ANSWERS TO EXERCISES SIMPLE PAST JAMAICA is a large island in the Caribbean Sea. Nearly a million tourists visit the island island every year year to relax relax in the sun and swim swim in the clear clear blue sea. sea. For For tourists, tourists, the island is a aradise, but !or most Jamaican eole li!e is hard. "here are very !ew #obs, excet in the tourist industry. industry. Jamaica is also !amous !or reggae music. A) Chilli’s friend, Della, was on holida in !a"ai#a$ Read her le%%er %o Chilli and #o"&le%e i% wi%h %he #orre#% 'er(s$
$ invited
$ stoed
$ didn&t slee
$ tal%ed
$ didn&t get
$ stayed
$ watched
$ travelled
$ en#oyed
$ was
$ listened
'ear Chilli, I had a !antastic holiday in Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and lovely. lovely. I "(A)*++*' by lane !rom +ondon to ingston. I really *NJ-*' the /ight. It was eight hours long but I 'I'N&" S+**0 at all because I 1AS so excited. 'uring the /ight I +IS"*N*' to music, 1A"C2*' a 3lm and "A+*' to the girl in the seat next to me. I S"A*' with my aunt and uncle in ingston. "hey IN)I"*' me on a tri to Montego 4ay. 1e S"-00*' at an -rchid Farm. It was brilliant. -n my last night there I 'I'N&" 5*" to bed until there o&cloc% in the morning6 See you soon6 +ove, 'ella ) Answer %he *+es%ions
7. 'id she go to Jamaica8
es, she did.
9. 2ow did she go to ingston8
She went to ingston by lane.
:. 2ow was the weather8
It was hot.
;. 1hat did she do on the lane8 She listened to music, watched a 3lm and tal%ed to the girl in the seat next to her. <. 'id 'id she she visi visitt her her gran grand dar aren ents ts8 8
es, es, she she did. did.
=. 'id she li%e the -rchid Farm8 es, she li%ed it very ver y much. >es, >es, she did? did ?
@. 1hen did she go to bed bed on her last night8 She went to bed at : o&cloc% in the morning. . 1here is Jamaica8
Jamaica is in the Caribbean Sea.
B. 1hat 1hat do the the tour touris istts do do in in Jam Jama aica8 ica8 clear blue sea.
"hey "hey relax elax in the the sun sun and and swi swim in in the the
7. 2ow is the li!e !or Jamaican eole8
+i!e is hard !or most Jamaican eole.
C) Co"&le%e %hese sen%en#es in %he PAST TENSE, +sin- %he #orre#% 'er(
$ lay
$ en#oy
$ watch
$ listen
$ tal%
$ sto
$ wal%
$ travel
$ li%e
$ stay
$ hone
I watched the late 3lm on ") last night. 7. 1e really *NJ-*' *NJ-*' the concert last night. It was great6 9. She S"A*' with !riends in 4righton last summer. :. Italy 0+A*' very well in the last 1orld Cu. ;. 2er arents "(A)*++*' by train !rom Shanghai to Moscow. <. I 02-N*' you !our times last night but you were out. =. 1e 1A+*' along the beach yesterday. It was lovely. @. She +I*' the 3lm but she didn&t li%e the music. . "he men S"-00*' wor% at exactly one o&cloc%. B. I +IS"*N*' to the new Sting album yesterday. yesterday. It&s great. 7."hey "A+*' "A+*' to us about their tri to Madagas%ar. Madagas%ar. It was very interesting.
D) Co"&le%e %he #on'ersa%ion wi%h WAS . WASN’T . WERE . WEREN’T$
AD 1here were you last night8 I honed you but you 1*(*N&" at home. 4D I 1AS out with !riends. 1e 1*(* at the 4luenote Ca!E. AD 1AS Julia there8 4D No, she 1ASN&". 1hy8 AD -h, I #ust wondered. 4D She 1AS out with Nic%. "hey 1*(* at the -asis. I thin%. AD No, they 1*(*N&". 4D 2ow do you %now8 AD 4ecause I 1AS there6
E) Co"&le%e %he "an’s s%a%e"en% wi%h %he PAST SIMPLE for" of %he 'er(s in (ra#/e%s
+ast night I 1*N" >go? to my !avorite restaurant in 1est Street. I +*F" >leave? the restaurant at about 77 o&cloc%. It 1AS >be? a warm evening and I '*CI'*' >decide? to wal% along the beach. Suddenly, I 2*A(' >hear? a noise. I "(N*' >turn? and SA1 >see? three boys aged about eighteen. -ne boy CAM* >come? u to me and AS*' >as%? me the time. 1hen I +--*' >loo%? down down at my watch, watch, he 2I" >hit? me and I F*++ >!all? >!all? to the ground. Another boy "-- >ta%e? my wallet. I S2-"*' >shout? !or hel. "hen they (AN >run? >run ? away. away.
