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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
/
_________________________________
2. you / many / did / ask? / How /
people /
_________________________________
3. a / have / time? / they / Did /
good /
_________________________________
4. did / weekend? / the / What /
do / we / at /
_________________________________
5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did
/ buy /
_________________________________
6. party / on / your / go /
Saturday? / he / Did / to /
_________________________________
7. did / yesterday? / Who / you /
see /
_________________________________
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.
lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2014
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
miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2014
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