Past Simple exercises.

Complete the following sentences with the words

provided below in Past Simple Tense.
classify
copy
cry
deny
dry
errify
try
He
his face with a handkerchief.

The news

He

them.

his curiosity.

to his letter last week.

all the accusations.

The wounded soldier

He

Tom

with pain.

the motto with great care.

all possible means.

identify

reply

satisfy

All the bodies were

The students

yesterday.

all the sentences according to their complexity.

ESL Past Simple exercises. Complete the following sentences with the words
provided below in Past Simple Tense.
accuse
arrive dance decide escape puzzle
survey waste
Last time we
together at the Browns' party.

We

She

to spend holidays abroad.

late as usual.

Unfortunately, I

They

We

money when it was too late.

Smith of murder.

a lot of time.

receive

revise

He behaviour

us immensly.

Six prisoners

from the jail a few days ago.

Some time ago the author

his book.

all the materials and I still have no results.

Past Simple tests. Transform the following sentences in Present Simple into
the sentences in Past Simple. Remember that all the verbs used in this
exercise belong to the group of irregular verbs.
Hens
eggs.
Hens lay eggs.
They lead donkeys.
I let the cat out.
He often lies to me.
He lies in bed until noon.
He lights his cigarette.
He loses money.
Jockeys ride horses.
We lose money.

They
I
He often

donkeys.
the cat out.
to me.

He

in bed until noon.

He

his cigarette.

He

money.

Jockeys
We

horses.
money.

Hunters shoot animals.

Hunters

animals.

Past Simple exercises ESL. Transform the following sentences in Present

Simple into the sentences in Past Simple. Remember that all the verbs used
in this exercise belong to the group of irregular verbs.
The ship
.
The ship sinks.
He steals money.
Peter swims very well.
She throws the ball.
I wake up at six.
I beat him.
She bites the apple.
They build houses.
She catches the ball.
They build a house.

He

money.

Peter

very well.

She

the ball.

up at six.

him.

She

the apple.

They

houses.

She
They

the ball.
a house.

The Past Simple Tense Exercises. Complete the gaps with the verbs in
brackets at the end of the sentences in Past Simple Tense. There are both
regular and irregular verbs in this exercise.
1. She _________well. (cook)
2. She _________a large sum of money for that picture. (pay)
3. She _________ the book and read a few lines. (open)
4. He _________ to keep you waiting. (hate)
5. The child _________ bitterly. (weep)
6. He _________ many people on his way to work. (meet)

7. The doctor _________ him to stop smoking. (tell)

8. We __________ many questions to the chairman at the meeting. (put)
9. I _________ very good music. (hear)
10. We __________ on horseback during our holidays. (ride)
11. He _________ us his library. (show)
12. He __________ well. (sleep)
13. I _________ buy some more food. (have to)
14. He _________ both French and English. (teach)
15. You ___________ your milk quickly. (drink)
16. They __________ in a great forest. (camp)
17. She __________ many letters home. (write)
18. He _________ to his office by car. (go)
19. The telephone bell _________ . (ring)
20. We ___________ to learn this song by heart. (try)
21. It __________ a lot to us. (mean)
22. I __________ not allowed to show you her letter. (am)
23. We ___________ clothes in this little shop. (buy)
24. We ____________ get up earlier. (must)
25. This coat ____________ very little. (cost)
26. He ___________ bring you my answer. (can)
27. She __________ hot cakes for the children. (keep)
28. __________ you translate this poem? (can)

29. We ___________ in the lake. (swim)

30. They ___________ a new house. (build)