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Past Simple (regular verbs)

 Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below in the correct column.
repeat worry finish start phone call miss enjoy visit marry listen cry

play hate wash climb live arrive talk look stay ask clean

travel open like walk carry stop mix plan decide tidy

cons + y double cons


-d - ed - ied + - ed

 Write sentences in Past Simple:


1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning. E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last summer.
1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-

B) We / live / in New York / in 1997. F) You / start / school / ten years ago.
1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-

C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night. G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.
1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-

D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday. H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.
1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-
 Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

- My sister .............................. (tidy) her - John ................................. (stay) at his


bedroom yesterday morning. granny’s house last summer.

- We ................................ (phone) our - The film ........................... (end) very late


cousins last week. yesterday.

- The girls ............................... (play) on the - My family .......................... (live) in New York
computer last night. in 1995.

- I ....................................... (travel) to Paris - You .............................. (clean) your teeth


three months ago. three times yesterday.

 Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.

1- Lucy ................................. her birthday presents.

2- Last weekend I ............................. in the mountains for 2 hours.

3- We .............................. the party very much.

4- Ken ............................... to his favourite CD yesterday.

5- My sister .................................. Maths for an exam.

6- They .................................. to the USA in 2003.

7- Dad ................................ his car last weekend.

8- The film ............................... at 11:30.

 Write the sentences in negative.

1- Lucy ...................................................... her birthday presents.

2- .........................................................................................................................................................

3- .........................................................................................................................................................

4- .........................................................................................................................................................

5- .........................................................................................................................................................

6- .........................................................................................................................................................

7- .........................................................................................................................................................

8- .........................................................................................................................................................
Past Simple (irregular verbs)

 Complete the table.


Then complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

- She ...................... (go) to school on foot yesterday. - My dad ................... (give) me a CD for my birthday.

- Paul ..................... (eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple. - Ana ..................... (have) a bath last Sunday.

- I ...................... (get) up very early last night. - We ...................... (swim) in the Mediterranean sea.

- They ....................... (find) 50 euros in the street. - Joe ..................... (write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.

 Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...

- I drank coffee but I ................................. tea.

- She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.

- The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.

- He had a shower but he .................................. breakfast.

- My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.

- We spoke English and French but we ................................... German.


 Match the pictures with the actions and write the Past Simple of the verbs.

 Write questions about Alex and answer them.


Mary likes and the children love .

So Mary and Mum ................................ (sunbathe) and the children ........................... (play) with

the ball and .......................... (make) sandcastles. Dad ........................... (swim) in the sea and

........................ (read) the under the umbrella. We usually ...................... (have) lunch in

a near the beach. In the afternoon they ................................ (visit) very interesting

places. One day They ......................... (go) out in a . It .................... (be) amazing!

They .......................... (like) the best. They ...................... (see) different ,

some and even a .............................. (jump) in front of the boat. They also

......................... (watch) some people feed the fish. Mary ...................... (take) a lot of .

The family ........................... (enjoy) a lot.

The last day it ........................ (rain). The whole family ....................... (go) to a shopping centre.

They ............................... (buy) some souvenirs. In the afternoon they ............................. (return)

home. Mary and her family ..................... (have) a great time there !!!!

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