THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (REGULAR VERBS)

I. Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below in the correct column.
repeat miss play talk open plan
worry enjoy hate look like decide
finish visit wash stay walk tidy
start marry climb ask carry watch
phone listen live clean stop cook
call cry arrive travel mix print

-d - ed cons + y double cons

- ied + - ed

II. Write sentences in Past Simple and make up questions and negative sentences:
1. My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning.
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2. We / live / in New York / in 1997.
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3. Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.
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4. I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.
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5. John / stay / at Mary’s house / last summer.
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 6. You / start / school / ten years ago.
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7. The film / end / very late / last weekend.
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8. Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.
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III. Make up questions and negative sentences. Translate the sentences:

1. Susie played football yesterday.
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2. I watched TV last night.
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3. My mum cooked an apple-pie yesterday.
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4. I helped my mum at home yesterday.
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5. She wanted to eat ice-cream yesterday.
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6. My friends and I played computer games yesterday.
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7. I helped my mum one week ago.
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8. Susan cooked pizza with her mum two weeks ago.
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 THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (IRREGULAR VERBS)
I. WRITE DOWN three forms of irregular verbs:
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
be
come
eat
make
do
write
cut
drink
begin
put
run
swim
know
break
catch
buy
find
get
give
understand
speak
tell

II. WRITE DOWN questions and negative sentences. Translate the sentences:
1. My lesson began at 8 o’clock yesterday.

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2. I broke the bicycle last week.
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3. My friends brought me a present for my birthday party.
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4. People built a new supermarket 2 years ago.

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5. My father bought me an ice-cream last Monday.

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 6. Sasha caught a cold two days ago.
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7. I chose a new dress for my friend in the shop yesterday.
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8. My friends came to my house two weeks ago.
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9. My dad made a house for birds last week.
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10. Many people fed animals in the zoo.

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11. She went to school on foot yesterday.

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12. Paul ate 2 sandwiches and an apple.
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13. I got up very early last night.
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14. They found 50 euros in the street.
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15. My dad gave me a CD for my birthday.
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16. Ana had a bath last Sunday.
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17. We swam in the Black sea.
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18. Joe wrote a letter to Mary 2 days ago.
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III. Make up sentences, using the Past Simple Tense:

1. He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.

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2. My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
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3. The girls / wear / skirts / to the party.
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4. I / wash / my hair / last night.
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5. Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa.
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6. The old lady / carry / heavy bags / yesterday morning.
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7. The film / end / very late / last weekend.
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8. They / go / to bed / at midnight.
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9. The children / play / tennis and basketball / at the sports centre.
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10. You / do / your homework / last weekend.
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11. My friend / study / German / last year.
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12. I / get up / at seven / last Sunday morning.
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13. We / visit / our friends / yesterday evening.
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14. She / have lunch / in an Italian restaurant.
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15. He / drink / orange juice / for breakfast.
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