Past Simple Tense Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Tense Simple: 1. Paul .......

(drink) beer last night. 2. Diana ......(not play) the piano last night. 3. Daniel ... (walk) through the forest yesterday. 4. Mother ..... (prepare) dinner last night. 5. His brother ....(hurry) to catch the last train for Cardiff. 6. Tony ..... (not speak) to his grandfather after supper. 7. Shakespeare ..... (write) both comedies and tragedies. 8. The Second World War ..... (begin) in 1939. 9. Julie ....... (buy) jam and sugar at the store yesterday. 10. They ......(not grow) carrots in their garden last year. 11. Tom ....(lose) all his money last night. 12. Susie ..... (wake up) late yesterday morning. 13. The teacher ..... (read) us an interesting article last week. 14. She ..... (buy) a new pair of shoes yesterday. 15. The Browns ....... (meet) their friends at the cinema yesterday. 16. I ..... (eat) a lot of fresh fruit last week. 17. Mary ..... (go) for a walk with her friend yesterday evening. 18. The children ......(not make) a robot from empty boxes yesterday. 19. Jane ..... (take) her dog for a walk last night. 20. They ..... (see) a good film on TV last Sunday. 21. She ......( not give) me a wonderful present. 22. Ben ....... (read) Robinson Crusoe when he was eleven. 23. Tony ..... (have) a good time at my birthday party. 24. I ...(not remember) the address. 25. We ..(play) chess very well. 26. He.. (leave) home at 8.00 yesterday. 27. She .(agree) with you. 28. They .(feel) very cold. 29. She ....(sell) fresh grapefruit juice last week. 30. She .(spend) all her money on clothes. 31. You ...(know) the answer. 32. The dog .(chase) the cat. 33. The cat .(climb) the tree quickly. 34. The dog (start) to bark. 35. I .(want) to chase the dog away. 36. The cat (look) happy. 37. Father (not watch) TV last night. 38. The teacher .(not, talk) about Robinson Crusoe last week. 39. I .(not, want) to read the book. 40. I .....(not, walk) to my friends house two days ago. 41. The reporter ..(not, ask) the film star a lot of questions. 42. They .(not, travel) a lot on their holiday.

43. Mother ...(fry) fish yesterday. 44. The little boy ...(cry) for his mother. 45. The scientist .(study) English when he was a child. 46. They ..(play) tennis together last week. 47. They ....(stay) at home because the weather was bad. 48. John and Susan ..(try) to write a song for the school festival. 49. Your friend .... (break) his leg in the park yesterday. 50. . He . (bring) you flowers last Saturday? 51. Where .. (be) you last night? 52. Her mother .. (not cook) pancakes yesterday. 53. My friend ..(buy) a new dress last Saturday. 54. We . (stay) at a hotel last summer. 55. ..... he .. .(not come) to Cluj last winter? 56. This dress .(cost) her a lot of money. 57. There . (not be) any books on my desk yesterday. 58. My cat ...(cut) its leg yesterday. 59. We (not eat) cheeseburgers last Thursday. 60. Where ... you . (lose) your keys yesterday? 61. These men .. (work) a lot yesterday. 62. I ..(forget) my jacket at school last Monday. 63. Wendy .(get) A good mark yesterday. 64. I ....(eat) a lot of fresh fruit last week. 65. Mary ...(go) for a walk with her friend yesterday evening.

Put the verbs into the Simple Past. Yesterday my family and I visited (visit) my grandparents. My mother ________________ (help) my grandmother in the garden. My father _________________ (clean) the windows outside. My brother and I _________________ (watch) cartoons on TV with my grandfather. Later we _________________ (play) outside in the garden. We __________________ (climb) the tree to our tree-house. We ________________ (stay) there all afternoon. Then our mother _________________ (call) us because it was time to go home. Our grandparents _________________ (kiss) us goodbye and we _________________ (return) home. We ________________ (arrive) home at 8 oclock. Father ________________ (look) for the key, ________________ (open) our front door and we all ________________ (walk) inside.

