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Past Simple Test
A. Write the past forms of the regular and irregular verbs.
1. go → 19. study-
2. come → 20. live-
3. buy → 21. visit-
4. have → 22. be-
5. do → 23. buy-
6. leave → 24. cost-
7. sell → 25. drink-
8. bring → 26. drive-
9. shut → 27. have-
10. spend → 28. make-
11. feel → 29. write-
12. cost → 30. read
13. drive → 31. catch-
14. catch → 32. spend-
15. feed → 33. run-
16. watch- 34. lose-
17. stop- 35. swim-
18. play-
B. Put the sentences into simple past.
1. We open the door. →
2. You write poems. →
3. Richard plays in the garden. →
4. Kerry does not speak English. →
5. Do you see the bird? →
6. We move house. →
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7. They catch the ball. →
8. He crosses the street. →
9. They do not sell furniture. →
10. Does she practise her English? →
11. They repeat the question. →
12. She hugs her little brother. →
13. The snowman melts in the sun. →
14. The candle does not burn. →
15. Do they chat in a forum? →
C. Write sentences in simple past.
1. you / cards / play
2. I / a car / want
3. we / the game / lose
4. not / I / early / get up
5. not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle
6. Janet / the bus / miss
7. she / her room / tidy
8. not / Rupert / the number / dial
9. she / a friend / phone
10. not / Andy / the ball / pass
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11. Jim / his head / cover
12. she / the chapter / copy
13. not / the clouds / disappear
14. he / to our question / refer
15. not / we / our punishment / escape
D. Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
1. Billy ate an apple.
2. The children played in the garden.
3. Laura came home at six o'clock
4. The boy read a book.
5. The girl wrote five letters.
6. My friends swam in the lake.
7. He paid the bill.
8. The teacher pointed to the board.
9. They felt good.
10. He hurt his leg because he was not careful.
11. He clicked the mouse button.
12. Robby Robber robbed a bank.
13. The house burnt down.
14. The children respected their teacher.
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15. They welcomed the new pupil warmly.
E. Fill in with the past tense simple
Yesterday Mrs Wall …………………………………..(tidy) her house. She
………………………………………………(wash) the windows and
……………………………….(clean) the floors. Then she
………………………………………….(go) to the kitchen and
……………………………………….(want) to make an apple cake. She
………………………………………..(take) some apples. But she
……………………………………………. (not+have) any butter. She
…………………………(is) very sad because she ………………………………………..
(like) apple cakes very much