Arbeitsblatt: The Past Tense - Oral Exercise

The Past Simple Oral Exercise Cover the solutions, then roll dice and build the correct past tense! Work in pairs! verb (sentence) person positive sentence negative sentence positive question negative question go to the cinema he He went to the cinema. He didnt go to the cinema. Did he go to the cinema? Didnt he go to the cinema? be friends we We were friends. We werent friends. Were we friends? Werent we friends? did homework. didnt do homework. Did do homework? Didnt do homework? eat pizza they They ate pizza. They didnt eat pizza. Did they eat pizza? Didnt they eat pizza? bring cake you You brought cake. You didnt bring cake. Did you bring cake? Didnt you bring cake? give party last night we We gave party last night. We didnt give party last night. Did we give party last night? Didnt we give party last night? come to school you You came to school. You didnt come to school. Did you come to school? Didnt you come to school? be rich she She was rich. She wasnt rich. Was she rich? Wasnt she rich? invent the electric light he He invented the electric light. He didnt invent the electric light. Did he invent the electric light? Didnt he invent the electric light? live in Switzerland we We lived in Switzerland. We didnt live in Switzerland. Did we live in Switzerland? Didnt we live in Switzerland? drank glass of wine. didnt drink glass of wine. Did drink glass of wine? Didnt drink glass of wine? knit pullover he He knitted pullover. He didnt knit pullover. Did he knit pullover? Didnt he knit pullover? have headache you You had headache. You didnt have headache. Did you have headache? Didnt you have headache? forget the book we We forgot the book. We didnt forget the book. Did we forget the book? Didnt we forget the book? drive car she She drove car. She didnt drive car. Did she drive car? Didnt she drive car? paint picture they They painted picture. They didnt paint picture. Did they paint picture? Didnt they paint picture? got prize. didnt get prize. Did get prize? Didnt get prize? dance he He danced. He didnt dance. Did he dance? Didnt he dance? find wallet you You found wallet. You didnt find wallet. Did you find wallet? Didnt you find wallet? stay in youth hostel she She stayed in youth hostel. She didnt stay in youth hostel. Did she stay in youth hostel? Didnt she stay in youth hostel? enjoy the holiday they They enjoyed the holiday. They didnt enjoy the holiday. Did they enjoy the holiday? Didnt they enjoy the holiday? fall with the bike we We fell with the bike. We didnt fall with the bike. Did we fall with the bike? Didnt we fall with the bike? was good at swimming. wasnt good at swimming. Was good at swimming? Wasnt good at swimming? he He hired pair of skis. He didnt hire pair of skis. Did he hire pair of skis? Didnt he hire pair of skis? do homework drink glass of wine get prize be good at swimming hire pair of skis you You locked the door. You didnt lock the door. Did you lock the door? Didnt you lock the door? buy drink bought drink. didnt buy drink. Did buy drink? Didnt buy drink? park the car we We parked the car. We didnt park the car. Did we park the car? Didnt we park the car? phone their mother they They phoned their mother. They didnt phone their mother. Did they phone their mother? Didnt they phone their mother? leave home she She left home. She didnt leave home. Did she leave home? Didnt she leave home? meet his friends he He met his friends. He didnt meet his friends. Did he meet his friends? Didnt he meet his friends? watch movie you You watched movie You didnt watch movie. Did you watch movie? Didnt you watch movie? made mistake. didnt make mistake. Did make mistake? Didnt make mistake? reserve seat we We reserved seat. We didnt reserve seat. Did we reserve seat? Didnt we reserve seat? write letter you You wrote letter. You didnt write letter. Did you write letter? Didnt you write letter? order book she She ordered book. She didnt order book. Did she order book? Didnt she order book? thought. didnt think. Did think? Didnt think? they They tried on pair of shoes. They didnt try on pair of shoes. Did they try on pair of shoes? Didnt they try on pair of shoes? tell the truth he He told the truth. He didnt tell the truth. Did he tell the truth? Didnt he tell the truth? read book we We read book. We didnt read book. Did we read book? Didnt we read book? finish work you You finished work. You didnt finish work. Did you finish work? Didnt you finish work? was lonely. wasnt lonely. Was lonely? Wasnt lonely? say what she thinks she She said what she thought. She didnt say what she thought. Did she say what she thought? Didnt she say what she thought? cook what we like we We cooked what we liked. We didnt cook what we liked. Did we cook what we liked? Didnt we cook what we liked? arrive late you You arrived late. You didnt arrive late. Did you arrive late? Didnt you arrive late? see some friends they They saw some friends. They didnt see any friends. Did they see any friends? Didnt they see any friends? cook some eggs he He cooked some eggs. He didnt cook any eggs. Did he cook any eggs? Didnt he cook any eggs? took break. didnt take break. Did take break? Didnt take break? smoke cigar she She smoked cigar. She didnt smoke cigar. Did she smoke cigar? Didnt she smoke cigar? visit your grandmother you You visited your grandmother. You didnt visit your grandmother. Did you visit your grandmother? Didnt you visit your grandmother? speak loud we We spoke loud. We didnt speak loud. Did we speak loud? Didnt we speak loud? it It rained. It didnt rain. Did it rain? Didnt it rain? smile he He smiled. He didnt smile. Did he smile? Didnt he smile? answer the question you You answered the question. You didnt answer the question. Did you answer the question? Didnt you answer the question? knew the truth. didnt know the truth. Did know the truth? didnt know the truth? we We were there. We werent there. Were we there? Werent we there? they They robbed bank. They didnt rob bank. Did they rob bank? Didnt they rob bank? lock the door make mistake think try on pair of shoes be lonely take break rain know the truth be there. rob bank