Past simple: irregular verbs – A2 English Grammar Test

1  Write the irregular verbs in the past simple.

1   take took    ……took……

2   make           ……………….

3   put               ……………….

4   buy              ……………….

5   give             ……………….

6   fly                ……………….

7   come           ……………….

8   go                ……………….

9   can              ……………….

2  Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in their irregular past simple form.

1   We ……swam…… in the sea every day last summer.

2   I ………………… a wonderful meal last weekend.

3   I was tired so I ………………… on the sofa all day.

4   My friends and I ………………… our bikes in the park last Saturday.

5   My brother ………………… water sports every week last summer.

6   They ………………… up late on Sunday.

7   My family ………………… an amazing holiday in Paris.

3  Underline the correct options.

1   Where did you went / goes / go last night?

2   We didn’t eat / ate / eats at home last Sunday. We went to a restaurant.

3   Do / Did / Does your family go to the beach last summer?

4   A:   Did you have fun in New York?

      B:   Yes, I do / didn’t / did.

5   My sister didn’t ride / rode / rides a bike. She hates going cycling.

6   We didn’t takes / took / take any photos on holiday.

7   A:   Did you see anything interesting on TV last night?

      B:   No, I didn’t / did / was.

4  Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the correct form.

1   Last summer, I ……travelled…… to South America.

2   My last holiday ………………. brilliant.

3   You didn’t ………………. to the beach last weekend, did you?

4   We ………………. lots of interesting things in London.

5   We didn’t ………………. fish in the restaurant.

6   Did you ………………. anything interesting when you went shopping?

7   My parents ………………. me money to buy the coach ticket.

5  Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1   When I were young I lived in a big city.   ……was……

2   We goes to school early yesterday morning.   ………………

3   My dad didn’t bought a new car last year.   ………………

4   My sisters helped me with my homework every day. They’re kind.   ………………

5   When my brother was young he eated everything!   ………………

6   I usually studied after school but today it’s a holiday.   ………………

7   Did you went to school yesterday?   ………………

6  Complete George’s text with the words in the box.

When my grandparents 1……were…… young they lived in the mountains. They didn’t eat meat or fish. They always ate a lot of vegetables and rice. My granddad 2……………… as a farmer and my grandmother was a teacher. They 3……………… three children. My grandparents 4……………… travel much. Later, they 5……………… to the city to live. My granddad started to work in a shop. They always 6……………… me lots of chocolate when I visited and bought me presents for my birthday. I loved 7……………… them!

George