Grammar Practice Worksheet "Past Simple. Affirmative and negative sentences"

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The past simple tense is a grammatical tense used to express actions or states that occurred and were completed in the past. It is one of the most commonly used tenses in English. The structure of the past simple tense typically involves the use of the past form of the main verb, which is often created by adding "-ed" to regular verbs. However, irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that do not follow this pattern. For example, in the sentence "She walked to the store yesterday," "walked" is the past simple tense of the verb "walk." In contrast, for an irregular verb like "go," the past simple tense is "went," as in the sentence "He went to the park last weekend." The past simple tense is often used to narrate events or actions that happened at a specific point in the past or over a specific duration. It is important to note that the past simple tense does not indicate the ongoing nature of an action; it focuses on its completion in the past. To form negative sentences and questions in the past simple tense, auxiliary verbs such as "did" are used. In summary, the past simple tense is a fundamental aspect of English grammar that helps convey actions or states that occurred and were finished in the past. Its structure varies between regular and irregular verbs, and it is widely employed in both spoken and written communication.

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1. Complete the text. Use Past Simple forms of the verbs in the box.

grow - go - leave - be - get - not go - get - be

My grandmother _____ born in 1940. She ______ up in Granada, and she ______ to school when she was 6 years old. She studied Latin, history and maths, but she didn’t study English. She _______ school when she was 16, but she _________ to university. She _________ a job and she met my grandfather. They ________ al married in 1960. Then my father _______ born three years later. Now, my grandparents live in Malaga. I visit them in the holidays.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple affirmative/negative of the verbs in the box. play – go – read – do – watch – not start - arrive

1.I ________ a music programme last night.

2.My brothers ________ their homework.

3.My dad ________ tennis with my uncle.

4.My sister _________ to a sleepover at her friend’s house.

5.My mum ________ her new book.

6.We ___________ school in June.

7.We __________ to my friend’s party on time!

3. Write questions. Then match them with a-e

1. Where – you – go? _______________________________ 2. you – see – any UFO’S? _______________________________ 3. What – you – eat? _______________________________ 4.you – have – a good trip?

_______________________________

5.How many weeks – you – spend – in space?

____________________________________

aNo,we didn’t.

bFive c We ate space food.It was awful! d We went to the moon. e Yes, it was fantastic.

1 __ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5 __

4. Complete the sentences with the past simple positive. 1. We _______ (visit) lots of places 2. We ________(get) to Bolivia five days ago.

3.We ________(have)a good journey.

4.It _________ (take)five days by train.

5.We ________ (see)lots of interesting things.

6.We _______ (go) to an old Inca city.

7. We ________ (do) some sightseeing. 8. I ___________(lose) my wallet and ticket.

9. I ___________(find) my ticket but not my wallet.

10.We __________(leave) Bolivia yesterday.

11. We __________(speak) to some friendly people.

5.Complete these sentences with the past simple of the verb in brackets. 1. ______ Tim _______ Leo yesterday?

(meet)

2.Ted _________ his camera.(not find)

3.Tim __________$500 last week.(win) 4.________ Rosa ________ Italian when she was little?(speak) 5.Pete and Karen _________up to

Manchester. (not drive)

6.I___________ to school this morning.

(go)

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Юрченко Володимир Миколайович

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Англійська мова, 7 клас, Матеріали до уроків

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