The past simple tense-READING COMPREHENSION

Master the past simple tense with fun reading and sentence completion exercises!

Look at the picture and complete the sentences in the Past Simple Tense It was a nice day in town yesterday.Adela saton a bench and playedher guitar.Adam and Suzanne swam twenty lengths in the outdoor pool.Paul bought a postcard to send to his friend in England.John listened to music. Kevin wentskateboarding.Mr Cardoso and Ms Kean tookthe tram.Ann didn't drive a car, she rode her bike.A lady dressed in pink walkedher dog.Sarah watchedTV. Will atea cake and putthe wrapper in the bin. Dmitri phonedhis friend and he askedhim to come and pick him up.The old lady stood on her balcony and she watched what was going on. Fill in the sentences with the verbs below: 1. My cousin Greg is a doctor. He studied medicine.2. Grandma can't walk. Last week she fell and broke her leg.3. Here is a letter for you. I forgot to give it to you this morning.4. Sheila's new phone looks very expensive. It probably cost a fortune.5. Peter and Julie aren't at home. They went swimming an hour ago. 6. Simon is a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings. He watched all three films at the weekend.7. The Smiths are moving house. They sold their flat a week ago. 8. We can't be school champions. We lost in the semi-finals. Read the story about the Titanic and fill in the text with the verbs below: Sally: Hello, Mum.Mum: Hello, dear. How was school today?Sally: It was great. We had a history lesson and we learned about the Titanic. Mum: Oh, really? Didn't we watch a film about the Titanic on TV last month?Sally: Yes, we did. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio acted in it. Did you know that the Titanic was the largest ship of its time?Mum: Really? How big was it?Sally: It was almost 270 metres long and it weighed about 46000 tons. It had a swimming pool, a gym, a squash court, a Turkish bath and several libraries so the passengers could really enjoy themselves. There were about 2200 people onboard on the night when it sank and only about 700 of them survived. Mum: There weren't enough lifeboats, were there?Sally: That's right. And the captain of the nearest ship thought there was a party on the Titanic so they didn't cometo the rescue straight away. Mum: How tragic! What else did you learn?Sally: Well, I know that the ship began the journey in England on 10th April 1912. The captain wanted to set a speed record to they travelled very fast. They hit an iceberg on the fourth day. At first, people didn't believethe sip would sink, so they went on partying. Mum: I remember that the band played until the ship sank. Sally: Yes, that's true. Mum: It would be interesting to see what it looked like. Sally: They found it, you know, in 1985. They tried to lift it up, but they couldn't. Anyway, they recorded everything and you can see what it looks like today.