The document provides exercises on using the past simple tense in English, including completing sentences with past simple verbs, identifying the correct past simple form, and writing out affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. A variety of regular and irregular verbs are used across multiple exercises to reinforce rules and usage of the past simple tense.
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The document provides exercises on using the past simple tense in English, including completing sentences with past simple verbs, identifying the correct past simple form, and writing out affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. A variety of regular and irregular verbs are used across multiple exercises to reinforce rules and usage of the past simple tense.
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Past simple worksheet 2 (1/3)
She did her homework
Khẳ ng định S + V2/ed + O We cooked our dinner
S + didn’t + V + O I didn’t have any cats
Phủ định S + was/were + not + N/Adj/O They weren’t at her party
Did + S + V + O? Did you finish your task?
Nghi vấ n Was/Were + S + N/Adj/O? Was she a singer?
What did you say?
Câu hỏ i - WH WH-question + did + S + V + O? Where did you arrive?
Past simple: exercises 1
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets a) My sister ___________ (cook) dinner last night. b) I __________ (walk) to school this morning. c) Josie ___________ (carry) her mum’s bag for her. d) We _________ (tidy) our rooms yesterday. e) They ________ (study) hard, but they ________ (not pass) the exam. f) Your grandparents ________ (be) delighted when they saw you last week. g) We ____________ (not spend) all our money at the shops. h) You ___________ (buy) a really nice dress for the party. i) I was relieved when I ____________ (not drop) that beautiful vase. j) The teacher _________ (begin) the class at 8.00 a.m. this morning. Past simple: exercises 2 Affirmative, negative, questions
She see / saw a lion.
She didn't see / saw a tiger.
What did she saw / see ?
The owl caught / catch a mouse.
The owl didn't caught / catch a lizard.
Did it catch / caught a snake?
The police come / came for him.
The police didn't come / came quickly.
Did the police came / come too late?
My father find / found his keys.
He didn't find / found his wallet.
Did he found / find his glasses?
Jim went / go on a trip.
He didn't go / went to Thailand.
Did he went / go to Peru?
Past simple: exercises 3
Affirmative, negative, questions He written / wrote / writes a letter to her. He doesn't wrote / didn't wrote / didn't write a letter. Did he wrote / Did he writes / Did he write a letter?
We waited / wait for you.
You don't waited / didn't wait / didn't waited for us. Did he waits / Did he waited / Did he wait for you?
I bought / buy / buyed new glasses.
I didn't buy / didn't bought / don't bought a watch. Where did I bought / did I buy / do I bought my glasses?
My friends close / closed their eyes.
She didn't close / didn't closes / didn't closed her eyes. Why did they close / did they closed / do they closed their eyes?
They wore / wear helmets.
They didn't wear / didn't wore / don't wore shoes. Do they wore / Did they wear / Did they wore socks?
They boy cried / cries / cry a lot.
The girl didn't cries / didn't cried / didn't cry. Why did the boy cried / does the boy cried / did the boy cry? Past simple: exercises 4 Affirmative, negative, questions A man be / was / were at the door. It wasn't / weren't / didn't be a big surprise. Was / Be / Were the children with you?
The boy begans / began / begun to laugh.
The burglars didn't broke / don't broke / didn't break anything. Built they / Did they build / Did they built a new house?
The waiter brought / bring / broughts us a drink.
I didn't buy / don't bought / didn't bought a gift for my mum. Came they / Did they come / Did the came to school by bus?
You cutted / cut / cuts the onions with a knife.
The girl didn't do / didn't did / didn't does it alone. Did the dress costs / Did the dress cost / Cost the dress ten euros?
The teacher drawn / drew / draw a circle on the board.
The tourists don't drank / didn't drink / didn't drank anything. Drove the man / Did the man drive / Did the man drove you to the station? Past simple: exercises 5 Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs in brackets to complete these sentences. a) I (study) __________ all night yesterday. b) We (play) ____________ poker after dinner. c) After escaping from prison, he (rob) __________ a bank. d) He (start) __________ playing chess at the age of 7. e) We (arrive) __________ home very late. f) We (visit) _________ the Louvre while we were in Paris. g) He (try) ___________ to escape. h) I (stop) ___________ smoking when I was 30. i) When I was a child, I (hate) _________ fish. j) We really (enjoy) ____________ the concert. k) I (find) ___________ my true love when I was 50. l) We (buy) _______ this sofa in the shop at the end of the street. m) We never (wear) __________ uniforms in school. n) I (forget) _________ to tell you something important. o) I (see) __________ Peter at the theater last week. p) After the meeting, I _________ (speak) with my boss. q) Yesterday I __________ (drive) to work. r) She (run) _________ her first marathon when she was 18. s) I (make) __________ a lot of mistakes during the match. t) Somebody (eat) ________ my biscuits without telling me.
Past simple: exercises 6
Write the past simple and present simple forms of the regular verbs in brackets to complete these sentences. a) She (go) ____________ to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.
My father usually (like) ___________ his steak well-done.
The dog (eat) _____________ its toy last night.
The policeman (talk) _________ to the burglar yesterday.
(you /have) ________________ a test last week?
I often see her mother but she never (speak) _________ to me.
The man (speak) _________ to his servant 2 hours ago.
The kangaroo always (carry) ___________ its baby.
b) My friend (talk) ___________ a lot every day.
The man (drive) _________ to the supermarket last weekend.
My brothers (leave) _________ for England last week.
My sisters (leave) _________ for England every year in June.
I don't like that man because he often (laugh) ________ at me.
Her sister never (smoke)___________.
The cat usually (leave) __________ its basket when it is hungry.
Past simple: exercises 7
Write the past simple and present simple forms of the regular verbs in brackets to complete these sentences. a) They ___________ to Italy last summer. (to go) b) I always __________ ketchup with my spaghetti. (to have) c) She ___________ her uncle yesterday. (to visit) d) Ben often ____________ to Tim. (to talk) e) They __________ in front of the computer every evening. (to sit) f) She __________ tea at 5 o'clock on Saturdays. (to have) g) They __________ their holidays two weeks ago. (to like) h) Toby never ____________ his room. (to clean) i) Sidney _________ a famous YouTuber in 2020. (to meet) j) I sometimes ____________ to the office. (to walk)