Past Simple – regular and irregular verbs:

Mia ___________ (want) to go to Greece last summer but she __________ (go) to Bulgaria instead.

__________ they__________ (invite) you to their wedding? Yes, they _________.

Marko ____________ (make) some nice model planes yesterday.

He ___________ (not sleep) well last night.

My dog _________ (dig) a deep hole in the garden searching for a bone.

She __________ (lose) her key so she ____________(climb) through the window to get inside.

_________ you_________ (have) pizza for dinner? No, I _________.

She _____________ (sit) next to the window on the bus.

He __________ (open) a packet of crisps and _________ (eat) them because he _________ (be) very
hungry.

My sister ___________ (lie) on the bed and __________ (fall) asleep quickly.

Last year my family ____________ (visit) London. We _________ (travel) by train to Calais. My
brother __________ (forget) his MP3 player. He __________ (play) computer games in the car. We
__________ (take) the boat to Dover. My mum _____________(not enjoy) the boat trip. We _______
(eat) fish and chips in a restaurant. But my dad __________ (not like) the food. We ______ (arrive) in
London at 8 o’clock.

He ___________ (phone) his mother last week.

She __________ (take) a taxi to the airport yesterday.

We __________ (not drink) anything. We __________ (eat) some really good chocolate.

They ___________ (have) a picnic last Sunday. They __________ (not stay) at home.

My mum ___________ (make) a chocolate cake for my birthday.

The policeman ____________ (want) to see our documents. He __________ (check) our passports
and _______(tell) us to go .

The baby __________(cry) all night. He ___________(not sleep) well.

I ___________ (think) that Mia’s party _________ (be) the best party ever.

She ___________ (write) me a text message. She __________ (not write) an email.

3. Use the past simple or the past continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ________ (swim) in the pool when it suddenly _______ (start) to rain.

2. While I ________ (look) for my cat, I _______ (find) a small rabbit in the garden.

3. Mike _______ (climb) a hill when he _______ (fall) down and _______ (break) his leg.

4. She _______ (cook) dinner as her husband _______ (set) the table.

5. What _____ you ______ while your brother ________(watch) a film last night?

6. He ______ (jog) in the park at 5 p.m. yesterday.

7. What ______ they ______ (do) at 8 a.m. on Saturday?

8. She _______ (grab) the parcel and ________ (open) it.

9. Everyone _______ (eat) cake when we ______ (arrive) at the party.

10. I ________ (be) at home when they _______ (get) back.