This document provides exercises for students to practice using verbs in the simple past tense. It includes writing out the simple past form of various verbs, providing short yes/no answers to questions using the simple past, filling in blanks with verbs in the simple past tense, and transforming sentences into negative forms or questions. The exercises cover a range of common verbs and sentences to help students better understand and use the simple past tense in English.

1. I. Write the Past Simple form of the following verbs.
1. Play 16. Get
2. Go 17. Warn
3. Walk 18. Wash
4. Watch 19. Wear
5. Listen to 20. See
6. Wait 21. Try
7. Check 22. Turn
8. Be 23. Invite
9. Ask 24. Observe
10. Want 25. Make
11. Call 26. Need
12. Deliver 27. Live
13. Decide 28. Laugh
14. Work 29. Kill
15. Do 30. Kiss
II. Give short answers to the questions.
1. Did you close the door? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
2. Did you father wash his car? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
3. Did Marta tidy her room? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
4. Did your mother prepare the dinner? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
5. Did the cleaner finish cleaning? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
6. Did your brother finish his class? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
7. Did your cats meow yesterday? ( + ) ______________. ( - ) _____________.
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2. III. Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1. My uncle _____________ (visit) us this weekend.
2. I _____________ (listen to) music with my friends.
3. We _____________ (study ) hard for the exam. So, we _____________ (answer) all the
questions.
4. “ _____________ (finish / you) your homework?” “No, I _____________ .”
5. I _____________ (wait) for the school bus but it _____________ (not / come).
6. Karen _____________ (ask) for help to finish her homework.
7. _____________ (invite / you ) them to your party last week.
8. Yesterday night, somebody _____________ (knock) at the door. But I _____________ (not /
open ) it.
9. The students _____________ (walk) down the street with their teachers.
10. Something strange _____________ (happen) last night.
11. Tom _____________ (check) his answers.
12. The postman _____________ (deliver) the letters.
13. We _____________ (live) in Madrid three years ago.
14. Helen _____________ (not / study) for the exam and she _____________ (fail).
15. Daisy _____________ (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.
16. I _____________ (not / hear) a new song on the radio.
14. Peter _____________ (read) three books last week.
15. The Smiths (speak) Italian to the waitress.
16. Peter (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.
17. My mother (forget) to buy some milk.
18. Susan _____________ (have) a baby in August.
19. We _____________ (lose) our keys last Friday.
20. They _____________ (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
21. I _____________ (give) my mother a CD for her birthday.
22. At the age of 23, she _____________(become) a teacher.
23. I _____________ (know) the answer yesterday.
24. Peter _____________ (tell) me that he lived in New York.
25. We ______________ (lend) John €200.
26. She _____________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
27. The children ______________ (sleep) in the car.
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3. 28. He _____________ (keep) his promise.
29. We ______________ (choose) the steak for dinner.
30. The film _____________ (begin) late.
31. They _____________ (fly) to Madrid.
32. We ______________ (drive) to Edinburgh.
33. Mrs. Black _____________ (teach) English at the University.
34. They _____________ (send) me an e-mail earlier.
35. We _____________ (leave) at 7 a.m..
IV. Turn the sentences into negative or question.
1. Caroline played tennis this weekend. ( - ) __________________________________________.
2. Mark washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) __________________________________________.
3. Conny finished her homework. ( ? ) __________________________________________.
4. All the students answered the questions. (- ) ________________________________________.
5. Danny waited for the bus. (- ) __________________________________________.
6. Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) __________________________________________.
7. John didn’t watch TV all the day. ( ? ) __________________________________________.
8. JP washed the dishes. ( ? ) __________________________________________.
9. Paul invited me to her birthday party. ( - ) _______________________________________.
10. Betty cleaned the entire house this morning. ( ? ) ___________________________________.
11. My family took care from COVID-19. ( ? ) _________________________________________.
12. Our cats ate a lot of cat food yesterday. ( ? ) ______________________________________.
13. I was born in 2007. ( - ) __________________________________________.
14. We had a nice dinner last night. ( - ) ___________________________________________.
15. Benito didn’t studied a lot last month. ( ? ) ________________________________________.
16. They were good friends at school days. ( ? ) ______________________________________.
17. Conny and Benito cooked our meals. ( - ) _________________________________________.
18. Caroline watched anime last night. ( ? ) __________________________________________.
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