PAST SIMPLE

1.Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the Past Simple.

1. Daniel …………………..(write) a letter from England.

2. Why didn't she come to the party? Her mother …………. (let) her go!
3. We………...(feel) better after the exam.
4. They………….(fly) across the country to see the concert.
5. Aren't there any pancakes left? No, there aren't. Mum………….(freeze) them last night.
6. Did they win the match? No, they didn't. The other team……….(win). One player
…………...(hit) his head and had to …………...(quit) the game.
7. What did you do yesterday? I ……………..(go) to the beach and when I ……………..
(come) back home I…………...(do) my homework.
8. Did she give you anything for lunch? Yes, she………….(give) me a sandwich.
9. Where did you learn English? I……………...(learn) English at school.
10. Did you bring your homework? No, I didn't. I ………………….(forget) the at my
grandmother's house. But I………………...(bring) some of Grandma's cookies.

2. Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the Past Simple.

1. I ……………….. (make) a very nice present for my father. I…………...(cut) out a paper
heart and………………. (attach) it to a piece of red cardboard. It …………...(look) very
nice. I………………..(listen) carefully but I couldn't hear what he………...( say).
2. She……………...(remember) that song when he……………..(start) to sing it. And then
she…………….( sing) it too.
3. A girl is hurt. She ……………...(fall) from the stairs. She ………………..(shout) a lot but
nobody ………………….(hear) her because the windows were closed. When her
mother…………...(open) the door, she ………………..( find) the girl crying.
4. Maria ………………...(lie) to me. She …………...(tell) me that her father was sick but
it……….. (be) not true. She ………………..(hurt) my feelings because I ……………..
(trust) her.
5. I ………….(take) some tennis lessons. I…………… (played) for six months and I
……………..(like) it a lot. Then I ………….( sell) my racket because I ………………….
(start) doing other sports.

3. Complete the sentences with the negative form of the Past Simple.

1. We…………………...(work) hard enough. We had to repeat the exam.

2. She…………………..(choose) that subject. She preferred taking Maths rather than French.
3. I……………. (like) the film. It was quite boring.
4. He ……………. (sleep) well. He looks tired.
5. I ………… (think) about it.
6. I think they had a fight. They ……………...(shake) hands.