INGLÉS III – HANDOUT

PAST SIMPLE – AFFIRMATIVE FORM

1. PUT the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps.

1. Jane ________watched_______ a film. (watch)
2. He _______carried________ a box. (carry)
3. They _______helped________ their father. (help)
4. John and Amy _____swapped_________ things. (swap)
5. I ________talked_______ to Andrew. (talk)
6. Susan ________danced________ with Peter. (dance)
7. The boys ________tried_________ basketball. (try)
8. We _______planned_________ a trip. (plan)
9. She ________washed________ her hair. (wash)
10. The car ________stopped_______ at the traffic lights. (stop)

2. CHANGE these verbs into their past forms.

1. Children ______dressed______ (dress) quickly.
2. I _______helped_________ (help) my mother in the kitchen.
3. We ________walked________(walk) in the park.
4. They ________washed_________ (wash) their clothes in the
bathroom.
5. We _______watched_________ (watch) an interesting film.
6. Students ________ wordked_______(work) in the garden.
7. Gina ______ played _______ (play) basketball.
8. The girl _____skipped________ (skip) very fast.
9. It ________rained_______ (rain) a lot.
10. Henry ______skied_______(ski) down the hill.

3. COMPLETE the sentences using past simple.

1. It _____snowed__________ (snow) last winter.

 2. We _____opened__________ (open) the door.

3. Children ______smiled________ (smile) happily.

4. Martin _________listened___ (listen) to music.
5. She _______wanted________ (want) a new dress.
6. Ervin _______counted________ (count) the documents.
7. A lot of people ______skated________ (skate) on the lake.
8. Nick ______rested_________ (rest) last summer.
9. We _______painted________ (paint) the walls.
10. The teacher ______planted_________ (plant) a tree.

4. PUT the verbs into the correct form.

1. Last year I (spend) _______spent_________ my holiday in
Ireland.
2. It (be) ______was___________ great.
3. I (travel) _______traveled______ around by car with two
friends and we (visit) _______visited________ lots of
interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go) ____go____________ to a
pub.
5. One night we even (learn) _________learnt_______ some
Irish dances.
6. We (be) _____are__________ very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not /rain) _______doesnt’t rain______________ a lot.
8. But we (see) _______saw_________ some beautiful
rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) ____________did you spend________
last holiday?