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SOME STORIES WRITTEN IN THE PAST TENSE BY PRIMARY 6 STUDENTS, GREAT JOB!!!

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS

Past simple

A. Complete.

Example:

I didn´t watch TV last night.

1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses.

4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.

The answers

1. On Saturday I played computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum didn´t cook dinner last night.

3. I walked to school because there weren´t any buses.

4. They didn´t dance at the party.

5. My brother travelled to Ireland last summer.

B. Write the past simple of the verbs

1. copy __________

2. revise __________

3. cycle __________

4. listen __________

5. practice __________

6. play __________

7. like __________

8. move __________

9. shout __________

10. start __________

The answers

1. copy copied

2. revise revised

3. cycle cycled

4. listen listened

5. practice practiced

6. play played

7. like liked

8. move moved

9. shout shouted

10. start started

C. Write the questions in the correct order

Example:

night? / meet / Did / you / them / last /

Did you meet them last night?

1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

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2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

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3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

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4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

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5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

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6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /

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7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

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The answers

1. Did you like the film?

2. How many people did you ask?

3. Did they have a good time?

4. What did we do at the weekend?

5. Where did she buy that DVD?

6. Did he go to your party on Saturday?

7. Who did you see yesterday?

D. Are they correct?

Who do you met on Saturday morning? X

Who did you meet on Saturday morning?

1. Did he went to school yesterday? X

2. Why did you to go home early? X

3. Where you did learn English? X

4. Did she works today? X

5. What do you this yesterday? X

6. Did they last night phone you? X

The answers

1. Did he go to school yesterday?

2. Why did you go home early?

3. Where did you learn English?

4. Did she work today?

5. What did you do this yesterday?

6. Did they phone you last night?

E. Regular (R) o irregular (I) verbs?

play R

1. fly ___________

2. use ___________

3. study ___________

4. eat ___________

5. make ___________

6. travel ___________

7. see ___________

The answers

1. fly I

2. use R

3. study R

4. eat I

5. make I

6. travel R

7. see I

F. Write the past simple of the verbs  in exercise E.

1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

5. ___________

6. ___________

7. ___________

The answers

1. flew

2. used

3. studied

4. ate

5. made

6. travelled

7. saw

G. Complete. Past simple.

be – got up – meet – have – go – run – drink – sleep – swim – eat

Yesterday I got up early, at about seven o´clock.

