PAST SIMPLE - LISTENING

Over My Head SONG (PAST SIMPLE)

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

COMPLETE WITH A PAST VERB

I never
I never that everything falling through
That everyone I waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I the truth
But that's how it's to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke, and who's still standing when it clears

[Chorus:]
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Let's rearrange
I wish you a stranger; I could disengage
Say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend, and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you, and it's effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm in over my

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke, and who's still standing when it clears

[Chorus:]
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger; I could disengage
Say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend, and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you, and it's effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm in over my

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

PAST SIMPLE - READING

PAST SIMPLE READING

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

READ THIS TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

THE MICROWAVE... DID YOU KNOW??
Dr Spences didn´t invent the microwave on purpose. He invented it by mistake! One day Dr Spencer started an experiment in is laboratory but he didn´t finish it. This is why Dr Spencer loved sweets and that day he had a peanut chocolate bar in his jacket pocket. Suddenly the chocolate melted. He was very surprised because it wasn´t a hot day. Dr Spencer didn´t have any more chocolates so he sent a lab technician out to the shop on the corner. the shop didn´t sell chocolates but it sold popcorn. The technician bought a packet for Dr Spencer. When he came back to the lavatory, Dr Spencer put the popcorn near the experiment. The popcorn popped!. Then, he tried with an egg near the experiment. the egg cooked in seconds! Dr Spencer was very excited. He immediately stopped his original experiment. He made a microwave oven!!! Now most people have got a microwave in their kitchen at home.

1- Did Dr Spencer invente the microwave on purpose?
2-What did he have in his pocket that day?
3- What happened to the chocolate bar?
4- What else did Dr Spenser experiment with?
5- What did Dr Spencer invent?

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS
1- No, he didn´t
2- He had a peanut chocolate bar
3- It melted
4- He experimented with popcorn
5- He invented a microwave

PAST SIMPLE - STATEMENTS AND QUESTION FORM 2

PAST SIMPLE STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS FORMS 2

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

When you in London? (BE)
We in a flat when we were in Paris.(NOT LIVE)
What you yesterday?(LOSE)
He magic tricks at the party.(NOT DO)
Mandy her room on Thursday. (NOT TIDY UP)
Frank a room with Henry when they were in Rome? (SHARE)
I physics at school. (NOT LIKE)
the shop assistant 10 percent off the price? (TAKE)
She the correct word in the exercise.(USE)
Why the baby this morning?(CRY)

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
When were you in London?
We did not live in a flat when we were in Paris.
What did you lose yesterday?
He did not do magic tricks at the party.
Mandy did not tidy up her room on Thursday.
Did Frank share a room with Henry when they were in Rome?
I did not like physics at school.
Did the shop assistant take 10 percent off the price?
She used the correct word in the exercise.
Why did the baby cry this morning?