Use Past Simple to Common time

talk about: expressions:

 an action that
happened at a
definite time in
the past
I was hungry after
school yesterday.
We bought a new
computer last week.
Carol stayed in
bed last Friday.
yesterday/the day
before yesterday,
last week/month/year
winter/summer,
last Friday/Monday,
three hours/days/
weeks/months/years
ago,
in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the

correct form.

1. When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl

Change the sentences into negative or interrogative.
1. Sally left the window open last night. (-)
_______________________________
2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
_______________________________
3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
_______________________________
4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
_______________________________
5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
_______________________________
6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
_______________________________
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
2. Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come)
back home an hour ago.
3. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and
Helen, meet) last week?
4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with
my sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.
5. Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his
bike last Saturday.
6. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in
the corridor this morning?
7. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
8. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive)
to Southampton last weekend.
9. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook)
for dinner yesterday?
10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(spend) their honeymoon in Italy.
11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring)
her project?
12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a new
MP3 player last night.
 1. Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

work eat
finish give
look tell
close have
play run
try blow
repair understand 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the
correct form.
act shut
visit pay 1. When I was a little girl I didn’t
watch catch drink coffee.
2. Mr. Parker came) back home an
injure take
hour ago.
paint forget 3. Where did Greg and Helen meet
travel sit last week?
collect meet 4. I shared a room with my sister
when we were kids.
bake ring 5. Peter fell off his bike last
Saturday.
6. Who did you talk to in the
3. Change the sentences into negative corridor this morning?
or interrogative. 7. We didn’t build our house by
ourselves.
1. Sally left the window open last night. (-) 8. Nick and Terry drove to
Sally didn’t leave the window open last night. Southampton last weekend.
2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) 9. What did your mum, cook for
Did you wash up the dishes after dinner? dinner yesterday?
3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) 10. My grandparents spent their
The kids didn’t wake up early last Saturday. honeymoon in Italy.
4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-) 11. Why didn’t Amy bring
We didn’t fly to Dublin last month. her project?
5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) 12. Dave smiled at me.
Robert didn’t cross the road in a hurry. 13. I dreamt about a new
6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?) MP3 player last night.
Did Jane and Nan run after dog?