Past Quiz

This document provides examples and exercises for writing sentences in simple past tense. It begins with filling in blanks with verbs in simple past affirmative form. The second section rewrites those sentences in the negative form. The third section fills blanks with positive simple past sentences. The fourth section fills blanks using the correct form of verbs provided in brackets in simple past tense. The final section describes sentences in statement, question and negative forms, providing the base verb and its past tense form.

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SIMPLE PAST

DIRECTIONS: WRITE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN THE GAPS

1. he / the question / answer _______________________________________
2. you / a question / ask _______________________________________
3. the dog / bark _______________________________________
4. they / us / call _______________________________________
5. we / a mountain / climb _______________________________________
6. John / stamps / collect _______________________________________
7. we / in London / live _______________________________________
8. I / hungry / be _______________________________________
9. they / a hamster / have _______________________________________
10. he / to school / go _______________________________________

DIRECTIONS:REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE FORM

1. They collected postcards→ ____________________________________
2. You jumped high. → ____________________________________
3. Albert played squash. → ____________________________________
4. The teacher tested our English. → ____________________________________
5. Fiona visited her grandma. → ____________________________________
6. He washed the car. → ____________________________________
7. You were thirsty. → ____________________________________
8. He had a computer. → ____________________________________
9. I bought bread. → ____________________________________
10. You saw the house. → ____________________________________

DIRECTIONS: WRITE POSITIVE SENTENCES IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN THE GAPS

1. Anna / the window / open __________________________________?
2. she / home / walk __________________________________?
3. you / in the garden / work __________________________________?
4. you / a song / sing __________________________________?
5. she / on a chair / sit __________________________________?
6. you / the castle / visit __________________________________?
7. Jenny / the door / lock __________________________________?
8. she / happy / be __________________________________?
9. Greg / the ball / kick __________________________________?
10. the car / at the corner / stop __________________________________?

DIRECTIONS: FILL IN ALL THE GAPS, WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
William Shakespeare __________(BE)born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He__________ (GO)to the local Stratford
Grammar School, where he __________ (BE) __________ (TEACH) by Master Walter Roche. Lessons began at six o'clock in the
morning in the summer in order to make the most of daylight.

His father __________ (BE) __________ (CALL)John Shakespeare a Stratford upon Avon glove-maker. He __________
(SEND)William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William __________ (BE)only 14 years old his fortunes fell so
low that William__________ (HAVE)to leave school. Some historians say he__________ (WORK)in his father's shop.

At the age of 19 William __________ (MARRY)Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich farmer near Stratford. Three years later
Shakespeare__________ (GO) to London. How he__________ (LIVE)there we do not know.

In about 1587 he__________ (BECOME)a member of one of the few theatrical companies which __________ (EXIST)in those
days. Around 1590 he__________ (BEGIN)to try his hand at writing plays. There __________ (BE)no female actors in those days,
all the female parts__________ (BE) __________ (PLAY)by boys. It is thought that he __________ (WRITE)his first major play,
Henry VI., Part One, in 1592.

His most famous play, Hamlet, __________ (BE)probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare __________
(CONTINUE)to write about 2 plays a year.

He __________ (RETURN)to Stratford in 1612, where he __________ (LIVE)the life of a country gentleman. He __________
(DIE)of a fever on his birthday in 1616.
ESCRIBE LAS SIGUIENTES ORACIONES EN FORMA , , ?. TAMBIÉN ESCRIBE CUÁL ES EL VERBO DE LA ORACIÓN Y DESPUÉS SU PASADO