Pasado Simple

Exercises on Simple Past
The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.
Form of Simple Past
  | Positive | Negative | Question |
no differences | I spoke. | I did not speak. | Did I speak? |
For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list ofirregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed | Example |
after a final e only add d | love – loved |
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel
or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled | admit – admitted
travel – travelled |
final y after a consonant becomes i | hurry – hurried |
Use ofSimple Past
* action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
* actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
* action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
* if sentences type II(If I talked, …)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
Exercise Was or Were?
Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. I  happy.
2. You  angry.
3. She  in London last week.
4. He  on holiday.
5. It  cold.
6. We  at school.
7. You  at the cinema.
8. They  at home.
9. The cat  on the roof.
10. The children  in the garden.Exercise on positive sentences
Write positive sentences in simple past.
1. he / the question / answer 
2. you / a question / ask 
3. the dog / bark 
4. they / us / call 
5. we / a mountain / climb 
6. John / stamps / collect 
7. we / in London / live 
8. I / hungry / be 
9. they / a hamster / have 
10. he / to school / go 

Infinitive | Simple Past | PastParticiple |
alight | alighted, alit | alighted, alit |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke, awaked | awoken, awaked |
be | was, were | been |
bear | bore | borne, born |
beat | beat | beaten, beat |
become | became | become |
beget | begot | begotten |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bereave | bereaved, bereft | bereaved, bereft |
beseech | besought, beseeched| besought, beseeched |
bet | bet, betted | bet, betted |
bid | bade, bid | bidden, bid, bade |
bide | bade, bided | bided |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
bless | blessed, blest | blessed, blest |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast, broadcasted |broadcast, broadcasted |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt, burned | burnt, burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | bust, busted | bust, busted |
buy | bought | bought |
can | could | (kein Participle) |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | cleft, cleaved, clove | cleft, cleaved, cloven |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed, clad| clothed, clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crow | crowed | crew, crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt, dreamed | dreamt, dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt, dwelled | dwelt, dwelled |
eat | ate | eaten |fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbid | forbad, forbade | forbid, forbidden |
forecast | forecast, forecasted | forecast, forecasted |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |...