Exercises

Simple Past with Irregular Verbs:

Type the correct form of the verb in each blank below.

(go) 1. Yesterday I  to the movies. (make) 2. My sister  a birthday cake for me last week. (ride) 3. Steve  his bicycle to school yesterday. (drive) 4. My friends  to Los Angeles two weeks ago. (take) 5. Elizabeth  some flowers to her mother last Saturday. (break) 6. Kevin  his leg while he was playing football. (have) 7. Last week my aunt  a baby. (do) 8. When we cleaned the yard, we  a lot of work. (drink) 9. The child  some milk last night. (buy) 10. My teacher  some new books last month.

Past Tense/To Be Verb/Negative Tag Questions:

When using tag questions, watch for 4 points:     * What tense is the verb?     *What kind of verb is it? (to be/other verbs)     *Is the sentence affirmative or negative?     *Did you change the pronoun?
*past tense -> *to be verb -> *negative ->	*past tense *to be verb *affirmative	Study these changes:
Peter wasn't here,	was he?	he wasn't -> was he?
Virginie wasn't a dancer,	was she?	she wasn't -> was she?
It wasn't there,	was it?	it wasn't -> was it?
They weren't hungry,	were they?	they weren't -> were they?
You and I weren't neighbors,	were we?	we weren't -> were we?
You weren't here,	were you?	you weren't -> were you?
I wasn't at work,	was I?	I was -> wasn't I?

  

Choose the correct tag to finish each sentence below. 1) James wasn't a secret agent,___?
were he? was he?	didn't he? wasn't he?
2) I wasn't early enough,___?
were I? didn't I?	wasn't I? was I?
3) Samuel wasn't angry,___?
he was? was he not?	was he? didn't he?
4) The movie wasn't very good, ___?
was it? wasn't it?	didn't it? she was?
5) The forks and knives weren't on the table, ___?
wasn't it? weren't they?	they were? were they?
6) Your bedroom wasn't clean, ___?
were they? was he?	was it? wasn't it?
7) You and I weren't lazy, ___?
were we? were not I?	weren't we? weren't you?
8) Elisa and Nikolai weren't married, ___?
weren't they? we weren't?	were they? weren't you?
9) It wasn't too cold today, ___?
was I? weren't they?	wasn't it? was it?
10) You weren't too bored, ___?
was I not? were you?	weren't you? didn't you?

Past To Be Verb:

Complete with was or were:

I		busy.
You		nice.
He		tall.
She		beautiful.
It		here.
We		there.
You		both tall.
They		interesting.