Grammar Practice Worksheet "Past Simple. Practice"

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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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Fill in with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets.

_1. Jim ______________________ (have) a lot of homework yesterday so he _______________________ (not watch) TV.

_2. Kim _________________ (pick) some beautiful flowers for mum’s birthday.

_3. What time __________________________ (the children/ get) the bus to school this morning? _{4. ________________________ (}the boy/ paint) a lovely picture?

^5. Emma ___________________ (win) the school race last month.

^6. John _______________ (go) to bed early because he ____________ (be) very tired.

^7. “What __________________________ (Helen/ do) when she

________________ (finish) her homework?”

She ____________________ (listen) to music on her mp3 player.

^8. The party __________________ (be) great. We __________________ (dance) all night!

^9. Nick ___________________ (ride) his scooter to school yesterday.

1110. My bother ________________ . Dad _________________ (tell) us a really funny joke two days ago. (have) a picnic with his friends at the weekend.

12. Mary ___________________ (watch) a great film last Saturday.

1314. _____________________ . Ellie ______________ (spend(you)/ the afternoon skipping in the park. sing) the Christmas carols last year?

_15. When _________________________ (your sister/ graduate) from university?

_16. We ____________________ (plant) a tree in the garden last week.

_17. The children _______________ (do) some chores last week.

_18. ___________________________ (George/ eat) all the pizza?

19 (. His friend ______________ get) very angry. (lie) to him and he _______________

20. My cousins ________________ (buy) a new board game last month. It’s very exciting and they play it every day.

2122. My grandparents _________________ . They really ____________________ (enjoy(not) themselves at the fair. visit) us last weekend.

23. I _______________ (meet) my friends at the playground today.

24. Tim ______________ (read) a very interesting book last month.

25. My mum ________________ (sing) in a choir when she was young.

Now match the sentences to the pictures.

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Юрченко Володимир Миколайович

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Англійська мова, 7 клас, Матеріали до уроків

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