PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

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

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive) ___________to work? B: Yes, she ___________.

3. My neighbour (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 ___________ you (get up) ___________ yesterday?

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 ___________ you (read) ___________ that book?

15. Unfortunately, I (forget) ___________ to bring my money.

Write the past form of these verbs.

1. to get ......... 6. to play .........

2. to buy ......... 7. to come .........

3. to study ......... 8. to go .........

4. to watch ......... 9. to pay .........

5. to begin ......... 10. to walk .........

1 Write these sentences in the past.

1. He goes to the swimming pool.

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2. They have dinner at nine o ́clock.

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3. Adam runs 500 m.

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4. Helen eats too many sweets.

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5. I buy the newspaper in the shop.

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6. We get up at eight o ́clock.

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2 Write the sentences in exercise 1 in the negative form.

1. .................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................

3. ..................................................................................................

4. ..................................................................................................

5. ..................................................................................................

6. ..................................................................................................

3 Write the sentences in exercise 1 in the interrogative form.

1. .................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................

3. ..................................................................................................

4. ..................................................................................................

5. ..................................................................................................
6. ..................................................................................................

Complete the texts with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Last weekend, Archie...................... (be) in town walking around the shops. He...................... (want) to
buy a gift for his grandmother Daisy. It...................... (be) going to be her 80th birthday. After an hour,
he...................... (go) into Debenhams to see if anything caught his eye. As he...................... (not
know) what to choose, he...................... (ask) the shop assistant if she could help him choose
something nice. She...................... (say)she would  be happy to help.  Archie...................... (give) her
his grandmother's age and interests. He...................... (remember) she...................... (like) jewellery.
The helpful assistant.......................... (show) him a few necklaces, bracelets and rings. Then
she...................... (take) out a set of pearl earring and necklace. Archie...................... (look) at them
and...................... (think) how much  she would love them. The assistant...................... (tell) him  that
the  set...................... (be)  on sale and were half price today. Archie...................... (agree) immediately
to buy them. He...................... (ask) if the set...................... (come) in a gift box, which it......................
(do). Archie then...................... (go) to the till and...................... (pay) in cash,...................... (take) the
gift receipt and...................... (leave) the shop. He...................... (walk) to the car park and
he...................... (be) happy because he...................... (find) a perfect present for his grandmother.

John, my best friend ...................... (see)a car accident last night when he was coming back to his
home. He ...................... (not know) what to do, so he...................... (decide) to call the police, and a
few minutes later also ...................... (arrive) two ambulances. Fortunately nobody...................... (be)
hurt, however the local authorities ...................... (start) a full investigation.

Four burglars ...................... (rob) the International Bank last night. The men...................... (have) guns
and ...................... (force) the employees to give them all the money. The customers......................
(be) very scared when the robbers ……………….. (take) a person with them as a hostage. When
they...................... (go) out the police...................... (catch) and...................... (take) them to prison.

Last Sunday Michael ...................... (go) to his grandparent’s farm for first time. As his car is not very
big, he ...................... (not take) so much luggage. He...................... (want) to get to the farm very
quickly, so he...................... (not stop) to buy any petrol. Fortunately, there...................... (not be)
much traffic so he ...................... (can) arrive to the house very early to have breakfast.
In August, I...................... (go) to Amsterdam with some Spanish friends. I ...................... (stay) at my
friend's house in the center of Amsterdam, and ...................... (have) a great time. For me, the most
exciting part ...................... (be) that my friend's mother ...................... (make) Bitterballen, one of my
favourite foods. We also...................... (do) some nice walks in the towns around Amsterdam.

John Lennon ...................... (be) born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. His mother's name
...................... (be) Julia and his father's name...................... (be) Freddie.

John's father...................... (be) a sailor and ...................... (work) on a ship. He ...................... (not
live) with his parents, he...................... (live) with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George. His
mother...................... (visit) him often, but she...................... (die) when he ...................... (be)
seventeen.

John ...................... (like) art at school, but he...................... (not be) a good student. He......................
(love) music, and in 1960 he ...................... (start) a group called 'The Beatles' with Paul McCartney,
Pete Best and George Harrison.

The Beatles...................... (play) in Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany. Their manager, Brian
Epstein,...................... (discover) them in the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Cynthia Powell ...................... (be) John's first wife. They...................... (marry) on August 23, 1962,
and on April 8, 1963, John's first son Julian...................... (be) born.

In 1963, John and Paul...................... (help) 'The Rolling Stones' with their first hit song, 'I Wanna Be
Your Man'. The Beatles first number one song...................... (be) 'Please Please Me'

John ...................... (marry) Yoko Ono on March 20, 1969 and they...................... (stay) in bed for a
week in Amsterdam. This ...................... (be) their famous 'Bed-in for peace'.

John and Yoko's son Sean ...................... (be) born on John's birthday in 1975.
A crazy man ...................... (kill) John Lennon on December 8, 1980 next to his flat in New York. He
...................... (be) forty when he...................... (die).
 ANSWERS

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

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

2. A: Did Helen (drive) drive to work? B: Yes, she did.

3. My neighbour (buy) bought a new car last week.

4. They (go) went to Italy on their last summer holiday.

5. A: Did they (swim) swim at the beach? B: No, they didn´t.

6. My family and I (see) saw a comedy movie last night.

7. First, we (do) did exercise, and then we (drink) drank some water.

8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite) bit my hand.

