Put the verb in brackets in the correct Simple Past form (regular verbs)

My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he _____ (live) on a farm in the country. His parents _____ (raise) cattle, and he _____ (look) after the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he _____ (study) Philosophy. He also _____ (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he _____ (try) to join the Air Force, but h _____ (end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo _____ (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five men _____ (escape). They _____ (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met my grandmother, and they _____ (marry) after only three weeks.

Put the verb in the Past Simple tense (irregular verbs).

1) My little nephew _____ (wake) me up at 6 o'clock in the morning.

2) Our football team _____ (lose) its last match.

3) We _____ (spend) last summer holidays in the Crimea.

4) Is Sam in? Sorry, she _____ (leave) the office about 15 minutes ago.

5) My new gold watch _____ (cost) a fortune.

6) Her mother once _____ (see) Marilyn Monroe in Los Angeles.

7) Last year I _____ (go) to England on holiday. It _____ (be) fantastic.

8) His wife _____ (teach) English at school when they lived in Glasgow.

Change these present tense sentences into the Past Simple tense replacing words underlined by the words inside brackets.

1) The flight leaves Birmingham airport every morning at 9.45am. (yesterday)

2) John goes to see Mary at weekends. (last weekend)

3) We see them every week. (a month ago)

4) We love going on holiday to the beach in summer. (last summer)

5) He has three times a week. (last Tuesday)