C) Fill in the blanks with was, wasn’t, were, weren’t

1. A: How ______ your school trip last weekend?

B: It ______ fantastic.
2. A: ______ your parents at the theatre at eight
o’clock yesterday evening?
B: No, they ______ .
3. A: What ______ the weather like in London last
winter?
B: It ______ cold and snowy.
4. A: Where ______ Beverly and Amber at half past
four after school?
B: They ______ at the library.
5. A: Who ______ with you in the school garden?
A) Fill in the blanks with was or were
B: Philip ______ with me.
1. I ______ at school at 8 o’clock yesterday.
6. A: ______ there a lot of people at the shopping
2. My mother ______ a nurse ten years ago. mall this afternoon?
3. ______ Linda and Karen friends last year? B: No, there ______ .
4. Mr. Perez ______ at the hospital last weekend. 7. A: The Millers ______ at home last night. Where
5. The kids ______ hot and thirsty after the match. ______ they?

6. Her parents ______ on holiday in Hawaii. B: They ______ at the hospital. Rose ______ ill.

7. Nikola Tesla ______ a great inventor.

8. ______ Mrs. Clark in her garden this morning? D) Read the answers and write questions to the
9. They ______ at the tennis court two hours ago. underlined words.
1. _____________________________________?
10. My mother and I ______ bored yesterday.
The football match was at 7 o’clock.
11. Who ______ the girl at the party last night?
2. _____________________________________?
12. There ______ lots of cars on the street today.
I was with my parents at the picnic last Sunday.
13. ______ there any milk in the fridge yesterday? 3. _____________________________________?
14. He ______ only twelve years old last year. Isaac Newton was born on 25 December 1642.
15. Amy ______ hungry and thirsty after work. 4. _____________________________________?
Yes, Thomas Edison was a great inventor.

B) Answer the questions about yourself. 5. _____________________________________?

Elvis Presley was a famous American singer.
1. Where were you at 9 p.m. yesterday evening?
6. _____________________________________?
________________________________________ .
Harold was at the zoo yesterday afternoon.
2. Where and when were you born?
7. _____________________________________?
________________________________________ .
No, I wasn’t with Janice at the park yesterday.
3. Were you a student three years ago? 8. _____________________________________?
________________________________________ . Mr. and Mrs. Lee were in London last winter.
4. What was your first teacher’s name? 9. _____________________________________?
________________________________________ . The kids were in their beds at 7 o’clock today.
5. What was the weather like yesterday morning? 10. _____________________________________?
________________________________________ . The ceremony was at about 4 p.m. last Friday.
NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: Regular
I I
You You
He He
She played tennis. She didn’t play tennis.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
you you you
he he he
Did she play tennis? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
they they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (wait)___________ ten minutes for the bus.

2. He usually walks to work, but he (not / walk) ________ ________ to work yesterday.
3. I was really (surprise) ___________ when my friend (cook) ___________ dinner.
4. A: ___________ you (order)___________ your food? B: Yes, we ___________.
5. My friends (not / play)__________ __________ tennis last Tuesday.
6. Troy (want)___________ to (study)___________ for the final exam.
7. First, we (boil)___________ the water, and then we (pour) ___________ it into a cup.
8. A: ___________ they (laugh)___________ at your joke? B: No, they ___________.
9. What time (do)___________ you (arrive)___________ at school this morning?
10. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (land)___________ on the moon in July, 1969.
11. What ___________ you (do) ___________ last Saturday?
12. I (work)___________ forty hours last week.
13. A: ___________ you (fix)___________ your bicycle? B: No, I ___________.
14. The bag was very heavy, so I didn’t (carry)___________ it to the truck.
15. How many times (do)___________ you (text)___________ your friend yesterday?
NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: Irregular
I I
You You
He He
She ate dinner. She didn’t eat dinner.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
you you you
he he he
Did she eat dinner? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
they they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

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.
NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU
PAST SIMPLE
 Answer the questions about you. Use the past
simple in your answers.

1. What did you do yesterday?

_________________________________________________________

2. What time did you go to bed last night?

_________________________________________________________

3. What time did you get up this morning?

_________________________________________________________

4. What did you have for breakfast this morning?

_________________________________________________________

5. What time did you arrive in class today?

_________________________________________________________

6. What did you watch on TV yesterday?

_________________________________________________________

7. How much money did you spend yesterday?

_________________________________________________________

8. Did you go on-line this morning?

_________________________________________________________
NAME: ________________________ ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR & IRREGULAR
 Use the past simple to complete the sentences.

1. 2. 3.

Bobby (swim) ___________ His brother Sam They (camp) ___________

at the beach on Saturday (ride) ___________ his in their back yard Saturday
morning. bicycle . evening.

4. 5. 6.

Mrs. Brown (drive) ___________ Mr. Brown (go) ___________ They (have) ___________
downtown to visit her friend on fishing at the lake. lunch together in the
Sunday morning. . afternoon.

7. 8. 9.

On Sunday afternoon, Michael His mother (work) ___________ They (eat) ___________ popcorn
(read) ___________ a book in the garden. and (watch) ___________ TV in
about dinosaurs. the evening.

10. 11. 12.

Tom and Sally (play) Their cat, Fluffy, (sleep) Their dog, Spot, (watch)
___________ ___________ on the sofa ___________ Fluffy.
together all weekend. all weekend.