Past Simple worksheet

1. 1.
   We to Rome in 2019.a) wentb) have been
2. 2.
   When your car?a) have you boughtb) did you buy
3. 3.
   the email yesterday?a) Did you gotb) Did you get
4. 4.
   She the company two years ago.a) leftb) has left
5. 5.
   I to the party last night because I was ill.a) haven't goneb) didn't go

1. 1.
   I have seen him yesterday.
2. 2.
   Did you went to the meeting?
3. 3.
   I didn't knew that.

Write three sentences about your own life in the Past Simple. Use one of these words in each.

• yesterday
• last week
• in 2019
• two days ago
• on Monday
• when I was…
• then

1. 1.a) went In 2019 is a finished time, so it takes the Past Simple.
2. 2.b) did you buy When? asks for a finished time, so it takes the Past Simple.
3. 3.b) Did you get After did, use the base verb.
4. 4.a) left Ago always points to a finished time.
5. 5.b) didn't go Last night is a finished time.

1. 1.I saw him yesterday. Yesterday is a finished time, so it needs the Past Simple.
2. 2.Did you go to the meeting? After did, the verb goes back to its base form.
3. 3.I didn't know that. Didn't already shows the past, so the verb stays in its base form.

Answers will vary. Check that each sentence follows the rule on page 1, or paste them into Clarigram to have them checked.