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    The document provides a grammar exercise on using the simple past tense in English. It includes examples of putting verbs in the simple past, writing past forms of irregular verbs, filling in a table with affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, and choosing between "was" and "were". The exercise tests identifying and using the simple past tense properly in various contexts.

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    Grammar Exercises - Simple Past Tense.

    Do the exercises below on the simple past tense and click on the button to check your answers.
    (Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the simple past tense) Put the verbs into the simple past: 1. Last year I (go) went 2. It (be) was 3. I (visit) visited . fantastic. lots of interesting places. I (be) was with two friends of mine to England on holiday.

    4. In the mornings we (walk) walked 5. In the evenings we (go) went 6. The weather (be) was 7. It (not / rain) did not rain 8. But we (see) saw

    in the streets of London.

    to pubs. a lot. your last holiday?

    strangely fine.

    some beautiful rainbows.

    9. Where (spend / you) did you spend Write the past forms of the irregular verbs. Infinitive 1. 2. meet drive Simple Past met drove spoke put wrote sang did sat stood

    3. speak 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. put write sing do sit stand

    10.

    run

    ran

    Complete the table in simple past. Affirmative He wrote a book. John sang. Betty was pretty. Negative He did not write a book. He did not sing Betty was not pretty. Interrogative Did he write a book? Did john sing? Was she pretty?

    Put the sentences into simple past. 1. We move to a new house. We moved to a new house. 2. They bring a sandwich. They brought a sandwich. 3. He doesn't do the homework. He did not do the homework. 4. They sell cars. They sold cars. 5. Does he visit his friends? Did he visit his friends? Write sentences in simple past. 1. Janet / the bus / miss Janet missed the bus. 2. she / her room / tidy She tidied her room. 3. Nancy / watch / not / television Nancy did not watch television punctuation ) 4. she / read / book She read a book. Choose "Was or "Were: 1. The teacher was 2. The students were 3. But one student was 4. We were 5. He was nice though. nice. very clever. in trouble. (Check

    sorry for him.

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    Write the past forms of the irregular verbs. 1. go went 2. come came 3. buy bought 4. have had 5. do did Complete the table in simple past.

    positive

    negative

    question

    Jane was tired.

    Jane was not tired.

    Was Jane tired?

    Sean worked.

    Sean did not work.

    Did Sean work?

    I had a cat.

    I did not have a cat.

    Did I have a cat?

    Mary sang.

    Mary did not sing.

    Did Mary sing?

    She saw us.

    She did not see us.

    Did she see us?

    Put the sentences into simple past. 1. We open the door. We opened the door. 2. You write poems. You wrote poems. 3. Richard plays in the garden. Richard played in the garden. 4. Kerry does not speak English. Kerry did not speak English. 5. Do you see the bird? Did you see the bird? Write sentences in simple past. 1. You played cards. 2. I wanted a car.

    3. We lost the game. 4. I did not get up early. 5. Jeff and Linda did not cycle home. Was or Were? 1. I was hungry. in Australia last year. not there. a famous actor. at home.

    2. You were 3. She was

    4. Charly Chaplin was 5. Lisa and James were

    Ask for the bold part of the sentence. 1. Billy ate an apple. What did Billy eat? 2. The children played in the garden. Where did the children play? 3. Laura came home at six o'clock. When did Laura come home? 4. The boy read a book. Who read a book? 5. The girl wrote five letters. How many letters did the girl write?

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