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The free exercises on this page will help you to practise all forms of the past simple (positive/negative/questions) using regular and irregular verbs in the past simple. This page also has downloadable free pdf worksheets that you can print.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 1
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Question: Yesterday, we _______(leave) the party at 9pm.
Answer： left
20 questions and answers
1.
I ______ (go) to Paris last year.
2.
I ____ (have) a job as a waiter while I was at university.
✅ I had
3.
You ___(sleep) a lot last night. How do you feel this morning?
✅ You slept
4.
The weather ______ (be) very bad last week.
✅ The weather was
5.
She ___(cry) a lot yesterday morning and then she became angry.
✅ She cried
6.
He ___(run) to the office yesterday morning and was late to the business meeting. It was very embarrassing!
✅ He ran
7.
I ______ (watch) a good movie yesterday evening with my friends
✅ I watched
8.
We _______ (drive) to airport last night.
✅ We drove
9.
You ______ (look) upset when I saw you yesterday. Were you ok?
✅ You looked
10.
Last year, we ______ (spend) two weeks in India and had a great holiday.
✅ We spent
11.
We _____ (always/eat) fish on Friday when I was a kid.
✅ We always ate
12.
Last night, she _____ (complain) throughout the whole meal… It was very annoying…
✅ She complained
13.
Earlier, we _____ (go) to many different shops in the shopping mall. It was fun.
✅ we went
14.
I _______ (like) many different sports when I was at school.
✅ I liked
15.
We _____ (see) many people last night at Diane’s birthday party.
✅ We saw
16.
When he was on holiday in Europe, he ____ (do) a lot of sightseeing in Paris and then he _____ (take) a train to Germany.
✅ did / took
17.
This morning, I ____(walk) my dog and then ____ (cycle) to the shops on my bicycle.
✅ walked / cycled
18.
Yesterday afternoon, we _____ (meet) our friends at 1 o’clock, and then we _____ (decide) to play tennis.
✅ met / decided
19.
I ______ (delete) my essay by accident. I’m so annoyed!
✅ deleted
20.
The film_________ (become) very annoying, so we decided to stop watching it.
✅ became
Exercise 2
20 questions and answers
1.
I _____ (feel) sick after eating that food you made earlier.
✅ I felt
2.
This morning we both _____ (jog) around the park. It felt really good.
3.
They _____ (shop) for lots of different toys for her birthday.
✅ They shopped
4.
When we were on holiday, she went fishing and _____ (catch) three fish.
✅ caught
5.
Last week, we _______ (decide) to go on a trip to my friends house in the countryside.
✅ decided
6.
My friends _____ (fly) to Sydney last week. They said they arrived safely and are really enjoying their holiday.
✅ flew
7.
Dave ______ (walk) to work this morning. He usually drives or catches the bus.
✅ walked
8.
They _____ (need) to clean the bathroom before their guests arrived.
✅ needed
9.
She ____ (go) to Portugal last year for her holidays.
✅ went
10.
Mary and Oliver ____ (try) to buy a new sofa, but they were disappointed when they got to the showroom.
✅ tried
11.
They ______ (have) a good time when they were in Chicago.
✅ had
12.
She _____ (make) a mess when she was preparing a meal for them.
✅ made
13.
It _____(rain) all day yesterday, so we had to cancel the garden party.
✅ rained
14.
I ____(buy) a dress from mt favourite shop yesterday afternoon. I feel so happy.
✅ bought
15.
They went to the Alps yesterday and ______(climb) a very difficult mountain.
✅ climbed
16.
We _____(take) our pet cat to the vets on Tuesday. Everything was ok.
✅ took
17.
Ken ______ (practice) Judo in the morning when he came to visit me.
✅ practiced
18.
Nadia ______(eat) too much food lunchtime, so he is taking a rest now.
✅ ate
19.
I ______ (read) a lot of academic books when I was at university.
✅ read
20.
My boss _____(write) a lot of emails to the staff over the weekend.
✅ wrote
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