Past Simple
Regular Verbs
Regular Verbs
Change to past simple: They clean the classroom.
They cleaned the classroom.
Change to past simple: catch → ?
caught
Which action happened first?: “By the time we arrived, the movie had started.”
The movie started first.
Fill in the blank: “By the time we arrived, the film ___ already ___ (start).”
had already started
“We ___ (miss) the bus because we ___ (wake up) late.”
missed, had woken up
Choose the correct form: “She ___ (finish) her homework last night.”
finished
“They ___ (shake) hands before leaving.”
Shook
Fill in the blanks: “When I ___ (get) to school, the bell ___ (already/ring).”
got, had already rung
Choose the correct form: “She was upset because she ___ (lose) her phone.”
had lost
Choose the correct form: “She didn’t eat dinner because she ___ (eat) a big lunch.”
had eaten
Make a past simple question: you / watch / the movie?
Did you watch the movie?
Use past simple in a sentence: choose
She chose the blue jacket.
Rewrite using past perfect: He finish the report. Then he submitted it.
He had finished the report before he submitted it.
Complete the sentence: “When I got home, my sister ___ already ___ (cook) dinner.”
had already cooked
Complete the sentence: “After he ___ (finish) the book, he ___ (go) to sleep.”
had finished, went
Correct the error: “I didn’t watched the football game.”
I didn’t watch the football game.
Correct the sentence: “He flied to Canada yesterday.”
He flew to Canada yesterday.
Combine using past perfect: They pack their luggage. Then they called a taxi.
They called a taxi after they had packed their luggage.
Rewrite using past perfect: He finished his homework. Then he played games.
He had finished his homework before he played games.
Correct the error: “After I woke up, I brushed my teeth.”
After I had woken up, I brushed my teeth.
Write a past simple sentence using: study, English, yesterday.
I studied English yesterday.
Fill in the blanks: “When I ___ (seek) help, no one ___ (come).”
sought, came
Correct the error: “When we had reached the station, the train left.”
When we reached the station, the train had left.
Fill in the blanks: “When the teacher ___ (come) in, the students ___ already ___ (sit) down.”
came, had already sat
Combine the sentences using past perfect: She cleaned the house. Then her friends arrived.
She had cleaned the house before her friends arrived.