English worksheet Name: Grade: 8th Grade Date: PAST SIMPLE

ROYAL AMERICAN SCHOOL
Subject: English
Teacher: César A. Arroyo Orellana
Developing responsibility, respect, honesty and loyalty.
English worksheet
Name: _______________________________________ Grade: 8th Grade Date: __________________
PAST SIMPLE TENSE
I. Conjugate the verb in parentheses using the form indicated. In the case of questions, use the
indicated subject as well.
1.
Tom _____ (visit) his mother last weekend.
2.
We _____ (not buy) that TV yesterday because it was too expensive.
3.
_____ (you / be) at the meeting on Tuesday?
4.
Where _____ (Sheila / stay) in New Orleans?
5.
Alan _____ (understand) the situation two days ago.
6.
They _____ (not finish) the project on time last month.
7.
When _____ (Mary / fly) to New York?
8.
Henry _____ (read) Harry Smith's latest book last month.
9.
I _____ (not write) that letter to him last week.
10. What _____ (you do) yesterday afternoon?
11. You _____ (think) he couldn't win, didn't you?
12. She _____ (not win) the prize two weeks ago.
13. Where _____ (Andy / go) last week?
14. Thomas _____ (come) to visit us in May.
15. Susan _____ (not telephone) in time to get a ticket.
16. How _____ (you meet) him?
17. David _____ (get up) early on Saturday to play golf.
18. Betty _____ (not draw) that picture.
19. _____ (Peter forget) his books yesterday?
20. She _____ (give) him a present for his birthday yesterday.
II. Make these sentences negative.
1. I was visiting Madame Tussauds. ______________________________________________________
2. Janet was walking down the road.______________________________________________________
3. Jude was watching TV. ______________________________________________________________
4. They were laughing at my story. _______________________________________________________
5. Michelle and I were playing chess. _____________________________________________________
III. Unscramble these questions
1. Was / a skirt / your teacher / wearing / yesterday / ?
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2. you / watching / Were / at eleven o’clock / TV / last night / ?
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3. raining / it / Was / at eight o’clock / ?
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4. playing / Were / football / you / at eight o’clock / yesterday / ?
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IV. Read the text and answer True (T) or False (F).
YERBA MATE AND THE GUARANÍ PEOPLE
The Guaraní were the aborigines that lived in the Paraguayan forest before the Spanish people arrived.
They were nomads and they moved around the territory looking for new lands to farm.
One day, when a tribe was about to move to a new location, one of the oldest men decided to stay because
he felt tired and weak for the journey. His daughter Yari stayed with him because she didn’t want to leave
him alone. Soon, they had very little food left. At that moment, the spirit Tupá descended to earth.
He was dressed like a nomadic hunter, and asked Yari for food and shelter for the night. Very generously,
Yari offered him hospitality and the last of their food. Her charity surprised the spirit and he offered her a
reward. Yari asked for something to make her father stronger and healthier.
Tupá grew a green plant with white flowers with his magic powers. He taught Yari and her father to prepare
tea using the plant’s leaves. When Yari’s father drank the tea, he felt much better.
Tupá told them to share the plant with the rest of the tribe.
Now, this beverage brings comfort, health, and endurance to the Guaraní.
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_______Guarani were people who lived in the Uruguayan forest
_______They were nomads people
_______ In a moment the tribe decided to move to a new place.
_______ Tupá was a kind of god or spirit for the tribe.
_______ Yari decided offered Tupa tha last of food she had.
_______ The reward that Tupá gave, was a plant which had magic powers.
_______ The beverage was prepared with holy water.
_______ Because of the plant, Yari’s father got sick.
V. Look at the information in parenthesis and create one sentence using simple past: affirmative,
negative, interrogative.
