SIMPLE PAST TENSE(EXERCISES WITH IRREGULAR VERBS)
A- Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the irreguler verbs in the box.
Catch-caught
take-took
throw-threw
steal-stole
Freze-froze
meet-met
make-made
have-had
Bleed-bled
cut-cut
go-went
sell-sold
1-Ali_____________a course in English last year.
2-Mr and Mrs Smith needed some money,so they ________________ther car.
3-George________________his hand with a knife.It_______________ alot.
4-He_______________ the ball to Jane,and she caught it.
5-It was so cold yesterday,so the lake____________.
6-I ________________my keys a minute age ,and now I can`’t find them.
7-She knocked on the door and_____________ in.
8-Someone ______________ my wallet, but fortunately the police____________ him at once.
9-The exam was very diffucul, so I________________ a lot of mistakes.
10-They________________ in 1994 and got married in the same year.
B- Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the ırregular verbs in the box.
Become- became
have-_________
buy-_____________
Drive-_________
lose-_________
do-_______________
Cost-__________
take-_________
wear-____________
Rise-___________
swim-_________
sing-_____________
1-It was vey hot ,so I________________ in the sea all aftermon.
2-I _______________ this book yesterday .It _________________£3.25.
3-She ______________ a wig yesterday and nobody recognised her.
4-Laura ______________ alot of songs at her graduation party.
5-Yesterday I______________ my father’s car and______________ to school.
6-They are happy now because they ______________ very well in the exam yesterday.
7-I can’t go to the concert tonight because I ________________ my ticket yesterday.
8-Last night Anne _______________ a sore throat and a tempature.
9-The river _________________ after the rains.
10-He ________________ King at the age of sixteen
C- Complate the sentences with the past simple forms of the irregular verbs in the box.
Forget-____________
read-_______________
fall-_______________
Come-_____________
eat-________________
see-_______________
Fly-________________
find-_______________
hang-______________
Take-______________
break-______________
write-______________
1-She was sick ,so she ________________ some medicine.
2-She _________________ downstairs and _______________her hip.
3-James______________ to y party and brought me a present .
4-I________________ a wallet yesterday. There was a lot of money it.
5-We ________________ a film last night.It was about a prisoner.
6-Sally ________________ a wonderful composition last week,and teacher_______________it on
the wall of our classroom.
7-Yesterday afternoon they were very hungry,and they _______________ fish in a restaurant.
8-Isabel ______________ a book last night.It is very interesting.
9-I was in a hurry this morning so I ________________ my book at home.
10-Last month we ____________ from Adana to Istanbul.It is was very exciting.
D- Complate the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs in the box.Some of the
verbs are regulary and some are irregular.
Cut-___________ open-_________
give-___________ close-_________
post-____________
Clean-_________ write-_________
take-___________ sit-____________
ring-____________
Correct-_________ stand-_________ die-___________
walk-__________ bring-___________
Thank-___________ look-__________ go-________ understand-__________
1-She ____________ the banana in half and __________ it to me.
2-My grandfather __________ from a heart attack when he was fifty.
3-She ______________ in and______________ on the sofa.
4-I______________ a postcard to a friend,and then I_______________ it.
be-____________
5-I ______________ the doorbell and an old women______________ the door.
6-Alice ____________ the book and ________________ at me.
7-My father often ________________ me to the zoo when I was a little child.
8-Our English teacher was very nice.She always _____________ our homework.
9-I _____________ up and______________ the board.The teacher ______________ me.
10-He _____________ his mistake and apologised to me.
11-Mike______________ Jenny a nice present on her birthday .She opened it and it
_______________ a Swiss watch.
12-We _____________ to Austraila on holiday last year .I saw a lot of kangaroos.