Use Past Simple to talk about: • an action that

happened at a definite time in the past

I was hungry after school yesterday. We bought a new computer last week. Carol stayed in bed last Friday.  

Common time expressions: yesterday/the day before yesterday, last week/month/year winter/summer, last Friday/Monday, three hours/days/ weeks/months/years ago, in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.

2. Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back home an hour ago.

3. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen, meet) last week?

4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) kids.

5. Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike last Saturday.

6. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the corridor this morning?

7. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our house by ourselves.

8. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to Southampton last weekend.

9. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook) for dinner yesterday?

10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) their honeymoon in Italy. 11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring) her project? 12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me. 13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a new MP3 player last night.

1. Sally left the window open last night. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Use Past Simple to talk about: • an action that

happened at a definite time in the past

I was hungry after school yesterday. We bought a new computer last week. Carol stayed in bed last Friday.  

Common time expressions: yesterday/the day before yesterday, last week/month/year winter/summer, last Friday/Monday, three hours/days/ weeks/months/years ago, in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.

2. Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back home an hour ago.

3. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen, meet) last week?

4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) kids.

5. Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike last Saturday.

6. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the corridor this morning?

7. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our house by ourselves.

8. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to Southampton last weekend.

9. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook) for dinner yesterday?

10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) their honeymoon in Italy. 11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring) her project? 12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me. 13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a new MP3 player last night.

1. Sally left the window open last night. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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1. Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

work finish look close play try repair act visit watch injure paint travel collect bake

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. When I was a little girl I didn’t drink coffee.

2. Mr. Parker came) back home an hour ago.

3. Where did Greg and Helen meet last week?

4. I shared a room with my sister when we were kids.

5. Peter fell off his bike last Saturday.

6. Who did you talk to in the corridor this morning?

7. We didn’t build our house by ourselves.

8. Nick and Terry drove to Southampton last weekend.

9. What did your mum, cook for dinner yesterday?

10. My grandparents spent their honeymoon in Italy. 11. Why didn’t Amy bring her project? 12. Dave smiled at me. 13. I dreamt about a new MP3 player last night.

1. Sally left the window open last night. (-) Sally didn’t leave the window open last night.

2. I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?) Did you wash up the dishes after dinner?

3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?) The kids didn’t wake up early last Saturday.

4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-) We didn’t fly to Dublin last month.

5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-) Robert didn’t cross the road in a hurry.

6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?) Did Jane and Nan run after dog?

3. Change the sentences into negative or interrogative.

eat give tell have run blow understand shut pay catch take forget sit meet ring