Past Simple
Yesterday I ______ (cook) dinner for my family.
Yesterday I cooked dinner for my family.
Yesterday at 8.30 Pops was / were cleaning his shoes.
Yesterday at 8.30 Pops was cleaning his shoes.
Yesterday / Yesterday at 5 o'clock I was watching TV.
Yesterday at 5 o'clock I was watching TV.
You must / mustn't talk loudly in the library.
You mustn't talk loudly in the library.
School started at 7.30 a.m., so I had to / didn't have to get up early.
School started at 7.30 a.m., so I had to get up early.
I ______ (find) a great recipe for pasta online.
I found a great recipe for pasta online.
The sun _______ (shine) and the birds ______ (sing).
The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
While mum made / was making sandwiches, she heard / was hearing the door bell.
While mum was making sandwiches, she heard the door bell.
You don't have to / mustn't stay up late, you've got an exam tomorrow.
You mustn't stay up late, you've got an exam tomorrow.
When I was 6, I had to / could ride a bike very well.
When I was 6, I could ride a bike very well.
She took a bus to London. (-)
She didn't take a bus to London.
The children _____ (sleep) at 10 p.m. (-)
The children weren't sleeping at 10 p.m.
We _______ (cycle) when we ______ (see) a big dog.
We were cycling when we saw a big dog.
You _______ wash the strawberries before you eat them, they're dirty.
You must wash the strawberries before you eat them, they're dirty.
It was the 1st of September yesterday, so we ______ (do homework). (-)
It was the 1st of September yesterday, so we didn't have to do homework.
Josh left home at 8. (?) (No, ______)
Did Josh leave home at 8? - No, he didn't.
She (wear) a very special dress. (?) (Yes, ___)
Was she wearing a very special dress? - Yes, she was.
When I ______ (hear) a strange sound, I _______ (not know) what it was.
When I heard a strange sound, I didn't know what it was.
She ________ water the garden, it's raining.
She doesn't have to water the garden, it's raining.
I _______ (answer) the last question, it was too difficult. (-)
I couldn't answer the last question, it was too difficult.
She went to a book shop on Saturday. (Where?)
Where did she go on Saturday?
She was riding a bike at 8 a.m. (What?)
What was she doing at 8 a.m.?
What (you, do) when I (call) you?
What were you doing when I called you?
Why _____ (she, work) on Sunday? - Because she's a nurse.
Why does she have to work on Sunday? - Because she's a nurse.
I ________ write my English test, but I ______, it was too big.
I had to write my English test, but I couldn't, it was too big.