Past Simple

• English
• Secondary Education

The past simple

Signal words

• in 1971
• yesterday
• last week/year
• the other day/week
• ...ago

Match the verbs in bold with these verbs

I _____ born in 1971.

1. had been
2. was
3. am
4. have been

We _________ her a week ago.

1. saw
2. have seen
3. see
4. seen

She __________ invited yesterday.

1. been
2. is
3. had been
4. was

We ______ the other day.

1. meet
2. meeting
3. met
4. have met

They __________ in Rio last summer. (not/be)

They ___________ in Paris for 20 years. (live)

He _________ to work every day. (drive)

William Shakespeare ___________ Hamlet. (write)