Simple Past – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Complete the sentences with the simple past of the verbs in brackets.

William (visit) his grandparents last weekend.regular verb → add ed
Jane (arrive) an hour ago.regular verb that ends in e → add a d
We (go) to Bob's birthday party yesterday.irregular verb, 2nd verb form (go-went-gone)
I (be) on holiday last week.irregular verb, 2nd verb form (be-was/were-been)|for I/he/she/it we use was
She (see) fire.irregular verb, 2nd verb form (see-saw-seen)

Make the sentences negative.

Example:: Tom painted the kitchen. → Tom didn’t paint the kitchen.

I phoned Lucy last night. → I Lucy last night.didn’t + infinitive
You cleaned your room. → You your room.didn’t + infinitive
Olivia worked as an actress. → Olivia as an actress.didn’t + infinitive
We looked for the treasure. → We for the treasure.didn’t + infinitive
He spoke Spanish. → He Spanish.didn’t + infinitive

Make simple past questions using the words in brackets.

Example:: (you/like) ………………… avocados? → Do you like avocados?

(you/dance) at the party last night?did + subject + infinitive
(she/do) her homework?did + subject + infinitive
(Robert/work) at the post office?did + subject + infinitive
(they/help) you with the washing-up?did + subject + infinitive
When (I/say) that?question word + did + subject + infinitive

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Simple Past – was/were (1) A1
Simple Past – was not/were not A1
Simple Past – was/were questions A1
Simple Past – was/were (2) A1
Simple Past – was/were (3) A2
Simple Past – was/were mixed A2
Simple Past – regular verbs (1) A1
Simple Past – regular verbs (2) A1
Simple Past – regular verbs (3) A1
Simple Past – regular verbs (4) A2
Simple Past – regular verbs (5) A2
Simple Past – irregular verbs (1) A1
Simple Past – irregular verbs (2) A1
Simple Past – irregular verbs (3) A1
Simple Past – regular and irregular verbs A1
Simple Past – affirmative (1) A1
Simple Past – affirmative (2) A1
Simple Past – negative (1) A1
Simple Past – negative (2) A1
Simple Past – negative (3) A1
Simple Past – negative (4) A2
Simple Past – positive or negative? A2
Simple Past – questions (1) A1
Simple Past – questions (2) A1
Simple Past – questions (3) A2
Simple Past – questions (4) A1
Simple Past – positives, negatives and questions B1
Simple Past – questions and short answers A2
Simple Past – wh- questions (1) A2
Simple Past – wh- questions (2) A2
Simple Past – wh- questions (3) A2
Simple Past – mixed (2) A2
Simple Past – one-off past actions (1) A1
Simple Past – one-off past actions (2) A1
Simple Past – repeated past actions A1
Simple Past – one off/repeated actions A1
Simple Past – successive actions A1
Simple Past – interruptions B1
Simple Past – second conditional B1
Simple Past – telling stories (1) A2
Simple Past – telling stories (2) A1
Simple Past – Tom and Nancy B1
Simple Past – Salma and Fran A2
Simple Past – Holly and Joe A2
Simple Past – Chanel the parrot A2
Simple Past – Amelia Earhart A2
Simple Past – Katherine G. Johnson B2

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