The document provides exercises for practicing the past simple tense in English, focusing on both regular and irregular verbs. It includes activities for forming affirmative, negative, and question sentences, as well as completing sentences with the correct verb forms. The exercises are designed for learners to improve their understanding and usage of the past simple tense.
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The document provides exercises for practicing the past simple tense in English, focusing on both regular and irregular verbs. It includes activities for forming affirmative, negative, and question sentences, as well as completing sentences with the correct verb forms. The exercises are designed for learners to improve their understanding and usage of the past simple tense.
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GRAMMAR 7 PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR): AFFIRMATIVE
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
My day yesterday
4. Mymother (call)
(wash)
1 (walk) .
After school | (watch)
Then | (play)
At 8.30 we (finish)
Before bedtime I (phone).
. television.
basketball with my friends. —
Noonan
arrive continue en play start talk work
Myfirst-day at school
Iremember my first day at school in 2001! (1) at 6.30 and
Coes lessons at 9.00, We (3) sun. from 9.00 to 12,00.
The teachers (4). «to us alot! Then We (5) summa basketball
__ for an hour. In-the afternoon We (6) .e.n.munn the lessons. and
(2). tothe teacher carefully. Then at 3.30 the lessons
(8) nessssnsnan HE was a long and tiring day!
3 Change the sentences into past simple sentences.
1 Tom looks out of the window.
Thns.leeleed. fh
2 Wearrive at 6.30.
3 Laura watches television all afternoon.
4. The bus stops at the end of the street.
5 I visit an old castle on Saturday.
6 Sue waits for her friends for more than an hour.
7 They decide to come to my party.
19GRAMMAR 8 PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR): NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS
1 Change the sentences into negative sentences.
1 Our bus arrived on time.
KS,
2. Sue phoned last night.
3. Maria finished work early yesterday.
4. The train stopped at Harry's station.
5 Iwanted to go to bed early.
6 Carlos answered my letter.
7 John invited lots of people to his party.
8 The shops opened on Sunday.
9 Peter liked his new shoes.
2 Change the statements into questions.
1 Tim arrived at 2.00.
2. Sam phoned home.
3. Helen wanted to make a phone call.
4 Paul visited the doctor.
5 Bill missed the bus.
6 George walked to school.
7 Jim opened the window.
8 Emma helped the teacher.
9 Alice washed her hair.
aGRAMMAR 9 PAST SIMPLE (IRREGULAR): AFFIRMATIVE
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The last lesson (begin) ........0&! at 2.30.
2 Joe (feel) . ill after lunch,
3. Suddenly a bird (fly) in the window!
4. I think you (do) . the wrong thing.
5 Jane (get) ready very quickly.
6 We (know) the answer.
7 The students (stand) up when the teacher arrived.
8 It was cold, but I (wear) . two pullovers.
9 Anna (eat)... two plates of spaghetti.
10. Rick (tell) us the time.
N
y in the life of Sally
7.00 to 10.00 she (7)
lunch she (12) ..... work. She (13)
1 A get
2 A went
3A puton
4A eat
5 A read
6 A made
7 A sat
8 A watches
9 A does
10 A comed
11 A has
12 A begin
13 A writes
14 A drinks
15 A meets
WOW WOW
gets
goed
putted on
have
saw
make
sit
watched
went
come
had
beginned
write
drunk
met
the newspaper. Then she (6) ..... her bed. From
- in the living-room and (8)
(9) ..... shopping. At 1.00 she (10) ..... home and (11)
from 2.00 to 9.00. She (14)
tea. Then she (15)...... her friends at a nightclub.
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Choose the correct words to complete this article about Sally Green.
television. Then she
her lunch. After
got
goes
puts on
readed
making
was
wached
did
came
have
began
wrote
drank
meet
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GRAMMAR 10 PAST SIMPLE (IRREGULAR): NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS
‘ad the answers. Write a question for each answer.
Pid. Micke fly ke Ne WSA?, Yes, Nick flew to the USA.
Yes, Anna went to Italy.
Yes, Jack found the money.
Yes, Helen knew the answer.
Yes, Alex came to the party.
Yes, Pat brought the flowers.
Yes, Kate sent the letter.
Yes, Alan made the cake.
Yes, Tina wore a hat.
Yes, Rick fet ill.
2 Change the statements into negative sentences.
COV Ane ene
10
3 Cor
eeVauewne
10
‘Tom and Anna had breakfast. .......T2m.and Avan didw’t nave breakfast.
Mike took the bus.
Maria and Carlos did the homework...
Catherine got a prize.
Peter knew the teacher.
Sam went to university.
Paula ate a sandwich. .
Murat and Soraya ran fast.
Joe made mistakes.
Carla came earh
mplete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
‘When (you, come) .. aia, cee
Jack (not, wear)
to this country?
. his raincoat.
Pat (leave) .... coat in the hall.
How many pages (you, write) z
What (the teacher, say)
(you, not, tell)...
(you, go) ..
Ann (not, KNOW) seen
Which books (you, take)
(Jane, not, get) .
vs Your name.
to the basketball match yesterday?
_. the other girl's name.
to school?
. any letters.
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