PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs.

1. They ____________________ (watch) TV last night.

2. Priscilla ____________________ (talk) to her friends all day.
3. I ___________________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
4. Bob _____________________ (come) home from school late.
5. They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.
6. She ____________________ (study) hard and ___________________ (pass) the exam.
7. He ____________________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
8. I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
9. Dr. Johnson ______________________ (get up) early this morning.
10. Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to
school.
11. Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.
12. The dog ______________________ (follow) us down the road.
13. Those students _____________________ (work) hard last semester.
14. Lucia ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.
15. I ___________________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.
16. I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
17. My dad ____________________ (catch) a cold when he ________________ (be) in
Canada.
18. She _____________________ (leave) home early yesterday.
19. They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they
________________ (be) kids.
20. The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.
21. She was cleaning the vase when she ____________________ (drop) it.
22. We ___________________ (jog) in the park yesterday.
23. The fire ____________________ (occur) while we ___________________ (be) out.
24. I __________________ (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
25. Carol _____________________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she
_______________ (go) out to lunch.
26. We ______________________ (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.
27. My neighbour___________ (buy) a new car last week.
28. I think I ___________ (hear) a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
29. The team ___________ (play) yesterday in London.
30. My uncle ___________ (stay) stayed in America.
Write questions or negatives sentences.

1. She visited her parents last weekend.

Question: __________________________________________________________?
2. He cleaned his room before school.
Question: ___________________________________________________________?
3. The teacher found the missing exams.
Negative: ____________________________________________________________
4. Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.
Question: ___________________________________________________________?
5. Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.
Negative: ___________________________________________________________
6. I knew what to do.
Negative: ____________________________________________________________
7. Alexander helped Anita with her homework.
Question: ___________________________________________________________?
8. You ate cookies after dinner.
Negative: ____________________________________________________________
9. You talked to her earlier.
Question: ___________________________________________________________?
10. We turned off the TV after the news.
Negative: ____________________________________________________________
11. He drank only a coke at the party.
Question: ___________________________________________________________?
12. Mom made breakfast early.
Negative: __________________________________________________________

13. Jake and Mike played basketball yesterday afternoon.

Negative: __________________________________________________________

14. We woke up very late.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

15. She read the newspaper yesterday.

Negative: __________________________________________________________
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ANSWERS

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs.

1. They watched (watch) TV last night.

2. Priscilla talked (talk) to her friends all day.
3. I had (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
4. Bob came (come) home from school late.
5. They arrived (arrive) late and missed (miss) the bus.
6. She studied (study) hard and passed (pass) the exam.
7. He called (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
8. I spoke (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
9. Dr. Johnson got up (get up) early this morning.
10. Mary did (do) her homework and went (go) to school.
11. Chris found (find) a ten-dollar bill.
12. The dog followed (follow) us down the road.
13. Those students worked (work) hard last semester.
14. Lucia stopped (stop) at the corner and called (call) us.
15. I tried (try) to talk to Helen last night.
16. I paid (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
17. My dad caught (catch) a cold when he was (be) in Canada.
18. She left (leave) home early yesterday.
19. They knew (know) each other very well when they were (be) kids.
20. The teacher brought (bring) the exams corrected.
21. She was cleaning the vase when she dropped (drop) it.
22. We jogged (jog) in the park yesterday.
23. The fire occurred (occur) while we were (be) out.
24. I met (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
25. Carol slept (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she went (go) out to lunch.
26. We flew (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.
27. My neighbour bought (buy) a new car last week.
28. I think I heard (hear) a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
29. The team played (play) yesterday in London.
30. My uncle stayed (stay) stayed in America.
Write questions or negatives sentences.

1. She visited her parents last weekend.

Question: Did she visit her parents last weekend?
2. He cleaned his room before school.
Question: Did he clean his room before school?
3. The teacher found the missing exams.
Negative: The teacher didn´t find the missing exams.
4. Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.
Question: Did Tom want to go to the movies alone?
5. Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.
Negative: Helena didn´t offer Henrique a piece of cake.
6. I knew what to do.
Negative: I didn´t know what to do.
7. Alexander helped Anita with her homework.
Question: Did Alexander help Anita with her homework?
8. You ate cookies after dinner.
Negative: You didn´t eat cookies after dinner.
9. You talked to her earlier.
Question: Did you talk to her earlier?
10. We turned off the TV after the news.
Negative: We didn´t turn off the TV after the news.
11. He drank only a coke at the party.
Question: Did he drink only a coke at the party?
12. Mom made breakfast early.
Negative: Mom didn´t make breakfast early.
13. Jake and Mike played basketball yesterday afternoon.
Negative: Jake and Mike didn´t play basketball yesterday afternoon.
14. We woke up very late.
Question: Did we wake up very late?
15. She read the newspaper yesterday.
Negative: She didn´t read the newspaper yesterday.