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 Worryed Stopped
Hated Finished Enjoyed
Lived Started Marryed
Arrived Called Cryed
Liked Missed Played
Decided Visited Stayed
Listened Carryed
Washed Tidyed
Climbed
Talked
Looked
Asked
Cleaned
Traveled
Opened
Walked
Mixed
Planes
Write sentences in Past Simple: 1- I cleaned my teeth twice yesterday.
1- Affirmative 2- I didn’t clean my teeth twice yesterday.
2- Negative 3- Did I clean my teeth twice yesterday?.
3- Interrogative (Yes / No) E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last
summer.
A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday 1- John stayed at Mary’s house last
morning. summer.
1- 2- John didn’t stay at Mary’s house last
2- summer.
3- Did John stay at Mary’s house last
3- summer?.
B) We / live / in New York / in 1997. F) You / start / school / ten years ago.
1- 1- You started school ten years ago.
2- 2- You didn’t start school ten years ago.
3- Did you start school ten years ago?.
3-
2-
C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.
3-
1-
2- G) The film / end / very late / last
weekend.
3-
1- The film ended very late last weekend.
D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.
2- The film didn’t end very late last weekend. 2- Sue and Pat didn't talk on the phone
3- Did the film end very late last weekend?. yesterday.
3- Did Sue and Pat talk on the phone
H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.
yesterday?.
1- Sue and Pat talked on the phone yesterday.
Write the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.
- My sister tidyed (Tidy) Her Bedroom - John stayed (stay) at his granny’s
yesterday morning. house last summer.
- We phoned (phone) our cousins last - The film ended (end) very late
week. yesterday.
- The girls played (play) on the computer - My family lived (live) in New York in
last night. 1995.
- I traveled (travel) to Paris three - You cleaned (clean) your teeth three
months ago. times yesterday.
Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.
1- Lucy ................................. her birthday presents.
2- Last weekend I ............................. in the mountains for 2
hours.
3- We .............................. the party very much.
4- Ken ............................... to his favourite CD yesterday.
5- My sister .................................. Maths for an exam.
6- They .................................. to the USA in 2003.
7- Dad ................................ his car last weekend.
8- The film ............................... at 11:30.
Write the sentences in negative.
1- Lucy ...................................................... her birthday presents.
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8- ...............................................................................................................................................
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What did you do yesterday? Put a ( ) or a ( ).
Write questions about the previous activities and answer them.
1- Did you .............................................................
yesterday? ...................................................... 2-
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3- ................................................................................................? .........................................
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6- ................................................................................................? .........................................
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7- ................................................................................................? .........................................
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8- ................................................................................................? .........................................
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Ask your classmate the questions and compare the
answers. Use and or but to join the actions.
1- Yesterday
I ................................................................................................................................
2- ...............................................................................................................................................
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3- ...............................................................................................................................................
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4- ...............................................................................................................................................
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7- ...............................................................................................................................................
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8- ...............................................................................................................................................
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Past Simple (irregular verbs)
Complete the table.
Then complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
- She ...................... (go) to school on foot yesterday. - My dad ................... (give) me a CD for
my birthday.
- Paul ..................... (eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple. - Ana ..................... (have) a bath last
Sunday.
- I ...................... (get) up very early last night. - We ...................... (swim) in the
Mediterranean sea.
- They ....................... (find) 50 euros in the street. - Joe ..................... (write) a letter to Mary
2 days ago.
Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined
verbs.
Yesterday ...
- I drank coffee but I ................................. tea.
- She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.
- The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.
- He had a shower but he .................................. breakfast.
- My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.
- We spoke English and French but we ................................... German.
Match the pictures with the actions and write the Past Simple of the
verbs.
Write questions about Alex and answer them.
Mary likes and the children love .
So Mary and Mum ................................ (sunbathe) and the children ...........................
(play) with the ball and .......................... (make) sandcastles. Dad ...........................
(swim) in the sea and ........................ (read) the under the umbrella. We
usually ...................... (have) lunch in a near the beach. In the afternoon
they ................................ (visit) very interesting places. One day
They ......................... (go) out in a . It .................... (be) amazing!
They .......................... (like) the best. They ...................... (see) different
, some and even a .............................. (jump) in front of the boat.
They also ......................... (watch) some people feed the fish. Mary ......................
(take) a lot of .
The family ........................... (enjoy) a lot.
The last day it ........................ (rain). The whole family ....................... (go) to a
shopping centre.
They ............................... (buy) some souvenirs. In the afternoon
they ............................. (return)
home. Mary and her family ..................... (have) a great time there !!!!
WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE:
1- Affirmative B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No) 1-
2-
A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.
3-
1-
2- C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the
party
3-
1-
2- 1-
3- 2-
3-
D) I / wash / my hair / last night
1- K) My friend / study / German / last
year.
2-
1-
3-
2-
E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa
3-
1-
L) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday
2-
morning
3-
1-
F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags / 2-
yesterday morning
3-
1-
M) We / visit / our friends / yesterday
2-
evening
3-
1-
G) The film / end / very late / last 2-
weekend
3-
1-
N) She / have lunch / in an Italian
2-
restaurant
3-
1-
H) They / go / to bed / at midnight 2-
1- 3-
2-
O) They / watch / TV / in the living
3- room
I) The children / play / tennis and 1-
basketball / at the sports
centre. 2-
1- 3-
2- P) He / drink / orange juice / for
breakfast
3-
1-
J) You / do / your homework / last
weekend. 2-
3-
Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the
previous sentences.
Use these wh- words:
WHERE WHAT TIME WHEN WHAT HOW MANY
WHO
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