Past Simple Form Other Verbs – NO TO BE

Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. I Worked (work) in a bank for ten years.

2. Where did you lived (you / live) when you were young?

3. She Didn’t study (not / study) French at university.

4. He Travelled (travel) through the Middle East last year.

5. Did they visited (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?

6. She didn’t watch (not / watch) TV yesterday.

7. We bought (buy) a new car last weekend.

8. Where did you taught (you / teach) before you came here?

9. He didn’t think (not / think) that he was right.

10. I cooked (cook) steak last night.

11. Did Lucy read (Lucy / read) ‘War and Peace’ at school?

12. She didn’t write (not / write) to her grandmother.

13. We Had (have) a computer when I was a child.

14. Where did you went (you / go) on holiday?

15. I Loved (love) ice cream when I was a child.

16. They doesn’t meet (not / meet) yesterday.

17. She swam (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?

18. We Doesn’t play (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was

raining.

19. He Tried (try) to lift the box but he couldn’t.

20. What did you eat (you / eat) for lunch?

Complete the paragraph with the simple past form of the irregular
verbs in parentheses.

My last job wasn’t very challenging and I knew (know) that I wanted
to make a change. One day I came (come) home from work and
sat (sit) down on the couch. As I was watching TV, the phone rang
(ring). It was my friend, John. He told (tell) me about his new
position at a company in Mexico. John told (tell) me that the
company was hiring and that he thought (think) I might be interested
in working for the company. I said (say) that I was interested, and he
told (tell) me he would (will) talk to one of the recruiters about me.

A week later, a recruiter called me and we Set up (set up) a phone

interview. The phone interview went (go) well, and the recruiter told
(tell) me that the next step was a face-to-face interview in Mexico.

My employer let (let) me take vacation and I bought (buy) a round-trip

ticket to Mexico City. I chose (choose) to take a flight with a long
layover in Lima, Peru. I took (take) advantage of the situation and I
left (leave) the airport and saw (see) some of the city. I went (go) to a
traditional Peruvian restaurant where I ate (eat) a great meal and
drank (drink) a delicious pisco soup.

When I finally got (get) to Mexico, I was exhausted. I found (find) my

hotel and paid (pay) for the room. As soon as I lay down (lie down), I
fell (fall) asleep. I slept (sleep) for almost 11 hours.
The next morning, I woke up (wake up), had (have) breakfast, and
read (read) the paper. After that, I spoke (speak) to one of the
company’s recruiters and they sent (send) a taxi for me.

I got (get) to the office at 9 AM. The receptionist met (meet) me in the
lobby and led (lead) me to the conference room. She
brought (bring) me a cup of coffee and said (say) that the recruiter
would (will)be right with me. I felt (feel) a bit nervous, but I
knew (know) I had the right profile for the job. Fortunately, the
interview went (go) very well.

After the interview, the recruiter said (say) they wanted to hire me.
They made (make) me an offer and I took (take) it. I went (go) home
and started making preparations. I quitted (quit) my job, sold
(sell) my car and said (say) goodbye to my friends and family. A
month later I arrived in Mexico to start my new job.