1. I ________ a shower and some fruit for breakfast.

2. Then I ________ to the sports centre.

3. I ________ 500 meters in the swimming pool and then

4. I ________ 5 kilometers.

5. At lunchtime I ________ my friends in a café.

6. We ________ some pasta and ________ some juice.

7. After lunch I ________ for a few hours, I ________ tired!

The answers

1. I had a shower and some fruit for breakfast.

2. Then I went to the sports centre.

3. I swam ran 500 meters in the swimming pool and then

4. I ran5 kilometers.

5. At lunchtime I met my friends in a café.

6. We ate some pasta and drank some juice.

7. After lunch I slept for a few hours, I was tired!

H. Complete. Past simple ( regular verbs)

1. I opened the door and ___________ (look) inside.

2. Who ___________ (close) all the windows?

3. I ___________ (carry) my mom´s shopping bag.

4. I ___________ (not climb) over the fence.

5. I ___________ (rip) my shirt.

6. The plane ___________ (land) ten minutes ago.

7. We ___________ (live) in that house when I was a baby.

8. My brother ___________ (not cry) when he fell of his bike.

9. We ___________ (walk) to school yesterday.

10. She ___________ (smile) when she saw me.

11. We ___________ (hurry) to the station to catch the train.

12. She ___________ (laugh) when I told her the joke.

13. We ___________ (race) each other on our bikes.

14. Dad ___________ (not help) me with my homework.

15. Helen ___________ (whisper) me a secret.

16. Luis Miguel ___________ (hurry) to catch a bus.

17. We ___________ (return) our books to the library.

18. She ___________ (not kiss) the frog.

19. The frog ___________ (change) into a prince.

20. Two doctors ___________ (rush) into the room.

21. I ___________ (not kick) the ball very hard.

22. Who ___________ (invent) the computer?

23. Dinosaurs ___________ (live) many years ago.

24. It ___________ (not snow) last night.

25. They ___________ (not work) until twelve last night.

The answers

1. I opened the door and looked inside.

2. Who did close all the windows?

3. I carried my mom´s shopping bag.

4. I didn´t climb over the fence.

5. I ripped my shirt.

6. The plane landed ten minutes ago.

7. We lived in that house when I was a baby.

8. My brother didn´t cry when he fell of his bike.

9. We walked to school yesterday.

10. She smiled when she saw me.

11. We hurried to the station to catch the train.

12. She laughed when I told her the joke.

13. We raced each other on our bikes.

14. Dad didn´t help me with my homework.

15. Helen whispered me a secret.

16. Luis Miguel hurried to catch a bus.

17. We returned our books to the library.

18. She didn´t kiss the frog.

19. The frog changed into a prince.

20. Two doctors rushed into the room.

21. I didn´t kick the ball very hard.

22. Who invented the computer?

23. Dinosaurs lived many years ago.

24. It didn´t snow last night.

25. They didn´t work until twelve last night.

I. Past simple (irregular verbs)

1. I ___________ (loose) my watch in the park.

2. David ___________ (not hurt) his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it ___________ (break) a window.

4. My new shoes ___________ (not cost) a lot of money.

5. I ___________ (get) this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we ___________ (keep) our car.

7. Ali ___________ (cut) his knee.

8. The glass ___________ (fall) off the table.

9. The glass ___________ (not break).

10. We ___________ (sell) our old car.

11. We ___________ (buy) a new car.

12. The bell ___________ (not ring).

13. We all ___________ (go) into school.

14. The dog ___________ (catch) the ball.

15. The man ___________ (not kneel) down.

16. Our cat ___________ (run) onto the road.

17. Jane ___________ (not write) a letter.

18. I ___________ (buy) a new camera last week.

19. We ___________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad ___________ (not take) me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.

22. Jack and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.

23. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.

24. I ___________ (put) sugar in my coffee.

25. He ___________ (not hit) the ball over the net.

The answers

1. I lost my watch in the park.

2. David didn´t hurt his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it broke a window.

4. My new shoes didn´t cost a lot of money.

5. I got this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we kept our car.

7. Ali cut his knee.

8. The glass fell off the table.

9. The glass didn´t break.

10. We sold our old car.

11. We bought a new car.

12. The bell didn´t ring.

13. We all went into school.

14. The dog caught the ball.

15. The man didn´t kneel down.

16. Our cat ran onto the road.

17. Jane didn´t write a letter.

18. I bought a new camera last week.

19. We drove to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad didn´t take me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth gave Eva a chocolate.

