Simple Past Extensive Exercises For Be, Regular & Irregular Verbs PDF

Simple Past
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Simple Past
Table of Contents
“TO BE” IN THE PAST TENSE
2 Affirmative and Negative

3 Yes/No Questions
4 Information Questions
REGULAR VERBS
5 Simple Past Tense
IRREGULAR VERBS
6 Simple Past Tense

7 Bingo
9 Affirmative and Negative
10 Yes/No Questions
11 Information Questions
12 Review
13 Time Expressions
14 CLASS ACTIVITY
15 ANSWER KEY
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Simple Past
Affirmative and Negative

A. Was or Were? C. Complete the Sentences
Put the correct form of the verb “to be” (was/were) Finish the following sentences
in the past tense in the following sentences. using wasn’t or weren’t.
1. Judy sick yesterday. 1. I am at work today, but
2. We in the same class last year. I wasn’t here yesterday.
3. I tired after a long day at work.

2. It is cold outside today, but
4. The weather beautiful yesterday.
5. Last semester my teachers very good.

3. She is sick today, but
6. The children hungry after so much exercise.
7. The wind very strong last night.
8. She very happy last week. 4. They are at school today, but
9. They nervous on the first day of school.
10. Luckily, the windows closed during the rainstorm.

5. The TV show is good today, but
11. We very happy to get your letter last week.
12. The boys tired after the ball game.

6. The apples are sweet today, but
B. Wasn’t or Weren’t?
Put the correct negative form of the verb 7. The class is interesting today, but
“to be” (wasn’t/weren’t) in the following sentences.
1. They at school yesterday because it was Saturday.

8. The boss is angry today, but
2. He hungry at dinnertime because he ate a big lunch.
3. Carol happy to see her boyfriend with another girl.

9. The door is locked today, but
4. Bonnie at home last night when I called her.
5. The teacher satisfied with the student’s work.
10. The exercises are easy today, but
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Yes/No Questions
Practice making questions and giving short

answers with the verb “to be” in the past tense.
1. I was tired last night. 6. The children weren’t excited.
Were you tired last night?
Yes, I was.
2. It wasn’t cold outside yesterday. 7. The store wasn’t open.
3. They weren’t sick last week. 8. The movie was interesting.
4. Don was at the office last Saturday. 9. The food wasn’t good.
5. The car was expensive.
Simple Past
Information Questions
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many)
and the correct form of the verb “to be” in the past tense to make
questions. The bold words are the answers to the questions.
1. Why was she absent?
She was absent because she was sick.
2.
She was tired because she worked hard all day.
3.
She was at the mall last night.
4.
There were 20 people at the party.
5.
A diamond ring was in the box.
6.
The secretary was in the office.
7.
The students were absent last Tuesday.
8.
She was late because she missed her bus.
9.
Mrs. Jones was at the door.
Simple Past
Simple Past Tense

REGULAR VERBS
A. Choose the Correct Word
Choose the correct verb from the list on the right to

complete the following sentences. Write the verb in the past tense.
1. I my friend in the hospital last night. Word List:
2. The boys baseball in the field behind the school. • play

• visit
3. Robert his wife wash the dishes. • paint
• water
4. We our living room a soft blue color. • listen
• mail
5. Susan TV for two hours last night.
• help
6. We planes on the way to New York. • arrive
• learn
7. I the letter on the way to work. • watch
• change
8. She for him for 20 minutes at the coffee shop. • wait
9. They how to swim many years ago.
10. She the flowers in the garden yesterday.
11. The students late for class.
12. We to the radio until midnight.
B. Negative and Affirmative
Make the following sentences negative and then write

a follow-up sentence of your own in the affirmative.
1. Mary baked a cake. 4. Donald fixed his TV.
Mary didn’t bake a cake. She baked cookies.
2. The boys played soccer. 5. Peter danced with Betty.
3. Carol called her mother. 6. Ann studied history.
Simple Past
Simple Past Tense

IRREGULAR VERBS
A. Write the Past Tense
Write the correct past tense for each of the following verbs.
1. cut 6. ride 11. shake 16. sleep
2. dig 7. run 12. shoot 17. speak
3. cost 8. see 13. shut 18. spend
4. meet 9. sell 14. sit 19. stand
5. read 10. send 15. sing 20. swim
B. Word Scramble
Unscramble the following words. Then write the

present tense of each verb beside the past irregular verb.
# Scrambled Unscrambled Present Tense # Scrambled Unscrambled Present Tense
1 etnw went go 9 krdan
2 meca 10 tae
3 ganbe 11 voedr
4 dema 12 ghtaut
5 lbew 13 oltd
6 okbre 14 woret
7 hocse 15 wkoe
8 idd
Simple Past
Bingo
IRREGULAR VERBS
A. Write the Past Tense
Choose 24 words from the list below and write the past tense of each
one in any space on your bingo card on the next page. Mix the verbs up.
Do not write them in the same order as the list. (This will ensure you
all have a different card.)
• become • dig • get • leave • sell • swing

