{"id":74379,"date":"2020-04-29T09:44:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=74379"},"modified":"2024-08-27T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:16:44","slug":"simple-past-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-past-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Past Tense | C1 &#8211; C2 Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we say when something happened, we use the <strong>simple past tense<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She<strong> lived <\/strong>in Mumbai when she was a child.<\/li><li>I <strong>met<\/strong> him the other day.<\/li><li>She lives with her parents at the moment. Before that she<strong> lived<\/strong> alone.<\/li><li>I <strong>went <\/strong>to his house but he <strong>refused<\/strong> to talk to me.<\/li><li>The robbers <strong>threatened<\/strong> to kill me.<\/li><li>She <strong>got<\/strong> the job because she had the required qualifications.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the simple past tense, we make questions and negatives with <strong>did.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Did you see <\/strong>him yesterday?<\/li><li>I <strong>didn\u2019t pass<\/strong> the test.<\/li><li>She <strong>didn\u2019t come.<\/strong><\/li><li>Who <strong>took <\/strong>the money?<\/li><li>Why <strong>did you shout<\/strong> at him?<\/li><li>My parents <strong>got <\/strong>married in 1978.<\/li><li>I <strong>spent<\/strong> the whole day in bed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verb. In some cases, you need the passive form of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The town \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. abandoned. (look)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The girl \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 the butterfly. (chase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. three books from the library last week. (borrow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (you enjoy) the party?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. him shouting at his neighbour. (hear)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Who \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the door open? (leave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 my finger while toasting the bread. (burn)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. When they \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (find) him he was already dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. They \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (grind) the wheat into powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. As soon as the gun \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. (fire), the birds \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (fly) away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. It was an expensive resort. It \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. a bomb to stay there. (cost)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to remain a bachelor all his life. (choose)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. This movie \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. in Vienna. (shoot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. They \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to kill me. (threaten)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. Who \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. you Spanish? (teach)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the whole day in the park. (spend)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 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