Grammar reference and practice 8.1

1Choose the correct word. 
  • 1They looked for their dog in the garden.

  • 2She chatted to her friends last night.

  • 3We often used the internet for our homework when we were students.

  • 4Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

  • 5You tried very hard yesterday. Well done!

  • 6The students wanted to change their course last year.


2Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.
  • 1Jess and Amy  (watch) an interesting programme on TV.

  • 2We stayed (stay) at a hotel.

  • 3You copied (copy) my homework!

  • 4My father waited (wait) for me outside the station.

  • 5The film started (start) at 7.20 and it finished (finish) at 9.00.

  • 6She liked (like) her new phone.

  • 7They studied (study) Japanese at college.

  • 8hated (hate) cheese when I was a child.