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Verb Exercises. Past Simple and Present Simple

1. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the

statements.

Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help)

Answer: She helpedher mother in the kitchen.

1) They .............ordered..............something to drink. ( to o rder)

2) Last summer I ...........went..................to Stuttgart. ( to go )

3) She.............did...... her homework in the afternoon. ( to do )

4) He ........counted............ to 10. ( to cou nt)

5) Our cat ......cought........... a big mouse. ( to c atch)

6) In 2001 our class ........made................. a trip to Norwich. (tomake)

7) The weather............was....... really nice. (to be)

8) The secretary............deleted.............. the file yesterday. (todelete)

9) Paul .................said...........nothing to me. ( to s ay)

10) The people ....whispered....................... something to eachother. ( to whisper)

2. Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms(sometimes with a preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You canuse long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries.

Example: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank ______________ the radio.

Answer: Frank turned on the radio. - Frank did not turn onthe radio. or Frank didn' t turnonthe radio.

1) Peter woke up at seven. - Peter did not work up at seven.

2) The children ran home. - The children did not run home.

3) I forgot to take the book with me. - I did not forget to take the book with me.

4) We turned off the computer. - We did not turn off the computer.

5) My friend looked after the baby. - My friend did not look after the baby.

6) Anne dropped a bottle of cola. - Anne did not drop a bottle of cola.

7) The boys jumped into the water. - The boys did not jump into the water.

8) He finished his homework. - He did not finish his homework.

9) They brushed their teeth. - They did not brush their teeth.

10) The lady sent invitation cards. - The lady did not send invitation cards.

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3. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Past Simple in thestatements.

Example: We _____ her name. (to shou t)

Answer: We shoutedher name.

1) I got a good mark. (to get)

2) Rita did an exercise. ( to do )

3) We laid the table. (to lay)

4) Tim and Pat sent text messages. (to send)

5) Oliver had fun. (to have)

6) Maria tidied their room. ( to t idy u p)

7) He bought a new MP3 player. ( to buy )8) The dog ran out of the house. ( to run )

9) You needed your glasses. (to need)

10) She touched a snake. ( to touch )