Worksheet Simple Past -

Regular verbs

Simple Past: Add -ed

Examples: cook - cooked, love - loved

Exercise 1 : Fill (remplir) in Simple past form and translate (traduire) these
sentences (phrases)
1. He learns English. (simple present) (to learn = apprendre)
➔ He ______________ English. (simple past)
2. I like apples. (simple present) (to like = aimer, apprécier)
➔ I ______________ apples. (simple past)
3. They ask many questions. (simple present) ( to ask = demander)
➔ They ______________ many questions. (simple past)
4. We open the windows. (simple present) (to open = ouvrir)
➔ We ______________ the windows. (simple past)
5. She talks to David. (simple present) (to talk = parler)
➔ She ______________ to David. (simple past)

Exercise 2 : Fill in Simple past form and translate these sentences.

6. She ______________ in Scotland. (to live) (=vivre)
7. They ______________ at the weekends. (to work) (=travailler)
8. John ______________ a flat in Edinburgh. (to rent) (= louer)
9. Lisa ______________ her present. (to open)
10. Ben ______________ his bike. (to scratch) (=rayer)
11. Sue ______________ basketball. (to play). (=jouer)
12. Helen ______________ her new school. (to love) (=aimer)
13. The shops ______________ at nine o'clock in the evening. (to close)
(=fermer)
14. Mother ______________ the turkey. (to cook) (= cuisiner)
15. Emily ______________ a cake (to bake) (cuire)
16. First I ______________ TV, then I ______________ my friend. (to watch/to
visit) (= regarder/=visiter)

Vocabulaire :
➔ Window(s) = fenêtre(s)
➔ A flat = un appartement
➔ A present = un cadeau
➔ A bike = un vélo
➔ In the evening = le soir
➔ A turkey = une dinde
➔ Cake = gâteau