Past Simple — Regular Verbs — Small Actions, Big Character
Grammar: Past Simple
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple — regular verbs themed around small actions, big character. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on daily life, practising past simple. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Last week, a man on a busy train in Tokyo helped an old woman with her bag. A chef in Lagos worked late every night. A young woman in Seoul talked to a nervous new student yesterday.
Grammar: Past Simple
- Regular -ed verbs
- She helped a friend yesterday. — Add -ed to make the past simple.
- Spelling: double + -ed
- He stopped and planned the route. — Double the final consonant after a short vowel.
Sample items
- She ______ to her friend for one hour last night.
- He ______ the heavy box for his neighbour yesterday.
- They ______ and... during the whole dinner last week.
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