Yesterday my brother and I helped (help) our mother in the house. First we _______________ (clean) our rooms and then we _______________ (wash) our clothes. After that we _______________ (cook) some spaghetti. The spaghetti _______________ (not/ be) very nice, but our mother ______________ (be) happy to eat it. Then I ______________ (have) a bath and my brother and I _______________ (watch) TV.

Last Saturday my father _____________ (take) my friends and me to the circus. We ______________ (see) lots of things. My father _______________ (buy) us some popcorn and ______________ orange juice. We ______________ (eat) the popcorn and _______________ (drink) the orange juice. We _______________ (laugh) at the funny clowns. There _______________ (be) a lion-tamer. The lions _______________ (do) tricks; they ________________ (jump) through hoops. A girl __________________ (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all _______________ (have) a wonderful time.

Last Sunday we __________(go) on a picnic in the country. My mother ______________ (drive) the car. My father _______________ (sleep) all the way there because he _________________ (be) tired. When we ________________ (arrive) we _________________ (run) straight to the river. We _________________ (swim) for a long time and then we _______________ (eat) our lunch. After lunch my father and I ________________ (play) rugby. We ________________ (leave) at six oclock and ________________ (go) home. We all ________________ (have) a lovely time.

My grandfather had a nice life. When he was young, he__________________ (live) on a farm in the country. He_________________ (look) after the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to the University where he __________________ (study) Geography. He ________________ (play) the piano in a band. When the war _________________ (start) he ___________________ (try) to join the Army, but he _________________ (end) up in the Navy. When his ship sank, only five men ________________ (escape). They __________________ (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. There, my grandfather met my grandmother and they ________________ (marry) after three weeks. He says that he ________________ (want) to marry her quickly in case he _______________ (die) in the war.

Tom _______________ (visit) his friends Mary and Mark last weekend. It _______________ (be) Marys birthday on Sunday, but they __________________ (celebrate) it on Saturday night. They ___________________ (stay) at the disco until one oclock in the morning. Mary _________________ (enjoy) it. She _________________ (dance) all night! On Sunday, Tom and his friends _________________ (be) tired. They ________________ (stay) in bed until 11 oclock. In the afternoon, they ___________________ (walk) in the park. But it was cold and rainy, so they __________________ (walk) home again and _______________ (watch) a video.

Dear Jane, I ______________ (try) to phone you yesterday, but you ________________ (not be) in the house, so I am writing this letter to you. Last weekend I ____________ (visit) my cousin. It ______________ (rain) all day on Saturday, so we _____________ (stay) in and _____________ (watch) TV. The films ____________ (be) OK, but I ______________ (want) to be outside!

On Sunday, the weather _____________ (be) great. We _____________ (play) tennis all afternoon and ______________ (enjoy) ourselves. I _______________ (miss) my train. I _______________ (arrive) at the station at 9 oclock and my train ______________ (be) at 8.30.

Choose the right verb, put it in the Simple Past and fill in the blanks. write drive drink be do tell see come buy take sit cost meet go

Yesterday morning we went to the market. We ______________ our shopping baskets. Father ______________ us there by car. At the market, we ______________ some fruit and vegetables. I _______________ some birds that I wanted to buy. They _______________ a lot of money. Mother ________________ me they ________________ too expensive. Then we _____________ some friends and we all ____________ to a caf. We ______________ at a table outside and ________________ orange juice. Then mother and I ________________ home. In the afternoon I ________________ my homework and _________________ a letter to my grandmother.

have had

hasnt got live

lived didnt stay

is are

go was

were didnt go

works stays worked

They live in a big house in London. Mr Smith _____________ in a school. He ______________ is a teacher. Mr and Mrs Smith _____________ two children, Tina and Andrew. They ______________ to school. They ______________ very good students. Mrs Smith ____________ at home, she _____________ a job. Last year the family _______________ in France. Mr Smith ________________ in an English school there, too. Their children ____________ younger then so they _________________ to school. They _____________ a nanny to look after them because Mrs Smith ________________ a job then. She _________________ a teacher, too. She _________________ at home. They ________________ all a lot happier this year than they _________________ in France last year.

