The Past Simple - Exercises
The Past Simple - Exercises
EXERCISE 1 Past Simple Form –ed
Look at these sentences. Put in the PAST SIMPLE FORM of these verbs:
carry, listen to, look, play, start, taste, walk.
1 The bag wasn’t heavy. I ………..………….. it home by myself.
2 I am tired. I ………..………….. the radio all night.
3 Sandra showed me her new dress. It ………..………….. beautiful.
4 Yesterday we went to the park and ………..………….. football.
5 How was the concert? When did the band ………..………….. to play?
6 I didn’t like the soup. It ………..………….. sour.
7 It wasn’t far to the shopping-center, so we ………..………….. .
EXERCISE 2 Past Simple Form –ed
Make sentences and use the PAST SIMPLE FORM:
1 ? Ken and his friends / have a picnic / last Saturday
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
2 -? Mary and Alice / want / bring the sandwiches
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
3 ? they / travel / by train
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
4 + They / walk / for an hour
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
5 -? Mary / want / a rest
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
6 + the picnic place / be / near a farmhouse
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
7 -? Ken / like / ham sandwiches
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
8 + Suddenly there / be / a lot of black clouds
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
9 + They / pick up / their picnic things
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
10 - They / want / get wet
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
EXERCISE 3
Put one of these verbs in each sentence:
buy catch cost drink fall hurt sell spend teach throw win write
1 Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
2 ‘How did you learn to drive?’ – ‘My father ………………….. me.
3 We couldn’t afford[1] to keep our car, so we …………………….. it.
4 I was very thirsty. I ……………….. the water very quickly.
5 Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than I, so he ………………. .
6 Don ………..… down the stairs this morning and ………………. his leg.
7 Jim ……………………. the ball to Sue, who ……………………….it.
8 Ann ……………….. a lot of money yesterday. She ………………… a dress which
…………………. € 100.
EXERCISE 4
A friend has just come back from holiday. Ask him about it.
1 (where/go?) Where did you go?
2 (go/alone?) ………………………………………………………….
3 (food/good?) ………………………………………………………….
4 (how long/stay?) ………………………………………………………….
5 (stay/at a hotel?) ………………………………………………………….
6 (how/travel?) ………………………………………………………….
7 (the weather/fine?) …………………………………………………………
8 (what/do in the evenings?) …………………………………………………………
9 (meet anybody interesting?) …………………………………………………………
EXERCISE 5
Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form.
1 It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)
2 The film wasn’t very good. I didn’t enjoy 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[2]. 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)
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[1] to afford:= sich leisten
[2] uncomfortable:= unbequem
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