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Grammar Practice Worksheets
Simple Past
Table of Contents
2 Grammar Notes 16 Exercise 10
Simple Past Irregular Verbs: Opposites
7 Exercise 1 17 Exercise 11
Be: Fill in the Blanks Irregular Verbs: Time Markers
Be: Complete the Sentences Irregular Verbs: Positive & Negative
Be: Pair Work Irregular Verbs: Write the Questions
Regular Verbs: Verb Chart Irregular Verbs: Find Someone Who
Regular Verbs: Choose the Correct Verb All Past Verbs: Writing
Regular Verbs: Questions & Answers All Past Verbs: Quiz
13 Exercise 7 23 Irregular Verb List

Irregular Verbs: Verb Chart
24 Answer Key
14 Exercise 8
Irregular Verbs: Choose the Correct Verb
15 Exercise 9
Irregular Verbs: Bingo
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Simple Past
Grammar Notes
SIMPLE PAST
A. Use
We use the simple past to talk about

finished actions that happened in the past.
past present future
B. Time Markers
Words that show the time of an action are called "time markers."
Common time markers for the simple past are yesterday, last, ago, and when.
Time Marker Examples
• I walked my dog yesterday.

yesterday
• He called me yesterday morning.
• They went to the movies last night.

last
• Our company hired 20 new employees last year.
• She got a new job two months ago.

ago
• Six weeks ago, we moved to New York.
• My brother learned to ride a bike when he was four years old.

when
• When I graduated from university, I applied for many jobs.
Simple Past
Grammar Notes cont.

C. Form
A common way to form the simple past is to add -ed to the end of a verb.
These verbs are called “regular verbs.”
Other verbs have many kinds of changes.

They are called “irregular verbs.”
The Be verb is a special kind of irregular verb.

It has two forms (was and were). It also has different sentence patterns.
Let’s look at regular verbs, irregular verbs, and the Be verb in more detail.
D. Regular Verbs
To form the past tense of regular verbs, add -ed to the base verb.
Type of Sentence Pattern Examples
• I talked to my friends for hours yesterday.
• They worked until 7:00 pm last night.

Positive base verb + -ed
• She tried to help me two weeks ago.
• My coworkers completed the project.
• He did not study French at school.

Negative did not / didn't + base verb
• My classmates didn't like my speech.
• Did you call me last night?

Question did + subject + base verb
• Did she go on a trip last year?
• When did you leave?

Wh- Question Wh- word + did + subject + base verb
• How did they know about the test?
Simple Past
Grammar Notes cont.

D. Regular Verbs cont.
How do we spell regular past verbs? Follow these simple rules:
# Rule Examples
• like  liked
1 If a verb ends in -e, add -d. • arrive  arrived
• decide  decided
• carry  carried
2 If a verb ends in consonant + -y, change -y to -i and add -ed. • try  tried
• study  studied
• play  played
3 If a verb ends in vowel + -y, add -ed.* • stay  stayed
• enjoy  enjoyed
• hug  hugged
If a verb ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern,
4 • plan  planned
double the final consonant and add -ed.**
• stop  stopped
• watch  watched
5 For all other verbs, add -ed. • ask  asked
• clean  cleaned
*Note: **Note:
There are some exceptions to this rule: For verbs with more than one syllable, this rule is only
true if the stress is on the last syllable. Notice the
• pay  paid difference below:
• lay  laid
• prefer  preferred
• visit  visited
Simple Past
Grammar Notes cont.

E. Irregular Verbs
To form the past tense of an irregular verb, we must

make a change (in the middle or ending) to the verb.
• She wrote me a long email this morning.
• I ate an entire pizza on the weekend.

Positive various changes* • The staff members met with the boss.
• They rode their bikes to

school when they were young.
• He did not read the newspaper yesterday.

Negative did not / didn't + base verb • My neighbors didn't pay
their rent last month.
• Did you tell her about your accident?

Question did + subject + base verb • id they go shopping
D
yesterday afternoon?
• When did you catch a cold?

