Name _______________ Date_______________

Regular & irregular verb forms Exercises

1. Fill in the correct regular verb forms 2. Fill in the correct irregular verb
in the Past Simple. forms in the Past Simple.
Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple
play be
watch can
look buy
listen catch
wash drive
open put
stop eat
cry go
close think
help sleep

3. Put into the Past Simple. 4. What happened? Use the correct
Present Simple Past Simple Past Simple verb form.
they drink a) Last week the Richards ____________ (come)
she answers back from the USA.
he sings b) Two weeks ago Betty ____________ (do)
it snows
a presentation at school.
you ride
c) At the weekend Rob ____________ (bring)
I stay
we fly a present for Sue.
they swim d) Last night I ___________ (write) an e-mail to
I dance my friend in England.
e) On Wednesday Carol ___________ (meet)
Jessy after school.
f) Yesterday Dan and Jou ___________ (have)
fish and chips for dinner.
5. Fill in the correct verb forms in the Past
Simple.
Yesterday Rob and I _________(see) a great film at the
cinema. It _________ (be) boys’ day there and we only
_________ (pay) half the price. We _________ (have)
some money left. So I __________ (buy) a big box of
popcorn and two bottles of lemonade. The film
_________ (be) about a space shuttle and aliens. It
_________ (be) really funny. We _________ (eat) all
the popcorn and __________ (drink) our lemonade.
After the film we _________ (go) home to Jake’s
house. There we _________ (meet) Cathy and Betty.
They _________ (tell) us about their film with Daniel
Grey. I __________ (say) our film __________ (be)
much better, but they __________ (do) not listen.
Girls…

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 1 .GIVE THE PAST OF THESE VERBS 2 .COMPLETE WITH THE VERBS IN THE
1. Be _______ 2. Play _______ CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST.
3. Sing _______ 4. Make _______ 1 .Sally--------------(write) a letter yesterday.
5. Cook _______ 6. Speak _______ 2. John--------------(make) a model of a train.
7. Tidy _______ 8. Wash _______ 3. I--------------(speak) to my boss this morning.
9. Swim _______ 10. Cut _______ 4. Ken-------------(see) his friends last weekend.
11. Study _______ 12. Help _______ 5. We ----------------(play) golf this morning.
13. Work _______ 14. Fly _______ 6. Sandy--------------(meet) a star in Paris.
15. Choose _______ 16. Come _______ 7. She-------------(cook) dinner alone yesterday.
17. Teach _______ 18. Run _______ 8. We----------------(decide) to change our car.
19. Go _______ 20. Take _______ 9. The boys-------------(be) very proud after
21. Care _______ 22. Like _______ winning their football match.
23. Paint _______ 24. Eat _______ 10. I-------------(forget) the meeting at school.
25. Learn _______ 26. Cry _______ 11. They -------------(eat) in the new restaurant.
12. Dave------------(come) to the cinema with me

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH DID or

DIDN ‘T 4.FIND THE QUESTIONS CORRESPONDING
1 . ----------you work yesterday ?-No I ------------ TO THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS
2. Yesterday was Sunday , so we-----------go to 1 .------------------------------------------------- ?
work . I played tennis yesterday.
3. My friends ------------manage to finish their 2.------------------------------------------------- ?
report, because they ------------have enough time. My sister broke her arm during a P.E lesson .
4. Where-----------Sue go ? -She went to Paris. 3.------------------------------------------------- ?
5. She ----------her homework alone yesterday. Dan went to the gym after work.
6. When ----------they decide to sell their 4.------------------------------------------------- ?
house ?-Last month. We arrived at school at quarter to eight .
5 .------------------------------------------------- ?
My brother looked after her baby sister
5. CORRECT THE MISTAKES
because she was ill, and her parents were out .
1 . I see my friends yesterday--------------------
2. We come home by car last weekend------------ 6.------------------------------------------------- ?
Steve helped me with my maths .
3. John sleeped in the living room last night. -----
7.------------------------------------------------- ?
4. I didn’t made a cake.-----------------------------
No, we didn’t buy anything last Saturday.
5. Did she spoke to her best friend? --------------
8.------------------------------------------------- ?
6. Mike weren’t happy to have a test .-------------
We spoke to our new neighbours yesterday!
7. Steve not was with her Mum at the
9.------------------------------------------------- ?
hairdresser’s----------------------------------------
Sally decided to quit her job
8. She go to the beach yesterday.-----------------
10.------------------------------------------------- ?
9. We did do a lot of work .------------------------
We went to the demonstration for peace on Sunday
10. Max didn’t played soccer.-----------------------
11. I were very happy to see my friends.----------
12. They did found a treasure in the park.-------
13. Mike works very hard last weekend-----------
14. She went go to the theatre.--------------------
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❶Write the past simple tense of these verbs.
write - __________ swim - __________ run - __________
sleep - __________ teach - __________ read - __________
buy - ___________ bring - __________ say - ___________
❷ Now write the infinitive.
said - ___________ taught - _________ brought - ________
slept - __________ bought - _________ read - ___________
ran - ___________ wrote - __________ swam - __________
❸ Answer the questions.
◦What did you do yesterday?
I _____________________________________ yesterday.
◦Did you dance yesterday?
_______________________________________________.
❹ Circle the correct answer(s).
◦What’s the past tense of the verb “think”?
a) thought b) taught c) thinked d) thank
◦What’s the past tense of the verb “be”?
a) beed b) was c) ared d) were
◦What’s the past tense of the verb “eat”?
a) eated b) ate c)eate d) eat
❺ Complete the sentences with the correct words.
My sister_____________ to the cinema yesterday. swam,
Tom ____________ that this book is interesting. went,
Mary ___________ in the sea last summer. ran,
Leon ____________ a lot of lemonade. said,
The horses ____________ so fast at the race. drank

