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 Past Simple
Activity Booklet

Name: 
 Write the right verb below each image

ate brushed slept played watched studied

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5 6

 

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 Unscramble the sentences
Rearrange the words in the correct order to form sentences.

1 yesterday / Tamala / TV / . / watched



2 drank / last / . / I / juice / Friday



3 zoo / . / my / last / went / and / I / friends / weekend / the / to



4 to / walked / . / Kaylee / yesterday / school



5 pizza / I / . / ate / night / last



6 friends / . / I / my / played / with



7 read / four / books / week / comic / Shannen / . / last



8 museum / my / . / visited / last / class / month / the



9 Zara / rode / last / their / . / Jensen / and / weekend / bikes



10 last / at / danced / . / we / party / the / night



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 Answer the questions and draw
1 Read the questions and circle the answers that are true for you.

A. Did you eat breakfast this morning? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
B. Did you play outside yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
C. Did you watch TV last night? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
D. Did you go to school yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
E. Did you sleep well last night? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
F. Did you read a book yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
G. Did you draw a picture yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
H. Did you brush your teeth yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
I. Did you have fun yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
J. Did you help your mom or dad yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t

2 Draw a picture of the things you did yesterday.

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 Fill in the gaps
Choose the right verb to complete each sentence using past simple tense.

help eat brush play sleep

read walk cook visit watch

1 I pizza for dinner yesterday.

2 We a movie last night.

3 She with her friends in the park.

4 He to school this morning.

5 They their grandparents last weekend.

6 My friend me with my maths homework.

7 The cat on the sofa all day.

8 My mum a delicious dinner last night.

9 My dad me a story before bed.

10 I my teeth last night.

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 Create your own sentences
Use 1 word from each group below to write 3 affirmative, 3 negative and
3 interrogative sentences in the past simple tense. You can use each verb
from the first group only once.

swim take watch buy

help play study eat drink

yesterday last night last week

last weekend last month last year

Affirmative
1 

2 

3 

Negative
4 

5 

6 

Interrogative
7 

8 

9 

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 Irregular verbs maze
Follow the paths and write the past simple tense of each verb at the end.

1. catch A. 

2. walk B. 

3. eat C. 

4. write D. 

5. read E. 

6. play F. 

7. make G. 

8. take H. 

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 Word search
Complete the past simple verbs word search.

o r t r l d n s l e p t
s c n e p d s d a q w x
w b s a u a e i a a u v
g r h d e k v k u w t l
d u p x o j p x l w v e
e s t o z r s l f a m u
h h c h d a d m a c w m
c e d e w i q i r y a r
t d h z k w v d x o e h
a z g v i s i t e d z d
w c y s l l y y w s t x
v u n w l h e l p e d f

ate brushed
helped played read
slept visited walked
watched cooked

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 Find and colour
Colour the picture using the key below.

Regular verbs in past simple: green Verbs in present simple: blue

Irregular verbs in past simple: orange

catches
k o

wrote
to

ched
wat

talke
d m
swa lp ed
he
rides ied
we aug
ht stud
n eats c
t goes walked

played
ke
ta

swim study
ate
bought
rode

mak
e
drink
spoke

visited
drank
cook
wr
ite

speaks
walk
cooked

plays
made

brushed

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 Spot the mistake
Circle the mistake on each sentence and rewrite it with the correct word.

1 I goed to the park yesterday.



2 We didn’t ate ice cream after dinner.



3 Do she readed a book before bed?



4 He buyed a new toy at the store.



5 They drinked milk for breakfast.



6 The dog not catched the ball.



7 I swimmed in the pool yesterday.



8 She drawed a picture of a cat.



9 We writed a letter to our grandparents.



10 He speaked English with his friend.



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 Write a story
Look at the pictures and write about what Saira did yesterday.

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 Answer Key
Past Simple Activity Booklet

Write the right verb below each image

1. ate 4. slept
2. studied 5. brushed
3. watched 6. played

Unscramble the sentences

1. Tamala watched TV yesterday.

2. I drank juice last Friday.

3. My friends and I went to the zoo last weekend.

4. Kaylee walked to school yesterday.

5. I ate pizza last night.

6. I played with my friends.

7. Shannen read four comic books last week.

8. My class visited the museum last month.

9. Zara and Jensen rode their bikes last weekend.

10. We danced at the party last night.

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 Answer Key Past Simple Activity Booklet

Answer the questions and draw

Students' own answers.

Fill in the Gaps

1. I ate pizza for dinner yesterday.

2. We watched a movie last night.

3. She played with her friends in the park.

4. He walked to school this morning.

5. They visited their grandparents last weekend.

6. My friend helped me with my maths homework.

7. The cat slept on the sofa all day.

8. My mum cooked a delicious dinner last night.

9. My dad read me a story before bed.

10. I brushed my teeth last night.

Create your own sentences

Students' own answers.

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 Answer Key Past Simple Activity Booklet

Irregular Verbs Maze

1. catch A. ate

2. walk B. played

3. eat C. caught

4. write D. made

5. read E. walked

6. play F. wrote

7. make G. took

8. take H. read

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 Answer Key Past Simple Activity Booklet

Irregular Verbs Maze

o r t r l d n s l e p t
s c n e p d s d a q w x
w b s a u a e i a a u v
g r h d e k v k u w t l
d u p x o j p x l w v e
e s t o z r s l f a m u
h h c h d a d m a c w m
c e d e w i q i r y a r
t d h z k w v d x o e h
a z g v i s i t e d z d
w c y s l l y y w s t x
v u n w l h e l p e d f

ate brushed
helped played read
slept visited walked
watched cooked

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 Answer Key Past Simple Activity Booklet

Find and colour

• Regular verbs in past simple: green
played, studied, walked, talked, helped, watched, visited, brushed, cooked
• Irregular verbs in past simple: orange
went, ate, bought, drank, caught, swam, wrote, spoke, took, made, rode
• Verbs in present simple: blue
plays, study, drink, catches, swim, write, speaks, take, make, rides, goes,
eats, walk, cook

Spot the mistake

1. I went to the park yesterday.

2. We didn’t eat ice cream after dinner.

3. Did she read a book before bed?

4. He bought a new toy at the store.

5. They drank milk for breakfast.

6. The dog didn’t catch the ball.

7. I swam in the pool yesterday.

8. She drew a picture of a cat.

9. We wrote a letter to our grandparents.

10. He spoke English with his friend.

Write a story
Students' own answers.

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