1. The dog (run) away from home because his owner (not feed) him. R:

2. Why you (write) such a short composition? R:

3. He (take) a bad mark yesterday. R:

They (spend) all their money on sweets. R:

4. You (see) the big truck in front of our school? R:

5. You (be) at home last night? R:

6. Tom (not hear) us knocking at his door. R:

7. They (find) a stray puppy in the street. R:

8. My cousin (come) to visit me at the weekend. R:

9. You (give) her your address? R:

10. I (wash) my hands and face ten minutes ago. R:

11. It was hot yesterday and we (clean) all the windows. R:

12. The boys (play) football last Sunday. R:

13. The baby was hungry and (cry) all night. R:

14. Frank (wait) a long time for the bus this morning. R:

15. The lesson was easy, but some pupils (ask) a lot of questions. R:

16. Dan usually goes to work by bus, but yesterday he (walk) R:

17. Emily was sick yesterday and (stay) at home. R:

18. We (watch) TV last night. R:

19. I (do) my homework late last night. R:

1. Am mncat ngheat. 2. Am fost la cumprturi. 3. Mi-am cumprat o rochie. 4. M-am jucat fotbal. 5. Am vizitat muzeul. 6. Am mancat mere ieri. 7. Ai baut cafea cu lapte ieri. 8. Saptamana trecuta ai muncit opt ore. 9. Anul trecut ai alergat 15 kilometri. 10. Vara trecuta ai desenat o floare rosie 11. Iarna trecuta nu ai plecat la bunici. 12. Mama ta nu a gatit tort anul trecut. 13. De ce nu ai plans ieri? 14. Cand a venit sa te vada? 15. Masina rosie a intrat in park. 16. Copilul frumos si-a facut tema. 17. El nu a spalat cainele luna trecuta. 18. Noi nu am curatat geamurile ieri. 19. Noi nu am dansat cu tatal nostru vinerea trecuta. 20. De ce ai plecat la scoala? 21. Voi ati platit pentru papusa roza. 22. Noi am cumparat o geanta albastra si pantofi verzi. 23. Ei nu au cantat la petrecerea Roxanei. 24. Eu am jucat un joc interesant saptamana trecuta. 25. El nu a inotat cu mine luna trecuta. 26. Ea a avut doua pisici albe. 27. Eu am fost fericita. 28. Casa ta a fost mai mare acum cinci ani. 29. Masina mea a fost mai buna anul trecut. 30. Tema mea a fost mai grea decat a ta. 31. Noi nu am cautat cartile tale.

32. Voi ati intrat in camera mea. 33. Ele au plecat in alt oras primavara trecuta. 34. Eu nu am ramas acasa noaptea trecuta. 35. El nu a inceput scoala saptamana trecuta. 36. Eu am dormit in patul meu. 37. Ea s-a plimbat prin parc ieri. 38. El l-a intrebat pe profesorul meu cand am terminat orele. 39. Eu mi-am facut temele. 40. Noi l-am iubit pe fratele lui. 41. Andreea mi-a dat o floare. 42. Mihai si Dan au auzit un avion ieri. 43. Noi nu i-am scris lui o scrisoare. 44. Iarna trecuta a nins. 45. Vara trecuta am fost la plaja. 46. De ce nu mi-a spus ca ai plecat? 47. De ce nu mi-a desenat o ferma colorata? 48. Noi nu am cerut doua portocale. 49. Luna trecuta am fost la concert. 50. Ioana mi-a cumparat biletele. 51. Am imprumutat palaria ei. 52. Am folosit doua rate ca sa fac mancarea. 53. Nu am stiut ca vaca ta e mov. 54. El s-a gandit ca masina cea noua e a lui. 55. De ce ai crezut ca banii lui sunt ai tai? 56. Cand ai preferat sa canti melodia lui? 57. Pasarea ta a zburat toamna trecuta. 58. Mi-au placut biscutii tai. 59. Am fost mai frumoasa decat fata aceea. 60. Tu ai fost mai rau decat prietenul lui Mihai. 61. Acesti baieti au fost mai fericiti decat baietii aceia. 62. De ce ceaiul meu a fost mai fierbinte decat cafeaua ta?