Exercises on the past simple

I. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1. They collected postcards. →

2. You jumped high. →
3. Albert played squash. →
4. The teacher tested our English. →
5. Fiona visited her grandma. →
6. He washed the car. →
7. You were thirsty. →
8. He had a computer. →
9. I bought bread. →
10. You saw the house. →

II. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I .............. (spend) my holiday in England.

2. It ................ (be) great.
3. I .......................... (travel) around by car with two friends and we ............... (visit) lots of
interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually.................. (go) to a pub.
5. One night we ……… (learn) some English dances.
6. We ……………. (be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It……………………… (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we ……………….(see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where…………………… (spend / you) your last holiday?