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Past Simple Part 1

The document provides a series of grammar exercises focusing on the simple past tense. It includes: [1] filling in blanks with simple past verbs, [2] sorting verbs into columns based on their spelling in the past form, [3] identifying correct past time expressions, [4] completing sentences with irregular past verbs, [5] writing the past form of sample verbs, [6] filling in blanks with past verbs, [7] the same but from a set of options, and [8] filling in blanks with past participles from a set of options. The exercises are designed to practice and demonstrate mastery of verbs in the simple past tense.

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Past Simple Part 1

The document provides a series of grammar exercises focusing on the simple past tense. It includes: [1] filling in blanks with simple past verbs, [2] sorting verbs into columns based on their spelling in the past form, [3] identifying correct past time expressions, [4] completing sentences with irregular past verbs, [5] writing the past form of sample verbs, [6] filling in blanks with past verbs, [7] the same but from a set of options, and [8] filling in blanks with past participles from a set of options. The exercises are designed to practice and demonstrate mastery of verbs in the simple past tense.

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REVISION Level GREEN Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________

Part 1- Past simple


1. Put in the verbs in brackets into the correct places. Use the Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: she the Internet? (to surf) Answer: Did she surf the Internet? I my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) Susan to England by plane? (to go) They a farm two weeks ago. (to visit) Jenny and Peggy their brother. (not/to help) The children at home last weekend. (not/to be) When you this wonderful skirt? (to design) My mother into the van. (not/to crash) The boys the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) you your aunt last week? (to phone) He milk at school. (not/to drink)

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

2. Place the verbs in the correct column. Worked Talked Stopped Died cleaned moved finished started /t/ Worked decided wanted walked played received earned liked cried /d/ cleaned lived opened enjoyed recorded /id/ decided watched stayed traveled

3. Circle the correct past time expression: a. I went to the cinema last night / last evening. b. I had an English lesson yesterday afternoon / last afternoon.

c. My sister got married the last year / last year. d. I worked very hard last week / in last week.

e. f.

Some friends came round yesterday evening / last evening. I went to Italy for last September / last September.

g. I got up late yesterday morning / last morning.

4. Read the text. Put the irregular verbs (in brackets) into the Past Simple:

Emily Carr, British Columbia's most famous artist, _________ (be) born in 1871. Her parents ___________ (die) when she was still a teenager. She _________ (study) art in San Francisco and Paris, but when she ____________ (come) back to Victoria, she __________ (keep) a house called "The House of All Sorts", where she __________ (be) the landlady. Many years later, she __________ (begin) painting again. To find subjects for her paintings, she ___________ (take) trips into the forests of British Columbia, and she often ____________ (meet) with the First Nations people and ___________ (paint) them too. Emily Carr also __________ (write) several books, and she ____________ (win) the Governor General's Award for one of them.

5. Write the past simple form of each verb. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. do - ___________ buy - ___________ come - ___________ hear - ___________ feed - ___________ hurt - ___________ forget - ___________ write - ___________ think - ___________ speak - ___________ k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. begin - ___________ find - ___________ tell - ___________ steal - ___________ swear - ___________ mistake - ___________ let - ___________ keep - ___________ freeze - ___________ do - ___________

6. Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verb in parentheses. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. A mosquito ___________ (bite) me! Grandpa ___________ (catch) eight fish on our fishing trip. When Whitney stepped in the gum, her flip-flop ___________ (stick) to it. They ___________ (wake) up at 4:30 a.m. to catch their 7:00 flight. We ___________ (fly) from New York to Atlanta for the conference last month. My stomach ___________ (feel) strange for hours after I ate that old bread. Stephanie ___________ (give) her sister a CD for her birthday. Ben and Matt ___________ (make) a movie about a really smart janitor at Harvard. The dog ___________ (dig) a hole in the yard. I stepped in the hole and ___________ (break) my ankle.

7. Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of one of the following verbs: go, be, see, drink, swim, eat, fall, get, blow, hit. Some verbs may be used more than once. Alicias birthday party ___________ a lot of fun. We ___________ all so happy to be together. We ___________ for a walk on the nature trail, where we ___________ a snake! Then we ___________ in the lake. That ___________ fun until Joey ___________ off of the rope swing and ___________ his head. Then we decided to stop swimming, and Alicia opened her gifts. She ___________ lots of great presents. After that, she ___________ out the candles on her cake, and we ___________ cake, ___________ soda and played games until dark. 8. Fill in the blanks with the past participle of one of the following verbs: see, go, ride, get, throw, be, have, eat, make. Some verbs may be used more than once. Dear Mom, Camp has ___________ a blast! This week, Ive ___________ some cool crafts, ___________ a horse, ___________ kayaking, and ___________ about 30 hot dogs! Weve ___________ all kinds of snakes and bugs, and I paid Nathan 5 dollars to eat a spider. Hes ___________ up 4 times since then! I think Ive ___________ the most mosquito bites of all the kids in my cabin. Its sort of a contest, so I havent ___________ using the bug spray you sent. Sorry! I miss you and Dad, but Ive ___________ so much fun. See you soon! Love, Adam

REVISION Level GREEN Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________

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