9. What time did you (get up) get up yesterday?

10. The Wright brothers (fly) flew the first airplane in 1903.

11. I think I (hear) heard a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.

12. When I was ten years old, I (break) broke my arm. It really (hurt) hurt.

13. The police (catch) caught all three of the bank robbers last week.

14. How many times did you (read) read that book?

15. Unfortunately, I (forget) forgot to bring my money.

Write the past form of these verbs.

1. to get got 6. to play played

2. to buy bought 7. to come came

3. to study studied 8. to go went

4. to watch watched 9. to pay paid

5. to begin began 10. to walk walked

1 Write these sentences in the past.

1. He goes to the swimming pool.

He went to the swimming pool.

2. They have dinner at nine o ́clock.

They had dinner at nine o ́clock.

3. Adam runs 500 m.

Adam ran 500 m.

4. Helen eats too many sweets.

Helen ate too many sweets.

5. I buy the newspaper in the shop.

I bought the newspaper in the shop.

6. We get up at eight o ́clock.

We got up at eight o ́clock.

2 Write the sentences in exercise 1 in the negative form.

1. He didn´t go to the swimming pool.

2. They didn´t have dinner at nine o ́clock.

3. Adam didn´t run 500 m.

4. Helen didn´t eat too many sweets.

5. I didn´t buy the newspaper in the shop.

6. We didn’t get up at eight o ́clock.

3 Write the sentences in exercise 1 in the interrogative form.

1. Did he go to the swimming pool?

2. Did they have dinner at nine o ́clock?

3. Did Adam run 500 m?

4. Did Helen eat too many sweets?

5. Did I buy the newspaper in the shop?

6. Did we get up at eight o ́clock?

Complete the texts with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Last weekend, Archie was (be) in town walking around the shops. He wanted (want) to buy a gift for
his grandmother Daisy. It was (be) going to be her 80th birthday. After an hour, he went (go) into
Debenhams to see if anything caught his eye. As he didn´t know (not know) what to choose, he
asked (ask) the shop assistant if she could help him choose something nice. She said (say) she
would be happy to help.  Archie gave (give) her his grandmother's age and interests. He remembered
(remember) she liked (like) jewellery. The helpful assistant showed (show) him a few necklaces,
bracelets and rings. Then she took (take) out a set of pearl earring and necklace. Archie looked (look)
at them and thought (think) how much she would love them. The assistant told (tell) him that the set
was (be) on sale and were half price today. Archie agreed (agree) immediately to buy them. He asked
(ask) if the set came (come) in a gift box, which it did (do). Archie then went (go) to the till and paid
(pay) in cash, took (take) the gift receipt and left (leave) the shop. He walked (walk) to the car park
and he was (be) happy because he found (find) a perfect present for his grandmother.

John, my best friend saw (see) a car accident last night when he was coming back to his home. He
didn´t know (not know) what to do, so he decided (decide) to call the police, and a few minutes later
also arrived (arrive) two ambulances. Fortunately nobody was (be) hurt, however the local
authorities started (start) a full investigation.

Four burglars robbed (rob) the International Bank last night. The men had (have) guns and forced
(force) the employees to give them all the money. The customers were (be) very scared when the
robbers took (take) a person with them as a hostage. When they went (go) out the police caught
(catch) and took (take) them to prison.

Last Sunday Michael went (go) to his grandparent’s farm for first time. As his car is not very big, he
didn´t take (not take) so much luggage. He wanted (want) to get to the farm very quickly, so he didn
´t stop (not stop) to buy any petrol. Fortunately, there wasn´t (not be) much traffic so he could (can)
arrive to the house very early to have breakfast.
In August, I went (go) to Amsterdam with some Spanish friends. I stayed (stay) at my friend's house
in the center of Amsterdam, and had (have) a great time. For me, the most exciting part was (be)
that my friend's mother made (make) Bitterballen, one of my favourite foods. We also did (do) some
nice walks in the towns around Amsterdam.

John Lennon was (be) born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. His mother's name was (be)
Julia and his father's name was (be) Freddie.

John's father was (be) a sailor and worked (work) on a ship. He didn´t live (not live) with his parents,
he lived (live) with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George. His mother visited (visit) him often, but she died
(die) when he was (be) seventeen.

John liked (like) art at school, but he wasn´t (not be) a good student. He loved (love) music, and in
1960 he started (start) a group called 'The Beatles' with Paul McCartney, Pete Best and George
Harrison.

The Beatles played (play) in Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany. Their manager, Brian Epstein,
discovered (discover) them in the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Cynthia Powell was (be) John's first wife. They married (marry) on August 23, 1962, and on April 8,
1963, John's first son Julian was (be) born.

In 1963, John and Paul helped (help) 'The Rolling Stones' with their first hit song, 'I Wanna Be Your
Man'. The Beatles first number one song was (be) 'Please Please Me'

John married (marry) Yoko Ono on March 20, 1969 and they stayed (stay) in bed for a week in
Amsterdam. This was (be) their famous 'Bed-in for peace'.

John and Yoko's son Sean was (be) born on John's birthday in 1975.
A crazy man killed (kill) John Lennon on December 8, 1980 next to his flat in New York. He was (be)
forty when he died (die).