Past Simple Negatives - Who Didn't Do What?: Write the name of the job in the space.

The
possible answers are in the box below.
referee
doctor
teacher
store assistant
waiter
driver
politician
student
waiter driver
1. I didn't see that customer sitting there.      5. I didn't think the red light was for me.     
doctor politician
2. I didn't think it was flu.      6. I didn't promise that!     
student store assistant
3. I didn't know the answer.      7. I didn't recognize that credit card.     
referee teacher
4. I didn't see the foul.      8. I didn't understand your writing.     
Spelling of Past Simple Regular: Are the following past simple forms correct or not?

1. watched     True     False 7. opened     True     False

2. invented     True     False 8. liveed     True     False

3. happened     True     False 9. jumped     True     False

4. pushed     True     False 10. ripped     True     False

5. walked     True     False 11. cryed     True     False

6. shoutd     True     False 12. carried     True     False
Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs - Odd One Out: There are either 3 regular verbs or 3 irregular. Which of the verbs in each question is the different one?
Write the verb that is different.
planned visited
1. fly, plan, shake, begin      5. make, visit, cost, hear     
stopped wore
2. understand, go, stop, buy      6. happen, clean, help, wear     
wrote looked
3. want, write, prefer, watch      7. stick, feel, look, speak     
loved taught
4. hit, bring, hurt, love      8. teach, play, listen, finish     
Past Simple Gap Fill Exercise: Choose one word from the box to complete each sentence.
shine
fall
light
beat
take
shut
bite
cut
meet
bit took met
1. The dog the little girl and her parents her to the 5. David Sandy's parents only one month before the wedding.
hospital. lit
cut 6. To celebrate the national holiday, the large crowd candles and
2. Yesterday, my mother my hair for me. I think it looks great! carried them to the church.
beat shut
3. There was a small fire in the apartment last night. A candle on 7. After months of poor sales, the shoe store finally its doors in
the bed. June.
fell shone
4. The Patriots the Cougars 21-17 in the big match last Sunday.
8. The men their torches around the dark cave and called out their
friend's name.
Past Simple Gap Fill Exercise 2: Choose one word from the box to complete each sentence.
become
see
mean
drink
lend
lent blow 5. Thesay
police officer listened carefully to the man, but didn't understand what
ring
1. I never borrowed $20 from you, John. You it to Mike! begin meant
said he .
2. When the teacher the child's drawing of the dog, she laughed. blew
drank began 6. A strong northern wind all night and covered the ground with
3. Susan too much wine last night. She singing in the leaves.
restaurant! became
7. John F Kennedy the President of the USA in 1960.
 saw rang
4. I my boss late last night and I was ill and couldn't
come to work.
Past Simple Gap Fill Exercise 3: Choose one word from the box to complete each sentence.
think
feel
forget
wear
cut
ride
give
run
catch
gave cut
1. My mother me this ring shortly before she died. It's priceless! 5. The small boy the grass for the Hammond family and they gave
thought him ten dollars.
2. I you decided not to come with us. Have you changed rode
your mind? 6. I never a horse when I was young. I was always too scared.
wore felt forgot
3. We both thick sweaters, but still so cold in the snow. 7. Jane to tell her housemate about the phone call until it was
ran caught too late.
4. The thief as fast as possible, but the police him at
the end of the road.
Past Simple Gap Fill Exercise 4: Choose one word from the box to complete each sentence.
leave
choose
tear
have
write
lose
tell
sleep
catch
slept
1. I got up early today and a long, hot shower. 5. We badly last night because of the traffic noise. We feel
had terrible!
2. Even though you your passport, you can't enter the country. You chose
will need to apply for a new one. 6. The company a black and yellow logo for their website. They
told decided the red one was too bright.
3. When the teacher asked Jeremy for the answer, he her he didn't wrote
understand the question. 7. I my idea on this envelope last night, but now I can't read it.
left tore
4. Margie and her husband for the airport on time, but got 8. The manager was furious and the contracts before walking out of
lost the meeting.
in traffic and arrived late.
Irregular Past Simple Verbs Error Correction: All these sentences contain examples of irregular verbs in the past simple. Are the sentences correct or not?
1. The teacher spoke very loudly and the students were quiet. 5. While Janine went shopping, I looked after her baby.

    True     False     True     False

2. I buyed a small musical box for my brother when I was in Paris. 6. John heared the advert on the radio and went to buy the book immediately.

