SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. leave →
2. sell →
3. bring →
4. shut →
5. spend →

Complete the table in simple past.

affirmative	negative	Interrogative
They shared a room.
	Marc did not cook.
		Was Betty thirsty?
	Louis did not throw the ball.
		Did Henry build houses?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move house. →
2. They catch the ball. →
3. He crosses the street. →
4. They do not sell furniture. →
5. Does she practise her English? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss 
2. she / her room / tidy 
3. not / Rupert / the number / dial 
4. she / a friend / phone 
5. not / Andy / the ball / pass 

„Was“ or „Were“?

1. The book waswere on the table.
2. You waswere very clever.
3. He waswere in trouble.
4. George Washington waswere the first US president.
5. The cars waswere new.

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. My friends swam in the lake.
2. He paid the bill.
3. The teacher pointed to the board.
4. They felt good.