Wild Animals
Professions
Past Simple
Past Simple of BE and CAN
Prepositions
100

The African ___ uses its big ears to communicate.

a elephant 

b hippo 

c bear

a

100

My uncle was a s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ in the Second World War.

soldier

100
  1. I (to work) in a bank many years ago
  2. He (to live) in Moscow five years ago
  3. I (to like) flowers before it happened
  4. Tom (to play) the piano yesterday evening
  5. I (to love) you many years ago

worked / lived / liked / played / loved

100
  1. You (arrive) in England last week.
  2. My mum (study) Russian at university.
  3. I (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't at home.
  4. Last night, Marga and Alice (plan) their holiday.

arrived / studied / phoned / planned

100

I have to walk _ _ _ _ _ a narrow path to school.

ALONG

200

Help! There’s a ___ in the bath! Use that cup to get it out!

a spider 

b crocodile 

c shark

a

200

I’m keen on planes, so I’d like to be a p ___ ___ ___ ___ in the future.

pilot

200
  1. Anna (to have) a shower this morning
  2. They (to go) at work by bus last morning
  3. Cats (to drink) milk yesterday
  4. She (to get up) early this morning
  5. You (to sleep) on a sofa last night

had / went / drank / got up / slept

200
  1. Tom (invite) us to his birthday party.
  2. The children (carry) the books to the classroom.
  3. We (finish) the exam at half past three.
  4. I (chat) to Jane about films and fashion.

invited / carried / finished / chatted

200

I want to fly _ _ _ _ London at night and see the lights.

OVER

300

Butterflies have beautiful patterns and colours on their ________.

wings

300

She’s a j ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ for an online magazine.

journalist

300
  1. He (to swim) in a pool last week
  2. We (to sing) a song on the party last night
  3. I (to forget) to call her yesterday
  4. She (to drive) a car last month
  5. You (to lose) keys yesterday evening

swam / sang / forgot / drove / lost

300

1 We was / were on the beach this morning.

2 I was / were on the phone to my friend.

3 Was / Were you angry yesterday?

4 She wasn’t / weren’t at film club this week.

5 Was / Were the bus late today?

were / was / were / wasn't / was

300

It’s very difficult to ride a horse _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a wood.

THROUGH

400

Bees have five ________ that help them to see colour.

eyes

400

We live in a town near the sea, and most of the men work as f ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ .

fishermen

400
  1. Write the words in Past simple tense
    1. Play
    2. Lie
    3. Use
    4. Watch
    5. Walk
    6. Enjoy
    7. Stop
    8. Plan
    9. Dance
    10. Try
  1. Played
  2. Lied
  3. Used
  4. Watched
  5. Walked
  6. Enjoyed
  7. Stopped
  8. Planned
  9. Danced
  10. Tried
400
  1. Was / Were you at home last night?
  2. We didn't can / couldn't send you an email because our computer was broken.
  3. The concert is / was very good. The singers were fantastic.
  4. I couldn't / could go to the beach on Sunday because I was at work.
  5. They weren't / couldn't on holiday last week.
  6. Mike was / were ill last week, but he's okay now.
  7. Can / Could your brothers skateboard when they were six?
  8. He could to swim / could swim when he was four.

were / couldn't / was / couldn't  / weren't  / was / Could / could swim

400

We can’t cycle _ _ _ _ _ _ that field to the other side – it’s private.

ACROSS

500

Who is this?

A large fish that has big teeth and it is very dangerous when you swim.

shark

500

You have to be good at biology, physics and chemistry if you want to be a s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ .

scientist

500
  1. football / play / he / yesterday
  2. Irina / nice clothes / day before yesterday / wear
  3. my / pen / to be / it
  4. have / we / breakfast / at 7 o’clock
  5. this morning / I / drink / coffee
  6. see / we / a spider / yesterday
  1. He played football yesterday
  2. Irina wore nice clothes day before yesterday
  3. it was my pen
  4. We had breakfast at 7 o’clock
  5. I drank coffee this morning
  6. We saw a spider yesterday
500

Complete the sentenceswith verbs to be using Past Simple

  1. I ___ happy last night
  2. I ___ a student many years ago
  3. They ___ taxi drivers two years ago
  4. They ___ married last years
  5. My favorite color ___ red five years ago
  6. I ___ angry yesterday
  7. It ___ my car last week
  8. This car ___ dirty day before yesterday
  9. These cars ___ clear day before yesterday
  10. He ___ your friend many years ago
  1. was
  2. was
  3. were
  4. were
  5. was
  6. was
  7. was
  8. was
  9. were
  10. was
500

There’s a busy road outside our house and cars drive _ _ _ _ all night.

PAST

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