past simple - exercises

Complete the following sentences using the past simple. 1. We waited (wait) for you.2. Ervin fixed (fix) the bike.3. The girl didn't clean (not clean) the house.4. We didn't search (not search) for information.5. They worked (work) in the morning.6. She promised (promise) to help.7. They didn't ski (ski) in winter.8. I didn't look (look) through the window.9. You listened (listen) to music.10. She washed (wash) the cups and the plates. Put the following verbs in the past simple form. 1. cut: cut2. clean: cleaned3. correct: corrected4. thank: thanked5. open: opened6. write: wrote7. stand: stood8. look: looked9. give: gave10. take: took11. die: died12. go: went13. close: closed14. sit: sat15. walk: walked16. understand: understood17. post: posted18. ring: rang19. bring: brought20: be: was Complete the sentences with verbs in past simple from the previous exercise. 1. She cut the banana in half and gave it to me.2. My grandfather died from a heart attack when he was fifty.3. She went in and sat on the sofa.4. I wrote a postcard to a friend, and then I posted it.5. I rang the doorbell and an old woman opened the door.6. Alice brought the book and gave it to me.7. My father often took me to the zoo when I was little.8. Our English teacher was very nice. She always corrected our homework.