Past Simple (regular verbs)
Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below in the correct column.
repeat worry finish start phone call miss enjoy visit marry listen cry
play hate wash climb live arrive talk look stay ask clean
travel open like walk carry stop mix plan decide tidy
cons + y double cons
-d - ed - ied + - ed
phoned repeated worried missed
hated finished enjoied called
lived visited married
arrived listened cried
liked played carried
decide washed tidied
climbed
talked
looked
stayed
asked
cleaned
traveled
opened
walked
stoped
mixed
planed
Write sentences in Past Simple:
1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)
A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning. E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last summer.
1- My sis tidies her room yesterday morning 1- john stayed at Mary's home the last summer
2- My sis didn't tidy her room yesterday morning 2-John didn't stay at Mary's home
3- did my sis tidy her room? 3-Did John stay at Mary's home?
B) We / live / in New York / in 1997. F) You / start / school / ten years ago.
1- We lived in NY in 1997 1- You started school ten yeras ago
2- We didn't live in NY in 1997 2- You didn't start school ten yeras ago
3-Did we live in NY? 3- Did you start...
C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night. G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.
1- Tom traveled to Dublim las night 1- The film ended very late last weekend
2- Tom didn't travel to.. 2- The film didn't end very late last weekend
3- Did tom travel..? 3- Did the flim end very late?
D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday. H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.
1- I cleaned my teeth twice yesterday 1- Sue a Pat talked on the phone yesterday
2- I didn't claen my teeth 2- We didn't talk on the phone
3- Did I clean my teeth? 3- Did we talk...?
Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.
tidies
- My sister .............................. (tidy) her stayed
- John ................................. (stay) at his
bedroom yesterday morning. granny’s house last summer.
phoned
- We ................................ (phone) our ended
- The film ........................... (end) very late
cousins last week. yesterday.
played
- The girls ............................... (play) on the lived
- My family .......................... (live) in New York
computer last night. in 1995.
traveled
- I ....................................... (travel) to Paris cleaned
- You .............................. (clean) your teeth
three months ago. three times yesterday.
Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.
enjoyed
1- Lucy ................................. her birthday presents.
walked
2- Last weekend I ............................. in the mountains for 2 hours.
enjoyed
3- We .............................. the party very much.
listened
4- Ken ............................... to his favourite CD yesterday.
studied
5- My sister .................................. Maths for an exam.
traveled
6- They .................................. to the USA in 2003.
washed
7- Dad ................................ his car last weekend.
finished
8- The film ............................... at 11:30.
Write the sentences in negative.
didn't like
1- Lucy ...................................................... her birthday presents.
Last weekend I didn't walk in the mountains for 2 hours.
2- .........................................................................................................................................................
We didn't enjoy the party very much.
3- .........................................................................................................................................................
Ken didn't listen to his facourite CD yesterday.
4- .........................................................................................................................................................
My sister didn't study Maths for an exam.
5- .........................................................................................................................................................
They didn't travel to the USA in 2003
6- .........................................................................................................................................................
Dad didn't wash his car last weekend
7- .........................................................................................................................................................
the film didn't finish ar 11:30
8- .........................................................................................................................................................
What did you do yesterday? Put a ( ) or a ( ).
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Write questions about the previous activities and answer them.
brush yotur teeth
1- Did you ............................................................. yes i did
yesterday? ......................................................
Did u help at home yesterday
2- ................................................................................................? Yes I did
......................................................
Did u watch a film on tv yesterday
3- ................................................................................................? Yes I did
.......................................................
Did u study english yesterday
4- ................................................................................................? No i didn't
.......................................................
Did you listen to music yesterday
5- ................................................................................................? Yes I did
.......................................................
Did u phone a friend
6- ................................................................................................? No i didn't
.......................................................
Dis u use the computer
7- ................................................................................................? No i didn't
.......................................................
Did you play tennis
8- ................................................................................................? No i didn't
.......................................................
Ask your classmate the questions and compare the answers.
Use and or but to join the actions.
1- Yesterday I ................................................................................................................................
I haven't a classmate for compare
2- .........................................................................................................................................................
3- .........................................................................................................................................................
4- .........................................................................................................................................................
5- .........................................................................................................................................................
6- .........................................................................................................................................................
7- .........................................................................................................................................................
8- .........................................................................................................................................................
Past Simple (irregular verbs)
Complete the table.
Then complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
hacer
forget olvidar
heard escuchar
drove manejar
do hacer
found encontrar
break romper
had tener
ate comer
swim nadar
drunk beber
run correr
cut cortar
get tener
went
- She ...................... (go) to school on foot yesterday. gave
- My dad ................... (give) me a CD for my birthday.
ate
- Paul ..................... (eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple. had
- Ana ..................... (have) a bath last Sunday.
got
- I ...................... (get) up very early last night. swam
- We ...................... (swim) in the Mediterranean sea.
found
- They ....................... (find) 50 euros in the street. wrote
- Joe ..................... (write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.
Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...
didn't drink
- I drank coffee but I ................................. tea.
didn't find
- She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.
didn't break
- The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.
didn't have
- He had a shower but he .................................. breakfast.
didn't make
- My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.
didn't speak
- We spoke English and French but we ................................... German.
