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Grammar Exercises Simple Past

The document provides an exercise on using verbs in the simple past tense. It includes examples of putting verbs into the simple past, completing sentences in the simple past affirmative and negative forms, choosing between "was" and "were", and filling in missing verbs. There are also exercises to write original sentences in the simple past tense and fill in a table with the simple past forms of irregular verbs.

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Grammar Exercises Simple Past

The document provides an exercise on using verbs in the simple past tense. It includes examples of putting verbs into the simple past, completing sentences in the simple past affirmative and negative forms, choosing between "was" and "were", and filling in missing verbs. There are also exercises to write original sentences in the simple past tense and fill in a table with the simple past forms of irregular verbs.

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Grammar Exercises - Simple Past Tense.

Put the verbs into the simple past:


Last year I (go)
It (be)

to England on holiday.

w ent

fantastic.

I (visit)

lots of interesting places. I (be)

with two friends of mine .


In the mornings we (walk)

in the streets of London.

In the evenings we (go)


The weather (be)

to pubs.
strangely fine.

It (not / rain)

a lot.

But we (see)

some beautiful rainbows.

Where (spend / you)

your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.


Infinitive
1.

Simple Past
meet

.
met

2.

drive

3.

speak

4.

put

5.

write

6.

sing

7.

do

8.

sit

9.

stand

10.

run

Complete the table in simple past.


Affirmative
Negative
He wrote a book.
He did not sing

Interrogative

Was she pretty?


Put the sentences into simple past.
We move to a new house.
They bring a sandwich.
He doesn't do the homework.
They sell cars.

Does he visit his friends?

Write sentences in simple past.


Janet / miss / the bus
she / tidy / her room
Nancy / watch / not / television
she / read / a book

Choose "Was or "Were:


The teacher

nice.

The students

very clever.

But one student

in trouble.

We

sorry for him.

He

nice though.

Complete the sentences, put the verb into the correct form, positive
or negative. (simple past tense)

1. It was warm, so I

off my coat. (take)


took

2. The film wasn't very good. I

it very much. (enjoy)


didn't enjo

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I

4. I was very tired, so I

her. (disturb)

to bed early. (go)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I

6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she

anything. (eat)

7. We went to Kate's house but she

8. It was a funny situation but nobody

9. The window was open and a bird

10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It

11. I was in a hurry, so I

very well. (sleep)

at home. (be)

(laugh)

into the room. (fly)

very much. (cost)

time to phone you. (have)

12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They

very heavy. (be)

B. Complete the exercise with the verbs inside the box. (simple past
tense)
buy
fall
teach

catch
hurt
throw

1. Mozart

cost
sell
win

drink
spend
write

more than 600 pieces of music.


w rote

2. 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father

3. We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we

4. I was very thirsty. I

me.'

it.

the water very quickly.

5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he

easily.

6. Don

down the stairs this morning and

7. Jim

the ball to Sue, who

8. Ann

a lot of money yesterday. She

100.

his lag.

it.

a dress. It

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