Past simple
Regular verbs :-
1) Add (-ed)
Ex. finish finished
2) Verbs that end in (e) add (– d)
Ex. like liked
3) Verbs that end in (consonant + y ),we
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change y into i and add /-ed/
Ex. cry cried
4) verbs that end in (vowel + consonant)
double the last letter.
Ex. stop stopped
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Key words:
yesterday - last - ago - this morning
Verb to be in past simple :
Am - is was
Are were
In Negative :
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was wasn’t
were weren't
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Irregular verbs :-
Verb Past Verb Past
am - is Buy bought
was
Are were Catch caught
has - have had Come came
become became Drink drank
begin began Eat ate
Go went Wear wore
know knew Swim swam
Give gave Write wrote
Find found Think thought
drive drove See saw
Lose lost Run ran
meet met Take took
make Win won
made
hear heard Say said
do - does did Learn learnt
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Negative :-
didn't + v. inf
Ex. - Yesterday, we found our lost toy.
- Yesterday, we didn't find our lost toy.
In questions :-
WH word + Auxiliary ( did ) + subject + v. inf ...... ?
Ex. - They met their friends this morning.
- When did they meet their friends ?
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A.Fill in the blanks with the past simple form
of the verb in parentheses.
1. Yesterday, Sarah _______ (walk) to school.
2. My brother _______ (play) soccer last weekend.
3. We _______ (visit) our grandparents last month.
4. The dog _______ (bark) loudly at the mailman.
5. Tom _______ (finish) his homework before
dinner.
6. The birds _______ (sing) beautiful songs this
morning.
7. I _______ (eat) a delicious pizza for lunch.
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8. The teacher _______ (explain) the math
problem clearly.
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9.My mom _______ (bake) cookies for the class
party.
10.The cat _______ (sleep) on the couch all
afternoon.
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B.Correct the mistakes in these past simple
sentences.
1. She goed to the park yesterday............................
2. We buyed new shoes last week.............................
3. The movie start at 7 PM last night.......................
4. They eated ice cream after dinner.......................
5. I writed a letter to my friend.........................
6. The sun shine brightly all day...........................
7. He runned fast in the race...............................
8. We swimmed in the pool last summer...................
9. The baby cryed all night long.......................
10. They taked many photos on their vacation
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C.Choose the correct past simple form of
the verb.
1. Last night, I _______ (watch/watched) a
funny movie.
2. The birds _______ (fly/flied) south for the
winter.
3. She _______ (go/went) to the beach last
weekend.
4. We _______ (eat/ate) delicious cake at the
party.
5. The dog _______ (catch/catched) the ball in
mid-air.
6. They _______ (build/builded) a sandcastle on
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7. I _______ (write/wrote) a story about my
summer vacation.
8. The leaves _______ (fall/falled) from the trees
in autumn.
9. He _______ (swim/swam) across the pool in
record time.
10. We _______ (make/maked) colorful drawings
in art class.
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D.Change these positive sentences into
negative sentences using the past simple
tense.
1. I went to the park yesterday.
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2. She played with her dolls last night.
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3. They ate pizza for dinner.
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4. We saw a movie at the theater.
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5. The dog chased the cat.
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6. He rode his bike to school.
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7. My mom baked cookies on Sunday.
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8. The children swam in the pool.
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9. I finished my homework before bed.
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10. They visited their grandparents last week.
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E. Change these statements into questions
using the past simple tense
1. Tom went to the zoo.
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2. She liked the new book.
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3. They played soccer after school.
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4. The cat slept on the couch.
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5. We had lunch at 12 o'clock.
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