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❻ Read the text.
Yesterday was Anna’s birthday. In the morning she ate delicious hot
buns and drank some cocoa. Then her friend, Paul, came.
They talked and played for a moment. Next he and
Anna’s family sang the Happy Birthday Song,
they ate a marvellous chocolate cake and
gave Anna a lot of presents. The most beautiful present was from
Paul. It was an invitation for the ball for children. After the party
Anna and her friend rode their bicycles to the swimming pool. She
swam and played in the water with Paul. Next Anna’s father took
the children and their bicycles to his car and he drove them home.
The kids were playing for three hours with Anna’s new toys and
then Paul had to go home. It was a perfect birthday for
Anna. ❼
Underline the verbs in the past simple in the text.
❽ Answer these questions.
◦What did Anna eat for breakfast?
______________________________________________________.
◦Did Anna get a little presents?
______________________________________________________.
◦What present did she get from Paul?
______________________________________________________.
◦Where did the friends ride their bicycles?
______________________________________________________.
❾True or false?
Anna played with Paul in the swimming pool. T F
The kids were playing with Anna’s old toys. T F
Anna said that she didn’t enjoy her birthday. T F

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1. Fill in the verbs in the correct form: 2. Make sentences negative:
1. Sam ___ (phone) me three times yester- 1. The boys _________ (go) to school
day. yesterday.
2. Bill ___ (spend) much time in the library 2. Helen _________ (be) ill last week.
yesterday. 3. We _________ (take) our umbrellas
3. Kate ___ (be) present at the history lec- yesterday.
ture yesterday. 4. Pam _________ (be) late for her
4. We ___ (understand) that grammar mate- drawing lesson.
rial at the last lesson. 5. Nick ________ (swim) in the pool yes-
5. Tom ___ (send) an SMS to his friend one terday.
hour ago. 6. Tim _________ (see) a new film last
6. Alice ___ (write) a nice poem two hours Tuesday.
ago. 7. They _________ (speak) French yes-
7. The boys ___ (win) the game last Mon- terday.
day. 8. I _________ (fly) to Canada last
8. I ___ (help) my brother with maths yes- week.
terday. 9. Tom ________ (be) at the party yes-
9. The girls ___ (be) very friendly. terday.
10. Liz ___ (see) a very beautiful cat. 10. It ________ (rain) yesterday.

3. Ask questions to the underlined words: 4. Correct the mistakes:

1. We went to the sports club yesterday. 1. We didn’t went to the zoo yesterday.
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2. Pam was the winner of the competition. 2. Tom go to the club yesterday.
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3. They bought two presents yesterday. 3. We didn’t bought flowers.
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4. Andrew visited his grandparents. 4. Paul weren’t at the lesson yesterday.
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5. Tom played the guitar very well. 5. Mona not was at the disco club.
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6. Ben told me a funny story yesterday. 6. They have a nice time yesterday.
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7. They were at the theatre yesterday. 7. I didn’t late for my English yesterday.
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8. They were at the meeting yesterday. 8. I not phoned to my friend yesterday.
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9. I rode my bike in the street yesterday. 9. Liz send two SMS five minutes ago.
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1. Underline the correct verb:
1. They was/were in the Natural History Museum yesterday.
2. Nick was/were taken to the hospital early in the morning yesterday.
3. My parents was/were very tired after their trip to Newcastle.
4. Helen was/were on a ferry boat going to Sweden yesterday.
5. The article in the local newspaper was/were very interesting.
6. Those houses was/were built two hundred years ago.
7. Last winter was/were the coldest winter in our region.
8. Tom was/were absent-minded because he had left the keys at school.
9. I was/were on a long trip to the USA two years ago.
10. Your e-mail address was/were very difficult to remember.
11. My brother’s letters was/were rather long and interesting.
12. Pamela was/were an excellent ski jumper three years ago.

