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Regular verbs - Past simple

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Put the verb into the past simple affirmative form.

I (a)   an awful film on TV last night. (watch)

2.

...Verbs pronounced with a final /t/?

a)

liked

b)

answered

c)

worked

d)

hated

3.

/Id/ ?

a)

discovered

b)

wanted

c)

created

d)

liked

4.

Pronunciation of the final -ed in "surprised"

a)

/d/

b)

/t/

c)

/ɪd/

5.

Van Gogh _______ (paint) many famous paintings.

a)

paintied

b)

painted

c)

paintted

6.

Dinosaurs.......... big animals, bigger than elephants

a)

are

b)

was

c)

were

d)

is

7.

What did you do after school yesterday?

a)

I play the piano

b)

I played the piano

c)

I pliyed the piano

d)

You played the piano.

8.

The baby _______ (cry) a lot yesterday.

a)

cryed

b)

cried

c)

crid

d)

cryied

9.

Pronunciation of the final -ed in "repeated"

a)

/d/

b)

/t/

c)

/ɪd/

10.

My cousins______(not arrive) on time.

a)

didn't arrive

b)

didn't arrived

c)

did arrived

d)

did'nt arrive

11.

Mr Davis ... the train.

a)

missed

b)

opened

c)

watched

12.
The pupils-----------------(plan) for a party last night.
a)
planned
b)
plan
c)
planed
planed
d)
pland
13.
recorded
a)
[ d ]
b)
[ t ]
c)
[ id ]
d)
[ ed ]
14.

Pronunciation of the final -ed in "expected"

a)

/d/

b)

/t/

c)

/ɪd/

15.
tried
a)
[ d ]
b)
[ t ]
c)
[ id ]
d)
[ ed ]
16.

CLEAN

a)

CLEANED

b)

CLEAND

c)

CLEANIED

17.

It ... a lot.

a)

missed

b)

helped

c)

rained

18.

the simple past of CARRY

a)

carried

b)

carryd

c)

carryed

d)

caried

19.

WALK

a)

WALKD

b)

WALKED

c)

WALKIED

20.

Tim (a)   at the beach yesterday afternoon (be)

21.

Pronunciation of the final -ed in "embarrassed"

a)

/d/

b)

/t/

c)

/ɪd/

22.

They ... for the bus.

a)

waited

b)

checked

c)

watched

23.

Yesterday he __________ late at school.

a)

listened

b)

walked

c)

arrived

d)

started

24.
laughed
a)
[ d ]
b)
[ t ]
c)
[ id ]
d)
[ ed ]
25.

LISTEN

(a)  

26.
The teacher --------------(invite) all the pupils yesterday.
a)
invited
b)
inviteed
c)
invite
d)
invated
27.

CRY

a)

CRIED

b)

CRYD

c)

CRYED

28.

PLAY

a)

PLAYD

b)

PLAYED

c)

PLAIED

29.

/d/

a)

created

b)

invented

c)

played

d)

called

30.

I ... the present .

a)

opened

b)

danced

c)

arrived

31.

Last Wednesday after school I _________ home

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

talked

d)

talk

32.

Jessica____(not fix) my computer last night.

a)

don't fixed

b)

isn't fixing

c)

didn't fix

d)

didn't fixed

33.

He (a)   the guitar. (play)

34.

Karen ... .

a)

travelled

b)

danced

c)

shouted

35.

Last Sunday the film __________ at twenty-five to seven in the evening.

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

start

d)

started

36.

Olivia_____(not listen) to the lecture.

a)

listened

b)

didn't listened

c)

didn't listen

d)

did'nt listen

37.

/d/?

a)

lived

b)

laughed

c)

invited

d)

loved

38.
walked
a)

[ d ]

b)

[ t ]

c)

[ id ]

d)

[ ed ]

39.
climbed
a)
[ d ]
b)
[ t ]
c)
[ id ]
d)
[ ed ]
40.

PHONE

a)

PHONEED

b)

PHONIED

c)

PHONED

41.

My mum ________ (bake)  a chocolate cake

an hour ago.

a)

bake

b)

bakeed

c)

baked

42.

Put the verb into the past simple affirmative form.

She (a)   an explorer from Egypt. (marry)

43.

Mark ... lunch.

a)

cooked

b)

arrived

c)

watched

44.
The audience --------------------- (calp) and cheered.
a)
clap
b)
claped
c)
clapped
d)
clapd
45.

The dogs_____(not play) outside.

a)

played

b)

didn't played

c)

didn't play

d)

isn't played

46.

We ... our suitcase.

a)

arrived

b)

packed

c)

washed

47.

He ... Mary last Wednesday. phone

(a)  

48.

Emma ... apples.

a)

collected

b)

shouted

c)

played

49.
This actress --------------( act) in a famous film last year.
a)
actted
b)
acteed
c)
acted
d)
actd
50.

Pronunciation of the final -ed in "answered"

a)

/d/

b)

/t/

c)

/ɪd/

51.

My friend ----------------- (marry) my cousin a year ago.

a)

marry

b)

marryed

c)

married

d)

marryied

52.

Yesterday I (a)   History for the test. (study)

53.

When I was a child, I (a)   a lot because I was hungry. (cry)

54.

What ____ the weather like last Sunday?

a)

were

b)

had

c)

was

d)

is

55.

Mary and Tina (a)   close friends at the primary school.

56.

My grandparents (a)   a lot when they were young. (travel)

57.

When I was in London I _______ (enjoy) visiting lots of museums. They _____ (be) free!

(a)  

58.

When we were in London, we _____ a big English breakfast at the hotel: bacon and eggs, toast and sausages and roasted potatoes!

a)

have

b)

had

c)

was

d)

are

59.

When I was a child, the bus to school (a)   (stop) right in front of my house.

I was lucky!

60.

Ten years ____ I was at university. Now I work as a doctor

a)

also

b)

ago

c)

again

d)

all