Past simple – A1 English Grammar Test

1  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1   Last weekend, I ……cleaned…… our kitchen. (clean)

2   We ……………… football in the park yesterday. (play)

3   Last night, my family ……………… TV in the living room. (watch)

4   Her kitten ……………… its eyes for the first time this morning. (open)

5   Joaquin ……………… his new smartphone to his friends. (show)

6   They ……………… the visit to the safari park. The bears were great! (enjoy)

2  Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the past simple.

1   My maths exam ……started…… at 10 o’clock on Monday morning.

2   My friends ……………… in the park with my dog.

3   They ……………… a video of a lion on the internet yesterday.

4   My sister ……………… me with my homework.

5   He started his homework on Saturday and he ……………… it on Sunday.

6   We ……………… the windows because they were dirty.

3  Underline the correct options.

1   I didn’t do / don’t do my homework yesterday.

2   We didn’t study / didn’t studied maths at the weekend.

3   The elephant didn’t liked / didn’t like the monkey.

4   My parents did cooked / didn’t cook last night.

5   My sister didn’t go / didn’t goed swimming last summer.

6   I did wanted / didn’t want to go to school on Monday.

4  Put the word didn’t in the correct place in the sentences.

1   You ask me the question!

      ……You didn’t ask me the question!......

2   The cat like the dog at first.

      …………………………………………..

3   My mum want an animal in the house.

      …………………………………………..

4   We stay in a hotel on holiday.

      …………………………………………..

5   I study any English last weekend.

      …………………………………………..

6   My friends invite me to their party.

      …………………………………………..

5  Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1   The giraffes ……played…… with their babies. They were happy. (play)

2   I …………………... my brother with his homework about tigers. (help)

3   My friends …………………... dinner for me! (not cook)

4   My parents …………………... all weekend. (work)

5   The film started at 8 o’clock and …………………... until after 10. (not finish)

6   I …………………... to watch the film about snakes. (not want)

6  Complete Jessica’s email with the words in the box.

Hi Stefano,

Last summer, we 1……visited…… a fantastic safari park. It was in the countryside and it 2……………. far from our holiday apartment. We visited it on Monday and Tuesday. We 3……………. lions, giraffes and zebras run and kangaroos jump. The kangaroos were 4……………. interesting than the other animals! I remembered my digital camera because I like 5……………. photos. We didn’t 6……………. by car. We used our bikes. At night, we 7……………. very tired. My dad cooked pizza, but I 8……………. want to eat. I wanted to sleep!

Jessica