Atividades do livro 1 - páginas 137 a 140 - Unidade 8

UNIT 8

A) Complete the sentences with the simple past tense of the verb to be.
1. Bob and Mary ______________ sad last night.

2. ______________ Mr. Smith happy with his job last year?
3. I'm sure Ralph _____________ an ambitious man.
4. We didn't understand the teacher's explanation last class. It ____________ difficult.
5. Betty and Marian ______________ hungry after they left the tennis match.
 

B) Use the simple past of the verb to be to complete the following dialogs.
 

1. - Where ______________ you two years ago?

    - I _______________ in Washington D.C.

English for all. Vol. 1. Aun, Eliana. Moraes, Maria Clara Prete de. Sansanovicz, Neuza Bilia. 1. ed. - São Paulo: Saraiva, 2010. p 137.

2. - ____________ your grandparents rich when they came to Brazil?
    - Yes, but they _______________ not happy because their family stayed in Europe.
 

3. - Who ____________ your first boyfriend?
    - His name ______________ Mark. He and I _______________ sixteen years old.
    - _____________ he your classmate?

    - No, he __________________. He ____________ my cousin's friend.
 

4. - When __________________ your uncle and aunt in Canada?
    - They _______________ there in 2008.

C) Change to the simple past tense.
 

1. There are two pillows on the bed.

_________________________________________________________

2. It is a very big living room . There are four armchairs and two sofas.

_________________________________________________________

3. There is not a dishwasher in the kitchen.

_________________________________________________________

4. There are good novels in the library.

_________________________________________________________

 

 English for all. Vol. 1. Aun, Eliana. Moraes, Maria Clara Prete de. Sansanovicz, Neuza Bilia. 1. ed. - São Paulo: Saraiva, 2010. p 138.

 

D) Match the columns.
1. When I phoned Peter yesterday                          (  ) when I went into their bedroom.
2. What were you doing while                               (  ) while her brother was playing polo?
3. They weren't sleeping                                        (  ) I was out walking?
4. Was Sally playing tennis                                    (  ) when our mother called us.
5. We were watching a film                                   (  ) he was reading a story.
 

E) Use either the simple past tense or the past progressive tense to complete the dialogs.
 

1. - What __________________________ at about seven o'clock last night? (you / do)

    - I __________________________. What about you? (write)
    - I _________________________TV. (watch)

2. - ___________________________when they ________________________ ? (Sam / sleep - arrive) 

- No, he ______________. He __________________ to music when they _______________. (listen - arrive)

3. - When I ______________ William in the snack bar he ______________________. (meet - not eat)

    - No? What ______________________ ? (he / do)
    - He ____________________________ a cup of coffee. (drink)
 

4. - ____________________________ Gwyneth Paltrow on TV last night? (you / see)
    - No, I ____________________________. Why? 

    - She ____________________ a dress similar to yours. (wear)

5. - Where _______________________ while you were talking on the cell phone? (you / go)

    - I _____________________ to the park. (go)

  English for all. Vol. 1. Aun, Eliana. Moraes, Maria Clara Prete de. Sansanovicz, Neuza Bilia. 1. ed. - São Paulo: Saraiva, 2010. p 139.

 

F) Match the columns .

 
1. Mike is so ambitious!                       ( ) I decided to call off the search.
2. They want to talk to you.               ( ) Yes, he called o n her.
3. Did he see Candy yesterday?        ( ) Let's put off the meeting for tomorrow.
4. We are late.                                       ( ) Please, turn the lights o n .
5. It is dark in here.                             ( ) It is difficult to put up with him .
6. I can't hear the news.                     ( ) Call them up tomorrow morning.
7. When there was no hope.             ( ) Please, turn the TV off.
8. It is cold outside.                              ( ) Put your coat on.
9. Jane wants to sleep.                        ( ) Please, turn the volume up.

   English for all. Vol. 1. Aun, Eliana. Moraes, Maria Clara Prete de. Sansanovicz, Neuza Bilia. 1. ed. - São Paulo: Saraiva, 2010. p 140.

Tenham um bom aprendizado!!
 

Postado em: Past Progressive Tense,Phrasal verbs,There was,There were,Verb to be - Simple Past Tense