Past Simple affirmative: regular verbs
1) Write the simple past.
1. look __________ 6. watch__________
2. arrive _________ 7. enjoy __________
3. hurry _________ 8. study __________
4. plan __________ 9. drop __________
5. pass __________ 10. reply __________
3) Write sentences. Use the past simple form.
1. we / house / move / about two months ago
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2. I / my room / at the weekend / tidy
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3. last year / celebrate / my birthday / I / at home
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4. Sam / his grandparents / two weeks ago / visit
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4) Write (T) if the sentences are true about you.
Make the other sentences true by changing the
underlined words.
1. When I was a child, I hated potatoes. ___
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2. Yesterday evening I played computer games. ___
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3. It was my birthday last month. ___
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4. This morning, I arrived at school at 8.15 a.m. __
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5. I chatted to my best friend on the phone last
night. ___
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6. When I was a child I liked to climb the trees. ___
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7. I visited my relatives the day before yesterday. _
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8. I replied to an e-mail three days ago. ___
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2) Put the time expressions in the correct order. Start
with the most recent.
yesterday morning / three months ago / last year / last
month / two years ago / last night / last week / the
day before yesterday / yesterday afternoon /
1. last night
2._________________ 6._____________________
3. ________________ 7. ____________________
4. ________________ 8.____________________
5. ________________ 9.____________________
5) Complete the sentences with the past
simple form of the verbs from the box.
cry / stop / cycle / stay / miss / join
carry / love / rain / score / decide
1. I __________10 miles yesterday morning.
2. Jane was proud of her son last week. He
_________ two goals in the match!
3. We __________ to park our car opposite
the bank.
4. When I was in Japan last year, I _______
a lot because I _____________ my family.
5. It ____________ last Sunday, so we
couldn’t go to the park.
6. We really __________ our holiday in Italy
last summer. It was very romantic.
7. Mark ___________ a gym a month ago.
He’s keen on it.
8. I ___________ studying at 10 p.m.
yesterday.
9. The bride ___________ a beautiful
bouquet of flowers at the wedding.
10. Mary ___________ in bed all day
yesterday. She was ill.
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