Worksheet Simple Past – regular verbs

Simple Past: add -ed or – d

Cook – cooked; like - liked

Exercise 1. Fill in the Simple Past form.

1. He learns English. (simple present)


He ___learned___________ English. (simple past)

2. I like apples. (simple present)
I _____liked_________ apples. (simple past)

3. They ask many questions. (simple present)

They ___asked___________ many questions. (simple past)
4. We open the windows. (simple present)

We ____opened__________ the windows. (simple past)

5. She talks to David. (simple present)

She _____talked_________ to David. (simple past)

Exercise 2. Fill in the Simple Past form.

Simple Past: Add -ed or -d
Examples: cook - cooked, love -

loved.

6. She ___lived___________ in Scotland. (to live)


7. They ___worked___________ at the weekends. (to work)


8. John _____rented_________ a flat in Edinburgh. (to rent)


9. Lisa ___opened___________ her present. (to open)


10. Ben ____scratched__________ his bike. (to scratch)


11. Sue _____played_________ basketball. (to play)


12. Helen ____loved__________ her new school. (to love)


13. The shops __closed____________ at nine o'clock in the

evening. (to close)


14. Mother ____cooked__________ the turkey. (to cook)


 15. Emily _____baked_________ a cake (to bake)


16. First I ____watched__________ TV, then I

______visited________ my friend. (to watch/to visit)

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Translation

be was/were been estar; ser

catch caught caught apanhar

become became become tornar-se

drink drank drunk beber

eat ate eaten comer

forget forgot forgotten esquecer

get got got conseguir

sing sang sung cantar

think thought thought pensar

read read read ler

write wrote written escrever

Exercise on negative sentences

Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1. They sold postcards. →

2. You jumped high. →
3. Albert played squash. →
4. The teacher tested our English. →
5. Fiona visited her grandma. →
6. He washed the car. →
7. You were thirsty. →
8. He had a computer. →
9. I bought bread. →
10. You saw the house. →

Exercise on questions

Write questions in simple past.

1. Anna / the window / open →

2. she / home / walk →
3. you / in the garden / work →
4. you / a song / sing →
5. she / on a chair / sit →
6. you / the castle / visit →
7. Jenny / the door / close →
8. she / happy / be →
9. Greg / to the radio / listen →
10. the car / at the corner / stop →