hurry – hurried, cry – cried
add -ed.
stop – stopped, plan – planned
Fill in the Simple Past.
Example: John married Emily last year. (to marry)
- She carried her suitcase to the bus. (to carry)
- They stopped in the park to play football. (to stop)
- The children hurried to the playground. (to hurry)
- John tried to win a medal. (to try)
- Peter planed his trip to France. (to plan)
- The thieves robbed the old lady. (to rob)
- Grandma dropped the cup. (to drop)
- The family travelled to Spain. (to travel)
- The baby cried because he was hungry. (to cry)
- She carried a bag. (to carry)
- The pupil tried to find the answer. (to try)
- Sarah enjoyed the new film. (to enjoy)
- The team played yesterday in London. (to play)
- My uncle stayed in America. (to stay)
- The car stopped in front of the traffic lights. (to stop)
- Ann planned her visit in Denmark. (to plan)
- They traveled to Paris. (to travel)
- The boys hurried to the city centre. (to hurry)
A) Change the verbs in brackets into the past tense. Some are regular and some are irregular.
Yesterday (to be) ___ a busy day. I (wake) ___ up at 6am, (have)
___ breakfast quickly and then I (go) ___ to work. I (finish)
___ at noon and then (eat) ___ some lunch. Afterwards I (drive)
___ to the shops, (buy) ___ some paint and then (paint) ___
my bedroom. My housemate (come) ___ home from work so I (help) ___
him paint his room, then we (repair) ___ his chair as it (wobble) ___ a lot. I
(wish) ___ I hadn’t, as I hurt my hand! After that I (clean) ___ my house. I
(vacuum) ___ all the downstairs and then (tidy) ___ up the living room
and the kitchen. I was pretty tired by then so I (eat) ate some dinner, (yawn) ___, and
(go) ___ to bed!
B) Change the verbs below into the past tense and put them into the correct place in the sentences
Pay :: Ring :: Think :: Drink :: See :: Eat :: Go :: Take :: Leave :: Say
- I _____ that he was fired.
- My mum _____ me last night but I wasn’t at home to take her answer.
- I _____ to the zoo with my son last weekend.
- I _____ four cakes for lunch. I feel sick!
- He _____ him to see the doctor because he had been ill for so long.
- I _____ that new movie last night. It was great!
- He _____ his son alone all day!
- I _____ two bottle of grape juice last night. I don’t feel too well today.
- They _____ it tasted horrible.
- It was too expensive and we _____ too much for it.
Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.
- George ____ off the ladder while he ____ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
- Last night I ____ in bed when I suddenly ____ a scream. (read, hear)
- ____ TV when I ____ you? (you watch, phone)
- Ann ____ for me when I ____ . (wait, arrive)
- Maisie ____ up the kitchen when John ____ her to marry him.
(clean, ask) - The house ____ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
- The fire ___________ at six in the morning. (still burn)
- My brother ____ a new job a week ago (get).
- Columbus ____ America over 500 years ago (discover)
- She ____ not interested in the book because she ____ it (be ,not
understand) - ____ at school yesterday? (you be)
- We ____ in a house near the sea last summer (live)
- She ____ the piano very well when she ____ young (can play, be)
- She ____ the office very early last night (leave).
- I ____ a friend while I ____ the shopping (meet, do)
- I ____ for my things when I ____ someone call my name (pay, hear)
- I ____ around and ____ Judy. (turn, see)
- She ____ a bright yellow dress when I ____ her last (wear, see)
- We ____ to have a cup of tea. (decide)
- While the waiter ____ up the pieces of glass he ____ his finger (pick,
cut) - Then we ____ the cafe and ____ good bye (leave, say)
- I ____ the fire at six and it ____ brightly when Tom came in at seven.
(light, still burn) - My dog ____ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese ____ him. (walk,
attack) - When I ____ she ____ lunch. She said she always ____
lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have) - What ____ of his last book? –I ____ it a lot (you think, like)
- He suddenly ____ that he ____ in the wrong direction. (realize,
travel) - He ____ guitar when someone ____ the window and
____ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw) - He ____ us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind
____ (not allow, blow) - The next day, as they ____ that the police ____ for them, they
____ the coats in the woods and ____ off in different directions.
(know, look, hide, go) - When I ____ home they ____ around a fire. Jack ____
a crossword puzzle, Judy ____ and the others ____ . Mother
____ at me and said : “ Come and sit down” (come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)
- George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)
- Last night I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream. (read, hear)
- Were you watching TV when I phoned you? (watch, phone)
- Ann was waiting for me when I arrived. (wait, arrive)
- Maisie was cleaning up the kitchen when John asked her to marry him. (clean, ask)
- The house cost £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
- The fire was still burning at six in the morning. (still burn)
- My brother got a new job a week ago (get).
- Columbus discovered America over 500 years ago (discover)
- She was not interested in the book because she did not understand it (be ,not understand)
- Were you at school yesterday? (you be)
- We lived in a house near the sea last summer (live)
- She could play the piano very well when she was young (can play, be)
- She left the office very early last night (leave).
- I met a friend while I was doing the shopping (meet, do)
- I was paying for my things when I heard someone call my name (pay, hear)
- I turned around and saw Judy. (turn, see)
- She was wearing a bright yellow dress when I saw her last (wear, see)
- We decided to have a cup of tea. (decide)
- While the waiter was picking up the pieces of glass he cut his finger (pick, cut)
- Then we left the cafe and said good bye (leave, say)
- I lit the fire at six and it was still burning brightly when Tom came in at seven. (light, burn)
- My dog was walking along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese attacked him. (walk, attack)
- When I arrived she was having lunch. She said she always had lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)
- What do you think of his last book? –I liked it a lot (think, like)
- He suddenly realized that he was travelling in the wrong direction. (realize, travel)
- He was playing guitar when someone opened the window and threw out a bucket of water. (play,
open, throw) - He did not allow us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind was blowing (not allow,
blow) - The next day, as they knew that the police were looking for them, they hid the coats in the woods
and went off in different directions. (know, look, hide, go) - When I came home they were all sitting around a fire. Jack was doing a crossword puzzle, Judy was
knitting and the others were reading. Mother smiled at me and said : “ Come and sit down”
(come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)
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