Ejercicios Past Simple Reg Irreg Verbs

Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.
ppoclean (limpiar) – die (morir) - enjoy ( disfrutar)- end (terminar)- happen (suceder) - live
(vivir) - open (abrir)- play(jugar) - rain (llover) - repair (reparar)- start (empezar) – stay
(permanecer en un lugar) – want querer – watch ver
1. Yesterday evening I watched TV.
2. I only cleaned my teeth four times last week.
3. Bruce repaired his mountain bike yesterday evening.
4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and ended at 10 o'clock.
5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.
6. When I was a child, I wanted to be a lawyer.
7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.
8. We enjoyed our holiday last week.
9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it rained.
10. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.
11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we played tennis.
12. William Shakespeare died in 1616.
Put the sentences from the present into the past simple.
1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by bus.
2. They always get up early. This morning they got up late.
3. Bill often loses his key. He lost one last Saturday.
4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I wrote two letters.
5. She meets her friends every evening. She met them yesterday evening, too.
6. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only read a newspaper yesterday.
7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they came, too.
8. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We went to the cinema last Sunday, too.
9. Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom had a shower this morning, too.
Fill in the past form.
1. Mammoths were big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)
2. Mammoths didn’t live 100 years ago. (not live)
3. Mammoths lived a long time ago. (live)
4. Mammoths didn’t eat meat. They ate grass. (not eat / eat)
5. They had two large tusks about three metres long. (have)
6. I paid by credit card. I didn’t pay cash. (pay / not pay)
7. He drank some milk. He didn’t drink any water. (drink / not drink)
8. She only spent a pound. She didn’t spend 3 pounds. (spend / not spend)
9. I saw some elephants. I didn’t see any lions. (see / not see)
10. They swam in the sea, but they didn’t swim in the lake. (swim / not swim)
Fill in the negation.
1. They went to work by train. They to work by train.
2. We gave her an expensive necklace. We her an expensive necklace.
3. They did their homework carefully. They their homework carefully.
4. He drove very fast. He very fast.
5. Daniel opened a new restaurant. Daniel a new restaurant.
6. We worked last Monday. We last Monday.
7. We saw Bill yesterday evening. We Bill yesterday evening.
8. The boys liked their sports teacher. The boys their sports teacher.
9. I ordered ham and eggs. I ham and eggs.
10. Nicole found her ring. Nicole her ring.
11. The twins were at the party. The twins at the party.
12. They watched TV. They TV.
13. Nancy went to school. Nancy to school.
14. He was in town. He in town.
15. They lived in Glasgow. They in Glasgow.
Complete the questions with the past simple.
Example: I asked Tim. - Who did you ask?
1. I met somebody. Who ?
2. Harry arrived. What time ?
3. I saw Bob yesterday. Who yesterday?
4. They wanted something. What ?
5. The meeting ended. What time ?
6. Pat went home early. Why home early?
7. We had fish for dinner. What for dinner?
8. It cost a lot of money. How much ?
9. He bought a T - shirt. What ?
10. We ate ham and eggs. What ?
Grammar reference: Past simple 1

Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets ( ).
1.The young man (take) out his wallet and (pay) the bill.
2. When Lucy (go) to the interview, she (wear) her best suit.
3. We (leave) the motorway and (drive) for an hour on quiet
country roads.
4. I (think) I (know) my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure!
5. As soon as I (meet) Doris, I (know) she (be)
someone special.
6.Tolstoy (write) some great novels, but he never
(win) a Nobel Prize.
7. The nurse (put) the little boy to bed and (speak) to him softly.
8. When they (hear) the fire alarm, everybody (run) out of the
building.
9. Last year, the company (build) a new factory, which (cost)
millions of dollars.
10. When Jose (break) his arm, the doctor (give) him two weeks
off work.
Grammar reference: Past simple negatives 1
Use the correct words to complete the sentences.
 didn't feel
 didn't buy
 didn't talk
 didn't pay
 didn't open
 didn't like
 didn't leave
 didn't hear
1. Dean called to the waiter, but the waiter …………………… him.

2. When I was a young child, I really ……………………………. chocolate.
3. I saw Sonia in the supermarket but we…………………………………….. .
4. Chrissie went home because she ………………………………………. well.
5. They cut off our telephone because we ……………………………….. our bill.
6. We arrived at the airport at six, but our flight …………………………. until twelve!
7. Alex spent all morning in the bookshop, but in the end he ………………………
anything.
8. I ………………………………… a bank account until I got my first full-time job.

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Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.

(permanecer en un lugar) – want querer – watch ver

1. Yesterday evening I watched TV.

2. I only cleaned my teeth four times last week.

3. Bruce repaired his mountain bike yesterday evening.

4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and ended at 10 o'clock.

5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.

6. When I was a child, I wanted to be a lawyer.

7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.

8. We enjoyed our holiday last week.

9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it rained.

10. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.

11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we played tennis.

12. William Shakespeare died in 1616.

1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by bus.

2. They always get up early. This morning they got up late.

3. Bill often loses his key. He lost one last Saturday.

4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I wrote two letters.

6. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only read a newspaper yesterday.

7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they came, too.

1. Mammoths were big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)

2. Mammoths didn’t live 100 years ago. (not live)

3. Mammoths lived a long time ago. (live)

4. Mammoths didn’t eat meat. They ate grass. (not eat / eat)

5. They had two large tusks about three metres long. (have)

8. She only spent a pound. She didn’t spend 3 pounds. (spend / not spend)

9. I saw some elephants. I didn’t see any lions. (see / not see)

Fill in the negation.

1. They went to work by train. They to work by train.

2. We gave her an expensive necklace. We her an expensive necklace.

3. They did their homework carefully. They their homework carefully.

4. He drove very fast. He very fast.

5. Daniel opened a new restaurant. Daniel a new restaurant.

6. We worked last Monday. We last Monday.

7. We saw Bill yesterday evening. We Bill yesterday evening.

9. I ordered ham and eggs. I ham and eggs.

10. Nicole found her ring. Nicole her ring.

13. Nancy went to school. Nancy to school.

14. He was in town. He in town.

15. They lived in Glasgow. They in Glasgow.

Complete the questions with the past simple.

Example: I asked Tim. - Who did you ask?

1. I met somebody. Who ?

2. Harry arrived. What time ?

3. I saw Bob yesterday. Who yesterday?

4. They wanted something. What ?

5. The meeting ended. What time ?

6. Pat went home early. Why home early?

7. We had fish for dinner. What for dinner?

8. It cost a lot of money. How much ?

9. He bought a T - shirt. What ?

10. We ate ham and eggs. What ?

Grammar reference: Past simple 1

5. As soon as I (meet) Doris, I (know) she (be)

6.Tolstoy (write) some great novels, but he never

(win) a Nobel Prize.

9. Last year, the company (build) a new factory, which (cost)

1. Dean called to the waiter, but the waiter …………………… him.

3. I saw Sonia in the supermarket but we…………………………………….. .