Past Simple - PRACTICE
1. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences.
1 The train not arrived until 22:30, so we got home around
midnight.
The train didn’t arrive until 22:30, so we got home around midnight.
2 I slept very badly on the plane, so I feeled very tired the next day.
……………………………………………………………….
3 Did you took the train from New York to Washington?
……………………………………………………………….
4 We flew from London to Manchester because it was really cheap.
……………………………………………………………….
5 They spended two nights in a hotel and then they stayed at a
friend’s house for three days.
……………………………………………………………….
6 I didn’t enjoyed my trip to Scotland because the weather wasn’t
very good.
……………………………………………………………….
7 When I got back to my hotel, I found a message from my sister.
……………………………………………………………….
2. Complete the exchanges with the past simple form of the
verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
1 A How …was… (be) your flight?
B Find, thanks, but I ………………… (not sleep) because the seats
………………… (not be) comfortable.
2 A What ………………… (you, do) last summer?
B We ………………… (not have) much money, so we …………………
(decide) to stay in the UK.
3 A Where ………………… (Ben, go) on holiday last year?
B He ………………… (go) to Canada.
4 A ………………… (you, bring) back any souvenirs from Jamaica?
B Yes, I ………………… . (do) I ………………… (buy) some Blue
Mountain coffee.
5 A ………………… (you, meet) your French friends when you were
in Paris?
B Yes, we ………………… . (do) We ………………… (meet) them for
dinner one evening.
6 A ………………… (you, visit) your cousins in Los Angeles?
B No, we ………………… (not have) time.
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.
1 I ……………… as a waiter for a day, for no money. (work)
2 I ……………… a day fishing with five Greek fisherman. (spend)
3 I ……………… at a beach party until six in the morning. (stay)
4 I ……………… a dancing competition. (win)
5 I ……………… the same boat trip three times. (take)
6 I ……………… swimming at midnight. (go)
4. Last week, Elliot’s holiday was very good. Victoria’s was very
bad. Complete each sentence with the positive or negative form
of the verb in brackets.
ELLIOT
My fantastic holiday
1 My plane …wasn’t…… late. (be)
2 My bags …………… at the airport. (arrive)
3 The people at the hotel …………… very nice. (be)
4 I …………… the local food. It was great! (eat)
5 It …………… . (rain)
6 I …………… a lot of money. It was so cheap! (spend)
7 I …………… to a lot of people. (speak)
8 I …………… a good time. (have)
VICTORIA
My terrible holiday
1 My plane …was…… late. (be)
2 My bags …………… at the airport. (arrive)
3 The people at the hotel …………… very nice. (be)
4 I …………… the local food. It was awful. (eat)
5 It …………… every day. (rain)
6 I …………… a lot of money. It was so expensive! (spend)
7 I …………… to anybody. (speak)
8 I …………… a good time. (have)