2. Fill in was or were:

1. Who _____ the best football player in Great Britain last year?
2. They _____ very happy after their trip to London last month.
3. Andrew _____ the best student in our class last year.
4. The film _____ not interesting and I switched off the TV.
5. The mathematics test _____ very difficult and we _____ disappointed.
6. The boys _____ very noisy at the lesson yesterday.
7. Who _____ the best sportsman in your class last month?
8. Martha _____ in Cambridge with her parents two years ago.
9. The girls _____ in the disco club two weeks ago.
10. I _____ responsible for the classroom flowers last year.
11. There _____ many flowers in the flowerbeds around the school.
12. Five birds _____ sitting on the branches of the tree near the house.

3. Rewrite the sentences using was or were:

1. I am happy to see you. 7. Nora is on holidays in Italy.
……………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………
2. This is my favourite book. 8. The dogs are under the table.
………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………..
3. Mary is not at school. 9. My mobile is broken.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….
4. It is a very interesting film. 10. They are good students.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….
5. We are good sportsmen. 11. This dog is very friendly.
…………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………
6. Tom is my best friend. 12. I am at the shopping centre.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………..
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1. Where were you yesterday? 8. I am a pilot. I _____ in London now
a) I am at the cinema. but I ____ in New York yesterday.
b) He was at the cinema. a) am/were
c) I were at the cinema. b) is/was
d) I was at the cinema. c) am/was
d) is/was
2. What was the weather like last week?
a) It is sunny. 9. Mary is very happy but yesterday she
b) It were sunny. ______happy.
c) It was snowy. a) was
d) It was sunny. b) wasn’t
c) were
3. I _________late for school d) weren’t
yesterday.
a) am 10. You _______ill last week. How are
b) was you now?
c) were a) am
d) is b) was
c) were
4. The weather is sunny today but it d) is
_____ sunny.
a) wasn’t 11. They ______ 13 years old two years
b) were ago.
c) weren’t a) was
d) was b) wasn’t
c) were
5. Tom and I _________ at the concert d) weren’t
last night.
a) was 12. A: What were you doing last year?
b) am B: I ______ a shop assistant.
c) were a) were
d) are b) weren’t
c) was
6. We ______ at university in 2008 but d) wasn’t
now we are teachers. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
a) were
b) was was- were- wasn’t- weren’t
c) weren’t
d) wasn’t Last week we______at the museum.
There _______a lot of statues. They
7. Were you at the theatre 2 days ago? ______ very old things. It ______
a) Yes, I wasn’t. amazing and the tickets ______ very
b) No, I was. expensive so there ______ lots of people.
c) Yes, I was. The museum ______ crowded but it
d) No, I weren’t. _____ an enjoyable day.

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 LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND FILL IN THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
13 1 2
14
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1.

2.

3.
build ride
speak 4.
bite
5.
12 3
6.
.
7.

8. burn
11
. read 9.
4

10.

11.

eat 12.
10
learn
13.

14. 5.
forgive

8 7
6
9. .

give

write come leave cut

THE HIDDEN WORDS ARE _________________________________.

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A) Write the Past Simple form of the verbs C) Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1) Play 1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this
13) Warn
2) Walk weekend.
14) Wash
3) Watch 2) I ----------- ( listen ) to
15) Try
4) Listen music with my friends.
16) Turn
5) Wait 3) We ---------- ( study ) hard
17) Question
6) Check for the exam. So, we --------- --
18) Observe
7) Ask ( answer )all the questions.
19) Need
8) Want 4) “----- you --------
20) Live
9) Call ( finish ) your homework?”
21) Laugh
10) Deliver “No, I -----------.”
22) Kill
11) Decide 5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus
23) Kiss
12) Work but it ------------- ( not-come ).
24) Invite
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to
finish her homework.
7) ----- you --------- ( invite ) them to
B) Give short answers to the questions.
your party last week.
1) Did you close the door?
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------
( + )--------------.
( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( - )--------------.
( not-open ) it.
2) Did you father wash his car?
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down
( + )--------------.
the street with their teachers.
( - )--------------.
10) Something strange --------------
3) Did Marta tidy her room?
( happen ) last night.
( + )--------------.
11) Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
( - )--------------.
12) The postman ------------- ( deliver )
4) Did your mother prepare the dinner?
the letters.
( + )--------------.
13) We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three
( - )--------------.
years ago.
5) Did the cleaner finish cleaning?
14) Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the
( + )--------------.
exam and she ----------- ( fail )
( - )--------------.

D) Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) ------------------------------------.
2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) -----------------------------------.
3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) ----------------------------------------.
4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) -----------------------------------.
5) Marta waited for the bus. (- ) -------------------------------.
6) Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) ------------------------------.
7) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) ----------------------------.
8) Alex washed the dishes. ( ? ) --------------------------------.
9) Dorothy invited me to her birthday party.
( - ) -------------------------------------------.
10) Julia cleaned the entire house this morning.
( ? ) -------------------------------------------.
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