10281 past simple exercises on regular and irregular verbs

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS – PAS T S IMPLE
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of
the verbs

BREAK
Lena: Yesterday 1)…………….
Everything 2) …………… wrong.

a

strange day.

Mark: What 3)……………?

GO X2
DESCRIBE

Lena: I 4)……………happy in the morning because my
parents 5) …………… to buy me a new mobile phone.

SAY

Mark: Fantastic!

CHECK

Lena: Yes… they 6)…………… me some money, I 7)
……………my piggy bank and then I 8)……………
shopping. On the way to the store I 9)…………… my
friend from school. I 10)…………… her that I 11)
…………… to buy a new mobile.

SHOW

Mark: And?.....

WANT X2
DECIDE
GIVE

Lena: And she 12) …………… me hers. It 13)
…………… amazing! She 14)…………… me that she
15)…………… to sell it. I 16)………………… “I’ll
take it!”.

BE X5
PHONE
TURN

Mark: And?....
Lena: When I 17) …………………….. home I 18)
…………….Joanne to tell her about the bargain. I 19)
…………………….it to her. And it 20)…………..……
out that my new mobile 21)……………….. the same as
Joanne’s stolen one. I 22)………………….the photo
album and the photos of Joanne and her family 23)
…………………………. there!

HAPPEN
TELL X2
MEET

GET

Mark: Whoa! Now you have a big problem to solve!

Infinitive
drive
Walk
throw
cut
watch

Past Simple

Infinitive
drink
miss
speak
listen
write

Past Simple


KEY:
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2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
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21)
22)
23)

Was
Went
Happened
Was
Decided
Gave
Broke
Went
Met
Told
Wanted
Showed

Was
Told
Wanted
Said
Got
Phoned
Described
Turned
Was
Checked
Were