Past Simple Tense

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. 1. We ..(wait) an hour yesterday. 2. Joan ..(clean) her room on Friday. 3. She (post) my letter yesterday. 4. I ..(smile) at her. . We .(watch) !" all e#enin$. %. Who (&urn) the ca'es( ). I .(loc') the door &e*ore I .(lea#e). +. We (tra#el) *irst class. ,. -e ..(*inish) wor' early yesterday. 1.. !hey ..(hurry) into the house. 2. Complete the sentences with the irregular verbs in their Past Simple forms. 1. 2. 3. 4. . 1. 2. 3. 4. . 1. 2. 3. 4. . %. ). +. We (meet) last Saturday. I ..(*ind) this old &ottle yesterday on the &each. She .(write) a lot o* letters when she .(&e) youn$. -e ..('eep) a do$ when he .(&e) a little &oy. We ..(eat) at a restaurant last ni$ht. 3. Give answers to the questions using the words in brackets. -ow lon$ a$o did you wor' as a waiter( /( years a$o) I worked as a waiter 5 years ago. When did you last play *oot&all( (when I was 14) What time did John arri#e( (at 4) When did you last see 0Star Wars1( (last wee') . -ow lon$ did you wait at the airport( (2 hours) .. . Complete the sentences using the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. We ..($o) on holiday to Scotland last year. I ..(ta'e) a ta2i *rom the airport to the hotel. We ..(wal') to the par' and we ..(play) tennis. I .(rin$) the door&ell and a woman (open) the door. She (write) a letter3 and then she .(post) it. 4.(you5&uy) some clothes at the mar'et(6 47es3 I .(&uy) 8eans and a shirt.6 4..(you5 understand) the *ilm( !. Complete the sentences using the Simple Past of the verbs below. 1. 2. 3. 4. . %. Conquer, build, win, be, travel, break out !he 9hinese the :reat Wall o* 9hina in the third century ;.9. Sultan Selim I <$ypt in 1 1). =arco >olo ..to 9hina in 121). ?eil @rmstron$ .the *irst man to wal' on the moon. World War II ..in 1,3,. @lp @rslan .the &attle o* =alaA$rit in 1.)1. ". Complete the sentences with the Past #ense form of the verbs below. 1. 2. 3. 4. . %. Tell, write, eat, drink, buy, have -e .a new car yesterday. !om ..a letter this mornin$. She ..a lot o* water &ecause she was thirsty. !he &oy 2 tomato sandwiches *or lunch. :randmother .me a #ery interestin$ story last ni$ht. We dinner at a restaurant on Friday e#enin$.

1. Put the verb in bra kets into the orre t !orm in the gap "#T$% the verb. &here no verb is given, put one o! the !ollowing linking words into the gaps.
&hile !inally and although however as soon as but then be!ore when !he Bnluc'y ;ur$lar Cne e#enin$ >aul (watch) DDDDDDDDDDDD the tele#ision DDDDDDDDDDDD (eat)DDDDDDDDDDDD his supper DDDDDDDDDDDD the door suddenly (open) DDDDDDDDDDDD and a &ur$lar (come) DDDDDDDDDDDD in. -e (wear) DDDDDDDDDDDD a mas' and (carry) DDDDDDDDDDDD a sac'. DDDDDDDDDDDD doin$ anythin$ else he (tie) DDDDDDDDDDDD >aul to the chair. DDDDDDDDDDDD he went upstairs to loo' *or money. DDDDDDDDDDDD he (not *ind) DDDDDDDDDDDD any money he (*ind) DDDDDDDDDDDD a lot o* 8ewelry3 which he (put) DDDDDDDDDDDD into his sac'. In his rush to $et downstairs he (not see) DDDDDDDDDDDD the do$ (lie) DDDDDDDDDDDD at the &ottom o* the stairs3 and he (*all) DDDDDDDDDDDD o#er it3 losin$ his $lasses. DDDDDDDDDDDD the &ur$lar (loo' *or) DDDDDDDDDDDD them3 >aul (try) DDDDDDDDDDDD to *ree himsel*. DDDDDDDDDDDD >aul (mana$e) DDDDDDDDDDDD to escape and he (phone) DDDDDDDDDDDD the police. DDDDDDDDDDDD the &ur$lar (*ind) DDDDDDDDDDDD his $lasses he (run) DDDDDDDDDDDD out o* the house. DDDDDDDDDDDD un*ortunately *or him3 the police (wait) DDDDDDDDDDDD *or him at the end o* the $arden.

'. Put the verb in bra kets into the orre t !orm. &here possible, use (used to( and (would(.
9harles Eic'ens 9harles Eic'ens DDDDDDDDDDDD (&orn) in 1+12 in >ortsmouth. !he *amily DDDDDDDDDDDD (mo#e) to Fondon n 1+23. When he was twel#e he DDDDDDDDDDDD (wor') in a &lac'in$ *actory. -e wor'ed &y a window *acin$ the street and passers&y DDDDDDDDDDDD (pause) and watch him at wor'. <#eryday he DDDDDDDDDDDD (trud$e) throu$h the Fondon streets *rom 9amden !own to Southwar'. -is *amily DDDDDDDDDDDD (&e) #ery poor. -is mother DDDDDDDDDDDD (hope) to open a small school. While she DDDDDDDDDDDD (try) to do this3 her hus&and DDDDDDDDDDDD (send) to prison *or &ein$ G4. in de&t. When 9harles DDDDDDDDDDDD (&e) twentyH*our3 his *irst wor'3 sketches by Boz3 DDDDDDDDDDDD (pu&lish). !his DDDDDDDDDDDD (*ollow) &y Pickwick Papers with which he DDDDDDDDDDDD (achie#e) *inancial security and popularity. For the rest o* his li*e3 wor' simply DDDDDDDDDDDD (pour) *rom his pen. -e DDDDDDDDDDDD (die) o* a stro'e in 1+)..

Complete the se ond part o! the senten es with the negative !orm o! the verbs in past tense. Example: I spoke to Alice but I didn't speak to Robert.
3. 1. !hey swam on Saturday &ut they.......................................on Sunday. 2. I went to wor' on =onday &ut I .......................................to wor' on !uesday. 3. -e &ou$ht a new car. -e ...................................................a secondHhand car. . She learnt French in hi$h school. She................................French in primary school. !. We $ot up early this mornin$. We..............................................early yesterday. ". !hey did Science at school &ut they..............................................Science at Bni#ersity. $. -e slept well last ni$ht &ut he .............................................well the ni$ht &e*ore. %. I ate spa$hetti *or dinner &ut I .............................................anythin$ *or lunch. &. 7ou saw -elen &ut you ..........................................9elia. 1'. !hey li#ed in 9hica$o. !hey.........................................in ?ew 7or'.