I.

- Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs mentioned in the
brackets:
1. I _____ (pay) the bills already.
2. The teacher ________ (motivate) her kids to stand up for themselves and their
fellow classmates.
3. Reena ______ (be) a student at Delhi University.
4. ______ you ______ (finish – interrogative) the science and maths assignments?
5. Tina __________ (know – negative) about yesterday’s test.
6. _________ he ________ (complete – negative interrogative) the paper yet?
7. Rahul __________ (play) basketball in college.
8. Will and Emma _________ (to be) at the fair.
9. Manish _________ (sell) all the sachets.
10. I _________ (think) about it, but I don’t think it will work.

II.- Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1.- Last year I (spend) ______ my holiday in Ireland.

2.- It (be) ______ great.
3.- I (travel) ______ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ______ lots of
interesting places.
4.- In the evenings we usually (go) ______ to a pub.
5.- One night we even (learn) _____ some Irish dances.
6.- We (be) ______ very lucky with the weather.
7.- It (not / rain) ______ a lot.
8.- But we (see) ______ some beautiful rainbows.
9.- Where (spend / you) ______ your last holiday?

III.- Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1.- We really______(enjoy) the game last Sunday.

2.- _____ (Marco / win) the golf competition?
3.- They ______ (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.
4.- How many goals ______(your team / score) in the first half?
5.- Sandra ______(not want) to go rowing with me.
6.- ______ (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?
7.- I ______(buy) a new baseball cap last week.
8.- James ______(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

IV.- Complete the sentences, put the verb into the correct form, positive or
negative. (simple past tense)
1. It was warm, so I ______off my coat. (take)
2. The film wasn't very good. I ______ it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ______ her. (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I ______ to bed early. (go)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ______ very well. (sleep)
6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she ______ anything. (eat)
7. We went to Kate's house but she ______ at home. (be)
8. It was a funny situation but nobody ______ (laugh)
9. The window was open and a bird ______ into the room. (fly)
10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It ______ very much. (cost)
11. I was in a hurry, so I ______ time to phone you. (have)
12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ______ very heavy. (be)