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1(a)

My train is running late, so I won’t be home before seven o’clock.

Julie isn’t feeling well, I don’t think she will go to school today.

He’s a really good actor. I’m sure he will become famous one day.

We can go to the beach tomorrow. I’m sure it won’t rain.

What do you think? Will you go to university?

James is in London, so he won’t be at the party tonight.

It’s quite hot today. I think I will go swimming this afternoon.

Tom’s always so nice. He won’t get angry when he finds out.

A: Will you come to the match tomorrow?

B: Sorry, but I don’t think I will have time. I will come to the one next week.

A: Pat won’t be happy wnen she sees that you have broken her computer.

B: I know I will tell her what happened as soon as she comes home.

(b)

My parents are angry because I didn’t do the washing up.

Our team lost yesterday. Everyone played badly.

Last week’s test was easy.

My sister sings well.

Hurry up, Jill! Why are you walking so slowly?

Last night I heard a loud noise outside my room.

It was a slow journey and we arrived very late.

The players were all too slow, that’s why we lost the match.

His mum works so hard- she’s hardly at home.

2(a)

I’ll probably get a good job.

Joanne hopes to become a famous singer.

Maybe she’ll have children.

Nick thinks they’ll get married soon.

I’m sure he’ll learn to drive.

We’ll probably watch TV tonight.

I’m sure he’ll come with us.

(b)

There was such a strong wind that some trees fell down.

The castle on that hill burnt down because it was struck by lightning.

There was heavy rain for three days- the streets looked like rivers.

It didn’t really rain very hard – it was only a shower.

We didn’t sit on the beach after 11 am. There was too much sun and it was too hot.

I’ve just heard some thunder from far away. I think there’ll be a storm soon.

I couldn’t see anything from my window this morning- it was really foggy outside.

Ex.2 (b)

I can’t watch the rest of the film. I ‘m too tired. So I’m going to bed.

It’s too cold to go swimming today. We’ll freeze!

Grandma doesn’t want to come to the party. She says she’s too old for parties and dancing!

I want a new mobile phone but they’re too expensive. I don’t have that much money.

I didn ‘t like the film — it was too long. I only like short films.

He didn’t answer any of the questions. They were all too difficult.

Ex. 4 (c)

Slow-slowly

Bad-badly

Loud-loudly

Quiet- quietly

Lucky-luckily

Easy-easily

Fast-fast

Good-well

Early-early

Late-late

Hard-hard

(d)

I play the piano badly but I can sing quite well

She talks very quietly. It’s often difficult to hear her.

They missed the train because they arrived late.

If you want to pass your exam, you need to study hard.

Form the questions.
Example: She opened the window. – Did she open the window?

1. He brought his friend.
   Did he bring his friend?
2. She was sick.
   Was she sick?
3. He ate his toast.
   Did he eat his toast?
4. They lived in Boston.
   Did they live in Boston?
5. We were on the beach.
   Were we on the beach?
6. Peter stayed out late.
   Did Peter stay out late?
7. Susan bought a new car.
   Did Susan buy a new car?
8. The ring was expensive.
   Was the ring expensive?
9. We got up early.
   Did we get up early?
10. He ate spaghetti.
    Did he eat spaghetti?
11. I met Helen.
    Did I meet Helen?
12. He slept well last night.
    Did he sleep well last night?
13. They drove to Denver.
    Did they drive to Denver?
14. They spoke to Alice.
    Did they speak to Alice?
15. She was at home.
    Was she at home?

Type in will or won’t.

