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PAST SIMPLE ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

a) Yesterday, I  a magazine about a famous person and it very interesting.

b) Last weekend,  my friend Nick  to the theme park and he  fun with his family.
c) On Monday there  a new teacher and the children  very naughty.
d) John  an e-mail to his cousin and then, he  to him using the skype programme.
e) I  a lot of weird animals in that zoo in Australia.
f) My sister  cartoons and after that she  on different games.
 
2. Write the sentence in a negative form. 
a) Jane saved the forest because there was a fire.
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b) I went for a walk with my best friend.
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c) The day before yesterday, my grandma sent me a letter.
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d) When I was in Hollywood, I saw a lot of famous people.
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e) We were very nervous the first day of class.
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3. Choose the correct answer.
a) I  at home last night. Where you?
b) Peter  to the library. He  at home.
c) When  the lesson ? Just five minutes .
d)  Maggie  a letter when she  in London? Yes, she did!
e)  Susan proud of her brother?
 
4. Write about what Paul did yesterday (use connectors: then, after, later).
(have a shower, brush his teeth, go to school, talk to friends, do his homework, finish, go for a walk, watch TV, read a book)
(NO: write an email, phone his mum, listen to music)