Past Simple: regular verbs
Use short forms. Don't forget punctuation marks. Be careful with the spelling! Exercise 1: Put the verbs between brackets in their past form. 1. The kids (to play) played in the garden last Sunday. 2. She (to visit) visited her friends last weekend. 3. Yesterday, I (to show) showed my little brother the new computer game. 4. Last Friday, we (to decide) decided to visit Cairo. 5. Who (to invent) invented the light bulb? 6. The shop assistant (to open) opened the door for the customers. 7. What (to happen) happened yesterday? 8. The students (to work) worked on the project together. 9. They (to want) wanted to watch TV last night. 10. We (to walk) walked home last night. Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the past simple of one of the verbs listed below.to brush – to die – to enjoy – to finish – to happen – to live – to open –to play – to rain – to smoke – to start – to stay – to want – to watch 1. Yesterday evening I watched television.2. I brushed my teeth tree times yesterday.3. Bernard smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and finished at 10 o´clock.5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.6. When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor.7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.8. We enjoyed our holiday last year. We stayed at a very good hotel.9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it rained.10.It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.11.The weather was good yesterday, so we played tennis.12.William Shakespeare died in 1616. Exercise 3: Look at the pictures. What did Hyper Harry do on holiday? A - Write a sentence about each day. Use all the words in the boxes.e.g. Hyper Harry had a great holiday. On Sunday, he arrived at the campsite and cooked dinner over the fire.B - Make a voice-recording while you are reading your written story out loud. Click on the microphone to do so.