Worksheet: Time Travelers - Mastering the Past Simple

WORKSHEET

Time Travelers - Mastering the Past Simple

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Class: ________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________

Part 1: Grammar Rule Refresher 📖

Let's remember the rules!

• For regular verbs: Add -ed to the base form.

  • work → worked, play → played, watch → watched

• For irregular verbs: They change their form. You need to learn them!

  • go → went, see → saw, eat → ate

• Negative Sentences: Use did not (didn't) + base form of the verb.

  • I did not go to school. / She didn't like the movie.

• Questions: Use Did + subject + base form of the verb.

  • Did you finish your homework?

Part 2: The Detective - Find the Irregulars! 🕵️

EX.1 Underline the irregular verbs in the Past Simple in the story below.

My Crazy Weekend
Last Saturday, I woke up late because I didn't hear my alarm. I jumped out of bed and got dressed quickly. For breakfast, I ate some toast and drank a glass of milk. Then, I went to the park and met my friends. We played football for two hours! In the evening, I watched a great film and slept for ten hours. It was a fantastic day!

How many irregular verbs did you find? ______

Part 3: Sentence Transformers! ⚡

EX.2 Change the sentences as instructed.

A. Make them Past Simple (Positive):

1. She (write) __________ a letter to her grandmother.

2. They (travel) __________ to Paris last summer.

3. He (buy) __________ a new bicycle.

B. Make them Negative:

1. I enjoyed the concert.
   → I ______ ______ the concert.

2. We visited the museum.
   → We ______ ______ the museum.

3. She knew the answer.
   → She ______ ______ the answer.

C. Make them Questions:

1. (you / see) ______ ______ the new superhero movie?

2. (he / call) ______ ______ you yesterday?

3. (they / do) ______ ______ their homework?

Part 4: What's Wrong? - Error Correction ❌

EX.3 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1. My brother didn't went to school yesterday.
   → ________________________________________

2. Did they played tennis last weekend?
   → ________________________________________

3. She didn't liked the present.
   → ________________________________________

4. I was go to the cinema last night.
   → ________________________________________

Part 5: A Conversation in the Past 💬

EX.4 Complete the dialogue between Alex and Jamie using the Past Simple (positive, negative, or question form) of the verbs in the brackets.

Alex: Hi Jamie! What (you / do) 1. ______________ last weekend?

Jamie: Hey Alex! I (go) 2. ______________ camping with my family.

Alex: Cool! (you / have) 3. ______________ fun?

Jamie: Yes, it was great! But it (not / be) 4. ______________ easy. We (forget) 5. ______________ to bring a can opener!

Alex: Oh no! What (you / do) 6. ______________?

Jamie: My dad (use) 7. ______________ a knife. It was a bit dangerous! How about you?

Alex: I (stay) 8. ______________ home. I (watch) 9. ______________ TV and (finish) 10. ______________ my book.

Part 6: My Past Week - A Mini Writing Task ✍️

EX.5 Write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) about what you did last week. Use the Past Simple and try to include both regular and irregular verbs.

Last week, I...

Bonus Challenge! 🏆

EX.6 Complete the table with the missing forms of the irregular verbs.

Great job, Time Traveler! You've successfully navigated the Past Simple tense!

Answer Key

Part 2: woke up, got, ate, drank, went, met, slept, was. (8 verbs)
Part 3:
A: 1. wrote, 2. traveled, 3. bought
B: 1. did not enjoy, 2. did not visit, 3. did not know
C: 1. Did you see, 2. Did he call, 3. Did they do
Part 4:

1. My brother didn't go to school yesterday.

2. Did they play tennis last weekend?

3. She didn't like the present.

4. I went to the cinema last night.

Part 5:

1. did you do, 2. went, 3. Did you have, 4. wasn't, 5. forgot, 6. did you do, 7. used, 8. stayed, 9. watched, 10. Finished

Part 6: (Answers will vary)

Bonus Challenge:
see - saw - seen
eat - ate - eaten
take - took - taken
begin - began - begun
write - wrote - written