Past simple regular verbs
Add -ed to form the past simple of most regular verbs; Apply spelling changes for verbs ending in -e, consonant + y, and a short vowel plus consonant; Use the same past form for all subjects to describe finished past actions.
1. We _____ a comedy on television last night.
Multiple Choice20sAwatched✓BwatchtCwatchesDwatching💡 Watch is a regular verb, so add -ed for the past simple.
2. The past form 'worked' is the same with I, she, and they.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Past simple forms do not change with the subject.
3. Nina _____ English for two hours yesterday evening. (study)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedstudied💡 Change consonant + y to -ied: study becomes studied.
4. The bus _____ outside the station for five minutes.
Multiple Choice20sAstopped✓BstopedCstoptDstopping💡 Stop doubles the final consonant before -ed.
5. Match each infinitive to its regular past form.
Matching30scall→calledmove→movedcarry→carriedplan→planned💡 Regular verbs use -ed, with spelling changes when needed.
6. My family _____ in a small flat before we moved here. (live)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedlived💡 For a verb ending in -e, add only -d.
7. Put the words in order to describe what we cleaned after dinner.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.cleaned
- 3.the kitchen
- 4.after dinner.
💡 A positive past sentence uses subject + past verb + object and time.
8. Which time expression clearly shows a finished past action?
Multiple Choice20sAyesterday afternoon✓Bevery afternoonCat the momentDusually💡 Yesterday afternoon is a finished time in the past.
9. The correct past form of 'carry' is 'carryed'.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Change the consonant + y ending to -ied.
10. They _____ their trip carefully last month. (plan)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedplanned💡 Plan has a short vowel plus final consonant, so double n before -ed.
11. I _____ my aunt on her birthday last week.
Multiple Choice20sAcalled✓BcalliedCcalltedDcall💡 Add -ed to call to make called.
12. Match each spelling rule to its example.
Matching30sadd -ed→listen -> listenedadd -d after final -e→change -> changedchange consonant + y to -ied→try -> trieddouble the final consonant→chat -> chatted💡 The ending of the infinitive determines the regular past spelling.
13. The new supermarket _____ in March 2020. (open)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedopened💡 Open takes -ed without doubling the final consonant.
14. Most regular verbs form the past simple by adding -ed.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Adding -ed is the main regular past rule.
15. The children _____ the party on Saturday.
Multiple Choice20sAenjoyed✓BenjoiedCenjoyyedDenjoy💡 Enjoy ends in vowel + y, so keep the y and add -ed.
16. Put the words in order to describe the company's move.
Put in Order30s- 1.The company
- 2.moved
- 3.to a new office
- 4.in 2022.
💡 Use the regular past form moved with a finished past time.
17. I _____ to repair the lamp, but it was difficult. (try)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedtried💡 Try changes consonant + y to -ied.
18. What is the past simple form of 'prefer'?
Multiple Choice20sApreferred✓BpreferedCpreferriedDprefert💡 In prefer, the last syllable is stressed, so double r before -ed.
19. Every regular verb simply adds -ed without any spelling change.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Verbs such as carry, stop, and live follow special spelling patterns.
20. We _____ our travel plans because of the rain. (change)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedchanged💡 Change already ends in -e, so add -d.