SIMPLE PAST TENSE EXERCISES

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4 CHANGED
6 CRIED
7 COLLECT
10 WORRIED
12 ENJOYED
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2 DECIDED
3 SMILED
5 PRESSED
7 CANCELED
8 MOVED
9 GRABBED
11 SMOKED
 2. Task No. 3617
Rewrite the complete phrases in Simple Past.

EXAMPLE:
I listen →  

ANSWER:
I listen → I listened
Form of the Simple Past
1. we visit → we visited
2. they like → they liked
3. she dances → she danced
4. I play → I played
5. you carry → you carried
6. he stops → he stopped
7. you change → you changed
8. we enjoy → we enjoyed
9. she uses → she used
10. you try → you tried
3. Task No. 3619
Rewrite the complete phrases in Simple Past.
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EXAMPLE:
she invents →  

ANSWER:
she invents → she invented
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Form of the Simple Past
Principio del formulario
1. we wash → we washed
2. I arrive → I arrived
3. they destroy → they destroyed
4. you hurry → you hurred
5. she elects → she elected
6. you marry → you married
7. we plan → we planned
8. he discovers → he discovered
9. they travel → they travelled
10. I prefer → preferred

4. Task No. 4111
Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements.
EXAMPLE:
I   to the teacher. (to talk)

ANSWER:
I talked to the teacher.
Form of the Simple Past
1. Jane watched to a film. (to watch)
2. He carried to a box. (to carry)
3. They helped to their father. (to help)
4. John and Amy swapped to things. (to swap)
5. I talked to Andrew. (to talk)
6. Susan danced to with Peter. (to dance)
7. The boys tried to basketball. (to try)
8. We planned to a trip. (to plan)
9. She washed to her hair. (to wash)
10. The car stopped to at the traffic lights. (to stop)

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6. Final del formulario
Task No. 4113
Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements.
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EXAMPLE:
She   her mother in the kitchen. (to help)

ANSWER:
She helped her mother in the kitchen.
Form of the Simple Past
Principio del formulario
1. They order something to drink. (to order)
2. Last summer I went to Stuttgart. (to go)
3. She did her homework in the afternoon. (to do)
4. He counted to 10. (to count)
5. Our cat catched a big mouse. (to catch)
6. In 2011 our class made a trip to Norwich. (to make)
7. The weather was really nice. (to be)
8. The secretary deleted the file yesterday. (to delete)
9. Paul said nothing to me. (to say)
10. The people whisped0 something to each other. (to whisper)
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16. Final del formulario
Task No. 4131
In this exercise you can test your knowledge about the Simple Past.
Choose the correct answers from the drop down menu or fill in the missing words.

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Simple Past

1. I use the Simple Past for        

2. Typical signal words for he Simple Past are        
3. I add   to the infinitive of regular verbs.
4. If the regular verbs ends in -e, I only add   to the infinitive.
5. With irregular verbs I use the form in the        
6. I use          to form the negative.
7. The contracted form for did + not is  .
8. I use          in object questions.
9. I use          in subject questions.
10. The verb be can have two forms in the Simple Past.
I use   with I, he, she, it and   with we, you, they.
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1. Use of the Simple Past

1.1. actions finished in the past

I visited Berlin last week.

1.2. series of completed actions in the past

First I got up, then I had breakfast.

1.3. together with the Past Progressive/Continuous

The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.
They were playing cards, when the telephone rang.

1st action → Past Progressive → were playing

2nd action → Simple Past → rang

2. Signal words

● Yesterday last week a month ago in 2010 5 years ago

3. Form

regular verbs → infinitive + ed

irregular verbs → 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs

4. Examples

4.1. Affirmative sentences in the Simple Past – regular verbs

Long forms

I cleaned my room.
 You cleaned your room.

He cleaned his room.

4.2. Affirmative sentences in the Simple Past – irregular verbs

Long forms

I went home.

You went home.

He went home.

4.3. Negative sentences in the Simple Past

Do not negate a main verb in English. Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do) and
the infinitive of the verb for negations.

There is no difference between regular and irregular verbs in negative sentences.

Long forms Contracted forms

I did not clean the room. I didn't clean the room.

You did not clean the room. You didn't clean the room.

He did not clean the room. He didn't clean the room.

4.4. Questions in the Simple Past

You need the auxiliary did and the infinitive of the verb.

Long forms

Did I play football?

Did you play football?

Did he play football?

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Task No. 1373
Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use Simple Past.
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EXAMPLE:
  they   their friends? (to meet)

ANSWER:
Did they meet their friends?
Questions in the Simple Past
Principio del formulario
1. Did you closed the door? (to close)
2. Did Claire finished the housework? (to finish)
3. Did he had a bath yesterday? (to have)
4. Did the boy jumped into the lake? (to jump)
5. Did Ronald visited the Tower of London? (to visit)
6. Did Peggy and Olivia looked after the baby? (to look)
7. Did she maked the invitation cards herself? (to make)
8. Did the girl droped the ketchup bottle? (to drop)
9. Did Tim buy the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)
10. Did they practised karate this morning? (to practise)

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Task No. 1375
Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past.
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EXAMPLE:
  their friends? (they/to meet)

ANSWER:
Did they meet their friends?
Questions in the Simple Past
Principio del formulario
1. Did the dog to run after the cat? (the dog/to run)
2. Did you to take photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
3. Did Steven to listen to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4. Did the ladies to have a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have)
5. Did Nancy to text in the French lesson? (Nancy/to text)
6. Did melissa and Ruth to wear pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear)
7. Did your brother to say hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8. Did the teacher to open the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open)
9. Did the girls in your class to play chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play)
10. Did your mother to make breakfast yesterday morning? (your mother/to make)

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Task No. 1417
Use the words in brackets and form questions with question words. Mind the correct tense (Simple
Past) and the word order.
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EXAMPLE:
When  ? (you/to come back)

ANSWER:
When did you come back?
Questions in the Simple Past
Principio del formulario
1. What did he to first? (he/to do/first)
2. Where did you to go after the meeting? (you/to go/after the meeting)
3. How did to be your flight? (to be/your flight)
4. When did they to arrive in Liverpool? (they/to arrive/in Liverpool)
5. Where did grandma to put her glasses? (grandma/to put/her glasses)
6. Why did I to buy it? – I like it. (I/to buy/it)
7. What did Sarah to read in the lunch break? (Sarah/to read/in the lunch break)
8. Why did we to leave so early? – It was terrible. (we/to leave/so early)
9. What did your favourite songs to be last year? (to be/your favourite songs/last year)
10. How did you to feel at the office on ypur first day? (you/to feel/at the office/on your first day)