Pearson-Fundamentals-Simple Past

PEARSON-FUNDAMENTALS

EXERCISE SIMPLE PAST

Rewrite each sentence in the past tense.

1. It’s a beautiful day. It was a beautiful day.
2. That’s my boss. That was my boss.
3. We’re not at home. We were not at home.
4. There’s a party on Sunday. There was a party on Sunday.
5. She’s not at work. She was not at work.
6. That sweater isn’t very nice. That sweater was not very nice.
7. There are twelve students in my class. There were twelve students in my class.
8. You’re late. You were late.
9. He’s a good swimmer. He was a good swimmer.
Answer the questions. Use short answers.

1. Were you at home the day before yesterday? Yes, I was.
2. Were you in class yesterday? No, I wasn’t.
3. Was it cold in the city last Sunday? No, it wasn’t.
4. Were you at a party last weekend? Yes, I was.
5. Were you hungry this morning? Yes, I was.
6. Was there an English test last Saturday? No, there wasn’t.
Complete the conversation between a boy and his mother. Use the words from the
box. You can use the words more than once.
was wasn’t were weren’t
A: Look at this photo, Mom! Is that you?
B: Sure it is.
A: Where was that?
B: That was in Africa.
A: Africa? When were you in Africa?
B: In 1974 and 1975.
A: Was Dad there, too?
B: No, he wasn’t.
A: Wow! Was it hot there?
B: Yes, it was. Hot and wet. But it was great.
A: Who are those people in the picture?
B: Well, let me see. That guy... his name was David. He was my boss at the time. We were
both in the same town.
A: And who are those people?
B: They were our neighbors. We were friends with them.
A: And this guy? Who’s that?
B: His name was Paul. He was my boyfriend.
A: Your boyfriend? But where was Dad?

B: Dad and I weren’t married then.
Write the verbs.

A: write the simple past tense form of these verbs.
a) do - did
b) come - came
c) take - took
d) feel - felt
e) play - played
f) go - went
g) say - said
h) call - called
i) meet - met
j) make - made
k) tell - told
l) get - got
m) find - found
n) see - saw
o) hear – heard
B: Now fill in the blanks. Use the simple past tense form above. Use each verb only
once.
1. I took the bus to work this morning.
2. Evan called the police when he saw the accident.
3. We went to Hawaii on vacation last year.
4. I did my homework at five o’clock.
5. I met my wife for the first time when we were in college.
6. “Come over here!” she said.
7. We played basketball for two hours last night.
8. I saw that movie last week.
9. My grandparents came to this country from Japan.
10. My brother got this sweater in Ireland.
11. I lost my watch, but I found it today.
12. When my grandfather died, I felt very sad.
13. We stayed home last night, and my mom made pizza.
14. I told Beth about the party, but she didn’t go.
15. We heard beautiful music coming from my son’s room.
Write did or were.

Then answer the questions. Tell about yourself.
Example: Did you get up early this morning? No, I didn’t.
Were you at home last night? Yes, I was.
1. Were you at school today? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
2. Did you watch TV last night? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
3. Were you on vacation last month? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
4. Did you have coffee this morning? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
5. Did you go to the supermarket yesterday? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Practice
Complete the sentences with the past of the verbs from the list. Then circle the final –
ed sound.
arrive decide listen start wait work
brush finish plan turn wash yawn
Jane yawned (d/ t /id) and turned (d/ t/ id) off the alarm. She washed (d / t/ id) her face
and brushed (d/ t/ id) her teeth. She listened (d/ t/ id) to the news and started (d/ t/ id) her
day. She waited (d/ t/ id) for the bus, but it was late. Jane decided (d/ t/ id) to ride her
bicycle. She arrived (d/ t/ id) at her job and worked (d/ t/ id) for eight hours. At 6:00, Jane
finished (d/ t/ id) and planned (d/ t/ id) to go home.
Complete the sentences with the past tense irregular verbs.

A._ Yesterday (be) was Josh’s birthday. He (go) went to the store and (buy) bought some
meat, onions, and wine. He (come) came home and (make) made dinner for his friends. His
friends (give) gave him a present, a new puppy! They (eat) ate and (drink) drank a lot.
Everyone (have) had a really good time!
B._ Elena (meet) met Ernesto 20 years ago. They (become) became very good friends and
(get) got married in 1984. Back then, Ernesto (teach) taught high school, and Elena (take)
took classes at the university.
Place the verbs in the box into the correct columns. There are ten answers for each
column.
Allowed flooded mixed visited

Asked guessed pasted wasted
Cracked included relaxed washed
Cried jailed repeated watched
Damaged killed shaved welcomed
Decided landed slipped yawned
Encouraged loved stopped
Ended missed tasted
Past Tense:
 flooded
 guessed
 jailed
 killed
 landed
 missed
 pasted
 relaxed
 stopped
 washed
Past Participle:
 allowed
 asked
 cracked
 decided
 encouraged
 included
 loved
 repeated
 shaved
 welcomed

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EXERCISE SIMPLE PAST

Rewrite each sentence in the past tense.

Answer the questions. Use short answers.

A: Your boyfriend? But where was Dad?

Write the verbs.

Write did or were.

Complete the sentences with the past tense irregular verbs.

Allowed flooded mixed visited

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