Simple Past – Mixed Exercises 2

Use the past tense forms of the verbs in the box to complete the
following diary entry.

(to) agree – (to) arrive – (to) be (4x) - (to) call – (to) decide
(to) form – (to) find (2x) – (to) get on - (to) go –(to) have to
(to) hear – (to) play – (to) run – (to) return – (to) say
(to) see – (to) start – (to) tell – (to) take – (to) try

Dear diary,

today I went
______________________ to the zoo with my school class. We finally

arrived
______________________ there after a long bus ride. Our teacher, Mr. Miller,
told
said
______________________ us to form groups of four pupils. He ______________________ that we

had to
______________________ formed
come back after two hours. We ______________________ the groups in a

were
few minutes. In my group, there ______________________ my friends Peter, Sam and Caroline.

were
We all ______________________ ran
so excited that we ______________________ into the zoo

immediately. At first, we saw

______________________ the lions. The little babies

played
______________________ Text
with each other. Caroline ______________________ them very cute. Sam

Text
______________________. Text
Suddenly we ______________________ a loud noise. One of the baby lions

Text
______________________ to cry and its mother ______________________
Text to calm it down. Peter likes

penguins very much and so we ______________________

Text to look for them. It

Text
______________________ Text
us a long time to find them. Peter ______________________ very happy

when we finally Text

______________________ them. Unfortunately, Mr. Miller already

Text
______________________ our names. We Text
______________________ to the entrance and

Text
______________________ Text
the bus. It ______________________ a great day.