Past simple exercises

Various mixed exercises to practise the simple past (past indefinite) tense.

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These exercises are perfect for revision of the simple past tense. How to form the past tense with regular and irregular verbs, the auxiliary verb did in negations and questions, where to use the past simple. if you are not sure about any of these smaller topics, we recommend to go to the “Related” block and study each topic separately. Start from “to be” in the past simple.