1. Janet / kiss/ her boyfriend (negative)
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2. Wilson/dance/ at the disco (affirmative)
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3. I/begin/ my homework yesterday (affirmative)
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4. You / buy/ a pendrive last week (interrogative)
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5. My father /build/ a big house in the city (negative)
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PAST CONTINUOUS
I. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”.
1. Jane _____ doing homework.
2. We_______ eating cookies.
3. The dog ____ barking.
4. Mom ________ cooking dinner.
5. The boys _____ playing baseball
6. Dad ______ watching TV.
7. It ____ raining outside.
8. The baby ____ crying.
9. The girls _____ listening to music.
10. I _____ taking a photo.
11. They ______ running.
12. You ______studying at home.
II. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.
1. John was ___________ coffee (drink).
2. They were ____________ (read).
3. We were __________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
4. Mom was _____________ (exercise).
5. I was ____________ Easter eggs (paint).
6. The children were _________ TV (watch).
7. You were ______________ to Kate (talk).
8. The dog was _____________ the cat (chase).
9. The cat was ________________ (run).
10. It was _____________ outside (snow).
III. Negative form. Fill in blanks with “was/ were /not” and/or an “ing” verb
1. The dog was not _________ (bark).
2. I _______ not eating candy.
3. They were not ___________ (laugh).
4. It _____ ____ _________ (snow).
5. We were _____ _________ TV(watch).
6. We were _____ painting Easter eggs.
7. You ______ _____ _________(listen).
8. She _____ ____ ______ homework (do).
9. Kate and John _______ not eating dinner.
10. The dog _____ _____ _________ the cat (chase).
IV. Make a question. Fill in the blank with “be” and an “ing” verb
1._______ they _____________ dinner? (eat)
2. ______ I ______________ to music? (listen)
3._______ it ______________? (snow)
4.______ we_______________ TV? (watch)
5. ____you___________Easter eggs? (paint)
6.______ she ____________homework? (do)
7. ____ the dog________________ ? (bark)
8._____ she ________________ a photo?(take)
V. Read the text and answer the questions.
Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004. It was Hannah’s 21st birthday and she and her friends went to a
club. They wanted to dance, but they didn’t like the music so Hannah went to speak to the DJ. ‘This music is
awful,’ she said. ‘Could you play something else? The DJ looked at her and said ‘Don’t worry; I have the
perfect song for you.’
Two minutes later he said: ‘The next song is by Coldplay. It’s called Yellow and it’s for a beautiful girl who is
dancing over there.’ Hannah knew that the song was for her because she was wearing a yellow dress.
When Hannah and her friends left the club the DJ was waiting at the door. ‘Hi, I’m Jamie,’ he said to
Hannah. ‘Can I see you again?’ So Hannah gave him her phone number.
Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very romantic French restaurant
and they talked all evening. After that Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day. Every evening when
Hannah finished work they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the High Street. They were madly in love.
One evening in October, Hannah was at work. As usual she was going to meet Jamie at 5.30. It was dark
and it was raining. She looked at her watch. It was 5.20! She was going to be late! She ran to her car and
got in. At 5.25 she was driving along the High Street. She was going very fast because she was in a hurry.
Suddenly, a man ran across the road. He was wearing a dark coat so Hannah didn’t see him until it was too
late. Although she tried to stop, she hit the man. Hannah panicked. She didn’t stop and she drove to the
coffee bar as fast as she could. But when she arrived Jamie wasn’t there. She phoned him, but his mobile
was turned off, so she waited for ten minutes and then went home.
Two hours later a police car arrived at Hannah’s house. A policewoman knocked at the door. ‘Good
evening, Madam,’ she said, ‘Are you Hannah Davis? I’d like to speak to you. Can I come in?
1. Where did Hannah meet Jamie?
2. What was Jamie doing when they met?
3. Where did they go on their first date?
4. Why did Hannah run to her car one October evening?
5. What did she do after she hit the man?
6. How long did she wait for Jamie?
FIRST CONDITIONAL
I. Fill the gap using the verb in brackets .Three gaps need a NEGATIVE verb and watch out for the
third person S!
