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Past Simple Exercises

The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past simple tense. It includes filling in blanks with the past form of verbs, writing verbs in the past tense, and completing sentences using past tense verbs. The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and sample sentences related to everyday activities to help learners practice conjugating verbs and using them correctly in the past tense.

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Past Simple Exercises

The document provides exercises to practice using verbs in the past simple tense. It includes filling in blanks with the past form of verbs, writing verbs in the past tense, and completing sentences using past tense verbs. The exercises cover a variety of common verbs and sample sentences related to everyday activities to help learners practice conjugating verbs and using them correctly in the past tense.

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PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES

1. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.


1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

2. Write in the past simple.


1 play
2 watch
3 wash
4 live
5 carry
6 try
7 clap
8 stop
9 cry
10 work
11 tidy
12 plan
13 like
14 stay
15 dance

3. Complete the sentences with the past tense form of the verb from Exercise 2.
1 Jake and Mike ____________ basketball yesterday afternoon.
2 My mother was a teller. She _______________in a bank.
3 I ______________ in a small house when a was a child.
4 He _____________the heavy box all the way from the downtown.
5 My baby sister _____________almost all day yesterday.
6 Oh, give me a break! I _______________my room yesterday.
7 Do you remember when we _____________ to move to California two years ago?
8 We were at the cinema last night. We _______________ a great comedy.
9 My father is a great dancer. He _____________ for an hour at the party last night.
10 I _______________ at my cousin's place last summer.
12 Did you watch the show last night? I ________________ it very much!
13 When Silvie entered the room everyone ________________ talking.
14 The play was great! The audience ______________ for ten minutes.
15 He ________________ to fix the car but he had to take it to the mechanic.
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1
1. ate
2. Did / drive / did
3. bought
4. went
5. Did / swim / didn’t
6. saw
7. did / drank
8. bit
9. did / get up
10. flew
11. heard
12. broke / hurt
13. caught
14. did / read
15. forgot / bring
Exercise 2
1 played
2 watched
3 washed
4 lived
5 carried
6 tried
7 clapped
8 stopped
9 cried
10 worked
11 tidied
12 planned
13 liked
14 stayed
15 danced
Exercise 3
1 Jake and Mike played basketball yesterday afternoon.
2 My mother was a teller. She worked in a bank.
3 I lived in a small house when a was a child.
4 He carried the heavy box all the way from the downtown.
5 My baby sister cried almost all day yesterday.
6 Oh, give me a break! I tidied my room yesterday.
7 Do you remember when we planned to move to California two years ago?
8 We were at the cinema last night. We watched a great comedy.
9 My father is a great dancer. He danced for an hour at the party last night.
10 I stayed at my cousin's place last summer.
12 Did you watch the show last night? I liked it very much!
13 When Silvie entered the room everyone stopped talking.
14 The play was great! The audience clapped for ten minutes.
15 He tried to fix the car but he had to take it to the mechanic.

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