Grammar: My Last Holiday

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A2 | Grammar | 10 min

Past Simple: My Last Holiday

Past Simple rules

1. Regular verbs: Add -ed to the base verb.
Example: visit → visited (We visited an old castle.)

2. Irregular verbs (8 common ones):
• go → went | see → saw
• eat → ate | buy → bought
• have → had | take → took
• come → came | make → made
Example: I bought a beautiful postcard.

3. Negative: didn't + base verb.
Example: We didn't take any buses.

4. Questions: Did + subject + base verb?
Example: Did you eat delicious seafood?

A cat in a sun hat sits on a beach beside a small suitcase, a camera and a postcard. — Last summer I went to the sea. I took far too many photos.
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Write the correct Past Simple form of the verb in brackets to finish the story.

Last summer, my family ____ (go) to a sunny seaside town. We ____ (have) a wonderful room at a hotel near the beach. Every morning, we ____ (see) the blue ocean from our window. In the afternoon, we ____ (visit) a busy street market and ____ (buy) fresh fruit. In the evening, we ____ (eat) fresh seafood at a local restaurant.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

Yesterday, my sister and I ___ many photos of the sunset.

____ a. taked____ b. took____ c. take

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

Last night, the chef ___ a special local cake for our holiday party.

____ a. makes____ b. maked____ c. made

Choose the correct option to complete the negative sentence:

The weather was cold, so we ___ to the beach.

____ a. didn't go____ b. didn't went____ c. not went

Choose the correct option to complete the question:

___ any souvenirs during your trip to the city?

____ a. Did you bought____ b. Do you bought____ c. Did you buy

Choose the correct sentence:

____ a. I goed to the mountains with my parents last week.____ b. I went to the mountains with my parents last week.____ c. I was go to the mountains with my parents last week.

Choose the correct sentence:

____ a. Did you eat dinner at that hotel yesterday?____ b. Did you ate dinner at that hotel yesterday?____ c. Did you were eat dinner at that hotel yesterday?

Past Simple: My Last Holiday

Past Simple rules

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