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Past Simple Verb Exercises

The document provides a cloze test to practice using the past simple tense in English. Learners are instructed to fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs provided in brackets to complete 35 sentences describing past events. This allows them to practice conjugating verbs into their simple past forms and apply their knowledge of when to use the past simple tense in sentences.

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Past Simple Verb Exercises

The document provides a cloze test to practice using the past simple tense in English. Learners are instructed to fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs provided in brackets to complete 35 sentences describing past events. This allows them to practice conjugating verbs into their simple past forms and apply their knowledge of when to use the past simple tense in sentences.

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Past Simple

Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Daisy (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.


2. I (hear) a new song on the radio.
3. Peter (read) three books last week.
4. The Smiths (speak) Italian to the waitress.
5. Peter (understand) during the class, but now he
doesn't understand.
6. My mother (forget) to buy some milk.
7. Susan (have) a baby in August.
8. We (lose) our keys last Friday.
9. They (swim) 500m yesterday afternoon.
10. I (give) my mother a CD for her birthday.
11. At the age of 23, she (become) a teacher.
12. I (know) the answer yesterday.
13. Peter (tell) me that he lived in New York.
14. We (lend) John €200.
15. She (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
16. The children (sleep) in the car.
17. He (keep) his promise.
18. We (choose) the steak for dinner.
19. The film (begin) late.
20. They (fly) to Madrid.
21. We (drive) to Edinburgh.
22. Mrs. Black (teach) English at the University.
23. They (send) me an e-mail earlier.
24. We (leave) at 7 a.m.
25. My sister and her husband _________ (come) from Greece.
26. I __________ (not like) the U2 concert.
27. My cousin __________ (phone) from France yesterday evening.
28. On Monday Johann ___________ (go) to school on foot.
29. (they / leave) ___________ the country last Saturday?
30. (you / like) _____________ the film?
31. They _________ (not finish) the homework yesterday.
32. (she / go) _____________ to the cinema with her parents last night?
33. No, she didn’t. She ___________ (stay) at home. She __________ (get) a cold.
34. We _________ (go) to Spain y car.
35. I _____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
36. (you / travel) _________ to Madrid by car or by plane?
37. Many years ago it __________ (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
38. Last year they _______ (buy) a house at the seaside.

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