• begin • do • give • let • send • swim
• bet • draw • go • lose • shake • take
• bite • drink • grow • make • shoot • teach
• blow • drive • hang • mean • shut • tell
• break • eat • have • meet • sink • think
• bring • fall • hear • pay • sit • throw
• build • feel • hide • quit • sleep • understand
• catch • fight • hit • ring • speak • wake
• choose • find • hold • read • spend • wear
• come • fly • hurt • ride • stand • win
• cost • forget • keep • run • stick • write
• cut • freeze • know • see • sweep
B. Play Bingo!
Your teacher will call out certain past tense verbs. If you have one, cover it
with a bean, piece of cardboard, candy, or any other marker your teacher
gives you. When you have one line in any direction covered, shout “Bingo!”
(You must have the correct past tense under each marker in order to win.)
Simple Past
Bingo Card
IRREGULAR VERBS
Free
Space
Simple Past
Affirmative and Negative

IRREGULAR VERBS
Complete the sentences below. The first question is filled in as an example.
1. Ben usually eats cereal for breakfast. 7. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
He didn’t eat cereal yesterday. He his boss in the morning.
He ate toast. He him in the afternoon.
2. Ben usually gets up at 7:00. 8. Ben usually writes ten emails in the morning.
He at 7:00 yesterday. He ten emails yesterday.
He at 8:00. He five letters.
3. Ben usually takes a shower. 9. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
He a shower yesterday. He lunch in the office today.
He a bath. He lunch in a restaurant.
4. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper. 10. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
He the Times yesterday. He a lot of appointments yesterday.
He the Post. He only a few.
5. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00. 11. Ben usually gets home at 6:00.
He the house at 8:00. He home at 6:00 yesterday.
He at 9:00. He home at 7:00.
6. Ben usually takes a bus to work.
He a bus yesterday.
He a taxi.
Simple Past
Yes/No Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Write the questions. The first question has been filled in as an example.
1. Did you wake up early? 10. a big fish?
No, I didn’t. I woke up late. No, he didn’t. He caught a small one.
2. at 7:00? 11. a cake?
No, we didn’t. We met at 8:00. No, she didn’t. She made a pie.
3. in the pool? 12. eight hours?
No, he didn’t. He swam in the lake. No, I didn’t. I slept nine hours.
4. apples? 13. their mother?
No, she didn’t. She brought oranges. No, they didn’t. They told me.
5. French? 14. on the sofa?
No, they didn’t. They spoke Spanish. No, we didn’t. We sat on chairs.
6. to school? 15. a skirt?
No, I didn’t. I drove to the office. No, she didn’t. She wore a dress.
7. on time? 16. the windows?
No, he didn’t. He came late. No, I didn’t. I shut the door.
8. to Paris? 17. at the front of the room?
No, she didn’t. She flew to Rome. No, she didn’t. She stood at the back of the room.
9. your purse?
No, I didn’t. I lost my wallet.
Simple Past
Information Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) to
make questions in the simple past tense. The bold words are the answers
to the questions.
1. Where did she buy the toy? 7.
She bought the toy at Walmart. She said “hello” to me.
2. 8.
They left the office at 6:00. I felt sick yesterday.
3. 9.
She didn’t go to work because she was sick. The sun rose at 6:45 am yesterday.
4. 10.
I spent $80.00 on groceries. She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
5. 11.
Rosa spoke to the boss.* The meeting took place in Room 29.
6.
Rosa spoke to the boss.*
*Note:
There is a difference between questions 5 and 6.
Can you explain the grammar rule?
Simple Past
Review
IRREGULAR VERBS
A. Choose the Correct Word

Word List:
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete
• buy • pay
the following sentences. Put the verb in the past tense form.
• ring • meet
• lie • have
1. She a plate when she was washing the dishes. • break • write
• teach • drink
2. They to Paris in a jumbo jet last week.
• fly • give
3. I the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday morning, • set • get
• send • take
but I up a half-hour before the alarm clock .
• wake • catch
4. I a letter to my friend back home. • swim • lose
• be
5. He flowers to his girlfriend for her birthday.
6. His mother care of him when he sick.
7. T
he teacher the mathematics class and
then the students three exercises to do for homework.
8. Angie a bad cold last week. She in bed for three days.
9. Matthew his wallet on the way to work yesterday. He very upset.
10. The children in the lake behind their house.
11. We a wonderful time at your party last night.
12. I groceries on my way home yesterday and I in cash.
13. I three friends at the café and we several cups of coffee together.
B. Opposites
Write the opposite of 1. remembered 6. opened

each verb below. Make
2. bought 7. rose (the sun)
sure to use the past
tense. There may be 3. found 8. learned
more than one possible
4. brought 9. floated
opposite, but try to
think of one that has an 5. arrived 10. saved (money)
irregular past form.
Simple Past
Time Expressions for the Past

