Review of Past simple
A. Complete the sentences.
1. On Saturday I __ (play) computer games with my
cousins.
2. My mum ___ (not cook) dinner last night.
B. Write the past simple of these verbs.
1. copy _____ 3. cycle ____ 5. practice ____
2. revise ____ 4. listen ___ 6. play ___
C. Write the questions in the correct order.
1. film? / like / you / Did / the /
2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /
3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /
4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /
5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /
D. Correct the sentences.
1. Did he went to school yesterday? X
2. Why did you to go home early? X
3. Where you did learn English? X
E. Complete the sentences with the past simple.
be – got up – meet – have – go – run – drink – sleep – swim – eat
1. Yesterday I ___ early, at about seven o ć lock.
2. I ____ a shower and some fruit for breakfast.
3. Then I ____ to the sports center.
4. I ____ 500 meters in the swimming pool and then
F. Complete with past simple (regular verbs).
1. I opened the door and ___ (look) inside.
2. Who ___ (close) all the windows?
3. I ___ (carry) my mom ś shopping bag.
4. I __ (not climb) over the fence.
5. The plane ___ (land) ten minutes ago.
6. We ___ (live) in that house when I was a baby.
7. My brother ___ (not cry) when he fell of his bike.
8. We __ (walk) to school yesterday.
9. She ___ (smile) when she saw me.
10. We ___ (hurry) to the station to catch the train.
G. Past simple (irregular verbs).
1. David ___ (not hurt) his knee.
2. I kicked the ball and it __ (break) a window.
3. My new shoes ___ (not cost) a lot of money.
4. I ___(get) this book from the library.
5. We had a garage where we ____ (keep) our car.
6. Ali ___ (cut) his knee.
7. The glass ___ (fall) off the table.
8. The glass ___ (not break).
9. We ____ (sell) our old car.
10. We ____ (buy) a new car.
11. The bell ___ (not ring).
3. I ___ (walk) to school because there weren t́ any
buses.
4. They _____ (not dance) at the party.
5. My brother __ (travel) to Ireland last summer.
7. like ___ 9. shout ____
8. move __ 10. start ____
6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /
7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /
6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /
7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /
4. Did she works today? X
5. What do you this yesterday? X
6. Did they last night phone you? X
5. I ____ 5 kilometers.
6. At lunchtime I ____ my friends in a café.
7. We ____ some pasta and ____ some juice.
8. After lunch I ____ for a few hours, I ___ tired!
11. She ___ (laugh) when I told her the joke.
12. Dad ____ (not help) me with my homework.
13. Luis Miguel ___ (hurry) to catch a bus.
14. We _____ (return) our books to the library.
15. She _____ (not kiss) the frog.
16. The frog _____ (change) into a prince.
17. Two doctors _____ (rush) into the room.
18. Who _____ (invent) the computer?
19. Dinosaurs _____ (live) many years ago.
20. They ____ (not work) until twelve last night
12. We all ____ (go) into school.
13. The dog ___ (catch) the ball.
14. Our cat __ (run) onto the road.
15. Jane ___ (not write) a letter.
16. I ____ (buy) a new camera last week.
17. We ____ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.
18. Yesterday Dad ___ (not take) me to the carnival.
19. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.
20. Jack and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.
21. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.
22. I ___ (put) sugar in my coffee.
 H. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
past tense.
play / listen / paint / water / visit / mail / help / arrive / learn / watch / change / wait
1. I ___ my friend in the hospital last night.
2. The boys ___ baseball in the field behind the
school.
3. Robert ____ his wife wash the dishes.
4. We ____ our living room a soft blue color.
5. Susan ____ TV for two hours last night.
6. We ____ planes on the way to New York.
I. Past Tense - Irregular Verbs – Negative & Affirmative. Complete the sentences below using the example
given.
Ex. Bill usually eats cereal for breakfast. He didn’t eat cereal yesterday. He ate toast.
1. Ben usually gets up at 7:00.
He ___ at 7:00 yesterday. He ___ at 8:00.
2. Ben usually takes a shower.
He ___a shower yesterday. He ___ a bath.
3. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper.
He ___ the Times yesterday. He ___ the Post.
4. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00.
He ___ the house at 8:00. He ___ at 9:00.
5. Ben usually takes a bus to work.
He ____ a bus yesterday. He ___ a taxi.
6. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
He ____ his boss in the morning yesterday. He
___ him in the afternoon.
J. Write the questions. Follow the example given below.
Ex. Did you wake up early? No I didn’t. I woke up late.
1. __ at 7:00? No, we didn’t. We met at 8:00.
2. __ at the pool? No, he didn’t. He swam in the lake.
3. __ apples? No, she didn’t. She bought oranges.
4. __ French? No, they didn’t. They spoke Spanish.
5. __ to school? No, I didn’t. I drove to the office.
6. ___ on time? No, he didn’t. He came late.
7. __ to Paris? No, she didn’t. She flew to Rome.
8. __ your purse? No, I didn’t. I lost my wallet.
9. ___ a big fish? No, he didn’t. He caught a small one.
K. Find and correct the mistakes below.
1. 1.They eat dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. Did Maria drove to work this morning?
3. I not finished my homework last night.
4. Did you busy last Monday?
5. Was she buy a new car yesterday?
6. I wanted to went to Montreal two years ago.
7. Was you late for the meeting?
8. Who did you talked to?
7. I _____ the letter on the way to work.
8. She ____ for him for 20 minutes at the coffee
shop.
9. They ___ how to swim many years ago.
10. She ____ the flowers in the garden yesterday.
11. The students ___ late for class.
12. We ____ to the radio until midnight.
7. Ben usually writes 10 letters every morning.
He __ write 10 letters yesterday. He __ 5 letters.
8. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
He ___ lunch in the office yesterday. He ___
lunch in a restaurant.
9. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
He ___ a lot of appointments yesterday. He only
___ a few.
10. Ben usually goes home at 6:00.
He ____ home at 6:00 yesterday. He ___ home
at 7:00.
10. ___ a cake? No, she didn’t. She made a pie.
11. __ 8 hours? No, I didn’t. I slept 9 hours
12. ___ their mother? No, they didn’t. They told me.
13. ___ on the sofa? No, we didn’t. We sat on chairs.
14. ___ a skirt? No, she didn’t. She wore a dress.
15. ___ the windows? No, I didn’t. I shut the door.
16. ___ at the front of the room? No, she didn’t. She
stood at the back of the room.
9. Where was you stay in Washington?
10. I was read that book last year.
11. John flied to Argentina last week.
12. He weren’t at home last night.
13. I not see the movie last weekend?
14. What do you did last night?
15. Did they has a good time at the party?
16. Did you in class yesterday?
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how much) to make questions in the simple past
tense. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.

