Past Simple – Exercise 2

Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.
clean – die – enjoy – end – happen – live – open – play – rain – repair – start – stay – want – watch

1. Yesterday evening I  TV.
2. I only  my teeth four times last week.
3. Bruce  his mountain bike yesterday evening.
4. The concert last night  at 7.30 and  at 10 o’clock.
5. The accident  last Sunday afternoon.
6. When I was a child I  to be a lawyer.
7. Mozart  from 1756 to 1791.
8. We  our holiday last week.
9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it .
10. It was hot in the room, so I  the window.
11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we  tennis.
12. William Shakespeare  in 1616.

Exercise 3

Put the sentences from the present into the past tense.
1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he  to work by bus.
2. They always get up early. This morning they  up late.
3. Bill often loses his key. He  one last Saturday.
4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I  two letters.
5. She meets her friends every evening. She  them yesterday evening, too.
6. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only  a newspaper yesterday.
7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they , too.
8. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We  to the cinema last Sunday, too.
9. Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom  a shower this morning, too.
10. They buy a new car every year. Last year they  a new car, too.
11. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I  two oranges.
12. We usually do our shopping on Monday. We  our shopping last Monday, too.
13. Ann often takes photos. Last weekend she  some photos.
14. We leave at 8.30 every morning. But yesterday we  at 8.00.

Exercise 4

Tell the story – fill in the past simple tense
On Friday, the children (talk) about a day out together in the country. The next morning, they (go) to the country with their two dogs and (play) together. Ben and Dave (have) some kites. Some time later the dogs (be) not there. So they (call) them and (look) for them in the forest. After half an hour the children (find) them and (take) them back. Charlie (be) very happy to see them again. At lunch time Nick (go) to the bikes and (fetch) the basket with some meat sandwiches. Then they (play) football. Nick and Dave (win). In the evening they (ride) home.

Exercise 5

Put the sentences into past tense.
1. She wins the money. She  the money.
2. They can eat. They  eat.
3. She must go. She  go.
4. We go shopping. We  shopping.
5. She runs to school. She  to school.
6. I can walk. I  walk.
7. We buy a new car. We  a new car.
8. They leave the party. They  the party.
9. We collect coins. We  coins.
10. You are allowed to eat. You  allowed to eat.
11. Peter eats a hamburger. Peter  a hamburger.
12. She has to wash it. She  to wash it.
13. They want to go home. They  to go home.
14. I close the windows. I  the windows.
15. She studies for a test. She  for a test.
16. They can drive. They  drive.
17. Sam likes to laugh. Sam  to laugh.
18. Mary goes home. Mary  home.
19. We write a letter. We  a letter.
20. She opens the window. She  the window.

Exercise 6

Fill in the correct simple past forms.
The students of class 8B (do) a project last week. First the pupils (choose) what they wanted to do. Then they (get) information from books and brochures, and they (talk) to a lot of people. They (find) some interesting photos in the library. Their teacher (help) them when they (ask) her. Then they (make) a poster and a video and (tell) the other groups about their project.

A project about Cornwall – Fill in the correct simple past forms.
arrange • bring • choose • decide • find • get • go • say • start
Last month Jenny, Nick and Ben to do a project together. They Cornwall. First Jenny to a travel agency and some brochures. Nick and Ben some interesting books in the library. Then they work. A week later they all their material to school and it on a poster. ‘Your presentation is interesting’, Miss Hunt.