The Simple Past Tense

Positive statements in the Simple Past, regular verbs - Exercise 1

Explanation: Simple Past - verbs

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements. Example: I ______ to the teacher. (to talk) Answer: I talked to the teacher.

1) Jane a film. (to watch) 2) He a box. (to carry) 3) They their father. (to help) 4) John and Amy things. (to swap) 5) I to Andrew. (to talk) 6) Susan with Peter. (to dance) 7) The boys basketball. (to try) 8) We a trip. (to plan) 9) She her hair. (to wash) 10) The car at the traffic lights. (to stop) Positive statements in the Simple Past - Exercise 2 Explanation: Simple Past - verbs Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements. Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help) Answer: She helped her mother in the kitchen. 1) They something to drink. (to order) 2) Last summer I to Stuttgart. (to go) 3) She her homework in the afternoon. (to do) 4) He to 10. (to count) 5) Our cat a big mouse. (to catch) 6) In 2001 our class a trip to Norwich. (to make) 7) The weather really nice. (to be) 8) The secretary the file yesterday. (to delete) 9) Paul nothing to me. (to say) 10) The people something to each other. (to whisper) Simple Past - Negation of sentences in English - Exercise 1  Explanation: Simple Past Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliary. Example: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom ______________ a letter. Answer: Tom wrote a letter. - Tom did not write a letter. or Tom didn't write a letter. 1) He played handball. - He handball. 2) Susan waited in the kitchen. - Susan in the kitchen. 3) I made the beds. - I the beds. 4) They cleaned the classroom. - They the classroom. 5) She asked a lot of questions. - She a lot of questions. 6) The friends got new computers. - The friends new computers. 7) I was in Sofia last weekend. - I in Sofia last weekend. 8) You built a house. - You a house. 9) Christian bought a new guitar. - Christian a new guitar. 10) We went shopping. - We shopping. Simple Past - Negation of sentences in English - Exercise 2 Explanation: Simple Past Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliary. Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message. Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text message. 1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy a new shirt. 2) They went shopping last Friday. - They shopping last Friday. 3) She had a bath in the morning. - She a bath in the morning. 4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We like a big ice-cream. 5) The students sat down. - The students down. 6) Marie ran home. - Marie home. 7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers hands on the deal. 8) William rode a horse. - William a horse. 9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. - The nurse Peter's temperature. 10) I understood what the teacher said. - I what the teacher said. Negation of English sentences in the Simple Past - Exercise 3 Explanation: Simple Past Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms (sometimes with a preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries. Example: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank ______________ the radio. Answer: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank did not turn on the radio. or Frank didn't turn on the radio. 1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter at seven. 2) The children ran home. - The children home. 3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I to take the book with me. 4) We turned off the computer. - We the computer. 5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend the baby. 6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne a bottle of cola. 7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys into the water. 8) He finished his homework. - He his homework. 9) They brushed their teeth. - They their teeth. 10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady invitation cards. Questions in the Simple Past - Exercise 1 Explanation: Questions in the Simple Past Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use Simple Past. Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to meet) Answer: Did they meet their friends? 1) you the door? (to close) 2) Claire the housework? (to finish) 3) he a bath yesterday? (to have) 4) the boy into the lake? (to jump) 5) Ronald the Tower of London? (to visit) 6) Peggy and Olivia after the baby? (to look) 7) she the invitation cards herself? (to make) 8) the girl the ketchup bottle? (to drop) 9) Tim the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy) 10) they karate this morning? (to practise) Simple Past - Questions - Exercise 2 Explanation: Questions in the Simple Past Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Example: ____________ their friends? (they/to meet) Answer: Did they meet their friends? 1) after the cat? (the dog/to run) 2) photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take) 3) to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen) 4) a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have) 5) text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to send) 6) pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear) 7) hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say) 8) the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open) 9) chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play) 10) breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make) Sentences and questions in the Simple Past - Exercise 1 Explanation: Simple Past Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: ____ she ____ the Internet? (to surf) Answer: Did she surf the Internet? 1) I my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) 2) Susan to England by plane? (to go) 3) They a farm twoo weeks ago. (to visit) 4) Jenny and Peggy their brother. (not/to help) 5) The children at home last weekend. (not/to be) 6) When you this wonderful skirt? (to design) 7) My mother into the van. (not/to crash) 8) The boys the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) 9) you your aunt last week? (to phone) 10) He milk at school. (not/to drink) Sentences and questions in the Simple Past - Exercise 2 Explanation: Simple Past Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: The children ______ their sandwiches. (to forget) Answer: The children forgot their sandwiches on Monday. 1) When you in London? (to be) 2) We in a flat when we were in Paris. (not/to live) 3) What you yesterday? (to lose) 4) He magic tricks at the party. (not/to do) 5) Mandy her room on Thursday. (not/to tidy up) 6) Frank a room with Henry when they in Rome? (to share) (to be) 7) I Physics at school. (not/to like) 8) the shop assistant 10 percent off the price? (to take) 9) She the correct word in the exercise. (to use) 10) Why the baby this morning? (to cry) was or were - Simple Past - Exercise Put in was or were into the gaps.   1) I ... in Canberra last spring. 2) We ... at school last Saturday. 3) Tina ... at home yesterday. 4) He ... happy. 5) Robert and Stan ... Garry's friends. 6) You ... very busy on Friday. 7) They ... in front of the supermarket. 8) I ... in the museum. 9) She ... in South Africa last month. 10) Jessica and Kimberly ... late for school.