IRREGULAR VERBS
Complete the following sentences using yesterday, last, or ago.
1. She came to this country three years .
2. I was very tired week.
3. The class was canceled Monday.
4. I spoke to him ten minutes .
5. The weather was beautiful summer.
6. We went dancing night.
7. The boss was away morning.
8. We began this class fall.
9. The children ran around outside afternoon.
10. She got married five years .
11. We went skiing a lot winter.
12. We went shopping afternoon.
13. She left five minutes .
14. They left the city a month .
15. They came back week.
Simple Past
Class Activity
Walk around the classroom and ask your classmates questions.
Write the questions in the spaces provided below, and write
your classmate’s name on the right if he/she answers “yes.”
# Find someone... Question Classmate
1 who woke up late this morning.
who didn’t take the bus

2
to school this morning.
who ate an egg for

3
breakfast this morning.
who saw a good movie

4
on TV last night.
who bought something

5
expensive yesterday.
6 who had a bad cold last week.
7 who won something last year.
who read a great

8
book last month.
who heard some

9
interesting gossip last week.
who went on a vacation

10
outside the country last year.
Simple Past
Answer Key
Affirmative and Negative (Be) Information Questions (Be)
A. WAS OR WERE? 1. Why was she absent?

2. Why was she tired today?
1. was 4. was 7. was 10. were
3. Where was she last night?
2. were 5. were 8. was 11. were
4. How many people were at the party?
3. was 6. were 9. were 12. were
5. What was in the box?
6. Where was the secretary?
B. WASN’T OR WEREN’T ?
7. When were the students absent?
1. weren’t 3. wasn’t 5. wasn’t 8. Why was she late?
2. wasn’t 4. wasn’t 9. Who was at the door?
C. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES Simple Past Tense (Regular)

1. ...I wasn’t here yesterday.
2. ...it wasn’t cold yesterday. A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
3. ...she wasn’t sick yesterday. 1. visited 4. painted 7. mailed 10. watered

4. ...they weren’t at school today. 2. played 5. watched 8. waited 11. arrived
5. ...it wasn’t good yesterday. 3. helped 6. changed 9. learned 12. listened
6. ...they weren’t sweet yesterday.
7. ...it wasn’t interesting yesterday. B. NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE
8. ...he wasn’t angry yesterday.
9. ...it wasn’t locked yesterday. 1. Mary didn’t bake a cake.
10. ...they weren’t easy yesterday. 2. The boys didn’t play soccer.
3. Carol didn’t call her mother.
4. Donald didn’t fix his TV.
Yes/No Questions (Be)
5. Peter didn’t dance with Betty.
6. Ann didn’t study history.
1. Were you tired last night? Yes, I was.
2. Was it cold outside yesterday? No, it wasn’t.
(continued on the next page...)
3. Were they sick last week? No, they weren’t.
4. Was Don at the office last Saturday? Yes, he was.
5. Was the car expensive? Yes, it was.
6. Were the children excited? No, they weren’t.
7. Was the store open? No, it wasn’t.
8. Was the movie interesting? Yes, it was.
9. Was the food good? No, it wasn’t.
Simple Past
Answer Key
Simple Past Tense (Irregular) Affirmative and Negative (Irregular)
A. WRITE THE PAST TENSE 1. didn’t eat / ate 7. didn’t meet / met
2. didn’t get up / got up 8. didn’t write / wrote
1. cut 6. rode 11. shook 16. slept
3. didn’t take / took 9. didn’t eat / ate
2. dug 7. ran 12. shot 17. spoke
4. didn’t read / read 10. didn’t have / had
3. cost 8. saw 13. shut 18. spent
5. didn’t leave / left 11. didn’t get / got
4. met 9. sold 14. sat 19. stood
6. didn’t take / took
5. read 10. sent 15. sang 20. swam
B. WORD SCR AMBLE Yes/No Questions (Irregular)

