Past Simple Tense

Practice When we want to indicate that something happened at a

specific time in the past, we use past simple.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises
I painted the wall.
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 Past Simple Tense

Practice When we want to indicate that something happened at a

specific time in the past, we use past simple.
We can either say when it happened.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises
He cooked a cake last night.
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 Past Simple Tense

Practice When we want to indicate that something happened at a

specific time in the past, we use past simple.
We can either say when it happened.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

Back My boss kicked out me.

 Past Simple Tense

Practice When we want to indicate that something happened at a

specific time in the past, we use past simple.
We can either say when it happened.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

Back I passed the exam.

 Past Simple Tense

Practice When we want to indicate that something happened at a

specific time in the past, we use past simple.
We can either say when it happened.
We use the past simple for situations that existed for a
Grammar period of time in the past, but not know.

Reading

Exercises
When I was a soldier I fought
Back against the enemy.
 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

I worked very hard last night.

Grammar

Reading

The past simple is often –ed (regular verbs)

Exercises
For example:
work = worked, clean = cleaned, dance = danced
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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

I enjoyed the party last night!!

Grammar

Reading

The past simple is often –ed (regular verbs)

Exercises
For example:
work = worked, clean = cleaned, dance = danced
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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

I lost all of my money.

Grammar

Reading

Here are some important irregular verbs:

Exercises begin began come came drink drank
eat ate find found have had
know knew lose lost put put
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say said see saw write wrote
 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

Back My boss saw me when I was painting his picture.

 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

He went to work early.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

He made a mistake. He broke the glass.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

He broke his computer.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

He wanted to clean the class.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Some verbs are irregular (=not regular) The past simple
is not –ed.

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

He didn’t break the wood.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

We went to the museum last week.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

We played football last weekend.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

We drank tea and ate biscuits after the match.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

Grammar

Reading

Exercises

Then, we turned to our school.

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 Past Simple Tense

Practice Study these examples:

The party finished at midnight.

We did a lot of work yesterday.
Grammar I usually get up early but this morning I got up 9.30.
Did you see Joe yesterday?
Did it rain on Friday?
Reading
What did you do yesterday evening?
We went to the cinema but we didn’t enjoy the film.
Exercises I didn’t watch television yesterday.

Back
Helen didn’t come to the party.
 Past Simple Tense

Grammar Past simple positive

I went to the cinema yesterday.
He / she / it saw me in a town a few days ago.
We / you / they decided to work together.
Practice
Past simple negative
I didn’t go to the cinema.
He / she / it didn’t watch the TV yesterday.
Reading
We / you / they didn’t work together.

Past simple questions

Exercises Did I go to the cinema?
Did He / she / it learn English?
Back Did We / you / they invite you to their party?
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Reading
Nasreddin Hodja

BLANKET IS GONE

Practice At midnight the Hodja heard a noise. Two men were

struggling outside. The Hodja got out of his bed with a blanket
over him and went to the front of his house. He asked them why
they were fighting. Without answering, one of them took the
Grammar blanket that covered the Hodja and they both fled. So the poor
Hodja returned to his bed again.
“What were they fighting about?”, asked his wife.
“About our blanket”, said the Hodja. “Now the blanket
Exercises is gone, so the struggle is over.”

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.

Practice

Grammar

........... you do your homework yesterday ?

Reading

are does did do

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.

Practice

Grammar

Did you go to the cinema....................?

Reading

often usually last night tomorrow

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.
cleaned my teeth three times yesterday
I ....................
opened the window
It was hot in the room, so I ....................
Practice started at 7.30 and ..................
The concert .................. finished at 10.15.
wanted to be a doctor.
When I was a child I ...................
happened
The accident .........................last Sunday afternoon.
rained all day.
It’s a nice day today but yesterday it ...............
Grammar
enjoyed our holiday last year.
We .....................
died when he was 90 years old.
Ann’s grandfather ...................

Reading
die open want start
rain enjoy finish clean
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happen
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Exercises

Which one is wrong?

Practice a) He did a lot of work yesterday.

b) Did he saw you?

Grammar
c) Why did you do that?

d) She didn’t let me to see him.

Reading

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.

Practice

Grammar

....... you understand me?

Reading
did do are does

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.

Practice

Grammar

He ............... me a letter last week.

Reading
send like are sent

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with correct word.

Practice

Grammar

I ................ a pie for you.

Reading

cook cooked cooking cooks

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 Past Simple Tense

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with these words.

Practice stopped go wrote invite

a) They didn’t ...............her to the party.

Grammar
b) The police ............... me on my way home last night.

c) Mozart ................. more than 600 pieces of music.

Reading
d) Did you ................out last night?

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