UNIT 11-12 PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

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BE VERB: Past Simple

I was busy. I wasn't busy.
You were You weren't
He was He wasn't
She was She wasn’t
It was It wasn’t
We were We weren’t
They were They weren’t

Was I busy? Yes, was. No, wasn’t.
Were you were. weren't.
Was he I I wasn’t.
Was she you was. you wasn’t.
Was it he was. he wasn’t.
Were we she was. she weren't
Were they it were. it weren't
we were. we
they they

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. A: ___________ you at home yesterday? B: Yes, I ___________.
2. They ___________ really happy after they won the football game.
3. My sister ___________ a college student last year.
4. Thomas ___________ on the train at three-thirty yesterday afternoon.
5. A: ___________ Jennifer tired after she finished work? B: No, she ___________.
6. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my appointment.
7. A: ___________ Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they ___________.
8. The cookies ___________ delicious, so I ate three of them.
9. A: ___________ you at the library yesterday? B: No, I ___________.
10. Many dinosaurs ___________ really huge.
11. I ___________ born in 1996. When ___________ you born?
12. The movie we saw last night ___________ very funny.
13. I ___________ a waiter last year, but I changed my job in September.
14. My favorite program ___________ on TV at eight o’clock last night.
15. My classmates ___________ in class. They were outside.

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PAST SIMPLE

Name:________________________

Date:_________________________

Past Simple Tense

Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple) of the appropriate verb

1) Mum ____________(wash up)after lunch.
2) The maid _________________(make) the beds in the rooms.
3) It _____________(rain) a lot yesterday.
4) The boys _____________(fight) after school.
5) The fortune teller ______________(tell) me my future.
6) Dave ___________________(eat)a slice of pizza.
7) The couple ________________(watch) TV last night.
8) Tim ________________(sit) the table.
9) Dad _______________(read) a fairy tale to his children.
10) Dave ________________(have) a bath.
11) The ambulance __________(take) the injured man to the hospital.
12) Owen ________________(do) the homework.
13) Fred ______________(catch) a cold yesterday.
14) Jane ___________(dance) in the disco last weekend.
15) The couple ____________(sit) on the bench in the park.
16) Daisy __________(skip) the rope in the garden?
17) Anne ____________(sleep) on her homework.
18) The young lady _______________(lie) on the beach.
19) Mary ________________(drop) the litter into the recycling bin.
20) Tom _____________(sell) lemonade.
21) Joe _______________(cut) the paper into smaller pieces.
22) The family _____________(go) on holiday on Monday.
23) The bus driver ____________(drive) the bus to the station.
24) Robert ________________(hang) a birdhouse on the tree.
25) Paul and James ___________(give) presents to each other.
26) The lorry driver _____________(change) the wheel of the lorry.
27 Jasmine _____________(play) the piano.
28) Hanna ______________(study) for the test at home.
29) Leila _____________(swim) in the sea.
30) Kyle ______________(run) home.