Practice Exercises PDF

## PRACTICE ### 1. Choose the correct answers. 1. It was a very happy / sad film - a lot of people in the cinema cried. 2. I didn't want to stop reading this book - it was so exciting / boring. 3. I saw a very frightening / enjoyable film last night and I didn't sleep at all after that. 4. This boo...

## PRACTICE ### 1. Choose the correct answers. 1. It was a very happy / sad film - a lot of people in the cinema cried. 2. I didn't want to stop reading this book - it was so exciting / boring. 3. I saw a very frightening / enjoyable film last night and I didn't sleep at all after that. 4. This book was very serious / funny - I laughed a lot. 5. There was so much action in the film - it was very slow / fast-moving. 6. I fell asleep during the film because it was really boring / happy. 7. The book was sad / enjoyable - I found it was very easy to read. 8. I like romantic / frightening films - especially when the love story has a happy ending. ### 2. Complete the sentences with the Past simple form of the verbs in the box. **cook download go (x4) play read watch** I had a really busy weekend. On Friday evening, I **went** out for dinner with some friends. Then we **went** to the cinema and saw a really enjoyable film. On Saturday morning, I **went** for a walk with my sister and then in the afternoon, I **downloaded** a DVD at home. In the evening, I **played** music and **went** to a party. I was tired on Sunday morning, so I got up late. In the afternoon, I **played** computer games and **read** a book. On Sunday evening, I **cooked** dinner for some friends. ### 3. Add letters to complete the words. 1. I'm interested in reading **history** novels about the 18th century. 2. I went to see a good film last night. It was a **comedy** and I laughed a lot. 3. His ambition is to be a **drummer** in a rock band. 4. I want to see that new film - it's got very good **reviews**. 5. Everybody clapped loudly after her amazing **performance**. 6. I don't usually like **sci-fi** films - but I loved Total Recall. 7. **A lot** of people in the **audience** were coughing during the concert. 8. He's the **guitarist** in the band and he also sings sometimes. ## PRACTICE 2 ### 1. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1. Did you walk to work this morning? 2. When did your parents buy their house? 3. Where did your father work? 4. What did you do last night? 5. Did John go swimming today? 6. Did you have a good weekend? 7. Where did she go to university? 8. Did your sisters go to school with you? 9. When did you like sport? 10. Did you get the book with good reviews? ### 2. Complete the questions. 1. A: When was your last holiday? B: My last holiday was in August. 2. A: Where did you go? B: I went to Paris. 3. A: Who did you go with? B: I went with my sister. 4. A: How did you get there? B: We got there by plane. 5. A: How long did you stay? B: We stayed for a week. 6. A: What did you see? B: We saw the Eiffel Tower. 7. A: What did you think? B: I thought it was fantastic. 8. A: What did you buy? B: I bought some postcards. ## PRACTICE 1 ### 1. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the verbs in the box. **eat play wear drink go listen watch drive** Two hundred years ago, people: 1. **didn't play** computer games. 2. **didn't listen** to pop music. 3. **didn't drive** cars. 4. **didn't eat** hamburgers. 5. **didn't watch** television. 6. **didn't wear** jeans. 7. **didn't drink** fizzy drinks. 8. **didn't go** to the cinema. ### 2. Rewrite the sentences with regular Past simple verbs in the negative form. 1. I watched TV last night. * I didn't watch TV last night. 2. He wanted to go out for dinner. * He didn't want to go out for dinner. 3. I walked to work yesterday morning. * I didn't walk to work yesterday morning. 4. She played the piano when she was a child. * She didn't play the piano when she was a child. 5. I worked all day yesterday. * I didn't work all day yesterday. 6. He talked to me on the phone. * He didn't talk to me on the phone. 7. They started the class at 6 o'clock. * They didn't start the class at 6 o'clock. 8. She listened to the radio at breakfast. * She didn't listen to the radio at breakfast. 9. We finished work early yesterday. * We didn't finish work early yesterday. ### 3. Rewrite the sentences with irregular Past simple verbs in the negative form. 1. He took the last piece of cake. * He didn't take the last piece of cake. 2. Tina read the letter this morning. * Tina didn't read the letter this morning. 3. Jillian left school last year. * Jillian didn't leave school last year. 4. Sebastian went to work last night. * Sebastian didn't go to work last night. 5. They gave me a present. * They didn't give me a present. 6. We drove here. * We didn't drive here. 7. They had breakfast this morning. * They didn't have breakfast this morning. 8. I wrote that email. * I didn't write that email. 9. Stacey did her homework last night. * Stacey didn't do her homework last night.