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Worksheet Simple Past – regular verbs

Simple Past: Add -ed or -d

Examples: cook - cooked, love - loved.

Exercise 1. Fill in the Simple Past form.

1. He learns English. (simple present)

He ______________ English. (simple past)

2. I like apples. (simple present)

I ______________ apples. (simple past)

3. They ask many questions. (simple present)

They ______________ many questions. (simple past)

4. We open the windows. (simple present)

We ______________ the windows. (simple past)

5. She talks to David. (simple present)

She ______________ to David. (simple past)

Exercise 2. Fill in the Simple Past form.

6. She ______________ in Scotland. (to live)

7. They ______________ at the weekends. (to work)

8. John ______________ a flat in Edinburgh. (to rent)

9. Lisa ______________ her present. (to open)

10. Ben ______________ his bike. (to scratch)

11. Sue ______________ basketball. (to play)

12. Helen ______________ her new school. (to love)

13. The shops ______________ at nine o'clock in the evening. (to close)

14. Mother ______________ the turkey. (to cook)

15. Emily ______________ a cake (to bake)

16. First I ______________ TV, then I ______________ my friend. (to watch/to visit)

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Gramática da Língua Inglesa Exercício do Mês
Elementary
May 2012 Past Simple (regular verbs)

Write the regular verbs in the Past Simple (affirmative, negative or interrogative).

Example: I loved (love) the song.

1. John and I …………………… (dance) all day long.

2. The boys …………………… (not study) yesterday. They ……………………

(play) video games.
3. …………………… (Susan/visit) her grandparents last weekend?

4. The man …………………… (carry) the heavy parcel to the post office.

5. The man …………………… (look) at the price list and …………………… (walk)
away.
6. Mrs Brown …………………… (not photocopy) the documents and she
…………………… (not reserve) a table for two, but she …………………… (type)
a lot of letters and …………………… (answer) a lot of phone calls.
7. …………………… (he/arrive) on time? No, he …………………… He
…………………… (arrive) ten minutes late.
8. She …………………… (walk) past us and …………………… (not look) at us. She
just …………………… (ignore) us.
9. …………………… (he/wash) the car yesterday?
No, he ……………………, but he …………………… (dust) the furniture.
10. Victor …………………… (ask) a lot of questions, but Jane ……………………
(not answer) any of them.
11. She …………………… (decide) to go to the cinema alone because they
…………………… (not want) to see the film she …………………… (want) to see.
12. …………………… (you/finish) what I …………………… (ask) you this morning?
No, I ……………………, but I …………………… (phone) Mr Smith and
…………………… (e-mail) him the documents.

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