Open the brackets using Past Simple.

1.I (win) the game. 2. My friend (ring) earlier. 3. She (have) breakfast at six. 4. I (take) some photos. 5.The train (leave) on time. 6. The car (come out) of a side road. 7. Monica (go) to the theatre on Friday. 8. I (know) what the problem (be). 9. It (begin) to rain two hours ago. 10. He (drive) home. 11. The house (catch) fire. 12. Sue (make) a lot of mistakes in the text. 13. They (see) a film last night. 14. I (do) my homework yesterday. 15. The dog (eat) my breakfast!

Open the brackets using Past Simple.

1. Marcella (not come) to the party. 2. I (not take) my dog for a walk. 3. I (not sleep) well. 4. Michael (not have) a cold. 5. Sam and Jane (not go) to school. 6. The teacher (not be) late. 7. They (not be) very nice to me. 8. She (not get) the Nobel prize. 9.We (not give) the answer. 10. He (not pay) his bill. 11. The boy (not break) the vase. 12. Your sister (not buy) you a present. 13. We (not eat) pizza. 14. He (not read) this book. 15. We (not meet) at school.

Put general questions to the sentences.

1. We had breakfast early on Wednesday. 2. Jessica did some shopping yesterday. 3. Agatha Christie wrote over a hundred books. 4. Joanna saw the new James Bond film last weekend. 5. He spent much time playing video games last week. 6. I understood the question. 7. She got up late yesterday. 8. They spoke German at home. 9. She felt sorry for them. 10. The train left on time. 11. Mrs. Johnson forgot to lock the door. 12. I swam in the ocean last summer. 13. It took about six hours to get there. 14. He won the cup in 1993. 15. Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979.

In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below as in the example.

Example: Mary went somewhere yesterday .- Did she go to the theatre?

1. Mary / go / somewhere yesterday (theatre).

2. John / meet / somebody yesterday (his boss).

3. Dad / repair / something yesterday (the car).

4. They / visit / somebody yesterday (the Browns).

5. Sheila / buy / something yesterday (a dress).

6. Tom / talk to/ somebody yesterday (Ben).

7. They / bring / something yesterday (a cake).

Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple of the irregular verbs from the list.

Hurt, teach, spend, sell, throw, fall, catch, buy, cost

1. I was hungry, so I…………….something to eat in the shop.

2. Tom’s father………………… him how to drive when he was 17.

3. Don……………………… down the stairs this morning and………….. his leg.

4. We needed some money so we………………. our car.

5. Ann……………… a lot of money yesterday. She……………….. a dress which………. 50 pounds.

6. Jim …………………. The ball to Sue who……. it.

Open the brackets using Past Simple

Last Sunday the Carter family 1)…went… (go) camping in the countryside. They 2)……… (find) a nice place by a river. Mr Carter 3)……… (put up) the tent. After that they 4)……………… (eat) some sandwiches and cakes. Then, Mr Carter 5) ……… (show) Sam and Pamela how to fish. Their dog Champ 6) ……… (swim) in the river. They all 7) …………… (have) a very good time.