Past Simple Tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE
took
1. It was warm, so I off my coat. (take)
did not en
2. The film wasn't very good. I it very much. (enjoy)
did not dis
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I her. (disturb)
w ent
4. I was very tired, so I to bed early. (go)
did not sle
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I very well. (sleep)
did not ea
6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she anything. (eat)
w as not
7. We went to Kate's house but she at home. (be)
laughed
8. It was a funny situation but nobody (laugh)
flew
9. The window was open and a bird into the room. (fly)
did not co
10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It very much. (cost)
did not ha
11. I was in a hurry, so I time to phone you. (have)
w ere
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 catch cost drink
fall hurt sell spend
teach throw win write
w rote
1. Mozart more than 600 pieces of music.
2. 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father me.'
3. We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we it.
4. I was very thirsty. I 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 his lag.
7. Jim the ball to Sue, who it.
8. Ann a lot of money yesterday. She a dress. It
100.
Choose the correct form of the verbs:

1.- When my mother?
2.- They the accident from their terrace.
3.- They the vase! It me!
4.- They two new lamps, so they to the shop in the corner to buy them.
5.- When I , they at home.
6.- my letter from France?
7.- They the truth because they afraid of your reaction.
8.- She at six with her new boyfriend.
9.- They a lot of exams last week and they time to play computer games
10.- Sally down from the stairs and she her leg.

Fill in the gaps with the past simple form of the verbs in
brackets.

1.- She (forget) the password and they (not can) open the safe.
2.- Why (not be) you at home last night?
3.- We (see) the cat when we (arrive) at home.
4.- (you/close) the window when you (leave) the classroom?
5.- Ray (fail) the exam, so he (not be) very happy.
6.- She (feel) ill during the class, and the teacher (let) her go home.

Tick the correct sentences.

1.- She didn’t bought the bread yesterday.

2.- I hadn’t enough money to pay the concert tickets.
3.- Did you know that Sally was my sister?
4.- We heard a noise in the middle of the night.
5.- My parents wasn’t very happy with my exam results.
6.- The teacher told the students to sit down.
7.- They never didn’t receive the money that they needed.
8.- She didn’t ate her breakfast this morning.
9.- Where did you buy these jeans?
10.- Was Paul in the library when you went there?
Circle the correct verb in the PAST SIMPLE TENSE.
1) Last year I ______________ in Paris.
a) were
b) am
c) was
2) Two days ago he ____________ a new car.

a) seed
b) saw
c) seen
3) _______________ you homework yesterday?
a) Did you do
b) Did you doed
c) Did you done
4) I _________________ all her questions yesterday.
a) don’t answer
b) didn’t answered
c) didn’t answer
5) All my friends _____________ after seeing my movie.
a) cryed
b) cried
c) cry
Infinitive Past Meaning

buy
do
run
take
come
1) Last year I ______________ an old friend from Japan.
a) meet
b) meeted
c) met
2) Two days ago he ____________ a new car.
a) buyed
b) bought
c) buys
3) _______________ my book yesterday?
a) Did you took
b) Did you take
c) Did you taken
4) I _________________ my grandparents last month.
a) don’t visit
b) didn’t visited
c) didn’t visit
5) My friends _____________ very tired last night after the part.
a) was
b) were
c) been
6) Last night we ______________ a spider in our room.
a) seed
c) seen
d) saw
7) They _________________ by the road to see a beautiful house.
a) stoped
b) stop
c) stopped
8) I _______________ not to look so sad yesterday.
a) tryed
b) tried
c) tryd
Infinitive Past Meaning

come
get
catch
give
eat
write
wa
1) When he (be) a boy he (like) his job, it (be) fun.
2) They (live) in a small flat 10 years ago.
3) She (study) history last year.
4) I (eat) breakfast at 6.00 am this morning.
5) I (cycle) home from work.
6) We (go) to the cinema last night.
7) They (be) very good students, they always (do) their homework.
8) When he (be) the boss he never (walk) to work, he always

(drive).
9) When I (begin) teaching I (teach) for a language school.
10) When they started this course the students only (speak) a little English.
1. Last year I (go) went to England on holiday.

2. It (be) was fantastic.
3. I (visit) visited lots of interesting places. I (be) was with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) walked in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) went to pubs.
6. The weather (be) was strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) did not rain a lot.
8. But we (see) saw some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) did you spend your last holiday?
10. She ____________ (visit) us last week.
11. _____ you ______ (help) them with their homework?
12. We ______________ (plan, not) to come to your party.
13. ____ he ______ (sleep) at all last night?
14. Marry ________ (wake) up, _____ (have) breakfast and ______ (go) to work.
15. Sorry I ________ (be) late this morning.
16. I ________ (watch) the TV late last night, and I _________ (hear, not) this morning.
17. _____ they _______ (ask) her for permission to publish her video?

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. It was warm, so I off my coat. (take)

2. The film wasn't very good. I it very much. (enjoy)

did not dis

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I her. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I to bed early. (go)

did not sle

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I very well. (sleep)

6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she anything. (eat)

7. We went to Kate's house but she at home. (be)

8. It was a funny situation but nobody (laugh)

10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It very much. (cost)

11. I was in a hurry, so I time to phone you. (have)

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

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

4. I was very thirsty. I the water very quickly.

6. Don down the stairs this morning and his lag.

7. Jim the ball to Sue, who it.

8. Ann a lot of money yesterday. She a dress. It

Choose the correct form of the verbs:

1.- She didn’t bought the bread yesterday.

Circle the correct verb in the PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

1) Last year I ______________ in Paris.

2) Two days ago he ____________ a new car.

3) _______________ you homework yesterday?

a) Did you do

b) Did you doed

c) Did you done

4) I _________________ all her questions yesterday.

a) don’t answer

b) didn’t answered

c) didn’t answer

5) All my friends _____________ after seeing my movie.

Infinitive Past Meaning

1) Last year I ______________ an old friend from Japan.

2) Two days ago he ____________ a new car.

3) _______________ my book yesterday?

a) Did you took

b) Did you take

c) Did you taken

4) I _________________ my grandparents last month.

a) don’t visit

b) didn’t visited

c) didn’t visit

5) My friends _____________ very tired last night after the part.

6) Last night we ______________ a spider in our room.

7) They _________________ by the road to see a beautiful house.

8) I _______________ not to look so sad yesterday.

Infinitive Past Meaning

2) They (live) in a small flat 10 years ago.

3) She (study) history last year.

4) I (eat) breakfast at 6.00 am this morning.

5) I (cycle) home from work.

6) We (go) to the cinema last night.

8) When he (be) the boss he never (walk) to work, he always

9) When I (begin) teaching I (teach) for a language school.

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

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