    True     False     True     False

3. Alaska become a state in 1959. 7. I didn't say you could go out. I sayed that it was too late.

    True     False     True     False

4. We had a huge turkey dinner on Christmas Day. 8. Martha blowed very hard and all the candles on her cake went out.

    True     False     True     False

Irregular Past Simple Verbs Error Correction 2: All these sentences contain examples of irregular verbs in the past simple. Are the sentences correct or not?
1. The two boys runned fast and they escaped from the dog. 5. I watched that movie last night, the one with Brad Pitt. Then I realized that
last year, I saw it at the cinema with Jack.
    True     False
2. When the police found the missing child, the town celebrated.     True     False
6. Ben and his brother put the tent in the garden, but it was very cold and they
    True     False sleeped very badly.
3. My grandfather grow many types of vegetable in the garden when he was a
boy.     True     False
7. If you understood the question, why didn't you write the answer?
    True     False
4. The two girls ignored the warning sign on the beach and swum in the sea.     True     False
8. I leaved the house on time, but the bus was very late.
    True     False
    True     False
Irregular Past Simple Verbs Error Correction 3: All these sentences contain examples of irregular verbs in the past simple. Are the sentences correct or not?
1. When Susan got a necklace for Christmas, she didn't know who it was from. 5. My uncle in Chicago win the lottery, but it was only $63.

    True     False     True     False

2. Christine's mother teach her some Japanese words when they were in 6. For our vacation, we drove from London to Rome in four days. We were very
Tokyo. tired.
     True     False     True     False
3. I did the work exactly as my boss wanted, but he wasn't happy anyway. 7. "Did you keep rabbits in the garden when you were young?" "We keeped
both rabbits and pigs."
    True     False
4. In my dream last night, the sun risen in the west, not in the east. It was very     True     False
strange. 8. Kim worn her favorite dress to the party and when it rained, it got very wet.

    True     False     True     False

Past Simple Multiple Choice Exercise: Choose the correct past simple verb to fill the gap in each sentence.
1. I ___________ about a yellow unicorn last night. 5. We ___________ at the library for three hours yesterday.

    dreamed     slept     think     learnt     studied     reviewed
2. Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital. 6. I ___________ an e-mail to the company but they never answered.

    didn't come     didn't take     didn't arrive     published     read     sent
3. It was snowing last night. It ___________ so cold! 7. The two cousins ___________ at the airport for the first time.

    touched     felt     happened     met     welcomed     saw
4. Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one. 8. The dog ___________ in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door.

    broke     crashed     forgot     put     ran     stood
Sally's Terrible Day: Use the verbs in the box to complete each sentence of the story, but be careful about using the past!
At 9 a.m., Sally put her coat on, left the house and drove downtown for her job interview. The interview was at 11 a.m. but she wanted to do some shopping first. She
entered a large department store and she found some nice dresses on sale. She forgot her worries.
tell see
ask call
arrive look
stop believe
say walk
run
saw believed
1. After an hour in the store, Sally at her watch. 7. The manager of the store didn't believe Sally and he the
walked police.
2. She towards the main door to leave. arrived
stopped 8. When the police , Sally was very unhappy and worried about
3. The store detective Sally at the entrance to the department the interview.
store. looked
asked 9. The police officer that Sally was very nervous and realized she
4. He her if she had anything in her bag. was innocent.
said told
5. Sally to him that she didn't and that she was late for an 10. He her story and Sally was delighted.
interview. But the store detective found a dress in her bag. ran
called 11. She out of the store and arrived for her interview at 10:55
6. Sally the store detective that she didn't know the dress was in a.m.
her bag.
Regular & Irregular Verbs Gapfill Exercise: Complete each sentence using the verbs in the brackets. Think carefully about regular and irregular verbs!
bought watched
1. My sister (buy) a beautiful leather jacket yesterday. 5. My wife (watch) a horror movie on TV last night
It was so expensive. until midnight.
left wrote
2. Can you tell me if the 6.43 train to Chicago (leave) 6. I didn't write that letter, Pete. Your brother (write)
on time or not? it.
read slept
3. Don't give me that book, I (read) it last year and 7. The hotel was great and so quiet too. We (sleep) so
hated it! well. Today, I feel very relaxed.
visited
4. Every Sunday when I was a child, the whole family
(visit) my grandparents in the country.
Past Simple Spelling Exercise: Look at the following verbs. Most of them are irregular. Choose the correct form of the past simple for each verb.
1. hit 5. sleep

    hit     hited     hitted     sleeped     slept     sleep
2. make 6. pay

    maked     make     made     payed     paid     pay
3. buy 7. listen

    buy     bought     buyed     listen     lesten     listened
4. lose 8. cut

    losed     lost     losen     cuted     cutted     cut