Put the vebs in brackets in the Past Simple.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Two summers ago we a holiday in Scotland. We there from London, but our car down on the motorway and we ) the first night in Birmingham. When we ) to Edinburgh we ) find a good hotel - they all full. We what to do, but in the end we a bed and breakfast and we ) there for the week. We the castle, to the Arts Festival, and we a lot of souvenirs. We _ to go to Loch Ness but we much time and it quite far away. The weather
good, but it raining the day we .

QUESTION AND ANSWER MATCH (SIMPLE PAST)
Matching exercise

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

Where were you last week?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
Where did you go?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
What did you do there?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
Was Dave there?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
Did you do anything interesting last week?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
Who did you eat with yesterday?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
Who did you meet at the cottage?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
What did you wear yesterday?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
How did you get there?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was
What time did you leave?	??? I went swimming I left at half past five I went by train I was on holiday I ate with Tom I visited my aunt Yes, I did, I sang and we had a barbecue I wore a hat I met my cousin Ralph Yes, he was

Select the correct past tense.

Quiz

 

1. Last night the game ______ 10 minutes late.
   1.   Begging
   2.   Began
   3.   Begun
   4.   Begined
2. The dog ______ his finger.
   1.   Bit
   2.   Bite
   3.   Bited
   4.   Biten
3. The teacher ______ a note to Nina's parents.
   1.   Write
   2.   Written
   3.   Wrote
   4.   Writed
4. Maria ______ her phone last week.
   1.   Breaked
   2.   Broke
   3.   Broken
   4.   Breaking
5. We ______ our new home quickly.
   1.   Built
   2.   Builded
   3.   Building
   4.   Buildt
6. Bob _____ Helen the secret.
   1.   Tolding
   2.   Tell
   3.   Told
   4.   Telled