Grammar Past Simple
Make a sentence
Peter/ break his arm
Peter broke his arm
Which adjective is suitable here?
My grandfather went out for a quick bike ride over three hours ago and he isn’t back yet.
anxious, confused, cross, delighted, embarrassed, envious, frightened, proud, relieved, suspicious
anxious
Complete the dialogue. Use the words below.
Jess: I’m going on a road trip around America next summer!
Ben: Really? What a ___ thing to do. I’m so ____!
amazing, cool, envious, frustrating, how, kidding, nightmare, relief, shame, that
Ben: Really? What a cool thing to do. I’m so envious!
Read the paragraph. Choose the correct questtion.
How do you feel about car journeys? Do you get a bit bored, ask the driver how long it’s going to take, and then fall asleep? Or do you get extremely anxious? This is exactly how I felt last month, when I took a trip down the most dangerous road in the world.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ...
1 how many people die on the road?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
3 about an injury that she had?
4 about dangerous weather?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
6 how expensive the trip was?
7 that she thought she might die?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Sue: _ (you/go) to Jenny's party last night?
Joe: No, I _ (stay) at home.
Sue: Did you go to Jenny's party last night?
Joe: No, I stayed at home.
Which adjective is suitable here?
I really need a computer, and my brother just got one for his birthday.
anxious, confused, cross, delighted, embarrassed, envious, frightened, proud, relieved, suspicious
envious
Complete the dialogue. Use the words below.
Jess: And I’m going with my grandmother!
Ben: You’re ___! Your grandmother? ___ sounds like a ____!
amazing, cool, envious, frustrating, how, kidding, nightmare, relief, shame, that
Ben: You’re kidding! Your grandmother? That sounds like a nightmare!
Read the paragraph. Choose the correct questtion.
The North Yungas road in Bolivia goes from La Paz, which is a very large city to the town of Coroico in the mountain region of the Amazon rainforest. The road is about 69 km long, but in that short distance it goes down from about 4,650 m high to 1,200 m. Although it is only about three metres wide and there are no guard rails, cars travel in both directions. The views are amazing, but between two and three hundred travellers are killed every year when they drive off the side of this road. In Spanish it is called El Camino de los Muertos – the Road of the Dead.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ...
1 how many people die on the road?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
3 about an injury that she had?
4 about dangerous weather?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
6 how expensive the trip was?
7 that she thought she might die?
1 how many people die on the road?
Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Sue: I didn't go either. My mum _ (want) me to do my homework.
Joe: Oh, I _ (forget) to do mine! Was Jenny upset because we _(not be) there?
Sue: I didn't go either. My mum wanted me to do my homework.
Joe: Oh, I forgot to do mine! Was Jenny upset because we weren't there?
Which adjective is suitable here?
My friend gave me directions to her house, but the road names I see are different from the ones she gave me. I don’t understand!
anxious, confused, cross, delighted, embarrassed, envious, frightened, proud, relieved, suspicious
confused
Complete the dialogue. Use the words below.
Jess: Not at all! She’s a famous photographer. She took photos of The Beatles when she was in her twenties. We’re going to write a blog about our trip and maybe even a book.
Ben: That’s___. Did you hear that I lost my phone last week with all of the photos from the school trip?
amazing, cool, envious, frustrating, how, kidding, nightmare, relief, shame, that
Ben: That’s amazing. Did you hear that I lost my phone last week with all of the photos from the school trip?
Read the paragraph. Choose the correct questtion.
When I went to visit my friend Jacqueline in La Paz, I had no idea how dangerous the North Yungas road was. I was very excited about the trip to the Amazon rainforest that she wanted to take me on. When we got on the bus, Jacqueline let me sit by the window to get the best view. I didn’t feel suspicious at all.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ...
1 how many people die on the road?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
3 about an injury that she had?
4 about dangerous weather?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
6 how expensive the trip was?
7 that she thought she might die?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Sue: I don’t think so. All her other friends _ (go), so she had a great time.
Sue: I don’t think so. All her other friends went, so she had a great time.
Which adjective is suitable here?
My parents told me that I‘m not having a birthday party, but I found lots of balloons in one of the cupboards.
anxious, confused, cross, delighted, embarrassed, envious, frightened, proud, relieved, suspicious
delighted
Complete the dialogue. Use the words below.
Jess: Not the photos that we were going to upload to the school website? What a ______!
Ben: Don’t worry, I found it eventually …
amazing, cool, envious, frustrating, how, kidding, nightmare, relief, shame, that
Jess: Not the photos that we were going to upload to the school website? What a shame!
Read the paragraph. Choose the correct questtion.
It was only when the journey started that I began to feel frightened. The bus drove right to the edge of the road many times, and when I looked over, I could see the forest about 600 m below us. We drove on quickly through thick cloud – how do you know where you’re going when you can’t see? I held on to Jacqueline’s hand. Then we drove under a waterfall that was slowly washing the road away. I was shocked!
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ...
1 how many people die on the road?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
3 about an injury that she had?
4 about dangerous weather?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
6 how expensive the trip was?
7 that she thought she might die?
4 about dangerous weather?
Make a question using Past Simple. Only one word is suitable.
‘How much (be/call/do/go/leave/play/pay) for that computer?’
‘How much did you pay for that computer?’
Which adjective is suitable here?
After speaking to the head teacher, I looked in a mirror and noticed that I had chocolate around my mouth.
anxious, confused, cross, delighted, embarrassed, envious, frightened, proud, relieved, suspicious
embarrassed
Complete the dialogue. Use the words below.
Jess: Phew! What a ____! Where was it?
Ben: It was on the train. But I had to spend about two hours on the phone to the company trying to find it.
amazing, cool, envious, frustrating, how, kidding, nightmare, relief, shame, that
Jess: Phew! What a relief! Where was it?
Read the paragraph. Choose the correct questtion.
When we met another car coming the other way, we drove so close to the edge of the road that a wheel seemed to go off the edge. This happened several times and I started thinking that we might not reach our final destination. When we finally got to Coroico, I felt so relieved. I let go of Jacqueline’s hand and saw that it was red. I was a bit embarrassed, but so happy that we were not on that road any more.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ...
1 how many people die on the road?
2 about feelings people have when they travel?
3 about an injury that she had?
4 about dangerous weather?
5 that someone wanted her to see the sights?
6 how expensive the trip was?
7 that she thought she might die?
7 that she thought she might die?