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12 Past Simple Tense Exercises and Answers

The Past Simple Tense is one of the most important grammar tenses in English. We use it to talk about actions, events, or situations that started and finished in the past. Whether you are speaking, writing, or reading English, understanding the past simple tense will help you communicate clearly about past events.

What Is the Past Simple Tense?

The past simple tense describes completed actions in the past. These actions happened at a specific time and are now finished.

Examples:
I visited my grandmother yesterday.
She watched a movie last night.
They played football after school.

In all these examples, the actions are completed and happened in the past.

Choose the best answers to complete the sentences : 

 

Results

#1. Yesterday, Sarah _____ to the library after school.

#2. We _____ a delicious pizza for dinner last night.

#3. My brother _____ his homework before bedtime.

#4. They _____ football in the park last weekend.

#5. I _____ my grandparents during the holiday.

#6. The teacher _____ us an interesting story yesterday.

#7. Jack _____ very early this morning.

#8. We _____ a movie together on Friday night.

#9. Anna _____ her keys on the kitchen table.

#10. The children _____ happily at the party yesterday.

#11. My father _____ a new car last month.

#12. We _____ to music while we cleaned the house.

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