Wh- Question Wh- word + did + subject + base verb
• Why did you sing that song?
*Note:
For a complete list of irregular verbs,
see page 23 in this lesson.
Simple Past
Grammar Notes cont.

F. Be Verb
To form the past tense of the Be verb, use the words was or were.
I / he / she / it / singular count noun / • I was happy when I was in Hawaii.

non-count noun + was • The teacher was in the classroom.
Positive
you / we / they / • We were sick last month.
plural count noun + were • The children were at the park.
was not / wasn't • He was not at home last night.

Negative
were not / weren't • We weren't at work yesterday.
• Were you in trouble?

Question was / were + subject
• Was your sister at school yesterday?
• Who was that?

Wh- Question Wh- word + was / were + subject
• Where were you?
Simple Past
Exercise 1
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Put the correct past tense form of Be in the blanks below.
Ex. Eva was sick yesterday.
1. We were in the same class last year.
2. I was tired after a long day at work.
3. The weather was beautiful yesterday.
4. My teachers were really good last semester.
5. The children were hungry after so much exercise.
6. The wind
was very strong last night.
7. She
was so happy last week.
8. They
were nervous on the first day of school.
9. Luckily, the windows

were closed during the rainstorm.
10. We were very happy to get your invitation last week.
Simple Past
Exercise 2
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
Finish the following sentences using

the negative form of Be in the past tense.
Ex. I am at work today, but I wasn’t at work yesterday.
1. It is cold outside today, but it wasn´t could outside yesterday.
2. She is sick today, but She wasn´t sick yesterday.
3. They are at school today, but They weren´t at school yesterday.
4. The TV show is good today, but

The TV show wasn´t good yesterday.
5. The peaches are sweet today, but The peaches weren´t sweet yesterday.
6. The class is interesting today, but The class wasn´t interesting yesterday.
He wasn´t angry yesterday.
7. He is angry today, but
8. The door is locked today, but The door wasn´t locked yesterday.
9. The exercises are easy today, but The excercises weren´t easy yesterday.
10. The children are tired today, but
The children weren´t tired yesterday.
Simple Past
Exercise 3
PAIR WORK
Write the questions using the prompt and the simple past tense.
Then interview your partner. Write down your partner’s answers.
# Prompt Question Answer
Ex at home / last night Were you at home last night? No, I wasn't.
1 at school / yesterday were you at school yesterday? No, I wasn´t
2 at the movies / last weekend were you at movies last weekend? Yes, I was
3 at the gym / last week were you at the gym last week? Yes, I was
4 at the mall / last month Yes, I was.

were you at the mall last month?
5 in another country / last year were you in another contry last year? Yes, I was
6 tired / last night Yes, I was

were you tired last night?
7 angry / last week were you angry last week? No, I wasn´t
8 sick / last month were you sick last month? No, I wasn´t
9 excited / about your last birthday

were you excited about your last birthday? No, I wasn´t
10 were
happy / during your last vacation you happy during your last vacation? Yes, I was
Simple Past
Exercise 4
VERB CHART (REGULAR VERBS)
Review the spelling rules on page 4.

Then write the past forms of these regular verbs.
# Base Form Past Form # Base Form Past Form
Ex ask asked 10 laugh laughed
1 brush brushed 11 learn

learned
2 carry carried 12 like liked
3 check 13 listen listened

checked
4 clean cleaned 14 plan planned
5 cry cried 15 play played
6 dance danced 16 study studied
7 decide 17 talk talked

decided
8 hope hoped 18 walk

walked
9 hug hugged 19 wash

washed
Simple Past
Exercise 5
CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB
Choose a verb from the list on the right to complete the following
sentences. Write the verb in the past tense. Use each verb only once.
Ex. I visited my friend in the hospital last night.

