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Past simple affirmative, negative, questions

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were you born?

a)

She was born in 2000.

b)

I was born in London.

c)

It was born in Ankara.

d)

He was born in New Jersey.

2.

When was your mother born?

a)

She was born in Gaziantep.

b)

He was born in 1970.

c)

I was born in 2008.

d)

She was born in 1978.

3.

I and Jack ........... at the cinema yesterday.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

4.

My father ........... a student in 1995.

a)

was

b)

is

c)

are

d)

were

5.

I ...... football yesterday.

a)

playing

b)

play

c)

played

d)

plays

6.

They ......... to the fair yesterday.

a)

go

b)

going

c)

goes

d)

went

7.

I and my family ......... breakfast last week.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

has

d)

having

8.

We ......... fruit yesterday.

a)

picks

b)

picking

c)

picked

d)

pick

9.

My cat ........... a tree last year.

a)

climbing

b)

climbed

c)

climb

d)

climbs

10.

My students ........... their homework last week.

a)

did

b)

do

c)

doing

d)

does

11.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: a) They (a)   (watch) TV last night.

12.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: b) Priscila (a)   (talk) to her friends all day.

13.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: c) I (a)   (have) a terrible headache yesterday.

14.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: d) Bob (a)   (come) home from school late.

15.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: e) They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.

a)

arrived

b)

missed

16.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: f) She ____________________ (study) hard and ___________________(pass) the exam.

a)

studied

b)

passed

17.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: g) He (a)   (call) the office to tell them he was sick.

18.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: h) I (a)   (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.

19.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: i) Dr. Johnson (a)   (get up) early this morning.

20.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: j) Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to school.

a)

did

b)

went

21.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: k) Chris (a)   (find) a ten-dollar bill.

22.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: l) The dog (a)   (follow) us down the road.

23.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: m) Those students (a)   (work) hard last semester.

24.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: n) Lúcio ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.

a)

stopped

b)

called

25.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: o) I (a)   (try) to talk to Helen last night.

26.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: p) I (a)   (pay) the phone bill yesterday.

27.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: q) My dad ____________________ (catch) a cold when he ________________ (be) in Canada.

a)

caught

b)

was

28.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: r) She (a)   (leave) home early yesterday.

29.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: s) They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they __________________ (be) kids.

a)

knew

b)

were

30.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: t) The teacher (a)   (bring) the exams corrected.

31.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: u) She was cleaning the vase when she (a)   (drop) it.

32.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: v) We (a)   (jog) in the park yesterday.

33.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: w) The fire ____________________ (occur) while we ___________________ (be) out.

a)

occurred

b)

were

34.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: x) I (a)   (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.

35.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: y) Carol _____________________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she ________________ (go) out to lunch.

a)

slept

b)

went

36.

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses: z) We (a)   (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.

37.

Write negative sentence: a) She visited her parents last weekend.

4 lines
38.

Write negative sentence: b) He cleaned his room before school.

4 lines
39.

Write negative sentence: c) The teacher found the missing exams.

4 lines
40.

Write negative sentence: d) Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.

4 lines
41.

Write question sentence : e) Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.

4 lines
42.

Write question sentence : f) I knew what to do.

4 lines
43.

Write question sentence : g) Alexandre helped Anita with her homework.

4 lines
44.

Which sentence is correct? Choose the right answer.

a)

a) Was Darren bought a car?

b)

b) Did Darren bought a car?

c)

c) Did Darren buy a car?

45.

Which sentence is correct? Choose the right answer.

a)

a) Did you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?

b)

b) Did you learn to speak Italian when you are in Italy?

c)

c) Do you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?

46.

Which sentence is correct? Choose the right answer.

a)

a) He didn’t stay in a hotel.

b)

b) He didn’t stayed in a hotel.

c)

c) He didn’t staying in a hotel.

47.

Which sentence is correct? Choose the right answer.

a)

a) He didn’t stay in a hotel.

b)

b) He didn’t stayed in a hotel.

c)

c) He didn’t staying in a hotel.

48.

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

She didn’t saw my grandma.

(a)  

49.

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

The police catched them.

(a)  

50.

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

My father tryed to repair his car yesterday afternoon.

(a)  

51.

(a)   he have enough sleep last night?

52.

My father (a)   drink any cola yesterday. He preferred some water.

53.

I (a)   a healthy breakfast dinner yesterday. I drank some yogurt and ate some fruit.

54.

I (a)   have enough sleep yesterday. I feel very tired.

55.

(a)   you get enough exercise yesterday?

56.

(a)   you have pizza yesterday?

57.

Did you ride your bike yesterday? Yes, I (a)   .

58.

Did you eat enough vegetables last week? No, I (a)   .

59.

Did you (a)   enough water last week? No, I didn't.

60.
Did you drink orange juice for breakfast yesterday?
a)
Yes, I didn't
b)
No, I did.
c)
No, I didn't.