Use Past Simple to

talk about:
Useaction
Past that
Simple to
an
talk
about:
happened at a
andefinite
action that
time in
happened
the past at a
definite
time
in
I was
hungry
after
the
past
school yesterday.
I was
hungrya after
We
bought
new
school
yesterday.
computer
last week.
We bought
new
Carol
stayeda in
computer last week.
bed last Friday.
Carol stayed in
bed last Friday.

Common time
expressions:
Common time
yesterday/the day
expressions:

before yesterday,
yesterday/the day
last week/month/year
before yesterday,
winter/summer,
last week/month/year
last Friday/Monday,
winter/summer,
three hours/days/
last Friday/Monday,
weeks/months/years
three hours/days/
ago,
weeks/months/years
in 2010, 1973, 1649
ago,
in 2010, 1973, 1649

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Put the verbs in the past form in the correct column.

Change the sentences into

negative or interrogative.
Change the sentences into
negative or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
_________________________
left the
window
open
last
night.(?)
(-)
ISally
washed
up the
dishes
after
dinner.
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __
I washed
up the
afterSaturday.
dinner. (?)
The
kids woke
updishes
early last
(?)
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Theflew
kids to
woke
up early
last Saturday.
(?)
We
Dublin
last month.
(-)
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
We flewcrossed
to Dublin
month.
(-) (-)
Robert
thelast
road
in a hurry.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Robert
crossed
theafter
roadthe
in a
hurry.
Jane
and
Nan ran
dog.
(?) (-)
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
_________________________

______
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
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__ __ __ __ __ __
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______

Put the verbs in brackets in

the correct form.
Put the verbs in brackets in
the correct form.
When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.
When
I _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _(be)
a little back
girl I
Mr.
Parker
_ (come)
_ _ _ _ an
_ _ hour
_ (not,
drink) coffee.
home
ago.
Mr. Parker
_ _ (come)
back
Where
_ _ __ __ __ __ __ (Greg
and Helen,
home an
ago.
meet)
lasthour
week?
_ _ _ (Greg
andwith
Helen,
IWhere
_ _ _ ________(share)
a room
my
meet) when
last week?
sister
we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be)
I _ kids.
_ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my
sister
_ _ _ _off
_ _his
_ (be)
Peter _ _when
_ _ _ _we
_ (fall)
bike
kids.Saturday.
last
Peter_ __ __ __ __ __ __ _(you,
(fall)talk)
off his
Who
to bike
in the
last
Saturday.
corridor this morning?
Who_ __ __ __ __ __ __ _(not,
(you,build)
talk) to
We
ourin the
corridor
morning?
house
bythis
ourselves.
We _ and
_ _ _Terry
_ _ _ _(not,
our to
Nick
_ _ _ build)
_ _ _ (drive)
house by ourselves.
Southampton
last weekend.
Nick and
_ _ _ _mum,
_ (drive)
to
What
_ _ _Terry
_ _ ____(your
cook)
Southampton
last weekend.
for
dinner yesterday?
What
_ _ _ _ _ _ (your
10.
My_ grandparents
_ _mum,
_ _ _ _cook)
_
for
dinner
yesterday?
(spend) their honeymoon in
10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Italy.
in
11.(spend)
Why _ _their
_ _ _ honeymoon
_ _ (not, Amy,
Italy.
bring)
11.her
Why
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy,
project?
bring)
12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
13.her
I _ _project?
_ _ _ _ _ (dream) about a
12. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (smile) at me.
new
13.MP3
I _ _ player
_ _ _ _ _last
(dream)
night. about a
new
MP3 player last night.

1. Put the verbs in the past form in the correct

column.

work
finish
look
close
play
try
repair
act
visit
watch
injure
paint
travel
collect
bake

eat
give
tell
have
run
blow
understand
shut
pay
catch
take
forget
sit
meet
ring

3. Change the sentences into

negative
or interrogative.
Sally left the window open last night. (-)
Sally didnt leave the window open last night.
I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)
Did you wash up the dishes after dinner?
The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)
The kids didnt wake up early last Saturday.
We flew to Dublin last month. (-)
We didnt fly to Dublin last month.
Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)
Robert didnt cross the road in a hurry.
Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)
Did Jane and Nan run after dog?

2. Put the verbs in brackets

in the
correct form.
When I was a little girl I didnt
drink coffee.
Mr. Parker came) back home an
hour ago.
Where did Greg and Helen meet
last week?
I shared a room with my sister
when we were kids.
Peter fell off his bike last Saturday.
Who did you talk to in the corridor
this morning?
We didnt build our house by
ourselves.
Nick and Terry drove to
Southampton last weekend.
What did your mum, cook for
dinner yesterday?
10. My grandparents spent their
honeymoon in Italy.
11. Why didnt Amy bring
her project?
12. Dave smiled at me.
13. I dreamt about a new
MP3 player last night.