SIMPLE PAST TENSE REGLAR VERBS- PRACTICE # 3
1) Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements.
1. Jane watched a film. (to watch)
2. He ___carried_______________a box. (to carry)
3. They ___helped_______________ their father. (to help)
4. John and Amy _____swaped_____________ things. (to swap)
5. I ___talked_______________ to Andrew. (to talk)
6. Susan with Peter_____danced_____________. (to dance)
7. The boys ____tried______________ basketball. (to try)
8. We ______planed____________a trip. (to plan)
9. She ____washed______________ her hair. (to wash)
10. The car_____stoped_____________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)
12. Ervin ____counted____________ (count) the documents.
13. A lot of people ___skated_____________ (skate) on the lake.
14. Nick ____rested____________ (rest) last summer.
2) Make affirmative, negative or interrogative sentences. Use simple past
1. We/ (paint)/ the walls/?. Did we paint the walls?
2. The teacher/ not(plant) a tree. The teacher didn´t plant a tree______________
3. It(snow) last winter. it snowed last winter__________________
4. We/(open) the door/?. Did we open the door?_____
5. Children /not/ (smile)/ happily. Children didn´t smile happily_____________
6. Martin/ (listen)/ to music martin listed to music___________________
7. She/not/ (want) a new dress/. She didn´t want a new dress___________________
8. Ervin/(count) the documents/?. Did Ervin count the documents?__________
9. A lot of people/not/ (skate)/ on the lake ___a lot of people didn´t skate o the lake_____________
10.Nick/not/ (rest)/ last summer _nick did not rest last summer____________
11.We/ (paint)/ the walls. _we painted the walls_________________
12.The teacher (plant) a tree/? Did the teacher plan a tree?______________________
13.My sister /not( clean)/ her room on Saturday. ___my sister didn´t clean her room on Saturday___
14.The birds /(fly)/ over our heads. The birds flied over our heads______
3) Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past. Then write an interrogative sentence.
I dust the shelves. I dusted the shelves. Did I dust the shelves?
1. Peter dresses in his room. ________________________________________________________
2. She drops the ball. ___________________________________________________________
3. Mum dusts the shelves. ___________________________________________________________
4. We enter into the room. ___________________________________________________________
5. Tiny fetches the ball..___________________________________________________________
6. The disco finishes at 10 o’clock.._____________________________________________________
7. Mother and father help me..________________________________________________________
8. I ask for a new computer.._________________________________________________________
9. The children jump on the bed..______________________________________________________
10.Ben kisses Jane every morning.____________________________________________________
4) Read the following texts and answer the questions
Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in
the mountains. The travel agent said that the traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by
plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was
beautiful and we had a great time.
1. Choose the correct answer:
1. We decided to go to the beach because….
a._x__ it was cheaper than going to the mountains b___t.he travel agent said that it was the
cheapest
c___of the hot weather in the mountains d. ______we wanted to spend time at the beach
2. The bus was the _______ way to travel.
a._____ best b._____easiest c.__x__ cheapest d._____slowest
3. Travelling by plane was ________ than by bus.
a._____more fun b.______cheaper c.____expensive d.__x___ faster
4. We _______ our vacation.
a. _____hated b._______ didn't like c._x___ enjoyed d._____ regretted
5. We had very ---- weather during our vacation.
a.___x__good b.______ hot c._____warm d.______cold
