Worksheet 9: The Past

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Part A – was / were

  1. I ___ at home yesterday.
  2. They ___ at the park on Sunday.
  3. Make it negative: She was tired. _____
  4. Make a question: you / at school / yesterday _____

Part B – Irregular verbs

Write the past form: go · eat · see · buy · have · write

  1. go → _____
  2. eat → _____
  3. see → _____
  4. buy → _____
  5. have → _____
  6. write → _____

Part C – Regular verbs (-ed)

  1. walk → _____
  2. study → _____
  3. stop → _____
  4. live → _____

Part D – My last weekend: timeline

Fill in a short timeline of your last weekend, then write three full sentences from it. Saturday morning: _____ · Saturday afternoon: _____ · Sunday: _____

Part E – Extra practice (online): negatives and questions

  1. Make it negative: I went to the party.
  2. Make a question: she / buy / a car
  3. Correct it: Did you saw my phone?

Part F – Extra practice (online): time expressions

Complete with ago, last, yesterday or in.

  1. I saw him three days ___.
  2. We moved here ___ 2018.
  3. She called me ___ night.
  4. I was at work ___ morning.

Answer Key

Part A: 1 was · 2 were · 3 She wasn’t tired. · 4 Were you at school yesterday?

Part B: 1 went · 2 ate · 3 saw · 4 bought · 5 had · 6 wrote

Part C: 1 walked · 2 studied · 3 stopped · 4 lived

Part D: Personal answers: check you used past verbs and time expressions.

Part E: 1 I didn’t go to the party. · 2 Did she buy a car? · 3 Did you see my phone?

Part F: 1 ago · 2 in · 3 last · 4 yesterday

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Practise past forms with our Grammar Quiz (A1).

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CEFR A1 — Writing: I can recall and use common regular and irregular past verbs correctly.

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