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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