WORKSHEET IN GRADE 7 (QUARTER 1)

LEARNER’S NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: _____________________________

COMPETENCY: Use past and past perfect tense correct in various contexts. CODE: EN7G-III-h-3

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The simple past tense

This worksheet will present the simple past tense:

 its form

 and its use.

Before you continue the lesson read the following passage and try to see how the verbs are formed and used.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791.
He started composing at the age of five years old and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35
years old when he died.

The verbs "was, lived,started, wrote, died" are in the simple past tense.

Notice that:

 lived, started,died are regular past forms.

 was, wrote are irregular past forms.

Regular verbs:

The verbs "lived, started, died" are regular past forms. The rule is the following:
Verb + ed

Examples:
The infinitive The simple past
live lived
start started
die died
visit visited
play played
watch watched
phone phoned
marry married

THE SPELLING OF THE SIMPLE PAST FORM (-ED FORMS)

You will learn the spelling of the simple past form (-ed form.) But before you continue the lesson study the
following examples and try to see how the verbs are spelled.
Verbs ending in a...

3. consonant
1. silent e 2. vowel + y 4. other forms
+ y

close = closed marry = married visit = visited

 die = died play = played carry = carried miss = missed
phone = destroy = destroyed study = studied watch = watched
phoned show = showed finish = finished
fix = fixed
buzz = buzzed

THE RULES OF THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORMS:

Here are the rules:

1. Regular verbs ending in a silent e take /-d/ in the simple past and past participle:
Example:
close=closed

2. Regular verbs ending in a vowel + y take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle:
Example:
play=played

3. Regular verbs ending in a consonant + y take /-ied/ in the simple past and past participle (the ' y' becomes
an ' i' followed by /-ed/)
Example:
marry=married

4. All the other regular verbs take /-ed/ in the simple past and past participle.
Example:
visit=visited

Special cases of the -ed forms:

Follow these rules when there is a consonant after a vowel (stop, ban, open, offer...)

 If there is a consonant after a stressed vowel at the end of the word, double the consonant
stop – stopped
ban - banned
swap - swapped

 If the vowel is not stressed, we do not double it:

open - opened (Here the stress is on'o', not the 'e'.)
offer - offered ( Here the stress is on 'o', not the 'e'.)

In British English we double the last 'l' of words like travel, cancel and level even though the last vowel is not
stressed. Here are some examples:

 travel - travelled

 cancel - cancelled

 level - levelled

 marvel - marvelled

Exercise I - Spelling of the simple past forms

Do the exercises below on the spelling of the simple past forms

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. The kids (play)   in the garden last Saturday.

 2. She (visit)   her friends last weekend.

3. Yesterday, I (show)   my little brother the new computer game.

4. Last Friday, we (decide)   to visit Cairo.

5. Who (invent)   the the bulb?

6. The shop assistant (open)   the door to customers.

7. What (happen)   yesterday?

8. The students (work)   on the project together yesterday.

9. They (want)   to watch TV last night.

10. We (walk)   home last night.

II. Write the right form of the verbs:

Infinitive Simple Past

1 kiss.  .
.

2 wait.
 .
.

3 live.  .
.

4 stopped.
 .
.

5 cried.
 .
.

Irregular verbs:
The verbs "was, wrote" are irregular past forms. "Was" is the simple past of "to be"; "wrote" is
the simple past of "write".

There is no rule for these verbs. You should learn them by heart.

The infinitive The simple past

be was/were
 write wrote

come came

do did

meet met

speak spoke

What are irregular verbs?

Regular verbs have ed at the end of the simple past and past participle forms:

Base verb +
ed

Examples of regular verbs:

Infinitive Simple past Past participle

play played played

visit visited visited

work worked worked

In contrast to the above examples of regular verbs, irregular verbs are verbs which don't follow the above
pattern of conjugation.

Irregular verbs

Irregular verb forms can not be predicted, that's why you should learn them by heart. The best way to
deal with them is as follows:

 Use them in appropriate contexts (in your writing or in your conversation)

 Write down examples in your exercise book.

 Always keep a list of irregular verbs at your disposal. (Note that most language books include a section at
the end for irregular verbs.)

A list of irregular verbs

Infinitive Simple Past Tense Past Participle

awake awoke awoken

be was, were been

bear bore born

beat beat beat

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

beset beset beset

bet bet bet

bid bid / bade bid / bidden

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burned / burnt burned / burnt

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

cast cast cast

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

cling clung clung

come came come

cost cost cost

creep crept crept

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

dive dived / dove dived

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt

drive drove driven

drink drank drunk

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

fit fit fit

flee fled fled

fling flung flung

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forget forgot forgotten

forego (forgo) forewent foregone

forgive forgave forgiven

forsake forsook forsaken

freeze froze frozen

get got gotten

give gave given

go went gone

grind ground ground

grow grew grown

hang hung hung

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

kneel knelt knelt

knit knit knit

know knew know

lay laid laid

lead led led

leap leaped / leapt leaped / leapt

learn learned / learnt learned / learnt

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lighted / lit lighted / lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

misspell misspelled / misspelt misspelled / misspelt

mistake mistook mistaken

mow mowed mowed / mown

overcome overcame overcome

overdo overdid overdone

overtake overtook overtaken

overthrow overthrew overthrown

pay paid paid

plead pleaded / pled pleaded / pled

prove proved proved / proven

put put put

quit quit quit

read read read

rid rid rid

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

saw sawed sawed / sawn

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewed / sewn

shake shook shaken

shave shaved shaved / shaven

shear sheared / shore sheared / shorn

shed shed shed

shine shone shone

shoe shod shod

shoot shot shot

show showed showed / shown

shrink shrank shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

slay slew slain

slide slid slid

sling slung slung

slit slit slit

smite smote smitten

sow sowed sowed / sown

speak spoke spoken

speed sped sped

spend spent spent

spill spilled / spilt spilled / spilt

spin spun spun

spit spit / spat spit

split split split

spread spread spread

spring sprang / sprung sprung

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank stunk

stride strode stridden

strike struck struck

string strung strung

strive strove striven

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swell swelled swelled / swollen 

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

thrive thrived / throve thrived

throw threw thrown

thrust thrust thrust

tread trod trodden

understand understood understood

 uphold upheld upheld

upset upset upset

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

weave weaved / wove weaved / woven

wed wed wed

weep wept wept

wind wound wound

win won won

withhold withheld withheld

withstand withstood withstood

wring wrung wrung

write wrote written

Exercises III. IRREGULAR VERBS

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go)   to Bais 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.

EXERCISE IV. Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book.
 He did not sing

Was she pretty?

EXERCISE V. 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? → 

EXERCISE VI. 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 → 

EXERCISE VII. Write "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.