1 If Clare ___________________ late again, the hockey trainer will be furious. (to arrive)
2 You'll be sorry if you ___________________ for your exams. (to revise)
3 We ___________________ if the weather's good. (to go)
4 They ___________________ you if you wear a wig and dark glasses. (to recognise)
5 If the bus ___________________ on time, I won't miss the football. (to be)
6 If you ___________________ your homework now, you'll be free all tomorrow. (to do)
7 We___________________ out if there's no food at home. (to eat)
8 You'll find life much easier if you ______________more often. (to smile)
9 If it's hot, we___________________ for a swim. (to go)
10 You'll do it better if you ___________________ more time over it. (to take)
11 If she ___________________ practising, she'll get better. (to keep)
12 Mum will be very sad if Jim ___________________ Mother's Day again. (to forget)
13 I___________________ so happy if I pass the exam. (to be)
14 You'll be really tired tomorrow if you ___________________ to bed soon. (to go)
15 The government ___________________ the next election if they continue to ignore public opinion. (to
lose)
16 If Valencia FC win the Spanish football league, I___________________ my hair blue. (to dye)
17 If someone ___________________ you a bike, you can come with us. (to lend)
II. Match the sentences halves and write out the complete sentence
1- If you don’t get up soon
2- If you are late for class again
3- If you don’t take a map
4- If it is sunny
5- If we see a restaurant
6- If you don’t study
A- the teacher will be angry
B- you won’t pass the exam
C- we will go to the park
D- you will get lost
E-you will miss the bus
F- we will stop and have lunch
III. Complete the sentences.
1- If you send the letter now, she ___________(receive) it tomorrow.
2- If i __________ (have) money, I will buy a new car.
3- If i __________(be) cold, I will wear my coat.
4- She _________(not/ win) the game, if she doesn’t know the rules.
5- She will go shopping, if she _________(have) time.
6- If it rains, I __________( not/go) to the park.
7- They will go to the party, if she ___________ (invite) them.
COMPARATIVES ADJECTIVES
I. Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:
1. fast:
2. heavy:
3. dangerous:
4. small:
5. large:
6. light:
7. rare:
8. bad:
9. good:
II. Correct the sentences
1. Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X
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2. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X
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3. Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X
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4. Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X
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5. Bears are more rare than snakes. X
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III. Write the comparative adjective.
1. I am ___________ (tall) my sister.
2. My mum thinks that cats are ___________ (good) pets than dogs.
3. Cycling is one of ___________ (dangerous) sports.
4. I want to have ___________ (big) car.
5. A blue whale is ___________ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.
6. You look ___________ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
7. Bicycles are ___________ (slow) cars.
8. She is ___________ (nice) person I know.
9. What is ___________ (good) film you´ve seen?
10. Computers are ___________ (cheap) mobile phones.
11. Is your brother ___________ (tall) you?
12. I think Spanish is ___________ (easy) Japanese.
13. Our dog is ___________ (nice) your dog.
14. Glass bottles are ___________ (good) plastic bottles.
15. I think Rafael Nadal is ___________(good) tennis player in Spain.
16. Sharks are ___________ (dangerous) other fish.
17. This situation is ___________ (serious) the last one.
18. He is ___________ (smart) his brother.
19. My brother wanted ___________ (expensive) trainers in the shop.
20. Today is ___________ (good) day of the year.
21. Daniela is ___________ (funny) me.
22. My house is ___________ (larger).
23. Mount Everest is ___________ (high) mountain in the world.
24. The sea is ___________ (large) a lake.
25. My job is ___________ (easy) yours.
26. London is ___________ (big) city in England.
27. This car is ___________ (comfortable) yours.
28. He is ___________ (rich) man in town.
29. I am ___________ (strong) you.
30. A baby blue whale gets ___________ (big) a great white shark.