Worksheet · 1.

1 Past simple of regular verbs A

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Name: No.: Class: Date: / /

Use of English
A. Write the verbs in the past simple in the columns according to their ending pronunciation.
carry cry drop enjoy enter faint

happen intend kiss laugh like listen

marry paint plant stay touch try want

/d/ /t/ /id/

B. Complete using the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (play) table tennis with my cousins last weekend.

2. Sheila (not / arrive) on time yesterday.
3. Which film you (watch) last night?
4. We really (enjoy) the sports meeting yesterday afternoon.
5. She (not / clean) the whiteboard properly.
6. she (explain) the exercise to you?
7. The police (stop) us at the school gate this morning.
8. She (marry) her high school sweetheart.
9. Susan (cry) when she heard the news.
10. Why Ian (change) his mind?
11. They (not / close) the door when they left.
12. I (drop) my mobile phone but it’s still OK.
13. Where they (stay) on holiday?
14. They (laugh) when they saw his new clothes.

C. Bearing in mind the spelling pattern of the past simple, find the odd word out.

1. skip / hop / trip / jog / walk

2. carry / marry / play / try / cry
3. enjoy / fry / stay / play / pray
 Worksheet · 1.1 Past simple of regular verbs B
Name: No.: Class: Date: / /

Use of English
A. Place the verbs in the past simple in the right columns according to their
ending pronunciation.
carried cried dropped enjoyed entered fainted

happened intended kissed laughed liked listened

married painted planted stayed touched tried wanted

/d/ /t/ /id/

B. Choose the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (play) table tennis with my cousins last weekend.

a) plaied b) playd c) played
2. Sheila (not / arrive) on time yesterday.
a) not arrived b) didn’t arrive c) didn’t arrived

3. Which film you (watch) last night?

a) did … watch b) didn’t … watch c) watched
4. We really (enjoy) the sports meeting yesterday afternoon.
a) enjoyd b) enjoyed c) enjoied
5. The police (stop) us at the school gate this morning.
a) stoped b) stopd c) stopped
6. She (marry) her high school sweetheart.
a) married b) marryd c) maried

7. Why Ian (change) his mind?

a) did … changed b) did … change c) did … changes
8. They (not / close) the door when they left.
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a) didn’t closed b) not closed c) didn’t close

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