Past Simple Tense

Add –ed to the end of most verbs to form the past simple tense:

jump > jumped lift > lifted start > started finish > finished look > looked

If the verb already has an “e” at the end of the base, just add –d to the end:

arrive > arrived close > closed sneeze > sneezed believe > believed

Edward (go) _____________ for a run before he (eat) ______________ breakfast this morning.
I don’t know if he (be) ____________ sick, but he (cough) ____________ and (sneeze) ____________ three times during our conversation.
The students (finish) _____________ studying, (close) _____________ their books and (put) ____________ away their notebooks.
When Joanne (begin) _____________ to sing, my sister (laugh) _____________ at her.
Steve used to play tennis, but since he (sprain) _____________ his ankle, he hasn’t even tried.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson (think) _____________ that they could make it to the train station on time, but they (be) ____________ mistaken.
Have you seen Mark’s dad? He (shave) _____________ his beard and now he looks like a turtle.
You (leave) _____________ the window open last night and the thunder storm (wake) _____________ me up.
My aunt (go) _____________ on a business trip to New York last month and (ride) _____________ the subway for the first time in her life.
When Harry and Marge’s plane (land) _____________, they (pick up) _____________ their luggage, (exit) _____________ the airport, (hail) _____________ a cab and (head) _____________ into downtown Los Angeles.

Answers

Audio: Answer Guide (L1 & L2)

Edward (go) ___went_____ for a run before he (eat) _____ate_____ breakfast this morning.
I don’t know if he (be) ___was____ sick, but he (cough) _____coughed_____ and (sneeze) ___sneezed_____ three times during our conversation.
The students (finish) _____finished___ studying, (close) ___closed_____ their books and (put) _____put____ away their notebooks.
When Joanne (begin) _____began____ to sing, my sister (laugh) _____laughed____ at her.
Steve used to play tennis, but since he (sprain) ___sprained____ his ankle, he hasn’t even tried.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson (think) _____thought_____ that they could make it to the train station on time, but they (be) ____were___ mistaken.
Have you seen Mark’s dad? He (shave) _____shaved_____ his beard and now he looks like a turtle.
You (leave) ____left____ the window open last night and the thunder storm (wake) _____woke___ me up.
My aunt (go) _____went____ on a business trip to New York last month and (ride) ____rode____ the subway for the first time in her life.
When Harry and Marge’s plane (land) ____landed___, they (pick up) ___picked up______ their luggage, (exit) ___exited_____ the airport, (hail) _____hailed___ a cab and (head) _____headed___ into downtown Los Angeles.