HOMEWORK 1 PAST SIMPLE
HARRY POTTER was a very special boy. He 1 was a young wizard. He 2 lived with his
aunt and cousin but they 3 rescued him. He 4 got a letter from Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. He 5 had a new pet, an owl. It´s name 6 was Hedwig. But his
uncle 7 took him to a lonely island.
Rubeus Hagrid 8 went to Harry. He 9 flew to Diagon Alley with Harry. There he 10
bought his new clothes, books and his wand. He 11 went to school for the first time by
train in Platform 9 ¾. There he 12 met his new Friends: Ron Weasly and Hermione
Granger.
They 13 arrived at school and 14 had a big dinner. A special hat (the Sorting Hat) 15
caught the Gryffindor house to Harry, Ron and Hermione. They 16 were very happy.
At school they 17 took Portions classes, History of Magic classes and Defense against
the Dark Art classes. Harry also play a sport: Quidditch. He 18 bought a broom, the
Nimbus2000, because he 19 don´t loved and 20 caught a ball, the Snitch.
HOMEWORK 2 PAST SIMPLE – CONTINUOUS
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE APPROPRIATE VERB TENSES :
1. After I found (find) the wallet full of money,I went inmediately (go,
immediately) to the police and turned (turn) it in.
2. The doctor said (say) that Tom was (be) too sick to go to work and
that he needed (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
3. Sebastian arrived (arrive) at Susan´s house a little before 9:00PM, but she
was not (be, not) there. She studied at the library(study, at the library) for
her final examination in English.
4. A: I called(call) you last night after dinner, but you were not (be, not) there.
Where where(be) you?
B: I worked (work) out at the fitness center.
5. It´s strange that you called(call) because I thought just (think, just) about you.
6. The Titanic crossd (cross) the Atlantic when it struke (strike) an iceberb.
7. Samantha lived( live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she
lived (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.
8. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants bargained busily(bargain,
busily) and tried (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who hunted (hunt) for
souvenirs. Some Young boys leaded (lead) skates through the narrow streets
on their way home. A couple of men argued (argue) over the Price of a leather
belt. I walked (walk) over to a man who sold (sell) fruit and bought (buy) a
banana.
