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Past Simple Regular and Irregular Grammar Drills

The document provides examples of verbs used in the past simple tense, both regular and irregular. It lists 30 sentences with verbs in brackets to be changed to the past simple form. The sentences describe a variety of everyday past activities like inviting friends, going shopping, spending time somewhere, eating, cutting oneself, celebrating an event, reading, raining, forgetting something, writing an essay, doing housework, playing a game, listening to music, buying and giving tickets, building something, writing books, abolishing something, watching videos, booking a hotel, invading and becoming king somewhere, speaking a language, taking part in a competition and winning, traveling and visiting places when young, teaching knitting, destroying a wall, planting trees

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Past Simple Regular and Irregular Grammar Drills

The document provides examples of verbs used in the past simple tense, both regular and irregular. It lists 30 sentences with verbs in brackets to be changed to the past simple form. The sentences describe a variety of everyday past activities like inviting friends, going shopping, spending time somewhere, eating, cutting oneself, celebrating an event, reading, raining, forgetting something, writing an essay, doing housework, playing a game, listening to music, buying and giving tickets, building something, writing books, abolishing something, watching videos, booking a hotel, invading and becoming king somewhere, speaking a language, taking part in a competition and winning, traveling and visiting places when young, teaching knitting, destroying a wall, planting trees

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Past simple : regular and irregular

PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE PAST SIMPLE


invited
1 . My sister ----------------------------(invite) some friends for her birthday.
went
2. They ---------------------- (go) to the supermarket to do some Christmas shopping.
spent
3. We ---------------------------- (spend) some time in the Alps last summer.
ate
4. My friends---------------------(eat) in a very good restaurant yesterday evening.
cut
5. He ----------------------(cut) himself while he was peeling potatoes.
celebrated
6. American people --------------------------------(celebrate) Thanksgiving not long ago.
read
7. They ----------------------------(read) a very interesting article in the newspaper.
rained was
8. It ------------------------------(rain) a lot this past last months, so there ----------------------
(be) many floods in some parts of the world.
forgot had
9. My mother ------------------------------(forget) to buy some toilet paper, so we -------
(have) to use tissues yesterday !!!! Quite embarrassing indeed !!
wrote
10. We ---------------------------(write) an essay in French about freedom of speech.
did was not
11. I ---------------(do ) the housework last weekend because Mum --------------------
wanted
(not/be) home , so I --------------------------(want) to help Dad.
played
12. My neighbours ----------------------------(play) basketball with us in the square.
listened was
13. Sally--------------------------(listen) to Cold Play ‘s latest album when she --------------
(be) at her friend’s last weekend.
bought gave
14. Bob ----------------------(buy) tickets for Sting’s concert and -----------------------(give)
one to me three days ago .
built
15. The Chinese -----------------------(build) the Wall many centuries ago.
writed
16. Charles Dickens -------------------(write) « Oliver Twist » and many other books.
abolished
17. Abraham Lincoln-----------------------------(abolish) slavery in 1863.
watched
18. My friends -------------------------(watch ) plenty of new videos last weekend.
booked
19. Steve---------------------------(book) a hotel for his summer holidays last week !
invaded became
20. William the Conqueror---------------------------(invade) England and he ------------------
had
(become) king there, he --------------------(have) the Tower of London built, and
spoke
people -------------------------(speak) French at the royal court at that time.
took
21. Sandy -------------------(take) part in « America’s got Talent » and she ------(win).
traveled was
22. My grandparents -------------------------(travel) a lot when they ------------------(be)
visited
young, and ------------------------(visit) many foreign countries.
teached
23. My aunt ----------------------------(teach) me how to knit last winter holidays .
destroyed separated
24. The inhabitants of Berlin ---------------------------(destroy) the wall that ----------------
was were
( separate) the town in 1989. I -------------(be ) there, and it --------------(be ) a moving
cried got
experience , because many people --------------(cry) as they --------------(get) reunited!
planted
26. Jenny ---------------------------(plant ) some trees in her garden last weekend.
missed ran
27. Dave -------------(miss) his bus this morning so he ------(run) all the way to work.
song
28. Sue -----------------------(sing) very well at the school show in June.
broke was
29. Some kids ------------------------(break) our wondows as they ------------(be)
Playing football in the street two hours ago.
lost
30. Sam -------------------(lose) his wallet yesterday.

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