12682 past simple tense

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.

Change the sentences into negative

or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
____________________
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
____________________
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
____________________
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
____________________
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
____________________
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
____________________

___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________

When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back
home an hour ago.
Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen,
meet) last week?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.

Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike
last Saturday.
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive)
to Southampton last weekend.
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.


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.

Change the sentences into negative
or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
____________________
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
____________________
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
____________________
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)

____________________
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
____________________
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
____________________

___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________

When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back
home an hour ago.
Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen,
meet) last week?
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
kids.
Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike
last Saturday.
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the
corridor this morning?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our
house by ourselves.
Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive)
to Southampton last weekend.

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

work

eat

finish

give

look

tell

close

have

play

run

try

blow

repair

understand

act

shut

visit

pay

watch

catch

injure

take

paint

forget

travel

sit

collect

meet

bake

ring

3. Change the sentences into
negative
or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
Sally didn’t leave the window open last night.
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
Did you wash up the dishes after dinner?
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
The kids didn’t wake up early last Saturday.
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
We didn’t fly to Dublin last month.
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
Robert didn’t cross the road in a hurry.
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
Did Jane and Nan run after dog?

2. Put the verbs in brackets in
the
correct form.
When I was a little girl I didn’t drink
coffee.
Mr. Parker came) back home an hour
ago.
Where did Greg and Helen meet last
week?
I shared a room with my sister when
we were kids.
Peter fell off his bike last Saturday.
Who did you talk to in the corridor
this morning?
We didn’t build our house by
ourselves.
Nick and Terry drove to Southampton
last weekend.
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.