NAME: _______________________________________________________________DATE: ________

Past Tense - Irregular Verbs – Negative & Affirmative

Complete the sentences below using the example given.

Ex. Bill usually eats cereal for breakfast.

He didn’t eat cereal yesterday. He ate toast.

1. Ben usually gets up at 7:00.

He ________________________ at 7:00 yesterday. He _______________________ at 8:00.
2. Ben usually takes a shower.
He ________________________a shower yesterday. He _______________________ a bath.
3. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper.
He _______________________ the Times yesterday. He ______________________ the Post.
4. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00.
He ____________________________ the house at 8:00. He ______________________ at 9:00.
5. Ben usually takes a bus to work.
He _____________________________ a bus yesterday. He _______________________ a taxi.
6. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
He _________________________ his boss in the morning yesterday. He _______________ him in the
afternoon.
7. Ben usually writes 10 letters every morning.
He _________________________ write 10 letters yesterday. He __________________ 5 letters.
8. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
He ___________________________ lunch in the office yesterday. He ________________ lunch in a
restaurant.
9. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
He _________________________ a lot of appointments yesterday. He only _________________ a few.
10. Ben usually goes home at 6:00.
He __________________________ home at 6:00 yesterday. He __________________ home at 7:00.
NAME: _______________________________________________________________DATE: ________

Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.

1. I _____________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _______________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where __________________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I ____________________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We __________________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _____________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle ______________________ (die).

9. We __________________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. ___________________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. They __________________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She __________________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I ___________________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. ___________________________ (he / call) you?

16. __________________________ (I / forget) something?

17. What time __________________________ (the film / start)?

18. He ______________________________ (have) a shower.

19. Why ____________________________ (you / come)?

20. _______________________________ (he / go) to the party?