Grammar Videos: The Past Simple - Regular Verbs - Exercises

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Grammar videos: The past simple – regular verbs – exercises

Watch the video on our website and read the conversation between Sophie
and Yu Quan. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of past
simple regular verbs.

1. Check your grammar: true or false – past simple regular verbs


Are these sentences True or False?

1. We use the past simple for things in the past which have finished. Tr Fal
ue se
2. We use the past simple for things that are happening now. Tr Fal
ue se
3. We use the past simple for single events or situations in the past. Tr Fal
ue se
4. We use the past simple for repeated events in the past. Tr Fal
ue se
5. We only use the past simple for things a long way back in the past. Tr Fal
ue se
We use the past simple for things a long way back in the past and things
6. Tr Fal
in the recent past. ue se

We use the auxiliary did or didn’t to form questions and negatives in the
7. Tr Fal
past simple. ue se

8. We use the auxiliary have to form questions and negatives in the past simple. Tr Fal
ue se

2. Check your grammar: gap fill – past simple regular


verbs
Put the verb in the past simple tense to fill the gaps.

1 The cat (escape) from the garden.


.
2 They (agree) with me about the album.
.
3 He (try) to start the car.
.
4 We (enjoy) the funfair a lot.
.
5 Tell me, what (happen)?
.
6 She (stop) at a zebra crossing.
.
7 I (carry on) working until late.
.
8 Alfie (fail) his driving test
. again.

3. Check your grammar: multiple choice – past simple regular verbs


Circle the correct sentence, a or b.

1. a. Did he talked to you? b. Did he talk to you?

2. a. They no liked the film. b. They didn’t like the film.

3. a. We planed to go on a trip round the US. b. We planned to go on a trip round the


US.
4. a. I tryed to help her. b. I tried to help her.

5. a. The door opened and we went in. b. The door openned and we went in.

6. a. Played you tennis last year? b. Did you play tennis last year?

7. a. We decideed to go home. b. We decided to go home.

8. a. They stopped working and went for lunch. b. They stoped working and went for lunch.

Discussion

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