If you have learnt the basics of the simple past tense, and you feel like you want to check your comprehension, then please get yourself a paper and a pen and do the exercises below.
They exrcises are gradually ordered from easy, medium to challenging.
Once you finish, you can download the exercises answer key in PDF format from the link you will find at the end of this post.
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Exercise
1: Fill in the blank with the correct Simple Past form of the verb |
- I _________ (walk) to the store yesterday.
- She _________ (dance) at the party last night.
- They _________ (watch) a movie last weekend.
- He _________ (talk) to his boss yesterday morning.
- We _________ (play) soccer after school yesterday.
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Exercise 2:
Rewrite the sentence in Simple Past tense: |
- He goes to the gym every day.
- They eat pizza every Friday night.
- She studies for her exams every weekend.
- We watch movies on Mbc 2 every night.
- The kids play in the park after school.
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Exercise 3:
Choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses to complete the passage in
Simple Past tense: |
Last summer, my friends and I (go/went) on vacation to Agadir. We (stay/stayed) in a beautiful resort near the beach. We (do/did) a lot of fun activities while we (be/were) there. We (swim/swam) in the ocean, (hike/hiked) to the top of Agadir Owfla mountain, and (try/tried) local Amlou food. One night, we (watched/saw) the sunset on the beach then we (see/saw) a group of sea turtles swimming in the water. It (was/were) such a memorable trip!
Download the Answer-Key from here: Simple Past Answer Key