Past Tense of Regular Verbs

COMMENTS

1. Verbs other than be have one form in the past tense, that is, one form for all persons.

2. For most, an -ed ending is used to indicate the past tense.

Exercise 1. Forming the Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)
Type the correct form of each verb.

My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he ...............(live) on a farm in the country. His parents .............(raise) cattle, and he ..................(look) after the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he .................(study) Philosophy. He also ...................(play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he .......................(try) to join the Air Force, but he ..................(end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo .......................(rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five men ........................(escape). They................... (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met my grandmother, and they ....................(marry) after only three weeks. He says now that he .......................(want) to marry her very quickly in case he ...................(die) in the war.

Exercise 2. Form negative sentences in Simple Past.
Example: she / the match / watch→ She did not watch the match

2. You / a song / sing→

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3. we / at the airport / arrive→

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4. Jeff and Linda / home / cycle→

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5. we / the leader / follow→

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6. they / at me / shout→

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7. my crush / at me / smile→

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8. they / their calculators / use→

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9. you / English / speak→

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10. we / tea / drink→

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Exercise 3. Form negative sentences in Simple Past.

Example: we / a mountain / climb→ We did not climb a mountain

2. Mary / in a musical / dance→
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3. you / in the garden / work→

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4. the book / to me / belong→

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5. my friends / me / help→

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6. he / cash / pay→

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7. she / in London / teach→

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8. you / me / love→

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9. Jim / his head / cover→

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10. we / a new territory / explore→

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Exercise 4. Form positive sentences in Simple Past.
Example: you / a box / carry→ You carried a box

2. she / happy / look→
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3. he / to school / go→

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4. we / fish / eat→

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5. she / in a play / act→
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6. Sally / to school / hurry→

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7. they / the mistake / notice→
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8. he / a mistake / make→

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9. you / early / wake up→

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10. they / at the corner / stand→

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Exercise 5. Form positive sentences in Simple Past.
Example: they / postcards / collect→ They colleted postcards
2. she / in a play / act→

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3. the policeman / the thief / arrest→

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4. We / our clothes / change→

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5. Ruth / the pencil / drop→
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6. you / the car / repair→

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7. they / good / feel→

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8. I / postcards / send→

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9. she / a friend / phone→

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10. he / his girlfriend / marry→

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Exercise 6. Form questions in Simple Past.
Example: John / stamps / collect→ Did John collect stamps?

2. Mary / in a musical / dance→
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3. Greg / the ball / kick→

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4. she / her bike / push→

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5. we / in the mountains / walk→

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6. they / a hamster / have→

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7. they / the mistake / notice→

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8. we / on the lake / sail→

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9. we / at the gym / meet→

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10. You / always / flowers / bring→

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Exercise 7.Form questions in Simple Past.

1. they / their mum / thank→
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2. we / the bill / pay→

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3. the car / at the corner / stop→

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4. Benjamin / the rules / break→

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5. I / my point of view / defend→

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6. they / the girl / rescue→

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7. the balloon / burst→

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8. the law / drinking alcohol / forbid→

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9. the woman / a cardigan / knit→

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10. the girl / bitterly / weep→

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Exercise 8. Form questions in Simple Past.

1. we / in the mountains / walk→
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2. she / happy / be→

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3. Betty / her best / do→

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4. Sally / to school / hurry→

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5. you / your bag / pack→

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6. they / their calculators / use→

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7. you / English / speak→

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8. he / his leg / hurt→

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9. Ben / the fire / light→

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10. she / a friend / phone→

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Exercise 9. Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1. I / a car / want→
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2. we / at the airport / arrive→

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3. Eric / his homework / forget→

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4. you / early / wake up→

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5. they / at the corner / stand→

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6. he / the mouse button / click→

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7. he / her of her father / remind→

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8. the children / their teacher / respect→

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9. she / the word / underline→

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10. the law / drinking alcohol / forbid→

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Exercise 10. Form positive sentences in Simple Past.

1. I / a car / want→
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2. we / at the airport / arrive→

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3. Eric / his homework / forget→

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4. you / early / wake up→

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5. they / at the corner / stand→

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6. he / the mouse button / click→

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7. he / her of her father / remind→

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8. the children / their teacher / respect→

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9. she / the word / underline→

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10. the law / drinking alcohol / forbid→

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