Business english past simple exercises pdf

Complete the sentences in Simple Past.
Our company (start) business in 1995.
We (order) the goods two months ago.
I (send) you the letter last week.
We (receive) your order yesterday.
The postman (come) in, (give) me the documents and (leave) .
When I (arrive) , Anne was talking on the phone.
I (get / not) your letter yesterday.

PROJECT Write a short biography of an imaginary successful business person. 1.
Work with a partner. 2.
Make up a story about the life of a successful business person and the business the person started.
Answer questions like the following:

What is the person’s name? .

Mary lived in Paris for six months.
Regular past simple verbs take "–ed". walked to the office. played tennis. laughed . washed the car. (worry =) worried all day.
Irregular past simple verbs are different and must be learnt! fell off the wall. forgot the keys. left work early. bought some new clothes. buy any new shoes. go to work yesterday.

Actions in the past that took place never, once, several times or regualary. (see also:

signal words) Mister Brown never attended any meeting.
He always sent me.
Actions in the past that took place one after the other.
Mister Sanders came into the office, checked his mailbox and went straight to the briefing.

periods of time in the past

We can say when or for how long these actions happened

I visited London last week

He wore glasses when he was young

Mary lived in Paris for six months

Regular past simple verbs take "–ed"

walked to the office played tennis laughed washed the car (worry =) worried all day

He wore glasses when he was young

Mary lived in Paris for six months

Regular past simple verbs take "–ed"

walked to the office played tennis laughed washed the car (worry =) worried all day

Irregular past simple verbs are different and must be learnt!