▎Exercise: Simple Past Tense
▎Part 1: Affirmative Sentences
Complete the sentences using the simple past tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Last summer, I __________ (visit) my grandparents.
2. She __________ (be) very happy at the party.
3. They __________ (play) soccer in the park yesterday.
4. He __________ (watch) a movie last night.
5. We __________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
6. The teacher __________ (give) us homework.
7. My brother __________ (eat) pizza for dinner.
8. I __________ (see) a beautiful bird in the garden.
9. She __________ (make) a cake for my birthday.
10. They __________ (travel) to France last year.
▎Part 2: Negative Sentences
Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form.
1. She was at the concert last night.
- She __________ at the concert last night.
2. We visited the museum on Sunday.
- We __________ the museum on Sunday.
3. He played basketball after school.
- He __________ basketball after school.
4. They watched a documentary yesterday.
- They __________ a documentary yesterday.
5. I ate breakfast at 7 a.m.
- I __________ breakfast at 7 a.m.
6. The dog was outside all day.
- The dog __________ outside all day.
7. She made a salad for lunch.
- She __________ a salad for lunch.
8. My friends traveled to Spain last summer.
- My friends __________ to Spain last summer.
9. You liked the book I gave you.
- You __________ the book I gave you.
10. We went to the concert together.
- We __________ to the concert together.
▎Part 3: Yes/No Questions
Form yes/no questions using the simple past tense.
1. (you / be) at home yesterday?
- __________ at home yesterday?
2. (they / go) to the party on Saturday?
- __________ to the party on Saturday?
3. (she / watch) the new movie last week?
- __________ the new movie last week?
4. (he / play) tennis last weekend?
- __________ tennis last weekend?
5. (we / visit) our friends last month?
- __________ our friends last month?
6. (I / eat) lunch at noon?
- __________ lunch at noon?
7. (the children / have) fun at the park?
- __________ fun at the park?
8. (you / see) that show on TV?
- __________ that show on TV?
9. (they / finish) their homework on time?
- __________ their homework on time?
10. (she / like) the gift I gave her?
- __________ the gift I gave her?
▎Part 4: Wh- Questions
Create wh- questions in the simple past tense using the prompts provided.
1. (you / do) yesterday?
- What __________ yesterday?
2. (he / go) last summer?
- Where __________ last summer?
3. (they / eat) for dinner?
- What __________ for dinner?
4. (she / see) at the concert?
- Who __________ at the concert?
5. (we / travel) last year?
- When __________ last year?
6. (you / like) about the trip?
- What __________ about the trip?
7. (the teacher / give) us?
- What __________ us?
8. (I / make) for breakfast?
- What __________ for breakfast?
9. (they / play) during recess?
- What __________ during recess?
10. (she / buy) at the store?
- What __________ at the store?
▎Part 5: Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "to be" or other verbs in the simple past tense.
1. Yesterday, I _________ tired after work.
2. They _________ excited about the trip.
3. She _________ a great singer when she was younger.
4. We _________ happy to see our friends again.
5. He _________ very busy last week.
6. The kids _________ in the playground all afternoon.
7. I _________ at home all day yesterday.
8. She _________ a wonderful dancer at the talent show.
9. They _________ late for school this morning.
10. We _________ surprised by their visit.
▎Part 6: Sentence Transformation
Transform these affirmative sentences into negative and question forms.
1. Affirmative: She finished her homework.
- Negative: She __________ her homework.
- Question: Did she __________ her homework?
2. Affirmative: They played video games all day.
- Negative: They __________ video games all day.
- Question: Did they __________ video games all day?
3. Affirmative: I saw a great movie last night.
- Negative: I __________ a great movie last night.
- Question: Did I __________ a great movie last night?
4. Affirmative: He visited his uncle last weekend.
- Negative: He __________ his uncle last weekend.
- Question: Did he __________ his uncle last weekend?
5. Affirmative: We had a picnic in the park.
- Negative: We __________ a picnic in the park.
- Question: Did we __________ a picnic in the park?
