Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense Exercises:

1- Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Dan  (leave) very early today.
2. Sam and Sue  (buy) a new house last month.
3. I  (visit) Germany the previous week.
4. You  (play) very well.
5. They  (find) this book on their trip to Italy.
6. I  (bake) this cake by myself.
7. We  (open) the store in 1987.
8. The rain finally  (stop), and we  (go) home.
9. She  (plan) to come, but she  (have) some problems.
10. Kate  (have) a big house, but she  (sell) it.
11. Rose  (be) very thin.
12. You  (be) at work yesterday morning.
13. We  (think) New York was in England!
14. They  (bring) this from their trip.
15. She always  (dance) in the summer.




2- Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Barbara  (eat) the whole cake last night.
2. I  (save) some money last year.
3. You  (give) me all the books yesterday.
5. I  (come), I  (see), I  (leave).
6. They  (drink) too much.
7. We  (be) very happy together.
8. The cat  (jump) on the tree, and the bird  (fly) away.
9. We always  (cook) together.
10. She  (arrive) in 1978.
11. Emily and Edward  (meet) in Paris.
12. Peter  (change) his name many years ago.
13. Julie  (move) from Canada last month.
14. They  (sing) a few songs together.
15. We  (have) a lot of friends there.