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simple past past simple exercises on simple past the simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once never several times it can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action form of simple past positive negative question no differences i spoke i did not speak did i speak for irregular verbs use the past form see list of irregular verbs 2nd column for regular verbs just add ed exceptions in spelling when adding `ed exceptions in spelling when adding ed after a final e only add d example love ­ loved final consonant after a short stressed vowel admit ­ admitted or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled travel ­ travelled final y after a consonant becomes i hurry ­ hurried

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use of simple past action in the past taking place once never or several times example he visited his parents every weekend actions in the past taking place one after the other example he came in took off his coat and sat down action in the past taking place in the middle of another action example when i was having breakfast the phone suddenly rang if sentences type ii if i talked example if i had a lot of money i would share it with you.

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past simple exercise 1 rewrite the sentences into past simple 1 i go to school in the morning 2 diane is very tired 3 you are at home 4 i have breakfast 5 thomas and nick play tennis all day 6 the plane arrives at half past ten 7 i study english at home 8 they stay all night in front of the computer 9 it is ten past eleven.

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exercise 2 rewrite the sentences in the negative form of the past simple 1 the people screamed 2 lisa was very happy 3 you went to paris last year 4 sofia visited her grandmother yesterday 5 i was in hong kong last month 6 john went to the cinema last week 7 shakespeare wrote a lot of books 8 you were at school yesterday 9 it was very cold yesterday.

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exercise 3 write the correct verb in brackets past simple 1 paul and jeannie stay 2 samantha drive 3 she take 4 lucy buy 5 they watch 6 ann go 7 you read 8 the tree grow 9 he study 10 sheila write at home last night for an hour three books from the library last week a new dress yesterday a movie last night to the supermarket last month the book in an hour very fast last month all night but he didn t pass the exam a letter to her mother yesterday.

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exercise 4 use the simple present and the simple past for complete the following sentences 1 every day susan go to work by bus yesterday she get up early and decide to go by car 2 last week mr thomas buy a new flat near his office every day he arrive at the office at 9 o clock he usually have lunch there too but yesterday he go to the restaurant across the street 3 mary like going to the cinema very much last weekend she invite her friend nina to go and watch titanic they arrive at the cinema around 8.30 and the film start at 8.45 4 once a week john play tennis but last week he stay at home and he play cards with his wife.

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exercise 1 past simple 1 i went to school in the morning 2 diane was very tired 3 you were at home 4 i had breakfast 5 thomas and nick played tennis all day 6 the plane arrived at half past ten 7 i studied english at home 8 they stayed all night in front of the computer 9 it was ten past eleven exercise 2 1 the people didn t scream 2 lisa wasn t very happy 3 you didn t go to paris last year 4 sofia didn t visit her grandmother yesterday 5 i wasn t in hong kong last month.

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6 john didn t go to the cinema last week 7 shakespeare didn t write a lot of books 8 you weren t at school yesterday 9 it wasn t very cold yesterday exercise 3 1 paul and jeannie 2 samantha 3 she 4 lucy 5 they 6 ann 7 you took drove staye at home last night for an hour three books from the library last week a new dress yesterday a movie last night to the supermarket last month the book in an hour grew v bought w atched w nt read 8 the tree 9 he studied very fast last month all night but he didn t pass the exam w rote 10 sheila a letter to her mother yesterday.

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exercise 4 1 every day susan goes to work by bus yesterday she got up early and decided to go by car 2 last week mr thomas bought a new flat near his office every day he arrives at the office at 9 o clock he usually has lunch there too but yesterday he w ent to the restaurant across the street 3 mary likes going to the cinema very much last weekend she invited her friend nina to go and watch arrived titanic they at the cinema around 8.30 and the film started at 8.45 4 once a week john plays tennis but last week he stayed at home and he played cards with his wife.

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