EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PAST

TO: 8TH "A, B, C" GRADE

Let's practice the simple past. Do these exercises and learn the new vocabulary.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1)   Last year I (spend) _________ my holiday in Ireland.

2)  It (be) _________ great.

3)  I (travel)________around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting places.

4)  In the evenings we usually (go) _________to a pub.

5)  One night we even (learn) _________some Irish dances.

6)  We (be) _________very lucky with the weather.

7)  It (not / rain) _________a lot.

8)  But we (see) _________some beautiful rainbows.

9)  Where (spend / you) _________your last holiday?

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
Example: ____ she ____ the Internet? (to surf)           Answer: Did she surf the Internet?

1) I_________my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2) _________Susan_________to England by plane? (to go)

3) They_________a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)

4) Jenny and Peggy_________their brother. (not/to help)

5) The children_________at home last weekend. (not/to be)

6) When_________you_________this wonderful skirt? (to design)

7) My mother_________into the van. (not/to crash)

8) The boys_________the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)

9) _________you_________your aunt last week? (to phone)

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Dan ________(leave) very early today.
2. Sam and Sue________ (buy) a new house last month.
3. I________ (visit) Germany the previous week.
4. You________ (play) very well.
5. They________ (find) this book on their trip to Italy.
6. I________ (bake) this cake by myself.
7. We________ (open) the store in 1987.
8. The rain finally ________ (stop), and we________ (go) home.
9. She________ (plan) to come, but she________ (have) some problems.
10. Kate________ (have) a big house, but she________ (sell) it.
11. Rose________ (be) very thin.
12. You________ (be) at work yesterday morning.
13. We________ (think) New York was in England!
14. They________ (bring) this from their trip.
15. She always________ (dance) in the summer.

16. I ________ (walk) to work last week.

17. He ________ (study) computers for five years.

18. They ________ (arrive) late for the party.

19. We ________ (marry) in a church.

20. It ________ (end) at 6 pm.

21. Ellen ________ (wait) for an hour.

22. You ________ (like) the movie. I didn't.

23. Bob ________ (need) that book yesterday.

24. They ________ (use) my new pen.

25. The teacher ________ (help) the students after class.