Past Simple

WAS, WERE, REGULAR VERBS

1. It ……………………… the race so she ………………………….
swimming as fast as she could. (be, start)
2. ………………… you …………………………. TV yesterday?
(watch)
3. I ……………………… my teeth and I ……………………… my
hair an hour ago. (brush, wash)
4. Mike ……………………….. his room last Saturday. (tidy)
5. She ………………………. when she ……………………… her
ankle. (cry, twist)
6. They …………………… very tired because their journey
……………….. very long. (be, be)
7. It …………………… very late so she ……………………. to the
bus stop. (be, rush)
8. I …………………………. my homework two hours ago.
(finish)
9. We …………………………. sleepy so we
………………………… to go to sleep. (not be, not want)
10. My parents ……………………………….. to buy a new car.
(decide)
11. ………………….. you …………………….. me yesterday?
(call)
12. She ………………………… me a few minutes ago. (text)
13. We ………………………….. tennis in our PE lesson last
week. (play)
14. Why ………………….. you …………………………… off the
computer? (switch)
15. We …………………………. the Internet to do our project.
(use)
16. Where ……………….. you an hour ago? (be)
17. My cat ……………………………. a tree in the morning.
(climb)
18. I ………………………………. to eat anything for breakfast. I
………………………. hungry. (not want, not be)
19. Somebody ……………………………… on the door and we
………………………. scared. (knock, be)
20. ……………………. you ………………………… your dog in the
afternoon? (walk)
Key:

1. It was the race so she started swimming as fast as she could. (be, start)
2. Did you watch TV yesterday? (watch)
3. I brushed my teeth and I washed my hair an hour ago. (brush, wash)
4. Mike tidied his room last Saturday. (tidy)
5. She cried when she twisted her ankle. (cry, twist)
6. They were very tired because their journey was very long. (be, be)
7. It was very late so she rushed to the bus stop. (be, rush)
8. I finished my homework two hours ago. (finish)
9. We weren’t sleepy so we didn’t want to go to sleep. (not be, not want)
10. My parents decided to buy a new car. (decide)
11. Did you call me yesterday? (call)
12. She texted me a few minutes ago. (text)
13. We played tennis in our PE lesson last week. (play)
14. Why did you switch off the computer? (switch)
15. We used the Internet to do our project. (use)
16. Where were you an hour ago? (be)
17. My cat climbed a tree in the morning. (climb)
18. I didn’t want to eat anything for breakfast. I wasn’t hungry. (not want, not be)
19. Somebody knocked on the door and we were scared. (knock, be)
20. Did you walk your dog in the afternoon? (walk)