Ex. She bought the toy at Wal-Mart. Where did she buy the toy?

They left the office at 6:00.

She didn’t go to work because she was sick.
I spent $80.00 on groceries.
Rosa spoke to the boss.
Rosa spoke to the boss.
She said “hello” to me.
I felt sick yesterday
The sun rose at 6:45 A.M. yesterday.
She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
The meeting took place in Room 29.

Review - Past Tense –Irregular Verbs

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb into the
correct past tense form.

buy / ring / lie / break / teach / fly / set / send / wake / swim / be / pay / meet /
have / write / drink / give / get / take / catch / lose

1. She ______________________ a plate when she was washing the dishes.

2. They ______________________ to Paris in a jumbo jet last week.
3. I _________ the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday morning, but I _____________ up a half-hour before the
alarm clock ________________.
4. I ______________________________ a letter to my friends back home.
5. He __________________________ flowers to his girlfriend for her birthday.
6. His mother ______________________ care of him when he ______________________ sick.
7. The teacher ________________________ the mathematics class and then ______________ the students
three exercises to do for homework.
8. Angie ___________________ a bad cold last week. She ______________________ in bed for three days.
9. Matthew __________________ his wallet on the way to work yesterday. He _______________ very upset.

10. The children __________________________ in the lake behind their house.

11. We __________________________ a wonderful time at your party last night.
12. I ___________________________ groceries on my way home yesterday and I ________________ in cash.
13. I _________________ three friends at the café and we _______________ several cups of coffee together.

Complete the following sentences using yesterday, last, or ago.

1. She came to this country three years _____________________.
2. I was very tired ____________________ week.
3. The class was cancelled ____________________ Monday.
4. I spoke to him ten minutes ______________________.
5. The weather was beautiful ______________________ summer.
6. We went dancing _______________________ night.
7. The boss was away _____________________ morning.
8. We started this class _____________________ fall.
9. The children watched a little TV _____________________ evening.
10. She got married five years ______________________.
11. We skied a lot ____________________ winter.
12. We went shopping _____________________ afternoon.
13. She left five minutes ________________________.
14. They left the city a month ____________________.
15. They came back _________________________ week.

Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the correct form of the verb “to
be” in the past tense to make questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.

Ex. She was absent because she was sick.

Why was she absent yesterday?
1. She was tired because she worked hard all day.
2. She was at the mall last night
3. There were twenty people at the party.
4. A diamond ring was in the box.
5. The secretary was in the office.
6. The students were absent last Tuesday.
7. She was late because she missed her bus.
8. Mrs. Jones was at the door.