Past simple of regular verbs – cloze test (difficulty: 1 of 5 – easy)

Use the regular verbs in brackets for filling the gaps with the correctly conjugated form in the simple past tense.

• Example: “My friend ______ me an interesting question.” (ask) → “My friend asked me an interesting question.”

After you have finished, you can check your results with the button below. If something is unclear, look at the use and the conjugation of the past simple again. You can also use the hint button, but note that you will lose points for that.

Exercises and explanations related to the ‘Simple past form of regular verbs’

The following exercises and explanations are related to the English grammar topic ‘Past simple of regular verbs (expressing the past)’ and also train your knowledge:

• Verb forms of auxiliary verbs in the past simple
• Forms of regular English verbs
• Exercise 2: past simple
• Exercise 1: forming ‘to be’ in the past simple