The Past Simple Tense
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Samina Adnan
This simple worksheet is designed to help learners identify the usage of the Past Simple Tense focusing common regular and irregular verbs.
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Simple Past – Free Exercise
Complete the sentences with the simple past of the verbs in brackets.
- William (visit) his grandparents last weekend. regular verb → add ed
- Jane (arrive) an hour ago. regular verb that ends in e → add a d
- We (go) to Bob's birthday party yesterday. irregular verb, 2nd verb form (go- went -gone)
- I (be) on holiday last week. irregular verb, 2nd verb form (be- was/were -been) |for I/he/she/it we use was
- She (see) fire. irregular verb, 2nd verb form (see- saw -seen)
Make the sentences negative.
- I phoned Lucy last night. → I Lucy last night. didn’t + infinitive
- You cleaned your room. → You your room. didn’t + infinitive
- Olivia worked as an actress. → Olivia as an actress. didn’t + infinitive
- We looked for the treasure. → We for the treasure. didn’t + infinitive
- He spoke Spanish. → He Spanish. didn’t + infinitive
Make simple past questions using the words in brackets.
- (you/dance) at the party last night? did + subject + infinitive
- (she/do) her homework? did + subject + infinitive
- (Robert/work) at the post office? did + subject + infinitive
- (they/help) you with the washing-up? did + subject + infinitive
- When (I/say) that? question word + did + subject + infinitive
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Grammar Worksheet Past Simple: Irregular 15 sentences (fill in the gaps to complete each sentence); with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx. 15 minutes
This simple worksheet is designed to help learners identify the usage of the Past Simple Tense focusing common regular and irregular verbs. Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.
Exercises Complete the sentences with the simple past of the verbs in brackets. William (visit) his grandparents last weekend. Jane (arrive) an hour ago. We (go) to Bob's birthday party yesterday. I (be) on holiday last week. She (see) fire. Make the sentences negative. Example: Tom painted the kitchen. → Tom didn’t paint the kitchen.
Simple Past Table of Contents 2 Grammar Notes Simple Past 7 Exercise 1 Be: Fill in the Blanks 8 Exercise 2 Be: Complete the Sentences 9 Exercise 3 Be: Pair Work 10 Exercise 4 Regular Verbs: Verb Chart 11 Exercise 5 Regular Verbs: Choose the Correct Verb 12 Exercise 6 Regular Verbs: Questions & Answers 13 Exercise 7 Irregular Verbs: Verb Chart