Progress test “Past Simple”
1. Put the words into the correct order.
1) Anna Pavlova / dancer/ a / was .
2) Leo Tolstoy / astronomer / a was ?
3) wasn’t / an / Leonardo da Vinci / athlete .
4) scientists / Marie and Pierre Curie / were
2. Fill in the gaps with was, were, wasn’t, weren’t
A) Who (1) … the Brontë sisters?
B) They (2) … writers.
A) Was (3) … Maria Montessori a singer?
B) No, she (4) … . She (5) … a teacher.
3. Make up the sentences in the Past Simpe.
1) I / watch TV / yesterday (+, -, ?)
2) My friend / cycle to school / last year. (+, -, ?)
3) My mum / buy / new shoes. (+, -, ?)
4) We / go to the cinema / yesterday (+, -, ?)