Past Simple Tense Grammar Worksheet for Regular Verbs

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✔ KEY RULES TO REMEMBER:

- For positive sentences in past simple (regular verbs): add -ed to the base verb.
- Example: play → played, walk → walked
- For negative sentences: use did not (didn’t) + base verb.
- Example: He didn’t walk.
- For questions: start with Did + subject + base verb.
- Example: Did you play?
- For short answers:
- Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they did.
- No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t.

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Now let’s fill in each blank:

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1. I (wait) ______ ten minutes for the bus.

→ waited
*(Positive sentence — regular verb → add -ed)*

✔ Answer: waited

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2. He usually walks to work, but he (not / walk) ______ ______ to work yesterday.

→ didn’t walk
*(Negative sentence — use “didn’t” + base verb “walk”)*

✔ Answer: didn’t walk

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3. I was really (surprise) ______ when my friend (cook) ______ dinner.

→ surprised, cooked
*(“Surprised” is the adjective form — past participle used as adjective. “Cooked” is past simple of cook.)*

✔ Answer: surprised, cooked

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4. A: ______ you (order) ______ your food? B: Yes, we ______.

→ Did, order, did
*(Question starts with “Did”, then base verb “order”. Short answer: “Yes, we did.”)*

✔ Answer: Did, order, did

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5. My friends (not / play) ______ ______ tennis last Tuesday.

→ didn’t play
*(Negative sentence — “didn’t” + base verb “play”)*

✔ Answer: didn’t play

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6. Troy (want) ______ to (study) ______ for the final exam.

→ wanted, study
*(“Wanted” — past simple of want. “Study” stays in base form after “to” — infinitive.)*

✔ Answer: wanted, study

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7. First, we (boil) ______ the water, and then we (pour) ______ it into a cup.

→ boiled, poured
*(Both are regular past tense verbs — add -ed)*

✔ Answer: boiled, poured

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8. A: ______ they (laugh) ______ at your joke? B: No, they ______.

→ Did, laugh, didn’t
*(Question: “Did they laugh?” — short negative answer: “No, they didn’t.”)*

✔ Answer: Did, laugh, didn’t

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9. What time (do) ______ you (arrive) ______ at school this morning?

→ did, arrive
*(Question: “What time did you arrive…?” — “did” + base verb “arrive”)*

✔ Answer: did, arrive

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10. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (land) ______ on the moon in July, 1969.

→ landed
*(Positive sentence — regular verb → add -ed)*

✔ Answer: landed

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11. What ______ you (do) ______ last Saturday?

→ did, do
*(Question: “What did you do…?” — “did” + base verb “do”)*

✔ Answer: did, do

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12. I (work) ______ forty hours last week.

→ worked
*(Positive sentence — regular verb → add -ed)*

✔ Answer: worked

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13. A: ______ you (fix) ______ your bicycle? B: No, I ______.

→ Did, fix, didn’t
*(Question: “Did you fix…?” — short negative answer: “No, I didn’t.”)*

✔ Answer: Did, fix, didn’t

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14. The bag was very heavy, so I didn’t (carry) ______ it to the truck.

→ carry
*(After “didn’t”, use base verb — no -ed needed)*

✔ Answer: carry

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15. How many times (do) ______ you (text) ______ your friend yesterday?

→ did, text
*(Question: “How many times did you text…?” — “did” + base verb “text”)*

✔ Answer: did, text

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## 🎯 FINAL ANSWERS:

1. waited
2. didn’t walk
3. surprised, cooked
4. Did, order, did
5. didn’t play
6. wanted, study
7. boiled, poured
8. Did, laugh, didn’t
9. did, arrive
10. landed
11. did, do
12. worked
13. Did, fix, didn’t
14. carry
15. did, text

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✔ You’ve now completed the worksheet correctly using the rules of Past Simple: Regular Verbs!

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