Past simple worksheet

Complete the following table:

Infinitive Past simple Past Participle Meaning

be was/were been ser/estar

beat beat beaten golpear/batir
become became become llegar a ser, convertirse

bend bent bent doblar

bet bet bet apostar
bite bet bitten morder

break broke broken romper

build built built construir
buy bought bought comprar
catch caught caught coger, agarrar

choose chose chosen elegir

Jack didn't play a computer game last night.

where did go mike last summer on holiday?

i had a pizza at a new restaurant last saturday.

they drank a lot of water after doing sport

how did you feel yesterday?

she hadn´t fun at the party last night

My friends met at the new shopping center on Saturday.

what bought my dad when he went to the supermarket ?

it rained a lot last tuesday

what did you do

2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

not meet buy not drink find

not walk watch sleep ask

1 They _____________
bought a lot of new clothes on Saturday.
2 Jack _____________
found his bag under the chair.
3 We _____________
didn´t met our friends after school.
4 I _____________
watched that fi lm. It was great!
5 We _____________
slept in a tent at the weekend.
6 I _____________
didnt drank any coffee for breakfast.
7 The students _____________
asked the teacher a lot of questions.
8 Jenny _____________ to school.
has not walked

3. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

meet buy have walk

be arrive want stay

A great holiday!

Last year, I (1) _____________ with my cousins in Florence. I (2) _____________ at the

airport at three o’clock. My uncle, aunt and two cousins (3) _____________ me at the

airport. My uncle (4) _____________ to take me to St Mark’s Square.

We (5) _____________ a coffee and some cake. I thought it (6) _____________ very

expensive! Then we (7) _____________ over the Ponte Vecchio bridge. It was hot and

sunny, so I (8) _____________ a drink. It was the first day of a great holiday!