A2 · Past Simple — Practice

Exercise 1

Choose the correct past form

8 points

1

Yesterday I _____ to the park.

2

She _____ a new dress last week.

3

We _____ pizza for dinner.

4

They _____ tennis on Sunday.

5

He _____ his keys.

6

I _____ TV last night.

7

Maria _____ to Paris in 2019.

8

I _____ go to school yesterday.

Exercise 2

Write the past form

6 points

1

study →

2

stop →

3

see →

4

have →

5

come →

6

[you] the news? (hear)

Exercise 3 — In context

Read the text, then complete the sentences below.

My grandmother was born in a small village in 1945. She grew up without electricity or running water. When she was eighteen, she moved to the city to study nursing. She worked in the same hospital for forty years. She retired in 2005 and moved back to her village.

1

Complete: "She ___ up without electricity." (grow — past simple)

2

Complete: "She ___ to the city." (move — past simple)

3

Complete: "She ___ in the hospital for forty years." (work — past simple)

4

Complete: "She ___ in 2005." (retire — past simple)