Verb List:
1. The boys played baseball in the field behind the school. • change
• visit
2. Robert
helped his wife wash the dishes. • paint
• travel
3. We
painted our living room a soft blue color. • listen
• help
• arrive
4. Susan watched TV for two hours last night. • learn
• watch
5. We changed planes on the way to New York. • play
• wait
waited
6. She for him for 20 minutes at the coffee shop.
lerned
7. He how to swim when he was a child.
8. They traveled all around the country three years ago.
9. The students arrived late for class.
10. We listened to the radio until midnight.
Simple Past
Exercise 6
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A. Write the Answers
Answer the questions using the simple past tense and the prompt.
# Question Prompt Answer
Ex Did Anna bake a cake last weekend? no No, she didn’t.
1 Did the boys play soccer yesterday? yes Yes, They did.
2 Did she call her mother last night? no No, She didn´t
3 Did you fix your TV yesterday? no No, he didn´t
4 Did they play in a band together? yes Yes, They did
5 Did he study history at university? yes Yes, he did
B. Interview Your Partner
Now write five questions using any regular verbs from the list on page 10.
Then ask your partner the questions and write his or her answers.
# Question Answer
Ex Did you watch TV last night? Yes, she did.
1 Did you listen music yesterday? Yes, He did

2 Did you travel to france last month? No, He didn´t
3 Did you watch TV yesterday? Yes, he did.
4 Did you plan the schedule last week? No, he didn´t
5 Did you like the last horror movie? Yes, He did
Simple Past
Exercise 7
VERB CHART (IRREGULAR VERBS)
Write the past forms of these irregular verbs.

Refer to the list on page 23 if you need help.
# Base Form Past Form # Base Form Past Form
Ex be was, were 10 make made
1 begin began 11 read read
2 bring brought 12 run

ran
3 catch 13 see saw
Caught
4 choose
Chose 14 sing sang
5 do did 15 sleep
slept
6 fall fell 16 take

took
7 go went 17 teach taught
8 have had 18 think

thought
9 know Knew 19 write

Wrote
Simple Past
Exercise 8
CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB
Choose a verb(s) from the list on the right to complete the following
sentences. Write the verb(s) in the past tense. Use each verb only once.
Ex. She broke a plate when she was washing the dishes.
Verb List:
1. They flew to Paris in a jumbo jet last week. • buy
• ring
2. I set the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday morning, but I • lie
• break
• teach
woke up an hour before the alarm clock rang . • fly
• set
send • send
3. I an email to my friend back home.
• wake
• swim
4. He wrote a five-page essay last night. • feel
• pay
5. His mother
took care of him when he felt sick. • meet
• have
• write
6. The teacher taught the mathematics class • drink
• give
and then
gave the students three exercises to do for homework. • get
• take
• catch
7. Matthew
lost his wallet on the way to work yesterday. • lose
He lay very upset.
caught got
8. Angie a bad cold last week. She in bed for three days.
9. The children
swam in the lake behind their house last summer.
10. We had a wonderful time at your party last night.
11. I bought groceries on my way home yesterday and I paid cash.
12. I met three friends at the cafe and
we
drank several cups of coffee together.
Simple Past
Exercise 9
IRREGULAR VERB BINGO
Choose any 24 verbs from the Irregular Verb List on page 23 and write
the past tense forms in the squares. Then play Bingo! Draw an  when
you hear your teacher call out a matching verb.
brought bought
came did
were
began cut cost chose

drew
broke
drank Free found spoke
Space
drove told shut

ate spent
ate forgot threw slept sang
Simple Past
Exercise 10
OPPOSITES
Write the opposite of each verb below. Make sure to use the past tense.
There may be more than one possible opposite, but try to think of one
that has an irregular past form.
# Verb Opposite
Ex gave took
1 remembered Forgot
2 bought sold
3 found
lost
4 sat
got up
5 arrived left
6 opened closed
7 rose (the sun) sets (the sun)
8 learned
unlearned
9 floated sank
10 saved (money)
spent
Simple Past
Exercise 11
TIME MARKERS
Complete the following sentences using yesterday, last, or ago.
Ex. We went skiing a lot last winter.
1. She came to this country three years ago. .
2. The teacher canceled the class

