Exercises A2 : learn Social relationships in English (answers)

These exercises will help you practice the simple past tense in English, as introduced in the course. Complete each activity to strengthen your understanding of past forms in everyday situations.

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Exercice 1 — Fill in the Blanks – Simple Past

Complete each sentence by writing the correct simple past form of the verb in brackets.

1. Yesterday, she ___ (greet) her colleague at the office door.
2. Last weekend, they ___ (meet) some friends at the park.
3. He ___ (speak) to his manager about the project on Monday.
4. We ___ (have) a great conversation with our new neighbours yesterday evening.

Correction

1. Yesterday, she greeted her colleague at the office door.
2. Last weekend, they met some friends at the park.
3. He spoke to his manager about the project on Monday.
4. We had a great conversation with our new neighbours yesterday evening.

Exercice 2 — Transform the Sentences – Simple Past

Rewrite each sentence in the simple past tense. Keep the same meaning and change the verb form correctly.

1. She greets her friends every morning at school. (last Monday)
2. I talk to my colleague about our plans. (yesterday)
3. They go to the café to meet their friends. (last Saturday)
4. He sends a friendly message to his new coworker. (this morning)

Correction

1. She greeted her friends last Monday morning at school.
2. I talked to my colleague about our plans yesterday.
3. They went to the café to meet their friends last Saturday.
4. He sent a friendly message to his new coworker this morning.

Exercice 3 — Spot and Correct the Errors – Simple Past

Each sentence contains one mistake in the simple past form. Find the error and rewrite the sentence correctly.

1. She speaked with her colleague about the meeting last Friday.
2. They meeted their new neighbours at the community event yesterday.
3. He didn't greeted his manager when he arrived at the office.
4. We haved a friendly chat with our colleagues during the lunch break.

Correction

1. She spoke with her colleague about the meeting last Friday.
2. They met their new neighbours at the community event yesterday.
3. He didn't greet his manager when he arrived at the office.
4. We had a friendly chat with our colleagues during the lunch break.