PAST SIMPLE

1 Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below.

1. stop stopped
…………………… 5. lose ……………………
2. cry …………………… 6. make ……………………
3. travel …………………… 7. eat ……………………
4. swim …………………… 8. sit ……………………

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
1. Pam …………………… (dance) with Ashton at the party.
2. I …………………… (study) for the test at the weekend.
3. Last night, we …………………… (have) beef for dinner.
4. Yesterday, Mum …………………… (buy) flowers and she …………………… (plant)
them in the garden this morning.
5. Janis …………………… (put) the bottles in a carton and her dad ……………………
(carry) them to the recycling bin.

3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
1. Jay / not stop / at the bakery / before school / .
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2. you / get / peppers / for the salad / ?
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3. I / prepare / breakfast / an hour ago / .
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4. Andrea / not wash / the jars / .
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5. why / the students / bring / wood / to school / ?
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6. what / your brother / do / last Wednesday / ?
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4 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
died
Elvis Presley was the King of Rock and Roll. He 1…………………… (die) more than 30
years ago, but his music is still popular today. When he was ten, Elvis
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…………………… (win) a singing competition. But his singing career
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…………………… (not begin) until he was 18. In 1958, when the US military
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…………………… (want) him, he 5…………………… (not stay) at home. He
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…………………… (become) a soldier and 7…………………… (go) to Europe. While he
was away, he 8…………………… (meet) his future wife, Priscilla. Priscilla and Elvis
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…………………… (not have) an easy life because Elvis was often away on tours. Elvis
was only 42 when he died. During his life, he 10…………………… (sing) hundreds of
 songs and 11…………………… (act) in more than 31 films.

5 Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
1. when / Elvis / die
When did Elvis die?
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2. where / he / meet / Priscilla
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3. why / Elvis and Priscilla / have / problems
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4. Elvis / perform / in films
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6 Answer the questions in Exercise 5 according to the text in Exercise 4.

He died more than 30 years ago.
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7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
moved
1. Last year, Jay …………………… (move) to Scotland.
2. …………………… your parents …………………… (give) you money?
3. We …………………… (not go) to the zoo last week.
4. …………………… Shelly …………………… (visit) her uncle yesterday?
5. I …………………… (not know) my grandparents.