Past Simple Workbook

✨ Working Workbook: Past Simple (Past Tense) ✨

Section 1: Fill in the Gaps (Signal Words)

Complete the sentences using the correct signal words from the list below:

Signal Words: ago, that year, once, in 1980, when

• I visited my grandparents two weeks _______.
• _______ I was a child, I loved to read fairy tales.
• She moved to this city _______.
• My father graduated from university _______.
• _______ upon a time, there was a beautiful castle.

Section 2: Affirmative Sentences

Rewrite the sentences in the Past Simple tense.

• I am a student. _______________________________
• They are at the park. _______________________________
• She is happy today. _______________________________
• We are in the classroom. _______________________________

Section 3: Negative Sentences

Convert these sentences into the negative form of Past Simple.

• I was at the cinema. _______________________________
• They were tired after the game. _______________________________
• He was late for the meeting. : _______________________________
• We were excited about the trip. _______________________________

Section 4: Questions

Form questions based on the given sentences. Use Past Simple structure.

• She was a teacher. _______________________________
• They were at home. _______________________________
• He was in the library. _______________________________
• You were at the party. _______________________________

Section 5: Translation Practice

Translate the following sentences into your native language.

• I was at school yesterday. _______________________________
• Were you at the meeting last Monday? _______________________________
• She wasn’t in the office two days ago. _______________________________
• They were happy with the results in 1980. _______________________________

Section 6: Story Completion

Fill in the blanks using the correct Past Simple form of the verbs in parentheses.

Last summer, my family and I _______ (go) to the mountains.We _______ (stay) in a small cabin. Every morning, we _______ (wake) up early and _______ (hike) for hours. One day, we _______ (see) a deer near the lake. It _______ (be) a beautiful experience.

Section 7: Signal Words Practice

Write your own sentences using these signal words:

• Ago: ________________________________________________________________
• When: ________________________________________________________________
• That year: ________________________________________________________________
• In 1980: ________________________________________________________________
• Once: ________________________________________________________________