1. went / go 6. broke / break 11. drove / drive
1. Did you wake... 10. Did he catch...
2. came / come 7. chose / choose 12. taught / teach
2. Did you meet... 11. Did she make...
3. began / begin 8. did / do 13. told / tell
3. Did he swim... 12. Did you sleep...
4. made / make 9. drank / drink 14. wrote / write
4. Did she bring... 13. Did they tell...
5. blew / blow 10. ate / eat 15. woke / wake
5. Did they speak... 14. Did you sit...
6. Did you drive... 15. Did she wear...
Bingo (Irregular) 7. Did he come... 16. Did you shut...
8. Did she fly... 17. Did she stand...
became felt let spoke
9. Did you lose...
began fought lost spent
bet found made stood
bit flew meant stuck
Information Questions (Irregular)
blew forgot met swept
1. Where did she buy the toy?
broke froze paid swung
2. When did they leave the office?
brought got quit swam
3. Why didn’t she go to work?
built gave rang took
4. How much did you spend on groceries?
caught went read taught
5. Who did Rosa speak to?
chose grew rode told
6. Who spoke to the boss?
came hung ran thought
7. What did she say to you?
cost had saw threw
8. How did you feel yesterday?
cut heard sold understood
9. When did the sun rise yesterday?
dug hid sent woke
10. What did she wear to the party?
did hit shook wore
11. Where did the meeting take place?
drew held shot won
drank hurt shut wrote
(continued on the next page...)
drove kept sank
ate knew sat
fell left slept
Simple Past
Answer Key
Review (Irregular) SPELLING NOTE:
This lesson shows the American spelling of the words Color,

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD Canceled, and Practice. Most other English-speaking countries
1. broke 8. caught / lay spell these words this way: Colour, Cancelled, and Practise
2. flew 9. lost / was (when used as a verb; Practice when used as a noun). Make it
3. set / woke / rang 10. swam a challenge for your students to find these words in the lesson
4. wrote 11. had and see if they know the alternate spellings.
5. gave 12. bought / paid

6. took / got 13. met / drank
7. taught / gave
B. OPPOSITES
1. forgot 5. left 9. sank

2. sold 6. shut 10. spent
3. lost 7. set
4. left/took 8. taught
Time Expressions (Irregular)
1. ago 6. last 11. last

2. last 7. yesterday 12. yesterday
3. last 8. last 13. ago
4. ago 9. yesterday 14. ago
5. last 10. ago 15. last
Class Activity
Answers will vary.

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Grammar Practice Worksheets

2 Affirmative and Negative

5 Simple Past Tense

6 Simple Past Tense

Affirmative and Negative

A. Was or Were? C. Complete the Sentences

1. Judy sick yesterday. 1. I am at work today, but

2. We in the same class last year. I wasn’t here yesterday.

3. I tired after a long day at work.

5. Last semester my teachers very good.

7. The wind very strong last night.

9. They nervous on the first day of school.

10. Luckily, the windows closed during the rainstorm.

12. The boys tired after the ball game.

1. They at school yesterday because it was Saturday.

3. Carol happy to see her boyfriend with another girl.

5. The teacher satisfied with the student’s work.

10. The exercises are easy today, but

Practice making questions and giving short

1. I was tired last night. 6. The children weren’t excited.

Were you tired last night?

2. It wasn’t cold outside yesterday. 7. The store wasn’t open.

3. They weren’t sick last week. 8. The movie was interesting.

5. The car was expensive.

1. Why was she absent?

She was absent because she was sick.

She was tired because she worked hard all day.

She was at the mall last night.

There were 20 people at the party.

A diamond ring was in the box.

The secretary was in the office.

The students were absent last Tuesday.

She was late because she missed her bus.

Mrs. Jones was at the door.

Simple Past Tense

A. Choose the Correct Word

Choose the correct verb from the list on the right to

1. I my friend in the hospital last night. Word List:

2. The boys baseball in the field behind the school. • play

10. She the flowers in the garden yesterday.

11. The students late for class.

12. We to the radio until midnight.

B. Negative and Affirmative

Make the following sentences negative and then write

1. Mary baked a cake. 4. Donald fixed his TV.

Mary didn’t bake a cake. She baked cookies.

2. The boys played soccer. 5. Peter danced with Betty.

3. Carol called her mother. 6. Ann studied history.

Simple Past Tense

A. Write the Past Tense

1. cut 6. ride 11. shake 16. sleep

2. dig 7. run 12. shoot 17. speak

3. cost 8. see 13. shut 18. spend

4. meet 9. sell 14. sit 19. stand

5. read 10. send 15. sing 20. swim

Unscramble the following words. Then write the

# Scrambled Unscrambled Present Tense # Scrambled Unscrambled Present Tense

1 etnw went go 9 krdan

A. Write the Past Tense

• become • dig • get • leave • sell • swing

Affirmative and Negative

Complete the sentences below. The first question is filled in as an example.

1. They at school yesterday because it was Saturday.

3. Carol happy to see her boyfriend with another girl.

5. The teacher satisfied with the student’s work.

1. Why was she absent?

1. Where did she buy the toy? 7.

6. His mother care of him when he sick.

9. Matthew his wallet on the way to work yesterday. He very upset.

10. The children in the lake behind their house.

11. We a wonderful time at your party last night.

12. I groceries on my way home yesterday and I in cash.

1. She came to this country three years .

9. The children ran around outside afternoon.