IRREGULAR VERBS: SIMPLE PAST

ate – bought – brought – did – drove – flew – forgot – got – had – paid –
said – sang – saw – spoke – stood – took – went – wrote

Replace the verbs in the sentences below with their conjugated forms
from the box above.

1. My wife (buy) __________________ a new car yesterday.

2. I (write) __________________ an essay in English last week.

3. She (eat) __________________ a salad and two apples for lunch.

4. He (forget) __________________ his mother’s birthday last year.

5. They (fly) __________________ to Madrid from London.

6. She (go) __________________ to the park for a run about an hour ago.

7. I (speak) __________________ to them on the telephone this morning.

8. We (take) __________________ the train to Madrid last night.

9. They (sing) __________________ Happy Birthday to their grandmother at the

party.

10. The children (bring) ___________________ their books to the class.

11. They (have) __________________ plenty of food to eat.

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 12. You (stand) __________________ next to me in the queue for the bus
yesterday morning.

13. They (drive) __________________ a long way by car to get here.

14. He (get) __________________ a lot of presents for his birthday.

15. She (do) __________________ all her homework before going to bed.

16. I (see) __________________ him in the street on my way to work.

17. We (pay) __________________ them for the food and then we left the
restaurant.

18. She (say) __________________ her name was June.

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 Answers key

1. My wife (buy) bought a new car yesterday.

2. I (write) wrote an essay in English last week.
3. She (eat) ate a salad and two apples for lunch.
4. He (forget) forgot his mother’s birthday last year.
5. They (fly) flew to Madrid from London.
6. She (go) went to the park for a run about an hour ago.
7. I (speak) spoke to them on the telephone this morning.
8. We (take) took the train to Madrid last night.
9. They (sing) sang Happy Birthday to their grandmother at the party.
10. The children (bring) brought their books to the class.
11. They (have) had plenty of food to eat.
12. You (stand) stood next to me in the queue for the bus yesterday
morning.
13. They (drive) drove a long way by car to get here.
14. He (get) got a lot of presents for his birthday.
15. She (do) did all her homework before going to bed.
16. I (see) saw him in the street on my way to work.
17. We (pay) paid them for the food and then we left the restaurant.
18. She (say) said her name was June.

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