They will be back by 6:30 pm. (to be)

Will you  help me? (to help)

When will I see you again? (to see)

His parents won’t punish him for being late. (not/to punish)

 Will they sign the contract tonight? (to sign)

It will take  us three hours to get there. (to take)

 Will this concert  raise money for our school club? (to raise)

This van  won’t break down with 8 people in it. (not/to break down)

The meeting  won’t close before tomorrow morning. (not/to close)

When  will she  send me a copy of her essay? (to send)

1. Don’t get up, I will answer the phone.

2. If you eat too much, you will put on weight.

3. Don’t stay out too late, you won’t get up on time.

4. I don’t think she will pass the exam, she isn’t very good.

6. Go to bed and you  won’t feel better tomorrow.

7. It’s Mary’s birthday next month. She will be 18.

8. They are on holiday for two weeks so they won’t be here tomorrow.

9.  Will they want dinner?

10. If the weather is ok, the plane will leave on time.

Simple Past Tense Exercise:  change the verbs in brackets to the simple past. Be careful with spellings.

1) They all went shopping.

2) I never imagined I would see you here.

3) We booked two tickets for the show.

4) He collected his children from school.

5) Were you frightened of the dark when you were young?

6) Who ate my chocolate?

7) I felt so tired that I went straight to bed.

8) We grew this tree from a seed.

9) She lost her way home.

10) He thought I stole his umbrella.

Ex.2(c)

Clara: Oh, Pete, it’s the maths test tomorrow! I hate Maths. I’m sure I won’t get the answers right!

Pete: Don’t worry, you’ll be fine! You got a good result in your last test.

Clara: Yes, but this is more difficult. I really don’t feel well. Maybe I won’t go to school tomorrow. I will stay in bed all day.

Pete: That won’t help you. The teacher will give you the test on Wednesday.

Clara: You’re right. But what can I do?

Pete: Look, why don’t I come round to your place this afternoon after school? We can look at the Maths together. You’ll find it’s not so difficult.

Clara: Oh, thanks, Pete.

My New Year

My name is Gegham. I am twelve years old. New Year is my favourite holiday. We begin to prepare for this holiday. My father buys a beautiful New Year’s tree. I like to decorate it with toys, coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top. My mother prepares our holiday supper and lays the table. At midnight we wish each other a happy New Year. My parents put their presents under the New Year’s tree. I hope that next year will be better than the last one.

CHANGE THE VERB INTO THE PAST SIMPLE

1) I heard a new song on the radio.

2) I read three books last week.

3) They spoke French to the waitress.

4) He understood during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.

5) I forgot to buy some milk.

6) She had a baby in June.

7) You lost your keys last week.

8) They swam 500m.

9) I gave my mother a CD for Christmas.

10) At the age of 23, she became a doctor.

11) I knew the answer yesterday.

12) He told me that he lived in Toronto.

13) We lent John £200.

14) She drank too much coffee yesterday.

15) The children slept in the car.

16) He kept his promise.

17) I chose steak for dinner.

18) The film began late.

19) We flew to Sydney.

20) They drove to Beijing.

21) He taught English at the University.

22) I sent you an email earlier.

23) We left the house at 7am.

24) He felt terrible after eating the prawns.

25) She brought some chocolates to the party.

A.

1. I opened the door and looked inside.

2. Who closed all the windows?

3. I carried my mom´s shopping bag.

4. I did not climb over the fence.

5. I ripped my shirt.

6. The plane landed ten minutes ago.

7. We lived in that house when I was a baby.

8. My brother did not cry when he fell of his bike.

9. We walked to school yesterday.

10. She smiled when she saw me.

11. We  hurried to the station to catch the train.

12. She laughed when I told her the joke.

13. We raced each other on our bikes.

14. Dad did not help me with my homework.

15. Helen whispered me a secret.

16. Luis Miguel hurried to catch a bus.

17. We returned our books to the library.

18. She did not kiss the frog.

19. The frog changed into a prince.

20. Two doctors rushed into the room.

21. I did not kick the ball very hard.

22. Who invented the computer?

23. Dinosaurs lived many years ago.

24. It did not snow last night.

25. They did not work until twelve last night.

B.

1. I lost my watch in the park.

2. David did not hurt his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it broke a window.

4. My new shoes did not cost a lot of money.

5. I got this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we kept our car.

7. Ali cut his knee.

8. The glass fell off the table.

9. The glass did not break.

10. We sold our old car.

11. We bought a new car.

12. The bell did not ring.

13. We all went into school.

14. The dog caught the ball.

15. The man did not kneel down.

16. Our cat ran onto the road.

17. Jane did not write a letter.

18. I bought a new camera last week.

19. We drove to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad did not take me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth gave Eva a chocolate.

