Past Simple: Telling a Story

Reference

Common mistakes

1. Where did you went? → Where did you go?
   after did → base form
2. I saw him before two days. → I saw him two days ago.
   time + ago
3. We went there the last summer. → We went there last summer.
   no the before last
4. I born in 2009. → I was born in 2009.
   was / were born

Past Simple: Telling a Story — Exercises

Choose the correct form

Circle the correct answer.

1. Where _____ you stay in London? (did / were / do)
2. What did you _____ for dinner? (have / had / having)
3. I met her three years _____ . (ago / before / last)
4. We visited Paris _____ summer. (last / the last / ago)
5. She _____ a lovely song at the party. (sang / singed / sung)
6. My dad _____ me a new bike for my birthday. (bought / buyed / brought)
7. We arrived late. _____ , we found a hotel. (After that / Before / Ago)
8. My grandmother _____ in 1950. (was born / born / is born)

Write the past form

Write the past simple of the verb in brackets.

1. We   to Italy by plane. (fly)
2. I   a long email to my teacher. (write)
3. He   it was a good idea. (think)
4. They   in the lake every morning. (swim)
5. She   the ball to the dog. (throw)
6. Where   you buy that jacket?

Past Simple: Telling a Story — Answer Key

Choose the correct form

1. did — Past wh- question → Where did you stay?
2. have — After did → base form: have.
3. ago — Time + ago.
4. last — last summer — no the.
5. sang — sing → sang (i → a).
6. bought — buy → bought. (bring → brought)
7. After that — Telling a story in order → After that.
8. was born — was born — always with was / were.

Write the past form

1. flew
2. wrote
3. thought
4. swam
5. threw
6. did