Past Simple tense -revision exercises

1 Past Simple tense is used to talk about action that was happening in the past happens in the past happened in the past 2 Revise the rules about Past Simple tense. Match the correct pairs. regular verbs -d irrregular verbs change their form questions did + infinitive negatives didn't + infinitive 3 Sort the verbs in the correct boxes. Click on each verb and choose the correct box. -d close love smile -ed thank play enjoy open -ied cry photocopy marry irregular verbs sleep write give say get pay 4 Put the following verbs in the past simple form. Use the list of irregular verbs on p158 in your books. 1. become: became2. drive: drove3. eat: ate4. catch: caught5. have: had6. lose: lost7.be: was, were8. swim: swam9. buy: bought10. do: did11. know: knew12. sing: sang13. can: could14. meet: met 5 Complete the following sentences using Past Simple tense. You can use positive, negative or question form. 1. John and I danced (dance) all day long.2. He didn't go (not go) to work yesterday because he broke (break) his leg.3. Did Susan visit (visit) her grandparents last weekend?4. Peter was (be) ill last week.5. Did he arrive (arrive) on time? No, he didn't. He arrived (arrive) 10 minutes late.6. Ruth didn't walk (not walk) to work. She took(take) the bus.7. Where were(be) your parents born?8. We stayed(stay) at home.9. I sent(send) you a message. Didyou get(get) it?10. How much didyou spend(spend) on a T-shirt?11. My mother studied(study) French at school. 6 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Rewrite them: Example: Peter didn’t sang very well.Peter didn't sing very well.1 We didn’t be late for school yesterday. We weren't late for school yesterday.2 When I arrived home, I is very tired. When I arrived home, I was very tired. 3 Tony plaied the guitar in a pop group. Tony played the guitar in a pop group.4 Does Susan saw you? Did Susan see you?5 How he got home? How did he get home?6. Did you the homework? Did you do the homework? 7 Answer the questions with full sentences a) What time did you wake up today? b) Who did you chat with most yesterday? c) What did you do at the weekend? d) When was the last time you went out? e) What's the last thing you bought?