0) Co"&le%e %he s%or$ 1se %he 'er(s in %he (ra#/e%s
+ast year I went >go? on on holiday. holiday. I '(-)* >drive? >drive? to the sea with my !riend. -n the 3rst 3rst day day we +--* +--*' ' >loo% >loo%?? at the beauti!u beauti!ull build building ings s and A"* A"* >eat? >eat? in lots lots o! restaurants. "he next day 1AS >be? very hot so we '(-)* >drive? to the sea. 1e +*F" >leave? our clothes in the car and SN4A"2*' SN4A"2*' >sunbathe? and S1AM >swim? all day. day. At six o&cloc% we 1A+*' >wal%? >wal%? to our car, but the car 1ASN&" >be? there. 1e 4-52" >buy? some clothes and 1*N" >go? to the 0olice Station. "he olice 1AS >be? nice and we S+*0" >slee? in the olice station.
2) Ma/e ne-a%i'e sen%en#es 34) or *+es%ions 35) +sin- %he PAST PAST TENSE E4a"&le he . s%a 34) in a ho%el ho%el$
6e didn’% s%a in a
o+ . learn 35) s&ea/ I%alian when o+ were in I%al$ I%al$ Did o+ learn %o s&ea/ I%alian when o+ were in I%al5
7. she G li%e >x? the 3lm
S2* 'I'N&" +I* "2* FI+M.
9. I G use G >x? the school comuter yesterday C-M0"*( *S"*('A. :. they G arrive >8? home late yesterday *S"*('A8 *S"*('A8 ;. you G as% >8? her !or Caroline&s address A''(*SS8
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<. he G en#oy >x? the concert in the ar% 0A(
2* 'I'N&" *NJ- "2* C-NC*(" C-NC*(" IN "2*
=. we G tal% >x? about school at all
1* 'I'N&" "A+ A4-" SC2--+ A" A++.
6) Read %he %e4%$ Wri%e %he *+es%ions (elow a(o+% Ta"sin’s holida
+ast Setember "amsin "amsin went to 4ali. She went by lane and stayed in a big hotel. It was very hot, so she swam every day. day. In the evenings she went to diHerent restaurants, the !ood was very good. She met some nice eole and every night she danced with them at the disco. She was h ay because she wasn&t alone. 7. 1here did she go8 . 4ali. 9. 12*N 'I' S2* 5- "- 4A+I8
+ast Setember.
:. 2-1 'I' "AMSIN 5- "- 4A+I8
4y lane.
;. 12*(* 'I' S2* S"A8
In a big hotel.
<. 2-1 1AS "2* 1*A"2*(8
It was very hot.
=. 12A" 'I' "AMSIN '- *)*('A8
She swam.
@. 2-1 1AS "2* F--' IN 4A+I8
It was very good.
. 12- 'I' S2* M**" IN 4A+I8
Some nice eole.
I) Ma%#h %he *+es%ions wi%h %he answers 077. 1hen did you learn to drive a car8
a. 4y bus.
79. 1hat did you watch on television last night8
b. "he news
D$:. 1hat did you do last wee%end8
c. =th Setember.
2$;. 1ho were you with at ;m today8
C7<. 1hen was the beginning o! Sring term8
d. -n Saturday I layed tennis and on Sunday I slet. e. January. January.
A7=. 2ow did you come to class8
!. "hree years ago.
67@. 1hat did you eat !or brea%!ast this morning8
g. John.
E7. 1hat was the month be!ore last8
h. "oast and coHee.
