Past Tense - Regular Verbs

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1. I  (walk) to work last week.

2. He  (study) computers for five years.

3. They  (arrive) late for the party.

4. We  (marry) in a church.

5. It  (end) at 6 pm.

6. Ellen  (wait) for an hour.

7. You  (like) the movie. I didn't.

8. Bob  (need) that book yesterday.

9. They  (use) my new pen.

10. The teacher  (help) the students after class.

Simple Past Test

Simple Past gap-fill exercise. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs (in brackets).

1) When he   (be) a boy he   (like) his job, it   (be) fun.

2) They   (live) in a small flat 10 years ago.

3) She   (study) history last year.

4) I   (eat) breakfast at 6.00 am this morning.

5) I   (cycle) home from work.

6) We   (go) to the cinema last night.

7) They   (be) very good students, they always   (do) their homework.

8) When he   (be) the boss he never   (walk) to

work, he always   (drive).

9) When I   (begin) teaching I   (teach) for a language school.

10) When they started this course the students only   (speak) a little English.

1. Last night I   (go) to the cinema.

2. I   (decide) to go with my sister. 

3. We   (see) A Little Princess.

4. I   (not know) it   (be ) a sad story.

5. We   (cry) a lot but my younger sister   not (cry) because

she   (think) it   (be) a stupid story.

6. Marylin Monroe   (have) a poor childhood and   (spend) years in

children's homes because her mother   (be) mentally ill.

7. Norma Jean   (work) in a factory with her husband, an aircraft mechanic.

8. One day a photographer   (take) a photograph of her and she   (begin) to appear in magazines.

9. A little later, she   (change) her name and   (become) a big star.

She   (make) many famous films.