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Simple Past

The document provides exercises to practice simple past tense verbs. It includes filling in blanks with simple past verbs, writing sentences in simple past tense, choosing between 'was' and 'were', and completing sentences with verbs in simple past tense.

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Simple Past

The document provides exercises to practice simple past tense verbs. It includes filling in blanks with simple past verbs, writing sentences in simple past tense, choosing between 'was' and 'were', and completing sentences with verbs in simple past tense.

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Grammar Exercises - Simple Past Tense.

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) _________ to England on holiday.


2. It (be) _________ fantastic.
3. I (visit) _________ lots of interesting places. I (be) _________ with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) _________ in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) _________ to pubs.
6. The weather (be) _________ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) _________ a lot.
8. But we (see) _________ some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) _________ your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. meet _________ .

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 Interrogative

He wrote a book. _________ _________

_________ He did not sing _________

_________ _________ Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → _________


2. They bring a sandwich. → _________
3. He doesn't do the homework. → _________
4. They sell cars. → _________
5. Does he visit his friends? → _________

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Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus → _________


2. she / tidy / her room → _________
3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ _________
4. she / read / a book → _________

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The _________ teacher nice.


2. The students _________ very clever.
3. But one student _________ in trouble.
4. We_________ sorry for him.
5. He _________nice though.

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
1) I ________ my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)
2) ________ Susan ________ to England by plane? (to go)
3) They ______ a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)
4) Jenny and Peggy ________ their brother. (not/to help)
5) The children ________ at home last weekend. (not/to be)
6) When ________ you ________ this wonderful skirt? (to design)
7) My mother ________ into the van. (not/to crash)
8) The boys ________ the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)
9) ________ you ________ your aunt last week? (to phone)
10) He ________ milk at school. (not/to drink).

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1) I ______ (work) in a bank for ten years. .


2) Where ______ (you/live) when you were young? .
3) She ______ (not/study) French at university. .
4) He ______ (travel) through the middle east last year. .
5) ______ (they/visit) the Louvre in Paris? .
6) She ______ (not/watch) TV yesterday. .
7) We ______ (buy) a new car last weekend. .
8) Where ______ (you/teach) before you came here? .
9) He ______ (not/think) that he was right. .
10) I ______ (cook) steak last night. .
11) ______ (Lucy/read) 'War and Peace' at school? .
12) She ______ (not/write) to her grandmother. .
13) We ______ (have) a computer when I was a child. .
14) Where ______ (you/go) on holiday? .
15) I ______ (love) ice cream when I was a child. .
16) They ______ (not/meet) yesterday. .
17) ______ (she/swim) in the sea in Greece? 18) We ______ (not/play) tennis
yesterday because it was raining. 19) He ______ (try) to lift the box but he couldn't.
20) What ______ (you/eat) for lunch? .
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