1) Put the verbs in the simple past tense:
a) I _____ a letter to my grandmother. (to write)
b) She _____ to feed her fish. (to forget)
c) We _____ your behavior yesterday. (to like - negative)
d) She _____ her right leg last week. (to hurt)
e) _____ you something? (He - to tell)
f) She _____ about your accident. (to tell)
g) Where _____ born? (You - to be)
h) _____ born in Italy. (I - to be)
i) The dog _____ a cat on the roof. (to see)
j) _____ my dog? (You - see)
k) I _____ a lot this weekend.(to work)
l) Where _____? (You - to work)
m) _____ a noise yesterday? (You - to hear)
n) I _____ deeply sleeping. (to be)
o) She _____ enough for the test. (to study - negative)
p) We all _____ a lot for the test. (to study)
q) We _____ a lot of chess last night. (to play)
r) She _____ working a year ago. (to stop)
s) No, she _____ to work. (to stop - negative)
t) Mary _____ her new assistant. (to fire)
u) She _____ a lot of weight last year. (to lose)
v) Julia ____ her phone bill. (to pay)
2) Complete the text using the simple past tense:
" I _____ (visit) my mother and _____ (study) French. I _____ (have - not) many problems and I _____ (make) a lot of friends. I _____ (go) to the United States and _____ (learn) English a lot too. I _____ (see) different places and _____ (have) time to take pictures. I _____ (drink - not) beer, I _____ (drink) only soda. I _____ (eat) barbecue and _____ (sleep) late on weekends. I _____ (start) a business and _____ (work) a lot. My business _____ (help) me learn and understand things. I _____ (want - not) to live in the United States because I love Brazil. My life _____ (change) and I _____ (have) many things to do every day. I also _____ (finish) what I _____ (start) in 2003: an English course. I _____ (lose - not) anything. I just _____ (win). This _____ (be) the best year of my life. Everything _____ (go) fine.