Past Simple
I ____ (wash) my clothes yesterday.
washed
She couldn't ___ (drive) because she had ___ (lose) her keys.
drive, lost
We ___ (not/use) the computer last night.
didn't / did not use
How did we use to communicate before the Internet?
We used to write and send letters, snail mail, email, etc.
What do you put on the tip of a Christmas tree?
A star
They ____ (meet) her in 2008.
met
When we ___ (arrive) at the theatre, the movie had already ___ (start).
arrived, started
By the time you ___ (call) me, I had already ___ (go) to bed.
called, gone
How did we use to travel from one place to another?
We used to travel on horses.
What's usually celebrated on these dates: December 24th & 25th, December 31st & January 1st?
Christmas eve, Christmas day, New Year's eve, New Year's day
He ____ (not/drink) any beer last night.
didn't / did not
By the time I ___ (move) into my own apartment, I had ___ (finish) high school.
moved, finished
By 2010, the business ____ (make) over 10 million dollars.
had made
THEN AND NOW
What did we use to do to entertain each other?
We used to tell stories for entertainment, but now we watch movies on Netflix.
What's the name of Santa's red-nosed reindeer?
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
She ___ (wake) up and ___ (brush) her teeth.
woke, brushed
She told me she ___ (study) a lot before the exam.
had studied
I ___ (sleep) in my car last night because my wife ___ (lock) the front door.
slept, had locked
THEN AND NOW
What did children use to do to earn money in the past? And now?
Children used to go to work when they were very young, but now they usually don't start working until they are 16 or 18.
What do people traditionally do under the mistletoe plant?
Kiss
We ___ (go) to the store. Then, we ___ (buy) oranges.
went, bought
The lights ___ (go) off because we ___ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
went, had not paid
When I ___ (go) home, my girlfriend had already ___ (fall) asleep.
got, fallen
THEN AND NOW
How did people use to count in the past? And now?
People used to count with abacuses, but now we have calculators and computers.
What are the names of the three wise men who brought gifts to the baby Jesus?
Balthazar, Melchior, Caspar (or Gaspar or Jaspar)