Name:

English Mrs. Trang Date:

Past simple WORKSHEET

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occured
3. A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D. fille
4. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred
5. A. tipped B. begged C. quarrelled D. carried
6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
7. A. packed B. added C. worked D. pronounced
8. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed
9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved
10. A. laughed B. washed C. helped D. weighed

Exercise 2: Using the given words to write a sentence in past simple.

1. I/ go swimming/ yesterday.
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2. Mrs. Nhung/ wash/ the dishes.

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3. my mother/ go shopping/ with/ friends/ in/ park.

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4. Lan/ cook/ chicken noodles/ dinner.

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5. Nam/ I/ study/ hard/ last weekend.

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6. my father/ play/ golf/ yesterday.

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7. last night/ Phong/listen/ music/ for two hours.

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8. they/ have/ nice/ weekend.

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 Name:
English Mrs. Trang Date:

Past simple WORKSHEET

9. she/ go/ supermarket yesterday.
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10. We/ not go/ school last week.

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Exercise 3: Give the correct forms of the verbs.

1. Yesterday, I (go) to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) _ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

3. When we (arrive) at the restaurant, the place (be) full.

4. The waitress (ask) _ us if we (have) reservations.

5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress (tell) us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) _ back to the car.

8. Then we (see) _ a small grocery store.

9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) some sandwiches.

10. That (be) _ better than waiting for two hours.

11. I (not go) to school last Sunday.

12. She (get) married last year?

13. What you (do) last night? - I (do) my homework.

14. I (love) him but no more.

15. Yesterday, I (get) _ up at 6 and (have) breakfast at 6.30.