feeling good
It _____ (make) a lot of popcorn quickly and cheaply, and popcorn soon _____ (become) popular at parks, zoos, circuses and sporting events.
made, became
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
I need to use the phone now.
I need to make __________ now.
a phone call
But cinema owners _____ (not want) popcorn makers in their theaters because popcorn often falls on the floor. However, by the 1930s, cinema owners _____ (understand) that they could make a lot of money from selling popcorn.
did not want, understood
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
We started school when we were six years old. We started school at _____ six.
They _____ (stop) worrying about their carpets and _____ (start) selling popcorn.
stopped, started
Complete the second sentence so that is has a similar meaning to the first:
My husband left the dirty dishes in the sink.
My husband __________ the dishes.
didn't do
did not do