English Grammar Exercises: Past Simple, Verb Conjugation, and Vocabulary
1. Complete the Sentences with the Past Simple:
- We ate (eat) dinner together.
- The students played (play) the guitar.
- Sally wanted (want) a new book.
- He slept (sleep) very well.
2. Write in Interrogative:
- She knew the way to the station. Did she know the way to the station?
- He bought a sandwich. Did he buy a sandwich?
- My friends walked to the park. Did my friends walk to the park?
- He met at the restaurant. Did he meet at the restaurant?
3. Write in Negative:
- My brothers wrote a letter. My brothers didn’t write a letter.
- She taught me how to translate it. She didn’t teach me how to translate it.
- They drank some milk. They didn’t drink any milk.
- The boys felt cold. The boys didn’t feel cold.
4. Complete the Sentences with Past Form:
Swim / Not Buy / Come / Watch
- We didn’t buy any sugar.
- Mary watched a new film.
- I came at 7 o’clock.
- He swam in the pool.
5. Complete:
| INFINITIVE | PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE | MEANING |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone | ir |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
| have | had | had | tener |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
6. Vocabulary:
- Visitar galerías de arte. Visit art galleries.
- Ir a la playa. Go to the beach.
- Ir al parque. Go to the park.
- Ir al teatro. Go to the theatre.
- Visitar el zoo. Visit the zoo.
- Visitar mercados. Visit markets.
7. Animals:
- Tigre: Tiger
- Oso: Bear
- Vaca: Cow
- Serpiente: Snake
- Elefante: Elephant
- Caballo: Horse
- Zorro: Fox
- Cerdo: Pig
- Mono: Monkey
- León: Lion