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.