Atividade com passado simples

Exercícios com Simple past.

A)Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

     Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We ……….…(see) lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and range juice. We ……………………. (eat) the popcorn and ………………………… (drink) the orange juice. We …………………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There …………………. (be) a lion-tamer. The lions …………………… (do) tricks; they ………………………… (jump) through hoops. A girl ………………………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all ………………… (have)a wonderful time.

B) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:

go shopping  ( - )                            ………… Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday.

clean the house  ( + )                      ………………………………………………………………

feed the cat  ( + )                             .………………………………………………………………

telephone Mary  ( - )                       ………………………………………………………………

watch a film on TV  ( - )                 ………………………………………………………………

visit her grandparents  ( + )             ………………………………………………………………

take them a cake  ( + )                     ………………………………………………………………

C) Read the following story:

     Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.

     One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.

      Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

      a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

      Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.             

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      b) Answer the questions about the story:

1.       What was Bob?

He was a young sailor.

2.       What change did he find when he was back home?

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3.       How was their daughter?

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4.       How did Bob feel about the girl?

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5.       What did Bob tell the girl?

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6.       What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?

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7.       Where is Capetown?

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8.       How many languages did the parrot speak?

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9.       What did the girl do with the parrot?

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