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Past Simple 3

1. The document provides a practice exercise on using the past simple tense in English. It includes filling in the past simple forms of regular and irregular verbs, completing sentences in the past simple, and writing questions and answers about past events. 2. The exercise covers a range of grammar structures for the past simple tense, including affirmative and negative forms as well as questions. 3. Key verbs that students must provide the past simple form for include regular verbs like agree, hurry, remember and irregular verbs like be, meet, wear.

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Past Simple 3

1. The document provides a practice exercise on using the past simple tense in English. It includes filling in the past simple forms of regular and irregular verbs, completing sentences in the past simple, and writing questions and answers about past events. 2. The exercise covers a range of grammar structures for the past simple tense, including affirmative and negative forms as well as questions. 3. Key verbs that students must provide the past simple form for include regular verbs like agree, hurry, remember and irregular verbs like be, meet, wear.

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Past Simple Practice

A. Write the Past Simple form of the following verbs (Regular Verbs):

agree _________ dry ___________ hurry __________


remember _________
copy _________ laugh _________ end ____________ fill
_______________
open _________ cry___________ plan ___________ visit
______________
travel _________ prefer ________ happen _________ play
______________
fry ___________ pray __________ smile __________ enjoy
_____________

B. Write the Past Simple form of the following verbs (Irregular Verbs):

Base Form Past Base Form Past Base Form Past Simple
Simple Simple
be meet wear
tell pay begin
think run catch
hurt sleep know
fight speak take
have win write
stand teach buy
see eat throw

C. Fill in the Past Simple form of the verb in brackets:


1. An hour ago, I ___________ (finish) my homework.
2. We _________ (help) our mother clean the house.
3. Elvis Presley __________ (die) many years ago.
4. He ___________ (drove) his car very fast last night.
5. The men __________ (hurry) to the bank.
6. They __________ (drink) tea and ___________ (eat) a sandwich for dinner
yesterday.
7. Sivan and Shir __________ (buy) Sigalit a nice present for her birthday.
8. I _________ (have) 4 mistakes in the English test last week.
D. Look at Idos last weeks diary and write in your notebook what he did in
each day.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


go to the visit play eat at a write a prepare go on a
cinema friends basketball restaurant letter dinner trip

1. On Sunday, Ido went to the


cinema._________________________________________
2.
_____________________________________________________________________
_
3.
_____________________________________________________________________
_
4.
_____________________________________________________________________
_
5.
_____________________________________________________________________
_
6.
_____________________________________________________________________
_

E. Circle the correct answer.


1. Golda Meir (was / were) the Prime Minister of Israel.
2. There (was / were) too much sugar in my coffee.
3. I (was / were) in junior high school a few years ago.
4. Yuval (werent / wasnt) at home. He (was / were) on vacation.
5. We (wasnt / werent) on time for class this class this morning.
6. The girl (wasnt / werent) at school. They (were / was) at home.
7. Merav (was / were) afraid, but Meital (was / were).
8. There (was / were) many people at the party last month.

G. Negative: Fill in the Past Simple form of the verb in brackets.


1. The man ___didnt speak___ (not speak) to me yesterday.
2. We ______________ (not go) to Eilat last summer.
3. My parents _____________ (not have) a car three years ago.
4. Anat _____________ (not pass) the English test.
5. It _____________ (not rain) last night.
6. I _____________ (not know) English when I _____________ (be) a baby.
7. Tal ____________ (not go) to town alone because she ______________ (be) afraid.
8. They _____________ (not do) their homework last night because they
____________ (not be) home.

H. Write the questions in the correct order. The answers may help you.
1. Gal: _____________________________? (you / in / did / office / work / last year /
an)
Tali: Yes, I worked in an office last year.
2. Gal: _____________________________? (you / use / did / computer / a)
Tali: No, I didnt use a computer.
3. Gal: ___________________________________? (want / computer / to learn / you /
did / how to use / the)
Tali: Yes, I wanted to learn how to use the computer.
4. Gal: _____________________________? (enjoy / work / did / your / you)
Tali: Yes, I enjoyed my work.
5. Gal: ____________________________________? (the / our / did / advertisement /
you / see / newspaper / in)
Tali: No, I didnt see your advertisement in the newspaper. I heard about you from a
friend.

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