SIMPLE PAST TENSE – IRREGULAR VERBS

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My dog (sleep) on my bed last night.

2. Our English course (begin) three months ago.

3. The students (take) an exam yesterday.

4. Mark (pay) for the meal in the restaurant.

5. You (break) my mobile phone.

6. We (go) to Slovakia last year.

7. Marilyn (wear) her new dress at the party.

8. I (read) an interesting book last week.

1) I (come) to England in 1993. .

2) She (stand) under a tree to shelter from the rain. .

3) They (do) their homework yesterday. .
4) We (sing) too much last night - I have a sore throat!. .
5) He already (eat) all the cake. .
6) The child (fall) off his bicycle. .
7) It (take) three hours to drive to Paris. .
8) I (find) your keys under the table. .
9) She (get) a new bike for her birthday. .
10) She (sell) her house last year. .
11) We (go) to New York in January. .
12) Finally my mother (let) me go to a party. .
13) It (be) cold last night. .
14) I (meet) John at the weekend. .
15) Lucy (pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant. .
16) We (see) the new film yesterday. .
17) She (wear) her new coat to the party. .
18) I (think) my football team would win. .
19) They (put) their bags in the bedroom. .
20) Billy (run) after the bus. .
21) She (say) that she would come later. .
22) I (buy) some books this morning. .
23) We (make) a cake - it was delicious. .
24) He (sit) on the old chair and it broke. .
25) They (write) a letter to their parents. .
She (bring) some chocolates to the party. .

I (hear) a new song on the radio. .

I (read) three books last week. .
They (speak) French to the waitress. .
He (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.
I (forget) to buy some milk. .
She (have) a baby in June. .
You (lose) your keys last week. .
They (swim) 500m. .
I (give) my mother a CD for Christmas. .
At the age of 23, she (become) a doctor. .
I (know) the answer yesterday. .
He (tell) me that he lived in Toronto. .
We (lend) John £200. .
She (drink) too much coffee yesterday. .
The children (sleep) in the car. .
17) He (keep) his promise. .
I (choose) steak for dinner. .
The film (begin) late. .
We (fly) to Sydney. .
They (drive) to Beijing. .
He (teach) English at the University. .
I (send) you an email earlier. .
We (leave) the house at 7a.m.
He (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.