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Past Simple Practice for Students

This document provides instruction and practice with using past simple (irregular) verbs in English. It includes a table to fill in past tense forms of verbs, sentences to complete in the past simple, matching pictures to past actions, writing questions about a person in the past tense, and forming wh- questions about sentences written in the past tense. The document focuses on regularizing irregular verb forms and using them correctly in positive, negative and interrogative sentences.
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Past Simple Practice for Students

This document provides instruction and practice with using past simple (irregular) verbs in English. It includes a table to fill in past tense forms of verbs, sentences to complete in the past simple, matching pictures to past actions, writing questions about a person in the past tense, and forming wh- questions about sentences written in the past tense. The document focuses on regularizing irregular verb forms and using them correctly in positive, negative and interrogative sentences.
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Past Simple (irregular verbs)

 Complete the table.


Then complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

- She.......................(go) to school on foot yesterday. - My dad....................(give) me a CD for my birthday.

- Paul......................(eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple. - Ana......................(have) a bath last Sunday.

- I..........................(get) up very early last night. - We.......................(swim) in the Mediterranean sea.

- They........................(find) 50 euros in the street. - Joe......................(write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.

 Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...

- I drank coffee but I......................................tea.

- She found her purse but she...................................her keys.

- The children broke the window but they.....................................the door.

- He had a shower but he...................................breakfast.

- My father made a cake but he..................................any pastries.

- We spoke English and French but we....................................German.


 Match the pictures with the actions and write the Past Simple of the verbs.

 Write questions about Alex and answer them.


Mary likes and the children love .

So Mary and Mum ................................ (sunbathe) and the children.............................(play) with

the ball and .......................... (make) sandcastles. Dad.............................(swim) in the sea and

........................ (read) the under the umbrella. We usually.......................(have) lunch in

a near the beach. In the afternoon they..................................(visit) very interesting

places. One day They ......................... (go) out in a . It......................(be) amazing!

They .......................... (like) the best. They ...................... (see) different ,

some and even a .............................. (jump) in front of the boat. They also
......................... (watch) some people feed the fish. Mary ...................... (take) a lot of .

The family.............................(enjoy) a lot.

The last day it ........................ (rain). The whole family.........................(go) to a shopping centre.

They ............................... (buy) some souvenirs. In the afternoon they...............................(return)

home. Mary and her family.......................(have) a great time there !!!!


WRITE sentences in PAST SIMPLE:
1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)

A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago. I) The children / play / tennis and basketball /
1- at the sports centre.
2- 1-
3- 2-
3-
B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.
1- J) You / do / your homework / last
2- weekend. 1-
3- 2-
3-
C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party
1- K) My friend / study / German / last year.
2- 1-
3- 2-
3-
) I / wash / my hair / last night
1- L) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday morning
2- 1-
3- 2-
3-
E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa
1- M) We / visit / our friends / yesterday
2- evening 1-
3- 2-
3-
F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags /
yesterday morning N) She / have lunch / in an Italian restaurant
1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-
G) The film / end / very late / last O) They / watch / TV / in the living room
weekend 1- 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-
H) They / go / to bed / at P) He / drink / orange juice / for
midnight 1- breakfast 1-
2- 2-
3- 3-
 Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the
previous sentences.
Use these wh- words:

WHERE WHAT TIME WHEN WHAT HOW MANY WHO

A) - ............................................................................................................................................

B) - ............................................................................................................................................

C) - ............................................................................................................................................

D) - ............................................................................................................................................

E) - ............................................................................................................................................

F) - ............................................................................................................................................

G) - ............................................................................................................................................

H) - ............................................................................................................................................

I) - ............................................................................................................................................

J) - ............................................................................................................................................

K) - ............................................................................................................................................

L) - ............................................................................................................................................

M) - ............................................................................................................................................

N) - ............................................................................................................................................

O) - ............................................................................................................................................

P) - ............................................................................................................................................

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