exercises

Exercise: Simple Past
To exercise the Past Simple we suggest you put the correct form of the verb in parentheses in the following sentences. Then you can write your negative and interrogative form and translate:

1.            She (travel) .................... by train to London.

2.            She (cut) .................... the lettuce with a knife.

3.            The film (be) .................... boring.

4.            The president (speak) .................... very slow during the conference.

5.            Sarah (sing) .................... perfectly in the concert.

6.            Peter (decide) .................... to paint the house blue.

7.            My mother (have) .................... her birthday party last night.

8.            The lawyer (try) .................... to convince the jury.

9.            My dog (bite) .................... Ann in her leg.

10.          I (meet) .................... John at the old restaurant last week.

1.            Charles (water) .................... the garden the last weekend.

2.            The children (watch) .................... TV the whole day yesterday.

3.            Susan (leave) .................... the house early at night.

4.            The burglars (break) .................... the window with a hammer.

5.            Clara (make) .................... a beautiful dress for her sister.

6.            The students (know) .................... all the answers of the exam.

7.            W. Shakespeare (write) .................... several novels.

8.            We (stay) .................... at home because the weather was bad.

9.            I (invite) .................... Thomas and his wife to my wedding.

10.          My mother (suggest) .................. going to the cinema.