Tenses Part Two: The Simple Past (exercise with solution)

positive sentence: -ed form/second form

negative sentence: didn't + infinitive

question: did... infinitive


be: was/were/wasn't/weren't


yesterday, in 1998, last year, back then, five years ago,...


  1. Yesterday Paul ________ the dog for a walk. (take)

  2. Last year the Smiths ___________ to Spain. They ______ a nice holiday there and found many new friends. (travel, have, find)

  3. While Paul was feeding the cat yesterday suddenly a mouse ___________ . (appeared) The cat _________ (make) a big jump and _________ (catch) the mouse at once.

  4. Yesterday Alan __________ (be) ill. He ________ (not go) to school. Later on he ______ (feel) better and _______ (ask) Paul for the homework via e-mail.

  5. Tom ________ (go) to school by bike yesterday. The day before yesterday he ______ (go) by bus.

  6. Mr Miller ________ (write) an e-mail to the editor of our local newspaper yesterday. He ______________ (complain) about local politics.

  7. Our class _________ (make) a trip to Cologne last year. It ________ (be) very exciting.

  8. ______ you _______ (do) your homework on the bus again this morning? It surely looks like that.

  9. Paul and Alan __________ (play) tennis last Monday.

  10. Most students _______ (get) good grades in the latest English test. They ____ (do) well.

  11. On March 4th, 1861 Abraham Lincoln ______ (give) his inauguration speech.

  12. In the sixties the VW Beetle _______ (be) a very popular car.



Solution

  1. Yesterday Paul took the dog for a walk. (take)

  2. Last year the Smiths traveled to Spain. They had a nice holiday there and _______ many new friends. (travel, have, find)

  3. While Paul was feeding the cat yesterday suddenly a mouse appeared. (appear) The cat made (make) a big jump and caught (catch) the mouse at once.

  4. Yesterday Alan was (be) ill. He didn't go (not go) to school. Later on he felt (feel) better and asked (ask) Paul for the homework via e-mail.

  5. Tom went (go) to school by bike yesterday. The day before yesterday he went (go) by bus.

  6. Mr Miller wrote (write) an e-mail to the editor of our local newspaper yesterday. He complained (complain) about local politics.

  7. Our class made (make) a trip to Cologne last year. It was (be) very exciting.

  8. Did you do (do) your homework on the bus again this morning? It surely looks like that.

  9. Paul and Alan played (play) tennis last Monday.

  10. Most students got (get) good grades in the latest English test. They did (do) well.

  11. On March 6th, 1861 Abraham Lincoln  gave (give) his inauguration speech.

  12. In the sixties the VW Beetle was (be) a very popular car.

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