Past Simple (regular verbs)

Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below in the correct column.
◆ repeat ◆ worry ◆ finish ◆ start ◆ phone ◆ call ◆ miss ◆ enjoy ◆ visit ◆ marry ◆ listen ◆ cry ◆

◆ play ◆ hate ◆ wash ◆ climb ◆ live ◆ arrive ◆ talk ◆ look ◆ stay ◆ ask ◆ clean ◆

◆ travel ◆ open ◆ like ◆ walk ◆ carry ◆ stop ◆ mix ◆ plan ◆ decide ◆ tidy ◆

cons + y double cons

-d - ed - ied + - ed
Lived Planed Tidied Stopped
Liked Climbed Cried Travelled
Listened Visited Carried
Arrived Asked Married
Phoned Washed Worried
Decided Repeated
Hated Mixed
Finished
Talked
Stayed
Enjoyed
Played
Missed
Walked
Cleaned
Called
Opened
Started
Looked

Write sentences in Past Simple:

1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning. D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.

1-my sister yesterday morning tidy her room 1- I cleaned my teeth twice yesterday

2-she doesn’t tidy her room yesterday morning 2-You didn’t clean my teeth twice yesterday
3-does she tidy her room yesterday morning? 3-Did I clean my teeth twice yesterday ? Yes, I did

B) We / live / in New York / in 1997.

1- we live in new York in 1997
2- we don’t live New York 1997
3-Did we live in New York 1997?

C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.

1-Tom travel last night to Dublin
2-You didn’t travel last night to Dublin
3-Did you traveld to Dublin las night ?
E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last
summer.

1-John stayed at Mary’s house last summer

2-John didn’t stay at Mary’s house last summer
3-Did John stay at Mary’s house last summer? Yes, he
did

F) You / start / school / ten years

ago.
1-You started school ten years ago

2- You didn’t start school ten years ago

3- Did you start school ten years ago? Yes, I did

G) The film / end / very late / last

weekend.
1-The film ended very late last weekend
2-The film didn’t end very late last weekend
3-Did the film end very late last weekend? Yes, it did

H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone /

yesterday.
1-Sue and Pat talked on the phone yesterday
2-Sue and Pat didn’t talk on the phone yesterday
3-Did Sue and Pat talk on the phone yesterday? Yes, they
did
Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

- My sister tidied (tidy) her - John stayed (stay) at his

bedroom yesterday morning. granny’s house last summer.

- We phoned (phone) our - The film ended (end) very late

cousins last week. yesterday.

- The girls played (play) on the - My family lived (live) in New York
computer last night. in 1995.

- I travelled (travel) to Paris - You cleaned (clean) your teeth

three months ago. three times yesterday.

Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.

1- Lucy liked her birthday presents.

2- Last weekend I walked in the mountains for 2 hours.

3- We enjoyed the party very much.

4- Ken listened to his favourite CD yesterday.

5- My sister studied Maths for an exam.

6- They travelled to the USA in 2003.

7- Dad washed his car last weekend.

8- The film fineshed at 11:30.

Write the sentences in negative.

1- Lucy liked her her birthday presents.

2- Last weekend, I didn’t walk in the mountains for 2 hours

3- We didn’t enjoy the party very much.

4- Ken didn’t listen to his favorite CD yesterday

5- My sister didn’t study Maths for an exam

6- They didn’t travel to the USA in 2003

7- Dad didn’t wash his car last weekend

8- The film didn’t finish at 11:30

What did you do yesterday? Put a ( ) or a ( ).

Write questions about the previous activities and answer them.

1- Did you brush your teeth yesterday? If me the brush

2- Did you help at home yesterday? Yes, help

3- Did you watch a film? .Not, we saw

4- Did you study english yesterday? Yes, study

5- Did you listened to music yesterday? Not, listened

6- Did you phone a friend yesterday? Do not speak

7- Did you use the computer yesterday? Yes, use it

8- Did you play tennis yesterday? I did not play.

Ask your classmate the questions and compare the answers.

Use and or but to join the actions.

1- Yesterday I brush my teeth

2- Yesterday help at home

3- Yesterday I saw a movie

4- Yesterday study English

5- Yesterday I listened to music

6- Yesterday I call a friend

7- Use the computer yesterday

8- I did not play yesterday

 Past Simple (irregular verbs)

Complete the table.

Then complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

forget
heard
drave
do
found
break
had
ate
swin
drank
run
cut
get

- She went (go) to school on foot yesterday. - My dad gave (give) me a CD for my birthday.

- Paul ate (eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple. - Ana had (have) a bath last Sunday.

- I got (get) up very early last night. - We swan (swim) in the Mediterranean sea.

- They found (find) 50 euros in the street. - Joe wrote (write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.

Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...

- I drank coffee but I didn’t drink tea.

- She found her purse but she didn’t find her keys.

- The children broke the window but they didn’t break the door.

- He had a shower but he didn’t have breakfast.

- My father made a cake but he didn’t make any pastries.

- We spoke English and French but we didn’t speak German.

