Past simple – irregular verbs Worksheet

Name __________________________________________________________ No.: _____ Class: __________

Date: _____/ _____ / _____ Teacher _________________________________________________________

A. Complete the crossword puzzle with the past simple of these verbs.

1. go 3
2. see 9
3. make
2
4. have
5. do 7
6. get 8 10
7. buy 5 6
8. begin
9. sing
10. take
4
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B. Complete the sentences with verbs from exercise A in the affirmative.

1. I _________________ to England last summer holidays.
2. Last week we _________________ a fantastic play at the theatre.
3. The students _________________ some grammar mistakes in their English test.
4. My father _________________ a beautiful love song to my mother on Valentine’s Day.
5. She’s feeling tired because she _________________ up quite early this morning.
6. Yesterday my mum _________________ me a lovely sweater.

C. Rewrite these sentences in the negative form.

1. My father bought a new car last month.
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2. You sent him an email yesterday.
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3. My brother gave me a present for my 12th birthday.
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4. They brought the books back to the school library.
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5. We drove to the city last week.
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Name __________________________________________________________ No.: _____ Class: __________
Date: _____/ _____ / _____ Teacher _________________________________________________________
D. Use the words to make questions. Use the past simple.
• you / go / to the cinema / yesterday / ?
Did you to the cinema yesterday?_______________________________________________________
1. where / she / buy / that dress / ?
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2. what / they / do / last weekend / ?
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3. you / meet / them / yesterday evening / ?
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4. who / he / see / last month / ?.
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5. why / we / leave / the party so early / ?
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E. Complete the text. Write the verbs in brackets in the past simple (affirmative, negative or
interrogative).

Hi, I’m David! Let me tell you what I (1) ______________ (do) last weekend:
I (2) ______________ (go) to my grandparents’ house. They live in the countryside,
near Cambridge.
On Saturday morning I (3) ______________ (get up) at 6 o’clock. My father
(4) _________________ (drive) me to the bus station and I (5) _________________
(catch) the 7 o’clock bus to Grantchester. I (6) ______________ (sleep) the entire
journey.
My grandfather (7) ______________ (meet) me at the station at midday and then
we (8) ______________ (go) to the city centre. We (9) ______________ (have) lunch in
a restaurant.
I (10) ______________ (spend) the weekend helping Grandpa and Grandma in the
farm.
On Sunday afternoon I (11) ______________ (take) the 4 o’clock bus back home.
I (12) ______________ (to be) tired but very happy.
Unfortunately I (13) _________________ (not have) time to visit the exhibition in
the primary school and I (14) _________________ (not meet) my friends. Next time!
What about you? What (15) _________________ (you / do) last weekend?
(16) _________________ (you / go) anywhere interesting?