Past simple verbs
Past simple +
Past Simple -
Say it in Past
Past simple ?
100
buy

bought

100

They (to buy) a present yesterday

They bought a present yesterday

100

She saw that film last weekend.

She didn't see that film last weekend.

100

We (go) to the library.

We went to the library.

100

You went to school yesterday.

Did you go to school yesterday?

200

write

wrote

200

Ann (have) _________ a video call last week.

Ann had a video call last week.

200

He took photos

He didn’t take photos

200

I (buy) a a snack.

I bought a snack.

200

He bought a snack at 10 o’clock.

Did he buy a snack at 10 o'clock?

300

sell, tell

sold, told 

300

He (make) a cake yesterday.

He made a cake yesterday.

300

I had a lie-in on Saturday.

I didn't have a lie-in on Saturday.

300

We (make) a cake for my sister's birthday.

We made a cake for my sisters birthday.

300

Bill saw his friends at the park.

Did Bill see his friends at the park?

400

wear

wore
400

Katie (see) her friends last weekend.

Katie saw her friends last weekend.

400

We took photos at the party.

We didn't take photos at the party.

400

0 POINTS

Everyone loses their points and starts at 0.

400

You got a letter last weekend.

Did you get a letter last weekend?

500

see

saw

500

 My sister (write) to the health centre yesterday.

My sister wrote to the health centre yesterday.

500

Tim wrote a letter yesterday.

Tim didn't write a letter yesterday.

500

Amanda _______ (take) some photos of her dog.

Amanda took some photos of her dog.

500

LOSE POINTS

LOSE 100 POINTS

600

go

went

600

Last Saturday, the children___ (to be) noisy.

were

600

I ______ (not have) a piano lesson on Friday so I _____(go) for a run instead.

I didn't have a piano lesson on Friday so I went for a run instead. 

600

Respond: Where did you go this weekend?

I went to...

600

Transform into the past:

 Do they go shopping on Thursday?

Did they go shopping on Thursday?

700

put, hit, cut

put, hit, cut

700

I ______ (have to) study for the test last week.

I had to study for the test the last week.

700

I (read) _________ a book about sea monsters.

I didn't read a book about sea monsters. 

700

My brother (have) a lie-in every weekend.

My brother had a lie-in every weekend.

700

have

use this verb to make a question in the past

Did you have .......................?

800

hear, take

heard, took

800

I _____ (to be) in our house when the earthquake happened.

I was in our house when the earthquake happened.

800

She went shopping last weekend.

She didn't go shopping last weekend.

800

Transform into the simple past tense:
 We don't wear tracksuits in class on Monday.

We didn't wear tracksuits in class on Monday.

800

wear / she / hoodie / did / a

Did she wear a hoodie?

900

pay, lay, say

paid, laid, said

900

Last week I ______ (write) to my grandparents and on Tuesday they _____(get) the letter. 

Last week I wrote to my grandparents and on Tuesday they got the letter. 

900

We went to Paris last Monday.

We didn't go to Paris last Monday

900

RESPOND:

How was your weekend?

It was ....

900

Re-order the sentence: 

 year / you / last / did / go / holiday / to / ? / on / spain

Did you go to Spain on holiday last year?