22. Jack and Jill didn´t go up the hill.

23. Her ring cost ten Euros.

24. I put sugar in my coffee.

25. He didn´t hit the ball over the net. 

IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs

infinitive- past simple- past participle -meaning

arise arose arisen levantarse; surgir

awake awoke awoken despertarse

be was/were been ser, estar

bear bore born soportar; llevar

beat beat beaten golpear; vencer

become became become llegar a ser;convertirse

begin began begun empezar

bend bent bent doblar, flexionar

bet bet bet apostar

bind bound bound vendar; encuadernar

bite bit bitten morder

bleed bled bled sangrar

blow blew blown soplar

break broke broken romper

bring brought brought traer; llevar

broadcast broadcast broadcast emitir

build built built construir

buy bought bought comprar

cast cast cast echar, arrojar

catch caught caught coger, atrapar

choose chose chosen elegir

cling clung clung aferrarse, agarrarse

come came come venir

cost cost cost costar

creep crept crept deslizarse; trepar

cut cut cut cortar

deal dealt dealt tratar

dig dug dug cavar, excavar

do did done hacer

draw drew drawn dibujar

dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed soñar

drink drank drunk beber

drive drove driven conducir

dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled morar

eat ate eaten comer

fall fell fallen caer

feed fed fed alimentar

feel felt felt sentir

fight fought fought luchar

find found found encontrar

fit fit/fitted fit/fitted encajar, ajustar

flee fled fled huir

fling flung flung arrojar

fly flew flown volar

forbid forbade forbidden prohibir

forecast forecast forecast prever, predecir

forget forgot forgotten olvidar

freeze froze frozen congelar(se)

get got got obtener

give gave given dar

go went gone ir

grow grew grown crecer; cultivar

hang hung/hanged hung/hanged colgar

have had had tener

hear heard heard oir

hide hid hidden ocultar(se)

hit hit hit golpear

hold held held sostener, coger

hurt hurt hurt herir

keep kept kept guardar; quedarse

kneel knelt/kneeld knelt/kneeled arrodillarse

knit knit/knitted knit/knitted tejer, hacer punto

know knew known saber, conocer

lay laid laid colocar, poner

lead led led guiar, llevar

lean leant/leaned leant/leaned apoyar(se)

leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped saltar

learn learnt/learned learnt/learned aprender

leave left left dejar; salir

lend lent lent prestar

let let let dejar, permitir

lie lay lain estar tumbado

light lit lit encender

lose lost lost perder

make made made hacer, fabricar

mean meant meant significar

meet met met encontrarse; conocer

mow mowed mown/mowed cortar, segar

pay paid paid pagar

prove proved proven/proved probar, demostrar

put put put poner

quit quit quit dejar

read read /red/ read /red/ leer

ride rode ridden montar, cabalgar

ring rang rung sonar/tocar timbre/teléfono

rise rose risen levantarse

run ran run correr

saw sawed sawn/sawed serrar

say said said decir

see saw seen ver

seek sought sought buscar

sell sold sold vender

send sent sent enviar

set set set poner

sew sewd sewn/sewed coser

shake shook shaken agitar

shear sheared shorn/sheared esquilar

shed shed shed verter, derramar

shine shone shone brillar

shoot shot shot disparar; filmar

show showed shown mostrar

shrink shrank shrunk encoger(se)

shut shut shut cerrar

sing sang sung cantar

sink sank sunk hundir(se)

sit sat sat sentarse

sleep slept slept dormir

slide slid slid resbalarse

sling slung slung tirar, arrojar

smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled oler

sow sowed sown/sowed sembrar

speak spoke spoken hablar

speed sped/speeded sped/speeded conducir a mucha velocidad

spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled deletrear

spend spent spent gastar; pasar tiempo

spin spun/span spun girar

spit spit/spat spit/spat escupir

spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled derramar

split split split dividir

spoil spoilt spoilt estropear

spread spread spread extender; untar

spring sprang sprung brotar, nacer

stand stood stood estar de pie

steal stole stolen robar

stick stuck stuck pegar; encajarse

stink stank stunk apestar

strike struck struck golpear

sting stung stung picar (insecto)

strive strove striven esforzarse, luchar

swear swore sworn jurar

sweep swept swept barrer

swell swelled swollen/swelled hinchar(se)

swim swam swum nadar

swing swung swung balancear

take took taken coger

teach taught taught enseñar

tear tore torn rasgar

tell told told decir

think thought thought pensar

throw threw thrown lanzar

thrust thrust thrust empujar

tread trod trodden pisar

understand understood understood comprender

wake woke woken despertar(se)

wear wore worn llevar puesto

weave wove woven/weaved tejer

weep wept wept llorar

wet wet/wetted wet/wetted mojar

win won won ganar

wind wound wound enrollar; dar cuerda

wring wrung wrung torcer, retorcer

write wrote written escribir

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