what mike did at easter

Read about what Mike did at Easter and put the verbs into the past simple text.
Hi guys! At Easter, I …………….(do) a lot of fun things! First of all, I ………… (get) into a space rocket and
I ……………(fly) to the moon. I……………. (not like) it so I …………… (come) straight
back. Then I …………… (write) a book which ………….. (have) more success than
Harry Potter. The day after that, I …………… (paint) a picture and they ……………
(put) it in the top art gallery in the world. All that was pretty boring, so I
………….. (decide) on some time travel. I ……………. (go) back to prehistoric times
Back to
and I ……………. (see) a Tyrannosaurus Rex. I ………….. (want) a good look at it, so
school
I …………… (approach) it slowly, hoping it wouldn’t see me. Mistake! It…………..
now!
(do see) me, …………….. (open) its massive jaws, ……………. (show) me its huge
teeth and ………… (eat) me!!!!!! Nah, not really; just pranking. This is what I
really did….. It’s not quite as exciting, but this time, it’s the truth!
First of all, we …………… (break) up from school and we …………. (have) two weeks’ holiday! On Good
Friday, my Mum ……………… (cook) a special dinner. Also, she …………. (bake) a cake, with sugar icing
Easter bunnies on it. It ………….. (be) very tasty. On Saturday, we …………… (go) shopping. The car
……………. (be) in the garage, so we ……………… (catch) the bus I to town. We …………….. (buy) some
presents because my aunt, uncle and my cousins were coming to stay. The bags ……………. (be) heavy, so
I ……………… (carry) most of them. On Easter Sunday, we …………………. (attend) Mass in the morning, then
in the afternoon, we …………… (take) part in an egg hunt.
They ……………. (hide) over one hundred eggs but I only …………….. (find) three. Oh, well, never mind. Last
week our school ………….. (is) still closed, so I just ………………. (mess) about. I ……………. (listen) to music,
……………… (tidy) my room – my Mum …………….. (make) me, and generally, ……………. (see) a couple of good
films and really, just …………… (relax). It’s back to school next week, worse luck!

Answer the following questions, in full sentences, about your Easter.
1) Did you get some time off school?
2) Did anyone in your family cook a special meal on Easter Sunday?
3) Did you or anyone you know go shopping at Easter? Who? What for?

4) Did you chill (relax) at Easter? What did you do?
This is the T-rex that
ate Mike;-)
5) Did you watch any TV? Which programmes?
6) Did you see any good films? Write about one that you saw.
Here is a time machine.
7) Did you visit any friends? Who? Where? When?
If you could go back in
8) Did you play out? Where and what did you do?
time, which time would
9) Did you go to the moon?
you choose? Why?
10) Did you write a good book?
Write about it. What
11) Did you paint a great picture?
did you see? Who did
12) Did you travel back in time?
you meet? What did
you do?
13) Did you see a T-rex?
14) Did a dinosaur eat you?
15) Were you really pleased to come back to school, because you love it so much?


Hi guys! At Easter, I DID (do) a lot of fun things! First of all, I GOT (get) into a space rocket and I
FLEW (fly) to the moon. I DIDN’T LIKE (not like) it so I CAME (come) straight back. Then I WROTE
(write) a book which HAD (have) more success than Harry Potter. The day after that, I PAINTED
(paint) a picture and they PUT (put) it in the top art gallery in the world. All that was pretty boring,
so I DECIDED (decide) on some time travel. I WENT (go) back to prehistoric time and I SAW (see) a
Tyrannosaurus Rex. I WANTED (want) a good look at it, so I APPROACHED (approach) it slowly,

hoping it wouldn’t see me. Mistake! It DID (do see) me, OPENED (open) its massive jaws, SHOWED
(show) me its huge teeth and ATE (eat) me!!!!!! Nah, not really; just pranking. This is what I really did.
First of all, we BROKE (break) up from school and we HAD (have) two weeks’ holiday! On Good Friday,
my Mum COOKED (cook) a special dinner. Also, she BAKED (bake) a cake, with sugar icing Easter
bunnies on it. It WAS (be) very tasty. On Saturday, we WENT (go) shopping. The car WAS (be) in
the garage, so we CAUGHT (catch) the bus I to town. We BOUGHT (buy) some presents because my
aunt, uncle and my cousins were coming to stay. The bags WERE (be) heavy, so I CARRIED (carry)
most of them. On Easter Sunday, we ATTENDED (attend) Mass in the morning, then in the afternoon,
we TOOK (take) part in an egg hunt.
They HID (hide) over one hundred eggs but I only FOUND (find) three. Oh, well, never mind. Last
week our school WAS (is) still closed, so I just MESSED (mess) about. I LISTENED (listen) to music,
TIDIED (tidy) my room – my Mum MADE (make) me, and generally, SAW (see) a couple of good films
and really, just RELAXED (relax). It’s back to school next week, worse luck!