Simple Past Tense (EXERCISES)

A. Put the verb into Simple Past Tense

1) Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
2) It (be)  fantastic.
3) I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine.
4) In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
5) In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.
6) The weather (be)  strangely fine.
7) It (not / rain)  a lot.
8) But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9) Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

B. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.


INFINITIVE
SIMPLE PAST
1
Meet

2
Drive

3
Speak

4
Put

5
Write

6
Sing

7
Do

8
Sit

9
Stand

10
Run


C. Complete the table in Simple Past Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
He wrote a book.



He did not sing.



Was she pretty?


D. Put the sentences into Simple Past Tense.

1)We move to a new house. → 
2)They bring a sandwich. → 
3)He doesn't do the homework. → 
4)They sell cars. → 
5)Does he visit his friends? → 


E. Write sentences in Simple Past Tense.

1)Janet / miss / the bus → 
2)she / tidy / her room → 
3)Nancy / watch / not / television→ 
4)she / read / a book → 

F. Choose `was’ or `were’.

1) The teacher   nice.
2) The students  very clever.
3) But one student  in trouble.
4) We  sorry for him.

5) He  nice though.

Uta