Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. leave
2. sell
3. bring
4. shut
5. spend

Complete the table in simple past.

positiv negativ Frage

They shared a room.
Marc did not cook.
Was Betty thirsty?
Louis did not throw the ball.
Did Henry build houses?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move house.
2. They catch the ball.
3. He crosses the street.
4. They do not sell furniture.
5. Does she practise her English?

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss

2. she / her room / tidy
3. not / Rupert / the number / dial
4. she / a friend / phone
5. not / Andy / the ball / pass

Was or Were?

1. The book on the table.

2. You very clever.
3. He in trouble.
4. George Washington the first US president.
 5. The cars new.

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. My friends swam in the lake.

2. He paid the bill.
3. The teacher pointed to the board.
4. They felt good.
5. He hurt his leg because he was not careful.

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Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1. he / to school / go
He went to school.
2. you / the house / see
You saw the house.
3. the book / to me / belong
The book belonged to me.
4. they / the mistake / notice
They noticed the mistake.
5. Benjamin / the rules / break
Benjamin broke the rules.
6. Ben / the fire / light
Ben lit the fire.
7. Andy / the ball / pass
Andy passed the ball.
8. that / me / depress
That depressed me.
9. they / computers / order
They ordered computers.
10. he / his goals / reach
He reached his goals.

Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

 1. the dog / bark
The dog barked.
2. we / with a family / stay
We stayed with a family.
3. you / the castle / visit
You visited the castle.
4. she / her best / try
She tried her best.
5. we / tea / drink
We drank tea.
6. she / my mistakes / correct
She corrected my mistakes.
7. Rupert / the number / dial
Rupert dialled the number.
8. Mary / the door / shut
Mary shut the door.
9. he / the problem / discuss
He discussed the problem.
10. he / his doubt / express
He expressed his doubt.

she / happy / be
She was not happy.
the teacher / our homework / check
The teacher did not check our homework.
the teacher / the tenses / explain
The teacher did not explain the tenses.
I / with you / agree
I did not agree with you.
he / her hand / touch
He did not touch her hand.
she / her room / tidy
She did not tidy her room.
Janet / the bus / miss
Janet did not miss the bus.
he / her of her father / remind
He did not remind her of her father.
the Pope / the child / bless
The Pope did not bless the child.
the farmer / out the seeds / sow
The farmer did not sow out the seeds.

Form questions in Simple Past.

1. she / me / ask
Did she ask me?
2. they / a hamster / have
Did they have a hamster?
 3. he / a computer / have
Did he have a computer?
4. Gareth / the bin / empty
Did Gareth empty the bin?
5. Eric / his homework / forget
Did Eric forget his homework?
6. the dinner / a fortune / cost
Did the dinner cost a fortune?
7. she / her little brother / hug
Did she hug her little brother?
8. he / his girlfriend / marry
Did he marry his girlfriend?
9. the passengers / panic
Did the passengers panic?
10. they / a hole / dig
Did they dig a hole?

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

1. Last year I spentirregular verb: spend - spent - spent my holiday in Ireland.

2. It wasirregular verb: be - was (singular) - been great.
3. I travelled around by car with two friends and we visitedpast forms of travel: travelled
(British English), traveled (American English) lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually wentirregular verb: go - went - gone to a pub.
5. One night we even learnedpast forms of learn: learnt (British English), learned
(American English) some Irish dances.
6. We wereirregular verb: be - were (plural) - been very lucky with the weather.
7. It did not rainFor negative sentences, we use the past form of the auxiliary 'do' (did).
The main verb 'rain' remains in its infinite form. a lot.
8. But we sawirregular verb: see - saw - seen some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where did you spendFor negative sentences, we use the past form of the auxiliary 'do'
(did). The main verb 'spend' remains in its infinite form. your last holiday?

Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I wasUse was for I/he/she/it or a singular noun. happy.

2. You wereUse were for you/we/they or a plural noun. angry.
3. She wasUse was for I/he/she/it or a singular noun. in London last week.
4. He wasUse was for I/he/she/it or a singular noun. on holiday.
5. It wasUse was for I/he/she/it or a singular noun. cold.
6. We wereUse were for you/we/they or a plural noun. at school.
7. You wereUse were for you/we/they or a plural noun. at the cinema.
8. They wereUse were for you/we/they or a plural noun. at home.
9. The cat wasUse was for I/he/she/it or a singular noun. on the roof.
10. The children wereUse were for you/we/they or a plural noun. in the garden.