Past simple +
+ ... -
Past continuous
Past simple ?
Say it in Past
100

Paula and Abigail (to drink) tea yesterday at home

They drank tea yesterday

100
She saw that film last weekend.

She didn't see that film last weekend.

100
  1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)  ____ _______ monopoly.

were playing

100

You went to school yesterday.

Did you go to school yesterday?

100

We eat a lot of pizza.

We ate  a lot of pizza.

200

Carlos (have) _________ a problem at school last week.

Carlos had a problem at school last week.

200

We flew to Paris last Monday.

We didn't fly to Paris last Monday.

200
  1. Yesterday at six I (prepare) _____ _______ dinner.

was preparing 

200

 He had breakfast at 10 o’clock.

Did he have breakfast at 10 o'clock?

200

The film (begin) at 5 o'clock.

The film began at 5 o'clock

300

He (break) his leg yesterday.

 broke his leg yesterday.

300

I called an ambulance.

I didn't call an ambulance.

300
  1. The kids (work) ____ _______ in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

were working

300

Bill met Mike in the park.

Did Bill meet Mike in the park?

300

Make a negative form:

 We (spend) a lot of money this morning.

We didn't spend a lot of money this morning.

400

Katie (do) her homework at 4:30.

Katie did her homework at 4:30.

400

We danced a lot at the party.

We didn't dance at the party.

400

eat

  • I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) _____ _______.

were not listening

400

You played in the field last weekend.

Did you play in the field last weekend?

400

Sophie _______ (walk) through the forest.

Sophie walked through the forest.

500

 My sister (write) to the sports centre yesterday.

My sister wrote to the sports centre yesterday.

500

Tim wrote a letter yesterday.

Tim didn't write a letter yesterday.

500
  1. Most of the time we (sit) ____ _____ in the park.

were sitting

500

stay / she / at a hotel

Did she stay at a hotel?

500

Amanda _______ (drop) the ball.

Amanda dropped the ball.

600

Last Saturday, the children___ (to be) noisy.

were

600

I ____ ( not like ) the flavor of ice cream so I _____( not eat) it

I didn't like the flavor of ice cream so I didn't eat it.

600
  1. I (practise) ____ ______ the guitar when he came home.

was practising

600

Transform into the past:

 Do they go shopping on Thursday?

Did they go shopping on Thursday?

600

Answer the question negatively:

Did we send her a present?

(No, ...)

No, we didn't send her a present.

700

I ______ (have to) study for the test last week.

I had to study for the test the last week.

700

Yesterday I (get) _________ up at 7 o’clock in the morning.

Yesterday I didn't get up at 7 o’clock in the morning.

700
  1. We (not / cycle) ____ _____ all day.

were not clycling

700

speak

 use this verb to make a question in the past

Did you speak .......................?

700

Make it negative:

We cooked pasta for lunch.

We didn't cook pasta for lunch.

800

We _____ (are )  in our house when the earthquake (happen).

We were in our house when the earthquake happened.

800

She went shopping last weekend.

She didn't go shopping last weekend.

800

When I saw her she was (wear) ____ ____ a beautiful red dress.

was wearing 

800

We played cards last night

Did we play cards last night?

800

Transform into the simple past tense:
 We don't walk to school every morning.


We didn't walk to school every morning.

900

We ______ ( do) the exercise because we _____(remember) that it ______(be) for today

We did the exercise because we remembered that it was for today

900

The boys swam in the river.

The boys didn't swim in the river.

900
  1. While Aaron (study) ___ ______ in his room, his friends (swim)____ ______  in the pool.

was studying    were swimming

900

Re-order the sentence: 

 year / you / last / did / go / holiday / to / ? / on / spain

Did you go to Spain on holiday last year?

900

Answer the question with an affirmative sentence:

Did we learn about the Romans at school?

(Yes,) we learned about the Romans at school.