Name: Class: Date:

Grammar: The Simple Past Tense

Complete the sentences with correct word from the box:

1. My daughter _______ to drive a car last

take
year.
steal

build 2. Emma __________ her the colour of her hair to blond.

show 3. I ___________ a delicious chocolate cake for tea.

teach
4. Steve ____________ to the manager on the phone.
change
5. George ______________ his old shoes away in the bin.
speak
6. My mother ___________ a well-known lawyer.
make
7. Lilly ___________ me the things she bought in the sale.
sing

grow 8. Dad ______________ us all to the cinema last week.

book 9. Tim ___________ vegetables in his back garden.

eat
10. Somebody __________ my son’s bicycle last night.
do
11. That lady over there ___________ Geography.
feel
12. The government _________ a big school near our house.
throw

play 13. My father ______ the piano and mum _____ a song for us.

learn 14. We have already ________ our flights to California.

become 15. The children _______ some sandwiches at the park.

16. I ____________ all the house work before going out.

17. Jamie ________ very excited after passing the driving test.