last Monday.
3. I spoke to him for ten minutes ago. .
4. We went dancing last night.
5. The boss was away yesterday morning.
6. We began this class last fall.
7. The children ran around outside

yesterday afternoon.
8. She got married five years

ago .
9. We went shopping yesterday .
10. He left five minutes ago .
Simple Past
Exercise 12
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE
Read the example. Then complete the sentences below using the past
tense. Make the first sentence negative and the second one positive.
Ex. Ben usually eats cereal for breakfast. 6. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
He didn’t eat cereal yesterday. He didn´t meet his boss in the morning.
He ate toast. He met him in the afternoon.
1. Ben usually gets up at 7:00. 7. Ben usually writes ten emails in the morning.
He didn´t get at 7:00 yesterday. He didn´t write ten emails yesterday.
He got at 8:00. He wrote five letters.
2. Ben usually takes a shower. 8. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
He didn´t takea shower yesterday. He didn´t eat lunch in the office today.
He took a bath. He ate lunch in a restaurant.
3. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper. 9. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
He didn´t read the Times yesterday. He didn´t hasa lot of appointments yesterday.
He read the Post. He only had a few.
4. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00. 10. Ben usually gets home at 6:00.
He didn´t leave the house at 8:00. He didn´t get home at 6:00 yesterday.
He
left at 9:00. He
got home at 7:00.
5. Ben usually takes a bus to work.
He
didn´t take a bus yesterday.
He took a taxi.
Simple Past
Exercise 13
WRITE THE QUESTIONS
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many)
to make Wh- questions in the simple past tense. The bold words are the
answers to the questions.
Ex. Where did she buy that toy? 6.

what did she say to you?
She bought that toy at Walmart. She said “hello” to me.
1. What time did they leave at the office?7. how did you feel yesterday?
They left the office at 6:00. I felt sick yesterday.
2. Why didn´t she go to work? 8.

what time did the sun rise
yesterday?
She didn’t go to work because she was sick. The sun rose at 6:45 am yesterday.
3. How many did you spend on groceries?

9. what did she wear at the party?
I spent $80.00 on groceries. She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
4. who did Rosa speak? 10. where did take the meeting ?
what place did the meeting take?
Where did the meeting take place?
Rosa spoke to the boss.* The meeting took place in Room 29.
5. Who did speak to the boos?
Rosa spoke to the boss.*
*Note:
There is a difference between questions 4 and 5.
Can you explain the grammar rule?
Simple Past
Exercise 14
FIND SOMEONE WHO
Walk around the classroom and ask your classmates questions.

Write the questions in the spaces provided below, and write
your classmate’s name on the right if he/she answers “yes.”
# Find someone... Question Classmate
1 who woke up late this morning. Did you wake up late this morning?
who didn’t take the bus Didn´t you take the bus to
2
to school this morning. school this morning?
who ate an egg for Did you eat an egg for

3 breakfast this morning? Alejandro
breakfast this morning.
who saw a good movie

4 Did you see a good movie
on TV last night.
on TV last night?
who bought something Did you buy something
5
expensive yesterday. expensive yesterday?
Did you have a bad cold last

6 who had a bad cold last week. week?
7 who won something last year. Did you win something last year?
Pablo
8 who read a great book last month. Did you read a great book last
month?
who heard some Alejandro

9 Did you heard some
interesting gossip last week. interesting gossip last week?
who went on vacation to Did you go on vacation to

10
another country last year. another country last year?
Simple Past
Exercise 15
WRITING
Choose one of the topics below. Write a paragraph

using regular and irregular past tense verbs.
Example:
Topics:
I went on vacation to Amsterdam last year. It was
• what you did yesterday spring. There were many tulips. I went to a lot of
• what you did last weekend museums and saw a lot of beautiful art…
• what you did during your last vacation
MY LAST VACATION WAS IN

