Entertainment Vocabulary
Past Simple Regular
Film & TV Vocabulary
Past Simple: Be and Can
Surprise
100

Complete the sentence with one of the words below:

artist / dance / events / exhibition / crowded streets

Let's go to this __________ of work by young artists.

Let's go to this EXHIBITION of work by young artists.

100

Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the word in brackets. SPELL THE WORD.

We really _______(enjoy) the show last night.

We really ENJOYED the show last night.

100

Choose the correct alternative:

Who plays the main character/ending in that film?

Who plays the main CHARACTER in that film?

100

Complete the sentence with was, wasn't, were, weren't, could or couldn't.

I _______ dance well when I ___ young, but I can now.


I COULDN'T dance well when I WAS young, but I can now.

100

Choose the correct alternative:

The streets are always cultural/crowded with people during the festival.

The streets are always CROWDED with people during the festival.

200

Complete the sentence with one of the words below:

artist / dance / events / exhibition / rock streets

The rumba is a famous Latin American _____.

The rumba is a famous Latin American DANCE.

200

Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the word in brackets.

a) I ______ (dance) a lot at the concert.

b) He _____ (try) to contact him via e-mail.

c) Simon _____ (jump) from the wall and hurt his ankle.

I DANCED a lot at the concert.

He TRIED to contact......

Simon JUMPED from the wall....

200

Choose the correct alternative:

There are some excellent performances/shows in that film. 

There are some excellent PERFORMANCES in that film.


200

Complete the sentence with was, wasn't, were, weren't, could or couldn't.

A: _____ your brother play chess as a child?

B: Yes, he could, but he _____ very good.

A: COULD your brother play chess as a child?

B: Yes, he could, but he WASN'T very good.

200

Match:

1 - the beginning; 2 - the middle; 3 - the end

A - Then we missed our train.

B - Finally, my parents picked us up.

C - First, it started to rain.

1 - first

2 - then

3 - finally

300

Complete the word in the sentence:

You watch people singing and dancing in a s___.

You watch people singing and dancing in a SHOW.

300

Complete the sentence with the past simple form of one of the verbs below.

chat/ decide / discuss / like / look / order / serve /visit / walk

We're having a fantastic time here in Poland. We _______ Kraków yesterday.

We're having a fantastic time here in Poland. We VISITED Kraków yesterday.

300

Complete the sentence with the correct word below:

ending / original / reviews / romantic / series / song


I like films with a happy ______. 

I like films with a happy ENDING. 

300

Complete with the correct past simple of the word be or can:

I started reading a book last night and I _______ stop. It was brilliant!

I started reading a book last night and I COULDN'T stop. It was brilliant!

300

Name 4 examples of mass media you can read/ watch/ listen to.

e.g.: newspaper, blog/ vlog, podcast, radio, social network (media), TV ...

400

Complete the word in the sentence:

You look at a big s_____ at the cinema.

You look at a big SCREEN at the cinema.

400

Write a past simple sentence using (one of) the words:

in July/ last year/ ago/ yesterday

ex. In July last year I visited my family in Moravia.

400

Complete the sentence with the correct word below:

ending / original / reviews / serial/ series / song

There are six episodes in that new TV ____.

There are six episodes in that new TV SHOW.

400

Create a positive and negative sentence with the word CAN in the past.

ex. I could paint well as a child.

I couldn't speak English as a child. 

400

How would you react the these situations? Always give at least 3 examples:

a) I missed my plane - I wanted to go on holiday for 2 weeks but now I can´t.

b) I finally passed my driving license examination.

e.g.:

a) poor you, no way!, How sad/ terrible!

b) lucky you, well done, congratulations

500

Complete the sentence with the correct words.

There's a food festival in town today. You can try _________ kinds __ food from Spain. 

There's a food festival in town today. You can try DIFFERENT kinds OF food from Spain.

500

Complete the categories with the past simple form of the verbs: arrive / decide / plan / relax / start / study / travel / try / work

+ -ed:

+ -d:

y + -ied:

Double consonant + -ed: 

+ -ed: relaxed, started, worked

+ -d: arrived, decided

y + -ied: studied, tried

Double consonant + -ed: planned, travelled

500

Put the following words into the categories:

amazing / boring / excellent / loud / nothing special / original / romantic / sad / terrible / wonderful 

Positive: 

OK: 

Negative:

Positive: amazing, excellent, original, romantic, wonderful

OK: loud, nothing special

Negative: boring, sad, terrible 

500

Create a positive sentence, a negative sentence and a question in the past using the verb: Be.

ex. I was a baby in the year 2000.

I wasn't alive in the 1980's.

Were you a happy child?

500

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