Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple 1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend. 2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend. 3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday? 4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon 5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon. 6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan. 7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night? 8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. 9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago. 10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school. 11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a horror movie. 12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he ___________ (eat) soup. 13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon. 14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning 15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war? 16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday 17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002 18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the homework? - Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time 19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the front door