Past Simple Tense Exercises
1) Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses:
a) They ________ (watch) TV last night.
b) Priscila ________ (talk) to her friends all day.
c) I _______ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
d) Bob _________ (come) home from school late.
e) They ______ (arrive) late and _________ (miss) the bus.
f) She ______ (study) hard and _________(pass) the exam.
g) He ________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
h) I _______ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
i) Dr. Johnson __________ (get up) early this morning.
j) Mary ______ (do) her homework and _____ (go) to
school.
k) Chris ________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.
l) The dog __________ (follow) us down the road.
m) Those students _________ (work) hard last semester.
n) Lúcio _______ (stop) at the corner and ______ (call) us.
o) I _______ (try) to talk to Helen last night.
p) I _______ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
q) My dad ______ (catch) a cold when he ______ (be) in
Canada.
r) She _________ (leave) home early yesterday.
s) They ________ (know) each other very well when they
________ (be) kids.
t) The teacher _________ (bring) the exams corrected.
u) She was cleaning the vase when she ________ (drop) it.
v) We _______ (jog) in the park yesterday.
w) The fire ______ (occur) while we _________ (be) out.
x) I ______ (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
y) Carol _________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she
_______ (go) out to lunch.
z) We __________ (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.
2) Write questions or negatives sentences:
a) She visited her parents last weekend.
Question: ______________________?
b) He cleaned his room before school.
Question: _______________________?
c) The teacher found the missing exams.
Negative: ____________________?
d) Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.
Question: _______________________?
e) Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.
Negative: _______________________?
f) I knew what to do.
Negative: ____________________?
g) Alexandre helped Anita with her homework.
Question: _______________________?
h) You ate cookies after dinner.
Negative: ____________________?
i) You talked to her earlier.
Question: _______________________?
j) We turned off the TV after the news.
Negative: ____________________?
k) He drank only a coke at the party.
Question: _______________________?
l) Mom made breakfast early.
Negative: ______________________?