Past Simple
Past Simple
org Name________________
Date________________
Directions: Now make your own sentences using the simple past tense.
I was hurted in the park
1) _____________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.
Grades as
percentages
15 / 15 = 100%
14 / 15 = 93
13 / 15 = 87
12 / 15 = 80
11 / 15 = 73
10 / 15 = 67
9 / 15 = 60
8 / 15 = 53
7 / 15 = 47
6 / 15 = 40
5 / 15 = 33
4 / 15 = 27
3 / 15 = 20
2 / 15 = 13
1 / 15 = 7
0 / 15 = 0%
He played basketball
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Across: Down:
3 the past tense of break _________ 1 the past tense of write _________
4 the past tense of have _________ 2 the past tense of begin _________
5 the past tense of jump _________ 6 last year he _________ football
8 the past tense of run _________ 7 the past tense of watch _________
9 yesterday I __________ to music 10 the past tense of rain _________
11 the past tense of dream _________ 12 the past tense of eat _________
14 the past tense of sleep _________ 13 the past tense of stand _________
15 this morning many birds __________ in the 14 the past tense of swim _________
sky 16 He used to love his girlfriend ___
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19 the past tense of drive _________ 17 the past tense of go _________
18 the team __________ a lot of trophies
open marry like try bake stop mix plan repeat worry decide travel
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
tried
1 My sister ..................... (try) to bake a cake 3 I ..................... (phone) my cousin in Canada
last Saturday. three days ago.
2 We ..................... (not order) steak and chips 4 The children ..................... (play) on the
at the restaurant yesterday. computer yesterday.
1 take took
..................... 4 give ..................... 7 go .....................
2 drink ..................... 5 think ..................... 8 wake .....................
3 ride ..................... 6 have ..................... 9 buy .....................
E Write questions with the words below. Then answer the questions according to the pictures.
Use the Past Simple.
1880s Good morning!
1 2 3 4
2 Jenny / wear a skirt / to the party 4 the teacher / speak Greek / in the lesson
.......................................................................... ..........................................................................
.......................................................................... ..........................................................................
B 1 tried 3 phoned
2 didn’t order 4 played
D 1 took 6 had
2 drank 7 went
3 rode 8 woke
4 gave 9 bought
5 thought
1. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? ...............................................
2. Do they do their homework in the evening? ...............................................................
3. Do they have a good holiday? ....................................................................................
4. Do they find any animal in the forest? ........................................................................
5. Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? ...............................................................
2. ...............................................?
3. ................................................?
He said “hello!”
4. .................................................?
5. .................................................?
We went on a excursion.
6. ..................................................?
7. ................................................. ?
Answers
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2:
Exercise 3:
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2. …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Write about what Jim did and didn´t do yesterday, as in the examples.
Answers
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2:
1. He didn´t go to the swimming pool because he didn´t like swimming.
2. They didn´t have dinner at nine o´clock.
3. Adam didn´t run 500 m
4. Helen didn´t eat too many sweets.
5. I didn´t buy the newspaper in the shop.
6. We didn´t get up at eight o´clock and went to school.
Exercise 3:
3. He wrote to Sally
4. He bought a shirt
5. He didn´t have lunch with Adam
6. He wrote to Peter
7. He didn´t go to the hospital
8. He had dinner with Susie
9. He didn´t play football
10. He made dinner
Exercise 4:
1. got 6. played
2. bought 7. came
3. studied 8. went
4. watched 9. paid
5. began 10. walked
1
• decorate • develop • drag • dust
• delay • disagree • drain
• delight • disappear • dream
2
• laugh • lick • listen • look
• launch • lie • live • love
• question • queue
3
• satisfy • shop • spare • strap
• save • shrug • spark • strengthen
• saw • sigh • sparkle • stretch
• scare • sign • spell • strip
• scatter • signal • spill • stroke
• scold • sin • spoil • stuff
• scorch • sip • spot • subtract
• scrape • ski • spray • succeed
• scratch • skip • sprout • suck
• scream • slap • squash • suffer
• screw • slip • squeak • suggest
• scribble • slow • squeal • suit
• scrub • smash • squeeze • supply
• seal • smell • stain • support
• search • smile • stamp • suppose
• separate • smoke • stare • surprise
• serve • snatch • start • surround
• settle • sneeze • stay • suspect
• shade • sniff • steer • suspend
• share • snore • step • switch
• shave • snow • stir
• shelter • soak • stitch
• vanish • visit
4
• x-ray
• yawn
• yell
• zip
• zoom
5
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Irregular verbs
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List of Irregular Verbs
Base form - past simple - past participle
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