PAST SIMPLE

1. Complete the chart:

AFFIRMATIVE
I was
You
He..
She
It ..
We
You
They..

NEGATIVE
I ..
You werent
He.
She
It
We.
You
They..

INTERROGATIVE
Was I?
. You?
. He?
She?
.. It?
... We?
.. You?
They?

2. Complete the table:

AFFIRMATIVE
I worked
You
He..
She
It ..
We
You
They..

NEGATIVE
I ..
You didnt work
He.
She
It
We.
You
They..

INTERROGATIVE
Did I work?
You ?
He ?
She ?
It ?
We?
You ?
They ?

3. Complete the table:

AFFIRMATIVE
I broke
You
He..
She
It ..
We
You
They..

NEGATIVE
I ..
You didnt break
He.
She
It
We.
You
They..

INTERROGATIVE
Did I break?
You ?
He ?
She ?
It ?
We?
You ?
They ?
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4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of this

regular verbs.
carry practise stop study travel work
a.
b.

The train .......................... at all the stations.

I .......................... the piano every day last
week.

c.

My family and I .......................... to Italy last

summer.
d.
She .......................... very hard for her exams.
e.
I .......................... my grandmas shopping bags
for her.
f.
My grandad .......................... as a bus driver
when he was young.
5. Look at the past simple forms. Write the base forms of
the irregular verbs.
a. met ..........................
b. had ..........................
c. left ..........................
d. made ..........................
e. became ..........................
f. won ..........................
g. found ..........................
h. went ..........................
i. write ..........................
j. was/were ..........................
6. Complete the text. Use the past simple affirmative os this
verbs. (Be careful! Some are regular; some are irregular).
chat do go have leave
meet sleep walk watch
Yesterday evening (1) ............... dinner at seven oclock.
Then I (2) ............... my homework and (3) ............... TV. I
(4) ............... my friends ay eight oclock at the disco. I
(5) ............... with my friends and danced. We (6) ...............
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the disco at eleven oclock. Unfortunately we missed the last

bus so we (7) ............... home. I (8) ............... to bed ay
midnight. I was very tired so I (9) ............... very well.
7. Complete the sentences. Use be, past simple affirmative
or negative.
a. I ............... at home. I was in town.
b. We ............... in the living room, not in the kitchen.
c. I saw John in the park. He ............... at school.
d. They ............... in England last July. They went to the
USA.
e. He had an enormous pizza for lunch so he ...............
hungry at dinner time.
f. The music ............... very loud so I couldnt sleep.
8. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
Then write true answers.
a. you / at 11.00 p.m. last night / were / in bed ?
..............................................................................
b. You / at school / and your friends / at three oclock
yesterday afternoon / were ?
..............................................................................
c. At six oclock yesterday evening / were / at home /
you?
..............................................................................
d. Your teacher / was / in the classroom / at the
beginning of the lesson ?
..............................................................................
9. Complete the sentences using the past simple negative of
these verbs.
eat go listen play se study
a. We ............... football this morning because the
weather was bal.
b. I ............... that sandwich because I dont like cheese.
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c. We ............... Italian last year, but its my favourite

subject this year.
d. I ............... that programme. Was it good?
e. She ............... to school las Friday because she wa ill.
f. They ............... to the teacher in class.
10.

Make these sentences negative.

a. I bought a T-shirt yesterday.

b. She had pasta for lunch.
c. He met his friend in the park.
d. Cervantes wrote Hamlet.
e. England won the Football World Cup in 2002.
f. I left home early this morning.
11.

Write questions and answers about Jacks

weekend. Use the past simple.
Did Jack surf the Internet? Yes, he did.
Jacks weekend
1. surf the internet
2. read magazines
3. play computer games
4. listen to music
5. go shopping
6. play football

12.
Complete the questions for these answers. Use
the past simple.
a. What did you do yesterday?
I went shopping in London?
b. What ............... ?
I bought some clothes.
c. Where ............... ?
I had lunch in Soho. I saw some famous people.
d. Who ............... ?
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I saw Robbie Williams and Geri Halliwell.

e. When ............... ?
I got home at eight oclock.
f. What time ............... ?
I went to bed at ten oclock.