22. Jack and Jill did not go up the hill.

23. Her ring cost ten Euros.

24. I put sugar in my coffee.

25. He did not hit the ball over the net.

Complete the sentences

1. On Saturday I played computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum did not cook dinner last night.

3. I walked to school because there weren´t any buses.

4. They did not dance at the party.

5. My brother travelled to Ireland last summer.

Write the past simple of these verbs

1. copy __copied

2. revise __revised

3. cycle __cycled

4. listen __listened

5. practice __practiced

6. play __played

7. like __liked

8. move __moved

9. shout __shouted

10. start __started

Write the words in the correct order.

1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

Did you like the film?

2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

How many people did you ask?

____

3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

Did they have a good time?

____

4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

What did we do at the weekend?

____

5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

Where did she buy that DVD?

____

6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /

Did he go to your party on Saturday?

____

7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

Who did you see yesterday?

____

Correct the sentences

1. Did he go to school yesterday?

2. Why did you go home early?

3. Where did you learn English?

4. Did she work today?

5. What did you do yesterday?

6. Did they phone you last night?

Regular (R) or irregular (I) verbs?

1. fly __(I)

2. use __(R)

3. study__(R)

4. eat __(I)

5. make __(I)

6. travel__(R)

7. see __(I)

1.Have you found your lost dog yet?

 find  found

2. She spoke too softly. I couldn’t hear her.

 hear  heard

3. But we heard everything she said .

 say  said

4. We went shopping and I bought a new pair of jeans.

 buy  bought

5. Did you sleep well last night?

 sleep  slept

6. I used to make a lot of money, but I don’t make much now.

 make  made

7. We were really surprised when we won the game.

 win  won

8. We thought we would lose for sure.

 lose  lost

9. Have you ever met a movie star?

 meet  met

10. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn’t teach us.

 teach  taught

FILL IN THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

ON FRIDAY, THE CHILDREN TALKED ABOUT A DAY OUT TOGETHER IN THE COUNTRY. THE NEXT MORNING, THEY   WENT   TO THE COUNTRY WITH THEIR TWO DOGS AND  PLAYED TOGETHER. BEN AND DAVE  HAD SOME KITES. SOME TIME LATER THE DOGS  WERE NOT THERE. SO THEY CALLED THEM AND  LOOKED FOR THEM IN THE FOREST. AFTER HALF AN HOUR THE CHILDREN  FOUND  THEM AND  TOOK THEM BACK. CHARLIE WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THEM AGAIN. AT LUNCH TIME NICK WENT TO THE BIKES AND FETCHED THE BASKET WITH SOME MEAT SANDWICHES. THEN THEY PLAYED FOOTBALL. NICK AND DAVE WON. IN THE EVENING THEY RODE HOME.

When did you start school? Do you remember your first day?

I started school when I was six. Yes, I remember my first day.

How do you get to school?

I get to school by car.

Do you enjoy school life?

Yes, I enjoy my school life.

Who is your favorite teacher? What do you remember about him or her?

My favorite teacher is Mrs. Hakobyan.

What is your favorite subject at school? Why?

My favorite subject is Mathematics. It is an interesting subject.

Do you have to wear a uniform to school?

No, we don’t have to wear a uniform.

How many children are there in your class? What is the best number of students for a class?

There are twenty-eight children in our class.

What do you and your classmates do during your lunch break?

We play, talk about films and go for a walk.

1. What do you like to do after school?

I like to play computer games.

2. Can you do what you like or there are things you must do?

I must do my homework, then I can do what I like.

3. Does your school have playing fields?

Yes, it does.

4. What is your favorite kind of sport?

My  favorite kind of sport is swimming.

5. What out-of-school activities are you fond of?

I am fond of swimming.