Download PDF worksheets with answers on the past simple tense:
Past simple - PDF worksheet 1 (was, were)
- Complete sentences.
A: Were you hungry? - B: Yes, I ___ a bit hungry.
Past simple - PDF worksheet 2 (was, were)
- Complete a dialogue.
A: When ___ you eighteen years old?
B: I ___ eighteen years old in 2016.
Past simple - PDF worksheet 3 (questions)
- Make past simple questions.
you | clean | room | the - Did you clean the room?
Past simple - PDF worksheet 4 (questions)
- Choose correct questions.
Did your students their homework?
Did your students do their homework?
Past simple - PDF worksheet 5 (negative)
- Correct wrong information in a knowledge quiz.
Columbus discovered America in 1592.
Columbus didn't discover America in 1592.
Past simple - PDF worksheet 6 (negative)
- Blue Monday.
I ___ (not have) a good day yesterday. I ___ (cannot) stay in bed...
Past simple - PDF worksheet 7 (regular + irregular verbs)
- Complete an email.
Dear Jane,
How are you doing? I feel miserable, I must admit. Yesterday I ___ (do) my homework, ___ (tidy) my bedroom and...
Compare:
Learn the difference between the simple and continuous forms or compare the past simple tense with other English tenses.
Past simple and past continuous exercises PDF Practise the difference in online and PDF exercises.
English grammar exercises PDF See all PDF exercises on e-grammar.org.
Online exercises with answer keys:
Past simple exercises Positive, negative and question forms.
Regular and irregular verbs exercises Past simple forms.
Past simple and past continuous exercises Practise the difference.
Grammar rules with examples:
You can study online grammar rules with examples from everyday English or you can download the printable version for free.
Past tenses Online grammar rules with examples.
English tenses PDF PDF grammar rules on all English tenses.
English grammar PDF All PDF rules on e-grammar.org.
All these materials are written for students and teachers of English as a foreign language. They are suitable for false beginners, elementary and pre-intermediate learners.