PANAJACHEL WITH SOME RELATIVES
WHO CAME FROM THE UNITED STATES,
WE WENT TO A PART OF THE LAKE WE
RENTED AN AIRBNB WE WERE WALKING
DOWN SANTANDER STREET AND
KNOWING PLACES APPRECIATING THE
SUNSETS WE WERE ALSO SHARING
LUNCHES TALKING AND ALSO GRILLING
AND LISTENING TO MUSIC WE WERE AT
THE LAKE ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER THEY
HAD TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES
Simple Past
Exercise 16
QUIZ
Circle the correct answer.
1. Two weeks ago, I a new car. 7. They left the city a month .
a) bought a) ago
b) buyed b) last
2. Juan at the store on his way home. 8. She a cold last week.
a) stoped a) cought
b) stopped b) caught
3. I was very tired week. 9. your homework?
a) ago a) Did you finish

b) last b) Did you finished
4. It us two days to write the report. 10. Maya and Louise late for class.
a) taked a) was
b) took b) were
5. How the weather last weekend? 11. They to sell their house.
a) was a) tryed
b) were b) tried
6. Alyssa to go to Spain. 12. Chang to the party last night.
a) decideed a) didn’t go
b) decided b) didn’t went
Simple Past
Irregular Verb List
Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form
be was, were get got read read
become became give gave ring rang
begin began go went run ran
break broke grow grew say said
bring brought have had see saw
buy bought hear heard sell sold
catch caught hide hid send sent
choose chose hit hit shut shut
come came hold held sing sang
cost cost keep kept sleep slept
cut cut know knew speak spoke
do did lay laid spend spent
draw drew lead led stand stood
drink drank leave left take took
drive drove let let teach taught
eat ate lie lay tell told
fall fell lose lost throw threw
feel felt make made understand understood
find found meet met wake woke
forget forgot pay paid wear wore
freeze froze put put write wrote

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13 Exercise 7 23 Irregular Verb List

We use the simple past to talk about

past present future

Time Marker Examples

• I walked my dog yesterday.

• They went to the movies last night.

• She got a new job two months ago.

• My brother learned to ride a bike when he was four years old.

Grammar Notes cont.

Other verbs have many kinds of changes.

The Be verb is a special kind of irregular verb.

Type of Sentence Pattern Examples

• I talked to my friends for hours yesterday.

• They worked until 7:00 pm last night.

• My coworkers completed the project.

• He did not study French at school.

• Did you call me last night?

• When did you leave?

Grammar Notes cont.

How do we spell regular past verbs? Follow these simple rules:

Grammar Notes cont.

To form the past tense of an irregular verb, we must

Type of Sentence Pattern Examples

• She wrote me a long email this morning.

• I ate an entire pizza on the weekend.

• They rode their bikes to

• He did not read the newspaper yesterday.

• Did you tell her about your accident?

• When did you catch a cold?

Grammar Notes cont.

Type of Sentence Pattern Examples

I / he / she / it / singular count noun / • I was happy when I was in Hawaii.

was not / wasn't • He was not at home last night.

• Were you in trouble?

• Who was that?

Put the correct past tense form of Be in the blanks below.

Ex. Eva was sick yesterday.

1. We were in the same class last year.

2. I was tired after a long day at work.

3. The weather was beautiful yesterday.

4. My teachers were really good last semester.

5. The children were hungry after so much exercise.

9. Luckily, the windows

10. We were very happy to get your invitation last week.

Finish the following sentences using

Ex. I am at work today, but I wasn’t at work yesterday.

1. It is cold outside today, but it wasn´t could outside yesterday.

2. She is sick today, but She wasn´t sick yesterday.

3. They are at school today, but They weren´t at school yesterday.

4. The TV show is good today, but

# Prompt Question Answer

1 at school / yesterday were you at school yesterday? No, I wasn´t

4 at the mall / last month Yes, I was.

6 tired / last night Yes, I was

9 excited / about your last birthday

Review the spelling rules on page 4.

• Did you call me last night?

• Did you tell her about your accident?

• Were you in trouble?