A1
English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Past simple: be and can (2)
5 exercícios
1. Look at the calendar. Write sentences about Natalie and Chris. Use the past simple of be (affirmative or negative).
| Calendar | ||
| Day | Chris | Natalie |
| Mon | Budapest | Madrid |
| Tues | Rome | Lisbon |
| Wed | Athens | Athens |
| Thurs | Paris | Prague |
| Fri | Istanbul | Budapest |
| Sat | Dublin | Dublin |
- 1)Natalie / Madrid / Monday
- Natalie was in Madrid on Monday.
- 2)Chris and Natalie / Athens / Wednesday
- 3)Chris / Lisbon / Tuesday
- 4)Natalie / Dublin / Saturday
- 5)Chris and Natalie / Dublin / Friday
- 6)Natalie / Budapest / Monday
2. Where were Chris and Natalie last week? Complete the questions, then write answers.
- 1)Was Chris in Budapest on Monday?
- Yes, he was.
- 2)Where was Natalie on Tuesday?
- She was in Lisbon.
- 3)Natalie in Budapest on Wednesday?
- 4)Chris in Istanbul on Friday?
- 5)Where Natalie and Chris on Wednesday?
- 6)Chris and Natalie in Athens on Thursday?
- 7)Chris and Natalie in Dublin on Saturday?
3. Look at the chart. Write questions and answers about Martha and Liam. Use the past simple of be and can.
| Martha | Liam | |
| write his / her name | age 3 | age 4 |
| ride a bike | age 6 | age 5 |
| swim | age 7 | age 7 |
- 1)Liam / write his name / four?
- Could Liam write his name when he was four?
- Yes, he could.
- 2)Liam / swim / six?
- 3)Martha / ride a bike / seven?
- 4)Martha and Liam / swim / seven?
- 5)Martha and Liam / ride a bike / four?
4. Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple form of be and can (affirmative, negative or interrogative).
- Mike Where 1) you last weekend? I 2) phone you on your mobile.
- Rachel Sorry, my mobile 3) on. I 4) in the USA. The calls are very expensive!
- Mike 5) you in New York?
- Rachel No, we 6) We 7) in Chicago.
- Mike What 8) it like?
- Rachel It 9) amazing. On Saturday morning we 10) at the top of the Willis Tower. But we 11) see much because the weather 12) very good.
5. Challenge!
- Challenge!
- Where were you at these times? Write three sentences.
- 1)at seven o’clock yesterday evening.
- 2)at ten o’clock on Saturday morning.
- 3)at three o’clock yesterday afternoon.
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