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Past Simple Gap-Fill Exercises with Answers

Practise past simple in two original short passages. Check your answers, read explanations and adapt the exercise for your own learners.

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Use the past form of go. Last Saturday, Maya ______ to the coast.

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Context check: The diary says the trip happened last Saturday. Complete the sentence: Last Saturday, Maya ______ to the coast.

Use the past form of see. She ______ a fishing boat from the pier.

Context check: The completed sight happened during the same past trip. Complete the sentence: She ______ a fishing boat from the pier.

Use the past form of take. Maya ______ the early train.

Context check: The train journey is a finished event in the diary. Complete the sentence: Maya ______ the early train.

Use the past form of buy. At noon, she ______ a warm drink.

Context check: The purchase happened at noon yesterday. Complete the sentence: At noon, she ______ a warm drink.

Use the past form of arrive. They ______ before the market opened.

Context check: The arrival came before another past event. Complete the sentence: They ______ before the market opened.

Use the past form of stay. On Sunday, the family ______ at home.

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Context check: The diary contrasts Saturday travel with Sunday at home. Complete the sentence: On Sunday, the family ______ at home.

Use the past form of visit. We ______ the small museum during our holiday.

Context check: The holiday is finished, so a simple past form fits. Complete the sentence: We ______ the small museum during our holiday.

Use the past form of write. I ______ a postcard after lunch.

Context check: The postcard was written after a completed meal. Complete the sentence: I ______ a postcard after lunch.

Use the past form of feel. The hikers ______ tired at the end of the day.

Context check: The feeling is reported as a finished past state. Complete the sentence: The hikers ______ tired at the end of the day.

Use the past form of return. They ______ home before dark.

Context check: The final sentence closes the past journey. Complete the sentence: They ______ home before dark.

Two original travel and weekend diary contexts. The time expressions make the past form unambiguous.

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