NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: Regular
I I
You You
He He
She played tennis. She didn’t play tennis.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
you you you
he he he
Did she play tennis? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
they they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (wait)___________ ten minutes for the bus.

2. He usually walks to work, but he (not / walk) ________ ________ to work yesterday.
3. I was really (surprise) ___________ when my friend (cook) ___________ dinner.
4. A: ___________ you (order)___________ your food? B: Yes, we ___________.
5. My friends (not / play)__________ __________ tennis last Tuesday.
6. Troy (want)___________ to (study)___________ for the final exam.
7. First, we (boil)___________ the water, and then we (pour) ___________ it into a cup.
8. A: ___________ they (laugh)___________ at your joke? B: No, they ___________.
9. What time (do)___________ you (arrive)___________ at school this morning?
10. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (land)___________ on the moon in July, 1969.
11. What ___________ you (do) ___________ last Saturday?
12. I (work)___________ forty hours last week.
13. A: ___________ you (fix)___________ your bicycle? B: No, I ___________.
14. The bag was very heavy, so I didn’t (carry)___________ it to the truck.
15. How many times (do)___________ you (text)___________ your friend yesterday?
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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: Irregular
I I
You You
He He
She ate dinner. She didn’t eat dinner.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
you you you
he he he
Did she eat dinner? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
they they they

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE
and SPELLING PRACTICE: “Yesterday”
 Fill in the missing vowels: a e i o u
1. Y__st__rd__y, I g__t __p __t s__v__n __’cl__ck.

2. I g__t w__sh__d __nd dr__ss__d.

3. Th__n, __ __t__ br__ __kf__st w__th my f__m__ly.

4. __ft__r th__t, __ t__ __k __ b__s t__ c__ll__g__.

5. __ __rr__v__d __t c__ll__g__ __t __ __ght-th__rty.

6. W__ h__d __n __x__m __n th__ m__rn__ng.

7. __t n__ __n, __ h__d l__nch w__th my fr__ __nds.

8. I w__nt t__ my m__th cl__ss__s __n th__

__ft__rn__ __n.

9. __ft__r my cl__ss__s, __ w__nt h__m__.

10. Wh__n __ g__t h__m__, __ h__d __ sh__rt n__p.

11. Th__n, __ w__k__ __p __nd d__d my h__m__w__rk.

12. __t s__x, __ __t__ d__nn__r w__th my f__m__ly.

13. __ft__r d__nn__r, __ w__sh__d th__ d__sh__s.

14. Th__n, __ ch__tt__d w__th my f__m__ly.

15. __n th__ __v__n__ng w__ w__tch__d TV t__g__th__r.

16. F__n__lly, __ w__nt t__ b__d __nd f__ll __sl__ __p.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR GAME
PAST SIMPLE
F
C
T

Use the above letters to make PAST TENSE verbs. For

each word, you can only use each letter one time.

1. _______________ 9. _______________

2. _______________ 10. _______________

3. _______________ 11. _______________

4. _______________ 12. _______________

5. _______________ 13. _______________

6. _______________ 14. _______________

7. _______________ 15. _______________

8. _______________ 16. _______________

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 GRAMMAR BINGO
PAST SIMPLE: Irregular
 Write one past tense verb in each of the empty boxes. Use 16 of the 20 present
tense verbs below.

break bring buy cut

do drink eat fall
feel get give go
have know make read
see sit take think

 Now, listen to your teacher read aloud some sentences. When

you hear a PAST TENSE verb that you have in one of your boxes,
draw a line through that word.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR & IRREGULAR
 Use the past simple to complete the sentences.

1. 2. 3.

Bobby (swim) ___________ His brother Sam They (camp) ___________

at the beach on Saturday (ride) ___________ his in their back yard Saturday
morning. bicycle . evening.

4. 5. 6.

Mrs. Brown (drive) ___________ Mr. Brown (go) ___________ They (have) ___________
downtown to visit her friend on fishing at the lake. lunch together in the
Sunday morning. . afternoon.

7. 8. 9.

On Sunday afternoon, Michael His mother (work) ___________ They (eat) ___________ popcorn
(read) ___________ a book in the garden. and (watch) ___________ TV in
about dinosaurs. the evening.

10. 11. 12.

Tom and Sally (play) Their cat, Fluffy, (sleep) Their dog, Spot, (watch)
___________ ___________ on the sofa ___________ Fluffy.
together all weekend. all weekend.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR IN WRITING: FINISH THE STORY…

PAST TENSE
 Complete the sentences below by writing the correct
past tense forms of the words in parentheses.

TITLE: _____________________

Last Saturday (1)______________ (is) a very strange day for me. First, I (2)______________ (get up)
at about seven o’clock in the morning, and after that I (3)______________ (go) downstairs to have
breakfast with my family. I was drinking a glass of orange juice when, suddenly, the phone
(4)______________ (ring). “Stewart, you have to come to my place,” my friend said. “Please be
here in thirty minutes. I need your help!” Then, he (5)______________ (hang up) the phone. ….

 Now, finish the story. Use the past tense … and your imagination!

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST SIMPLE
Positives, Negatives and Questions
 Write the sentences below in the past simple.

1. He goes to bed early. __________________________________________________

2. We don’t like onions. __________________________________________________

3. Stewart lives in Vancouver. _____________________________________________

4. Does she exercise? ___________________________________________________

5. I hate cooking. _______________________________________________________

6. They play video games. ________________________________________________

7. He knows the answer. _________________________________________________

8. I forget his name. _____________________________________________________

9. They don’t study history. _______________________________________________

10. Do they drive? _______________________________________________________

11. Jenny works at a hotel. _________________________________________________

12. Do you swim? ________________________________________________________

13. We don’t like the movie. ________________________________________________

14. Where do you live? ____________________________________________________

15. He doesn’t drink tea. __________________________________________________

16. They start class at 8:00. ________________________________________________

17. Does he eat breakfast? ________________________________________________

18. I don’t run fast. _______________________________________________________

19. He has a car. ________________________________________________________

20. Do you enjoy sports? __________________________________________________

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