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Worksheet
Name: _________________________________________________Grade: ___________

Past Simple Irregular and Regular

Complete the sentences with a verb from below in the correct tense. Be careful, you may have
to put some in the negative for the sentences to be logical!

sit / think / come / have / find / listen / wear / can / buy / go / ask / hear / speak / be / take / sleep /
see / see

1. Bruno _______________________ open the door, so he _______________________ for

someone to help him.

2. Shelby _______________________ a beautiful blue dress to the

wedding.

3. Anis and Amry _______________________ to bed around 11 pm last

night.

4. Kai _______________________ in to the classroom looking very

angry.

5. I _______________________ to Andrew yesterday but he _______________________ to

anything I said.

6. Marshall and Amee _______________________ a strange noise late last night, so called the
police.

7. Adam is so lucky. Yesterday he _______________________ a 500 note on the floor next to

his car!

8. Shereen _______________________ a horrible gold jacket in the sales last year.

9. Skylar _______________________ too much to drink at the Christmas party it

was so embarrassing!

10. Her parents _______________________ she was happy, but she

_______________________.

11. Darren _______________________ a cake to work for Chris every day last week.

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12. I feel good. I _______________________ for 8 hours last night! Perfect!

13. I _______________________ The Smurfs, I

_______________________ Hop. Its a great movie!

When he was at school, her always _______________________ at the back of the classroom

Used to / Didnt use to

We use used to when we describe a habit in the past

We often use used to to contrast a past habit with what we do now

The past simple is also possible but used to is more common

Statements: I used to play tennis when I was a teenager

Negatives: I didnt use to play basketball when i studied at school

Question: Did you use to play football when you were little?

A. Rewrite each sentence with used to

a I was in the school swimming team

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b Sophie had long hair when she was 7
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c Mary didnt listen when her teachers were speaking
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d Ricardo got up at 6:00 when he was training for the Olympics
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e What did you usually do on Saturday evening?
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f My brother wore glasses when he was small
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g Becky was afraid of dogs when she was a little girl
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h We always gave our teacher presents at the end of the term
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i Paul has spoken Italian well but he has forgotten it
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j Did you live next door to Mrs Harrison?
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B Complete the personal details and translate

1 I used to drink ............................................................................... but now I dont

2 I used to live in ............................................................................... but now I dont
3 I used to go to ............................................................................... but now I dont
4 I used to play with ...........................................................................but now I dont
5 I used to read ............................................................................... but now I dont

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USED TO/ DIDNT USED TO

A) Complete the sentences with used to or didnt use to.

1. Womens clothes in the past __________ be uncomfortable.

2. My mum __________ put on high heels whenever she went out.

3. My granny __________ wear glasses, but now she wears them all the time.

4. When I was at the seaside, I __________ go swimming every morning.

5. My family was poor and we __________ have expensive clothes when I was young.

6. I __________ be slimmer when I was a kid.

B) Complete the sentences with used to.

Example: Before the invention of the internet, people used to have encyclopedias.

Before the invention of the electric bulb, __________________

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Before the invention of the washing machine, _____________

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Before the invention of the car, _________________________

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Before the invention of the telephone, ___________________

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C) Choose one of the choices below, use used to or didnt use to to make sentences
about the lifestyle of these people.

Example: Footballers in the 1950s didnt use to earn much money.

Footballers in the 1950s-earn much money, run more slowly, score a lot of goals, foul
other players a lot, wear long, wide shorts, be world-famous stars.

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The celebrity singers in the 19th century- go on the

stage, get up early, dance, wear shiny and dark-
coloured outfits, live in poor conditions, do their
make-up themselves.

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D) Look at the photo and describe the clothes people used to wear in the 1960s.Use the
words in the box and used to and be careful with the order of the adjectives

Example: People in the 1960s used to wear strange small glasses.

scarf - flowery - curly hair - long

-boots long\short sleeved - colourful
- leather matching - jacket -
trousers - long jewellery - shiny -
plain - shirt - skirt belt - tight -
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short - silk - cotton
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FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE LINKER

................................ their parents opposition, Tom and Ann decided to get married.

Well leave the note on the table.he can see it.

..................................... I have a great respect for him, I dont particularly like him.

Tim isnt suitable for the job. Hes too old. ...................................., he isnt interested.

................................... there are no more questions to discuss, we can finish the meeting.

Brian is leaving the company .................................... his age.

The sweater was .................. big .................... I couldnt wear it.

He worked for the same company all his life ................................... he retired.

Linkers are quite difficult to learn. ............................., they are worth studying.

The temperature in Saudi Arabia can reach 50 C. ....................... , a lot of business is done early in
the day.

I failed the exam precisely ................................ I didnt have time to study.

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John, ............................ you speak French, I wondered if I could ask you some words.

Nora eats green vegetables .................................... they are good for her health.

It was ............................ wonderful view ............................... we were left speechless.

........................... the teacher was out of the class, some pupils wrote a message on the board.

Theres time to get a sandwich from the cafeteria............................. the next class begins.

The president was very unpopular. ..........................., .his resignation did not come as a surprise.

Tim has to go to the dentist ................................. an infected tooth.

I didnt tell you. Make you angry.

It was ................................good cake .......I couldnt help eating it.

Ill look after the children ........................... you are making dinner.

She walked carefully................................ the streets were covered in ice.

.................................. he lost a lot of blood, he is in stable condition.

She went to the supermarket buy an ice- cream.

I understand your point of view. ........................, I dont agree with it.

You know what is in the letter, ........................ I wont read it to you.

He raised his voice he could be heard.

.......................we are here, lets enjoy ourselves.

The rent for the building was reasonable. ................................., the location was perfect.

He sat down .he would have a rest.