Important first

What made these people famous? Write true sentences, and change the form of the verb.

Example:

• John Logie Baird gavethe first public demonstration of television in 1926.

1. John Logie Baird	invent	the first flight in 1903.
2. The Wright brothers	discover	radium in 1902.
3. Neil Armstrong	make	the first commercial sewing machine in 1851.
4. Pierre and Marie Curie	patent	the first public demonstration of television in 1926.
5. Gutenberg	be	the author of detective works.
6. Isaac Singer	land	on the surface of the moon in 1969.
7. Mozart	discover	America in 1492.
8. Christopher Columbus	write	more than 600 pieces of music.
9. Copernicus	build	the planets of the Solar system.
10. Yuri Gagarin	circle	the British Isles in 55 BC.
11. The Romans	study	the Eiffel Tower.
12. Gustave Eiffel	conquer	the globe in 1961.
13. Agatha Christie	give	the printing press in 1434.

Exercise 54

Fill in the blanks with the Past Indefiniteof the correct verbs from the list.

put up	make	take	drink	speak	feel
cook	go	collect	meet	play	sing

Last weekend I 1 …went … camping with my friends. We2 …… tents and sleeping bags. Three of us3 …… the tents while the others4 …… wood and5 …… a fire. We6 …… potatoes and7 …… Coke. In the evening, Tom8 …… the guitar and everybody9 …… songs. We10 …… some French tourists and11 …… to them in French. At about midnight, we all12 …… sleepy, so we13…… to bed.

Exercise 55

Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

Example:

• It was warm, so I ……off my coat. (take)

• It was warm, so I … took …off my coat.

• The film wasn’t very good. I …… it very much. (enjoy)

• The film wasn’t very good. I … didn’t enjoy …it very much.

1. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I …… her. (disturb)

2. I was very tired, so I …… to bed early. (go)

3. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she …… anything. (eat)

4. The bed was very uncomfortable, I ……very well. (sleep)

5. We went to Kate’s house but she …… at home. (be)

6. It was a funny situation but nobody …… . (laugh)

7. The window was open and a bird …… into the room. (fly)

8. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It …… very much. (cost)

9. I was in a hurry, so I …… time to phone you. (have)

10. It was hard work carrying the bags. They …… very heavy. (be)

11. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he ……

easily. (win)

12. “How did you learn to drive?” “My father …… me.” (teach)

13. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we …… it. (sell)

14. I was very thirsty. I …… the water very quickly. (drink)

15. Ann …… a lot of money yesterday. (spend) She…… a dress which……

$100. (buy, cost)

Exercise 56

Bob had a lot of jobs to do last weekend. He didn’t have time to do all of them. Which ones did he do?

Example:

• He washedthe car.

• He didn’t buya new battery for the car.

Weekend
wash car
buy new battery for car
repair broken window
book holiday
write to bank
phone sports club
pay electricity bill
tidy garage
paint gate
clean windows

Activity

Write down five things you did last weekend. (They needn’t just be jobs.) Compare your list with your partner’s. Say if you did the same things or not.

Exercise 57

Complete the sentences. Put the verb into correct positive or negative form. Use the past Indefinite.

1. I (go, not) didn’t goto a movie last night. I (stay)stayed at home.

2. I (finish, not) _____ my homework last night. I (go) _____ to bed early.

3. Tina and I (go, not) _____ shopping yesterday. We (go) _____ shopping last Monday.

4. I (write) _____ a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I (write, not) _____ a letter to her last week.

5. A strange thing (happen) _____ to me yesterday. I (can, not) _____ remember my telephone number.

6. My roommate (study, not) _____ Spanish last year.

7. Tom (put, not) _____ the butter in the refrigerator yesterday.

8. I (be, not) _____ tired when I (get) _____ home last night.

9. My husband (come, not) _____ home for dinner last night. He (have) _____ a business meeting.

10. Jane (ask) _____ David a question a few minutes ago, but he (answer,

not) _____ her question.

11. Toshi is a busy student. He (eat, not) _____ lunch yesterday because he

(be) short of time.

Exercise 58

Make questions. Give short answers.

1.	A: B:	Did you walk downtown yesterday? Yes, I did.(I walked downtown yesterday.)
2.	A: B:	Did it rain last week? No, it didn’t.(It didn’t rain last week.)
3.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (I ate lunch at the cafeteria.)
4.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (Mr. Kwan didn’t go out of town last week.)
5.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (I had a cup of tea for lunch.)
6.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (Benito and I went to a party last night.)
7.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (Olga studied Chinese in high school.)
8.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (I saw Gina at dinner last night.)
9.	A: B:	______________________________________________________________________ (I didn’t dream in English last night.)
10.	A: B:	___________________________________________________ ___________________ (Nick lost his money.)

Exercise 59

Complete the sentences with was, were, or did.

1.	I did not go to work yesterday. Iwassick, so I stayed home from office.
2.	Tom _____ not in his office yesterday. He _____ not go to work.
3.	A: B: A: B:	_____ Mr. Chan in his office yesterday? yes. _____ you see him about your problem? Yes. He answered all my questions. He _____ very helpful.
4.	A: B: A: B:A: B: A: B:	_____ you at the meeting yesterday? What meeting? _____ you forget about the meeting? I guess so. What meeting? The meeting with the president of the company about employee benefits. Oh. Now I remember. No, I _____ not there. _____ you? Yes. I can tell you about it. Thanks.
5.	A: B:A: B:	Where _____ you yesterday? I _____ at the zoo. _____ you enjoy it? Yes, but the weather _____ very hot. I tried to stay out of the sun. Most of the animals _____ in their houses or in the shade. The sun _____ too hot for them, too. They _____ not want to be outside in the hot sun.

Exercise 60

Make questions. Use where, when, what time, what, who, whom or why.

1.	A: B:	Where did you go yesterday? To the zoo. (I went to the zoo yesterday.)
2.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Last month. (Jason arrived in Canada last month.)
3.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ At 7:05. (My plane arrived at 7:05.)
4.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Because I was tired. (I stayed home last night because I was tired.)
5.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ At he library. (I studied at the library last night.)
6.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Because it’s dark in here. (I turned on the light because it’s dark in here.)
7.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ To Greece. (Sara went to greece for her vacations.)
8.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Around midnight. (I finished my homework around midnight.)
9.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Five weeks ago. (I came to this city five weeks ago.)
10.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Because Tony made a funny face. (I laughed because Tony made a funny face.)
11.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Upstairs. (Kate was upstairs.)
12.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ At Emerhoff’s Shoe Store. (I got my sandals at Emerhoff’s Shoe Store.)
13.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ In the dormitory. (Ben lived in the dormitory.)
14.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ A new tape recorder. (I bought a new tape recorder.)
15.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Mary. (Mary came to the party.)
16.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ Yes, he did. (John talked about his country.)
17.	A: B:	____________________________________________________Mary. (I saw Mary at the party.)
18.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ A hamburger. (Jim ate a hamburger for lunch.)
19.	A: B:	____________________________________________________Because he wanted big muscles. (Bobby lifted weights because he wanted big muscles.)
20.	A: B:	____________________________________________________ The teacher. (The teacher talked about grammar.)

Exercise 61