Irregular Verbs Past Simple English Grammar Exercises

Question. She _________________ (bring) some chocolates to the party.
Answer : She brought some chocolates to the party.

Question. He already _________________ (eat) all the cake.
Answer : He already ate all the cake.

Question. I _________________ (read) three books last week.
Answer : I read three books last week.

Question. Billy _________________ (run) after the bus.
Answer : Billy ran after the bus.

Question. He _______________________ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.
Answer : He understood during the class, but now he doesn't understand.

Question. I _________________ (meet) John at the weekend.
Answer : I met John at the weekend.

Question. They _________________ (swim) 500m.
Answer : They swam 500m.

Question. We _________________ (see) the new film yesterday.
Answer : We saw the new film yesterday.

Question. I _________________ (give) my mother a CD for Christmas.
Answer : I gave my mother a CD for Christmas.

Question. I _________________ (think) my football team would win.
Answer : I thought my football team would win.

Question. At the age of 23, she _________________ (become) a doctor.
Answer : At the age of 23, she became a doctor.

Question. I _________________ (buy) some books this morning.
Answer : I bought some books this morning.

Question. She _________________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday.
Answer : She drank too much coffee yesterday.

Question. They _________________ (put) their bags in the bedroom.
Answer : They put their bags in the bedroom.

Question. The children _________________ (sleep) in the car.
Answer : The children slept in the car.

Question. We _________________ (go) to New York in January.
Answer : We went to New York in January.

Question. We _________________ (fly) to Sydney.
Answer : We flew to Sydney.

Question. I _________________ (find) your keys under the table.
Answer : I found your keys under the table.

Question. They _________________ (drive) to Beijing.
Answer : They drove to Beijing.

Question. He _________________ (sit) on the old chair, and it broke.
Answer : He sat on the old chair, and it broke.

Question. I _________________ (send) you an e-mail earlier.
Answer : I sent you an e-mail earlier.

Question. I _________________ (come) to England in 1993.
Answer : I came to England in 1993.

Question. We _________________ (leave) the house at 7 am.
Answer : We left the house at 7 am.

Question. She _________________ (wear) her new coat to the party.
Answer : She wore her new coat to the party.

Question. They _________________ (speak) French to the waitress.
Answer : They spoke French to the waitress.

Question. She _________________ (stand) under the tree to shelter from the rain.
Answer : She stood under the tree to shelter from the rain.

Question. He _________________ (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.
Answer : He felt terrible after eating the prawns.

Question. We _________________ (sing) too much last night. I have a sore throat!
Answer : We sang too much last night. I have a sore throat!

Question. The film _________________ (begin) late.
Answer : The film began late.

Question. It _________________ (be) cold last night.
Answer : It was cold last night.

Question. I _________________ (know) the answer yesterday.
Answer : I knew the answer yesterday.

Question. Lucy _________________ (pay) the bill, before leaving the restaurant.
Answer : Lucy paid the bill, before leaving the restaurant.

Question. I _________________ (hear) a new song on the radio.
Answer : I heard a new song on the radio.

Question. It _________________ (take) three hours to drive to Paris.
Answer : It took three hours to drive to Paris.

Question. I _________________ (forget) to buy some milk.
Answer : I forgot to buy some milk.

Question. She _________________ (get) a new bike for her birthday.
Answer : She got a new bike for her birthday.

Question. She _________________ (have) a baby in June.
Answer : She had a baby in June.

Question. She _________________ (say) that she would come later.
Answer : She said that she would come later.

Question. You _________________ (lose) your keys last week.
Answer : You lost your keys last week.

Question. The child _________________ (fall) off his bicycle.
Answer : The child fell off his bicycle.

Question. I _________________ (choose) the steak for dinner.
Answer : I chose the steak for dinner.

Question. We _________________ (make) a cake, it was delicious.
Answer : We made a cake, it was delicious.

Question. He _________________ (tell) me that he lived in Toronto.
Answer : He told me that he lived in Toronto.

Question. They _________________ (do) their homework yesterday.
Answer : They did their homework yesterday

Question. We _________________ (lend) John £200.
Answer : We lent John £200.

Question. She _________________ (sell) her house last year.
Answer : She sold her house last year.

Question. He _________________ (teach) English at the University.
Answer : He taught English at the University.

Question. They _________________ (write) a letter to their parents.
Answer : They wrote a letter to their parents.

Question. He _________________ (keep) his promise.
Answer : He kept his promise.

Question. Finally, my mother _________________ (let) me go to a party.
Answer : Finally, my mother let me go to a party.

Past Simple And Past Participle

Fill in the blanks.

Question. He ……………………. me with a stick.
(a) hit
(b) hitted
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. He was …………………….. on the head and fell unconscious.
(a) hit
(b) hitted
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. I have never …………………… anybody in my life.
(a) hit
(b) hitted
(c) hitten

Answer : A

Question. The loud noise ……………………. me up.
(a) wake
(b) waked
(c) woke

Answer : C

Question. The baby has ……………………… up.
(a) woke
(b) waken
(c) woken

Answer : C

Question. That laptop ……………………. a hole in my pocket.
(a) burned
(b) burnt
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : C

Question. The soup has been ……………………….
(a) spoiled
(b) spoilt
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : C

Question. They ……………………… from their enemies.
(a) fleed
(b) fled
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. They ……………………… in front of the boy who would one day become their emperor.
(a) kneeled
(b) knelt
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : C

Question. The scandal was ……………………… out of proportion.
(a) blowed
(b) blown
(c) blew

Answer : B

Question. I was …………………….. by a bee.
(a) sting
(b) stinged
(c) stung

Answer : C

Question. Sales ……………………… 40% this year.
(a) slided
(b) slid
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B