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LISTENING QUIZ: PAST SIMPLE
Listen to the person speaking and then choose the best sentences to respond.
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1.
a)  We visited our friends.
b)  Yes, we did.
c)  It was last weekend.
2.
a)  I think I saw him at school.
b)  That's wonderful.
c)  That's okay.  You can use mine.
3.
a)  I finished work at 6 o'clock.
b)  By taxi or by bus?
c)  How many times did he do that?
4.
a)  I saw you yesterday.
b)  I was sick at home.
c)  Yes, they were.

5.
a)  Where did they fly it?
b)  When did he do it?
c)  Did you enjoy your trip to New York?

6.
a)  Do you like cooking?
b)  That's my favorite TV show.
c)  At dinner time.

7.
a)  No, they aren't.
b)  Yes, he was.
c)  No, he didn't.
8.
a)  I'm sorry to hear that!
b)  Did they take a bus?
c)  Where did you see him?
9.
a)  I think that was a good idea.
b)  What did you do after that?
c)  Okay, let's do it.
10.
a)  No, it didn't.
b)  Actually, it was a great film.
c)  We boarded at Gate 15.
11.
a)  I didn't know he was sick.
b)  Was she late for the meeting?
c)  What did she do after that?
12.
a)  That's wonderful!
b)  That's strange!
c)  That's too bad!

13.
a)  She's away for the weekend.
b)  I'll bring you one right away.
c)  Did you like the soup?

14.
a)  It's next to the bank.
b)  Yes, it was.
c)  Should we go back and get some?

15.
a)  I was here this morning.
b)  When can you go.
c)  Do you like living here?
16.
a)  Yes, I did.
b)  No, I wasn't.
c)  Yes, it was.