Simple Past Tense Exercises

Positive and Negative Forms Exercise

Practice the simple past positive and negative forms with regular and irregular verbs through a dialogue.

Read the short paragraph about the Melisa's birthday part and fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs below.

rent 

brush

eat

be

reach 

want

look 

come

talk

bring 

know

try

have x 2

walk

like

go

sit

decide

sing

watch

celebrate

take

smile

Last night we _______ Melisa’s birthday and had so much fun. In the afternoon, we ________ a large limo for eleven people and ________ to a popular multi-cuisine restaurant.

First, we had a nice meal. A multi-cuisine restaurant was the best idea because I ______ sushi and then a big cheeseburger.         I ______ very hungry! Jimmy had a taco meal, Ryan ______ some Indian dishes. We all liked the food. It was an amazing place. They even had a karaoke bar in the restaurant. We ______ the song ‘Havana’, this is Melisa’s favourite song. Melisa’s boyfriend, Austin didn’t ________ to the party, because he had an important meeting in Italy. But he sent some flowers and a note for Melisa. She ________ when she saw the note. 

Then we went back to our table and the waiter _______ the cake for the birthday girl. It was a delicious strawberry chocolate cake. Jimmy didn’t eat even a piece of cake. He is allergic to strawberries. We didn’t _______.

We ______ so  many photos with my friends before we left the restaurant. Some of our friends didn’t _____ so much time, so they left early. After half an hour we also left the restaurant. We ______ to go the cinema, but we didn’t ________ the movies now showing. And we ______ to go the beach. We didn’t have a guitar but we _____ on the beach and sang songs. We _________ at the sky, _______ the stars. And we ________ about our lives. After one hour on the beach, we ________ too tired, but we didn’t _________ a car to go home. We _________ for 20 minutes and finally _________ the bus station. When I ____________ home, I _________ my teeth and went to the bed.





Answers:



Last night we celebrated Melisa’s birthday and had so much fun. In the afternoon, we rented a large limo for eleven people and went to a popular multi-cuisine restaurant.

First, we had a nice meal. A multi-cuisine restaurant was the best idea because I ate sushi and then a big cheeseburger. I was very hungry! Jimmy had a taco meal, Ryan tried some Indian dishes. We all liked the food. It was an amazing place. They even had a karaoke bar in the restaurant. We sang the song ‘Havana’, this is Melisa’s favourite song. Melisa’s boyfriend, Austin didn’t come to the party, because he had an important meeting in Italy. But he sent some flowers and a note for Melisa. She smiled when she saw the note.

Then we went back to our table and the waiter brought the cake for the birthday girl. It was a delicious strawberry chocolate cake. Jimmy didn’t eat even a piece of cake. He is allergic to strawberries. We didn’t know.

We took many photos with my friends before we leave the restaurant. Some of our friends didn’t have so much time, so they left early. After half an hour we also left the restaurant .We wanted to go the cinema, but we didn’t like the movies now showing. And we decided to go the beach. We didn’t have a guitar but we sat on the beach and sang songs. We looked at the sky, watched the stars. And we talked about our lives. After one hour on the beach, we were too tired, but we didn’t have a car to go home. We walked for 20 minutes and finally reached the bus station. When I reached home, I brushed my teeth and went to the bed.