Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb to be.
1 Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.
2 Why _______ you late home last night?
3 We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.
4 Frankie _______ the best student at English
last term.
5 _______ your dad at the match on Sunday?
6 My eyes _______ very tired after all that computer work yesterday.
7 There _______ any students in the school before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb in brackets.
1 The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday.
I _______ (can) do it.
2 _______ (can) you understand the questions?
I think they _______ (be) very easy.
3 I _______ (can) swim when I _______ (be) a
baby.
4 Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework.
It _______ (be) on the floor!
5 I _______ (can) hear the music. I _______ (be) a long way from the stage.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 They _______ (close) the shop at 7.30 p.m.
last night.
2 I _______ (watch) an interesting programme
on TV yesterday.
3 We all _______ (pass) the test easily.
4 I _______ (wait) for my friends at the bus stop
after school.
5 We _______ (study) at the same school three
years ago.
6 My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza
for dinner last night.
7 My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning
because she was late.
8 Tina _______ (stay) in bed all day yesterday.
She was very ill.
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 There are two art _______ in our town.
2 The police _______ is opposite the
supermarket.
3 They’re opening a big department _______ in
the town centre soon.
4 You can get some information about festivals at the tourist information _______.
5 Can you buy me some stamps at the _______​