SIMPLE PAST: REGULAR VERBS 1. Write the Simple Past in the correct column. VISIT LIVE PLAN FIX WATCH- WATCHED visited stayed fixed TRY STAY CARRY PRACTISE CHANGE-CHANGED danced lived practiced DANCE TRAVEL CRY- CRIED tried carried studied STOP STUDY CLAP-CLAPPED planned stopped travelled 2. Write the Simple Past of these verbs. a) WASH: ......washed........ b) HELP: ....... helped............ c) CLEAN: ......cleaned......... d) TIDY: ..........tidied.......... e) DANCE: ........danced....... f) STOP: ........stopped............. g) HURRY: ....hurried................................. h) PLAY: ...........played............................ i) CHAT: ............chatted.............................. j) LISTEN: .....listened....................... 3. Complete the sentences with the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) The people (enjoy) ..........enjoyed.....the party last weekend. The children (phone) ........phoned.......thier grandparents two days ago. We (plan) ..........planned................a trip to England last year. The family (stay) .......stayed.............................at home yesterday. Mum (fry) ...............fryed...................fish and chips for our lunch on Sunday. The teacher (arrive) .........arrived.....an hour ago. The student (organise) ...........organised......a picnic last week. The children (close) ..........closed...................their books after the lesson. John (invite) .................invited...........his neighbours to a party. It (rain) ....................rained.................all day yesterday. We (shop) ..........shopped.....................in the shopping centre all morning. Walter and Catherine (visit) .................visited.................the circus last month. 4. Write the negative of these sentences. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) He played basketball. ---He didn’t play basketball They tidied their rooms. ---They didn’t tidy their rooms. She danced at the party. ---She didn’t dance at the party. We visited our grandparents. ---We didn’t not visit our grandparents. You watched TV. You did not watch TV-- You didn’t not watch TV. I helped my dad. -- I didn’t help my dad He studied for the exam.--- He didn’t study for the exam. You lived in London .--- You didn’t live in London. We played tennis. --- We didn’t play tennis. They cooked dinner last night.--- They didn’t cook dinner last night 5. Form the YES/NO Question of these sentences. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) You helped your sister. ___Didn’t you help your sister? They locked the door. ____Did they lock the door? She opened her present. _ Didn’t she open her present? He carried the boxes. ____ Did he carry the boxes? You called your best friend.__ Did you call your best friend? She played volleyball.____ Did she play volleyball? My brother studied History-- Did my brother study History? We waited for the bus. ____ Did we wait for the bus? He listened to music last night ._ Did he listen to music last night? They helped their mother.____ Did they help their mother? 6. Write the affirmative, negative and interrogatives of these sentences. a) (-) (?) (?) They (work) ............................WORKED....................in the morning. (WHEN) They didn´t work in the morning Did they work in the morning? When did you work? b) (-) (?) (?) You (watch) WATCHED a film. (WHAT) You didn’t watch film Did you watch a film? What did you watch c) (-) (?) (?) She (close) ............CLOSED..........................the shop. (WHAT) She didn’t close the shop Did She close the shop? What did she close the shop? d) (-) (?) (?) He (work) ....WORKED....in London. (WHERE) He didn't work in London. Did he work in London? Where did he work? e) (-) (?) (?) You (study) ..STUDIED... for the exam. (WHAT) You didn't study for the exam. Did you study for the exam? What did you study? f) (-) (?) (?) He (play) ......PLAYED.......in the park. (WHERE) He didn't play in the park. Did he play in the park? Where did he play? g) Mary and Paul (dance) ........DANCED.............all night because of their anniversary (WHY) (-) Mary and Paul didn't dance all night because of their anniversary. (?) Did Mary and Paul dance all night because of their anniversary? (?) Why did Mary and Paul dance all night?
