Grammar Exercises
Past Simple
I Complete these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 We (stay) in Athens for a couple of days before flying to Berlin.
2 I first (meet) Kelly two months ago.
3 Ben (get) into bed, (switch) off the light and (go) to sleep.
4 I (see) the burglar. He (run) across the road.
5 She (open) the door and (come) into the kitchen.
6 It (start) raining so we (drive) home from the party.
7 I (arrive) at school and then (remember) it was Saturday.
II Make up questions and negative forms of the following sentences:
1 Ann got a bad mark yesterday.
2 We translated the text seven days ago.
3 He came back late last night.
4 She finished her composition half an hour ago.
5 They had lunch at 8 o’clock.
6 My friend saw this film last year.
7 There was a mistake in his dictation.
8 They passed four tests.
III Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple:
1 She (buy) three books in the bookshop yesterday.
2 They (marry) in Spain in 2015.
3 He (leave) his office late in the evening.
4 I (be) at the baker’s when you called me.
5 Mr Smith (stay) at home in the evening yesterday.
6 Victor (meet) his friends at the zoo last week.
7 Robert (visit) his friends two days ago.
8 We (watch) this film last month.
9 Julliette (drink) poison and died.
10 The computer (write) poems to Pat.
IV Make up questions and negative sentences:
1 Columbus discovered America. (What)
2 She took picture of elephants at the Zoo. (Did)
3 He wanted to buy a map of London. (Where)
4 They jumped from the skyscraper. (Why)
5 She came home at ten o’clock. (When)
6 We listened to the music a week ago. (Did)
7 Julia went to the theatre with her parents last week. (Whom)
8 We had two Maths lessons yesterday. (When)
9 They saw a big bear in the forest ten days ago. (Where)
10 Tom got a new laptop as a birthday present. (What)
