Past simple of regular and irregular verbs – cloze test (difficulty: 3 of 5 – medium)

Fill the gaps with the correct form of the simple past tense of the regular and irregular verbs given in brackets.

• Example: “Nadine ______ her new car last week.” (sell) → “Nadine sold her new car last week.”

You can check your results with the button below after you have finished. If you still need help with the topic, reread the use and formation of the past simple. You may also use the hint button, but note that you will lose points for that.

Further exercises and explanations related to the ‘Past simple’

The following exercises and explanations refer to the topic ‘Past simple of English regular and irregular verbs’ and also train your skills:

• Verb forms of auxiliary verbs in the past simple
• Verb tables of English irregular verbs
• Exercise 4: past simple
• Exercise 1: conjugating ‘to be’ in the past simple