Grammar: Past simple: regular verbs; Past time expressions p. 45

Write the correct past simple form of the verbs below.

1 look ________
2 phone ________
3 carry ________
4 rob ________
5 smile ________
6 pray ________
7 snorkel ________
8 commit ________
9 enter ________
10 picnic ________

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Transform the sentences into the negative and interrogative forms. Use the contracted form where possible.

1 She called me yesterday.
Negative: She ________ me yesterday.
Interrogative: ________ me yesterday?

2 The little boy cried.
Negative: The little boy ________.
Interrogative: ________?

3 They preferred the second option.
Negative: They ________ the second option.
Interrogative: ________ the second option?

4 The train stopped in front of the station.
Negative: The train ________ in front of the station.
Interrogative: ________ in front of the station?

5 She arrived in the afternoon.
Negative: She ________ in the afternoon.
Interrogative: When ________?

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Choose the correct alternative.

1 They prepared a presentation ________ morning.
2 ________ week she left for Dubai.
3 Did you phone him five minutes ________?
4 We were friends ________ we were children.
5 Karim's grandfather was an important politician ________ the 19^th century.