Past simple – sentences – ANSWERS

We can use past simple sentences to talk about things we did in the past.

1. True or false?
Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

Yesterday I went to the playground. I had lots of fun. I played on

the swings and the slide but I didn’t go in the sandpit. I saw my
best friend there. We talked a lot and she invited me to her
birthday party. Afterwards I didn’t want to go home!

a. She went to the playground yesterday. true false

b. It was boring fun. true false

c. She played on the swings. true false

d. She saw her teacher best friend there. true false

e. She wanted didn’t want to go home. true false

2. Choose the answer!

Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer.

a. I to the park yesterday. go / went / wented

b. She computer games last night. played / play / player

c. He to go to school yesterday. didn’t went / didn’t want / didn’t wanted

d. I a lot of cake at the party! eat / eated / ate

e. They out at the weekend. didn’t went / didn’t go / not go

f. You to my party on Saturday! not came / didn’t came / didn’t come

g. My dad all the milk this morning! drank / drinked / drink

h. We our grandparents on Sunday. visit / visiting / visited

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3. Fill it in!
Write the verbs in the past simple.

a. Yesterday I wrote a comment on LearnEnglish Kids! write

b. My sister walked to school this morning. walk

c. Last weekend my brother had a birthday party. have

d. You didn’t call me last night! not call

e. We didn’t do our homework! not do

f. I watched my favourite TV programme yesterday. watch

g. My friend gave me a new pencil case for my birthday. give

h. They really liked the film which they saw yesterday. like

4. Write and draw!

Children draw a picture and write about when they last went to the
playground like in exercise 1.

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