Match the pictures with the actions and write the Past Simple of the verbs.
ate a sandwich
did the homework made a cake
rode a bike had a shower
read the newspaper did the washing up
Write questions about Alex and answer them.
Did he drik a coffee? No, he didn't. He ate a sanwich
Did alex watch TV? no, he didn't. Alex did the homework
Did Alex claen his bedroom? No he didn't. Alex made a make
Did Alex drive a car? No he didn't. Alex rode a bike-
Did Alex swim in the pool? No he didn't. Alex had a shower.
Did Alex read a book? No he didn't. Alex read a newspaper.
Didd Alex walk to the dog? No he didn't. Alex did the washing up,.
went
were
was
traveled
stayed
were
went
Mary likes and the children love .
sunbathed
So Mary and Mum ................................ played
(sunbathe) and the children ........................... (play) with
made
the ball and .......................... swam
(make) sandcastles. Dad ........................... (swim) in the sea and
read
........................ (read) the had
under the umbrella. We usually ...................... (have) lunch in
a visited
near the beach. In the afternoon they ................................ (visit) very interesting
went
places. One day They ......................... (go) out in a were
. It .................... (be) amazing!
liked
They .......................... (like) the saw
best. They ...................... (see) different ,
some and even a jumped
.............................. (jump) in front of the boat. They also
watched
......................... took
(watch) some people feed the fish. Mary ...................... (take) a lot of .
enjoyed
The family ........................... (enjoy) a lot.
rained
The last day it ........................ went
(rain). The whole family ....................... (go) to a shopping centre.
bought
They ............................... returned
(buy) some souvenirs. In the afternoon they ............................. (return)
had
home. Mary and her family ..................... (have) a great time there !!!!
WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE:
1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)
A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago. I) The children / play / tennis and basketball /
at the sports centre.
1- He phoned a friend an hour ago
1- the children played tennis and basketball at the spot cent
2- He didn't phone a friend an huor ago
2- the children didn'y play tennin and basketball
3- Did he phone a friend an hour ago?
3- Did the children play tennis and basketball?
B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
J) You / do / your homework / last weekend.
1- My father bought a jeep last week
1- You did your homework last weekend
2- My fathe didn't buy a jeep
2- You didn't do your homework last weekend
3- Did my father buy a jeep?
3- did you do your homework last weekend
C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party
K) My friend / study / German / last year.
1- the girls wour skirts to the party
1- My friend studied German last year
2- the girls didn't wear skirts to the party
2- My friend didn't study German last year
3- Did the girls wear skirts to the party
3- Did my friend study german?
D) I / wash / my hair / last night
L) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday morning
1- I washed my hair last night
1- I got up at seven last Sunday morning
2- I didn't wash my hair last night
2- I didn't get up at seven last Sunday morning
3- Did i wash my hair last night?
3- Did I get up at seven last Sunday morning?
E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa
M) We / visit / our friends / yesterday evening
1- jean send four emails to Lisa
1- we visited our friends testerday evening
2- Jean didn't send 4 emails to Lisa
2- We didn't visit our friends
3- Did Jane send four emails to Lisa?
3- Did we visit pur friends?
F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags /
yesterday morning N) She / have lunch / in an Italian restaurant
1- The old lady carried heavy bags yesterday morning 1- She had lunch in an italina restaurant
2- The old lady didn't carry heavy bags.. 2- She didn'y have lunch in a italian restaurant
3- Did the old lady carry heavy bags? 3- Did she have lunch in a italian restaurant?
G) The film / end / very late / last weekend O) They / watch / TV / in the living room
1- The film ended vary late last weekend 1- They watched tv in the livieng room
2- The film didn't end vary late last weekend 2- They didn't watch tv.
3- Did the film end vary late last weekend 3- Did they watch tv?
H) They / go / to bed / at midnight P) He / drink / orange juice / for breakfast
1- They went to bed at midnight 1- He drank orange juice for breakfast
2- They didn't go to bed at midnight 2- He didn'y drink oranje juice for breakfast
3- Did they go to bed ar midnight? 3- Dis he drink oranje juice for breakfast?
Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the
previous sentences.
Use these wh- words:
WHERE WHAT TIME WHEN WHAT HOW MANY WHO
who did he phone?
A) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did my father buy a jeep?
B) - ............................................................................................................................................
where did the gilr wear skirt?
C) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did i wash my hair?
D) - ............................................................................................................................................
how many emails send Jean?
E) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did the old lady carry heavybags?
F) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did the film end?
G) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did they go to bed?
H) - ............................................................................................................................................
where did the clidren play tennis?
I) - ............................................................................................................................................
When did you do your homework?
J) - ............................................................................................................................................
what did your friedn study?
K) - ............................................................................................................................................
what time did i get up?
L) - ............................................................................................................................................
when did we visite pur friends?
M) - ............................................................................................................................................
where didi she have lunch?
N) - ............................................................................................................................................
what did they watch?
O) - ............................................................................................................................................
what dis he drink?
P) - ............................................................................................................................................