Match the pictures with the actions and write the Past Simple of the verbs.

Ate a sandwich

Did the homework make a cake

rode a bike had a shower

read the newspaper did the washing up

Write questions about Alex and answer them.

Did Alex drink coffee? No, he didn’t

He ate a sandwich

Did Alex watch tv? No, he didn’t

He did the homework

Did Alex clean his bedroow? No, he didn’t

He mode a cake

Did Alex drive a car? No, he didn’t

He rode a bike

Did Alex swim in the pool? No, he didn’t

He had a shower

Did Alex read a book? No, he didn’t

He read the newpaper

Did Alex walk the dog? No, he didn’t

He had walked
 went

was

were

traveled

stayed was

went

Mary likes and the children love .

sunbathe played
So Mary and Mum ................................ (sunbathe) and the children ............................ (play) with

made swim
the ball and .......................... (make) sandcastles. Dad ............................ (swim) in the sea and

read had
........................ (read) the under the umbrella. We usually ....................... (have) lunch in

visited
a near the beach. In the afternoon they ................................ (visit) very interesting

went was
places. One day They ......................... (go) out in a . It ..................... (be) amazing!

liked saw
They .......................... (like) the best. They ...................... (see) different ,

jumped
some and even a .............................. (jump) in front of the boat. They also
watched took
......................... (watch) some people feed the fish. Mary ...................... (take) a lot of .

enjoyed
The family............................ (enjoy) a lot.

rained went
The last day it ........................ (rain). The whole family ....................... (go) to a shopping centre.

bought returned
They ............................... (buy) some souvenirs. In the afternoon they ............................. (return)

had
home. Mary and her family ......................(have) a great time there !!!!
 WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE:
1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.

1-He phoned a friend an hour ago H) They / go / to bed / at midnight
2-He didn’t phone a friend an hour ago 1-They went to bed at midnight
3-Did he phone a friend an hour ago? 2-They didn’t go to bed at midnight

B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week. 3-Did they go to bed at midnight ?

1-My father bought a jeep

2-My father didn’t boy a jeep
3-Did my father buy a jeep last week?

C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party

1-The girls wore skirts to the party
2-The girls didn’t wear skirts to the party
3-Did the girls wear skirts to the party?

) I / wash / my hair / last night

1-I washed my hair last
2-I didn’t wash my hair last night
3-Did I wash my hair last night ?

E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa

1-Jane sent four e-mails to Lisa
2-Jane didn’t send four e-mails to Lisa
3-Did Jane send four e-mails to Lisa?

F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags /

yesterday morning
1-The old lady carried heavy bags
yesterday morning
2-The old lady didn’t carry heavy bags
yesterday morning
3-Did the old lady carry heavy bags
yesterday morning?

G) The film / end / very late / last weekend

1-The film ended very late last weekend
2-Ther film didn’t end very late last
weekend
3- Did the film end very late last weekend?
I) The children / play / tennis and 1- They watched tv in the living room.
basketball / at the sports centre. 2- They didn't watch tv in the living room.
1- The children played tennis and basketball at 3- Did they watch tv in the living room?
the sports centre.
2- The children didn't play tennis and P) He / drink / orange juice / for breakfast
basketball at the sports centre. 1- He drank orange juice for breakfast.
3- Did the children play tennis and basketball 2- He didn't drink orange juice for breakfast.
at the sports centre?
3- Did he drink orange juice for breakfast?
J) You / do / your homework / last
weekend.
1- You did your homework last weekend.
2- You didn't do your homework last weekend.
3- Did you do your homework last weekend.

K) My friend / study / German / last

year.
1- My friend studied German last year.
2- My friend didn't study German last year.
3- Did My friend study German last year?

L) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday

morning
1- I got up at seven last sunday morning.
2- I didn't get up at seven last sunday morning.
3- Did I get up at seven last sunday morning?

M) We / visit / our friends / yesterday

evening
1- We visited our friends yesterday
evening
2- We didn't visit our friends yesterday
evening.
3- Did we visit our friends yesterday evening?

N) She / have lunch / in an Italian

restaurant
1- She had lunch in an Italian restaurant.
2- She didn't have lunch in an Italian
restaurant.
3- Did she have lunch in an Italian restaurant?

O) They / watch / TV / in the living

room
▪ Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the
previous sentences.
Use these wh- words:

WHERE WHAT TIME WHEN WHAT HOW MANY WHO

A) - What time Did he phone a friend?

B) - . When Did my father buy a jeep?

C) - How many Did the girls wear skirts to the party?

D) - What time Did I wash my hair last night?

E) - How many Did Jane emails send to Lisa?

F) - When Did the old lady carry heavy bags?

G) - Why Did the film end very late last weekend?

H) - What time Did they go to bed ?

I) - Where Did the children play tennis and basketball?

J) - What did you do last weekend?

K) - What time Did they go to bed ?

L) - Where Did the children play tennis and basketball?

M) - Who Did you visit yesterday evening?

N) - What Did my friend study last year?

O) - What did he drink for breakfast?

P) - Where Did they watch tv?