Beginners · Class 4+ or adults

Talk about yesterday: the past simple worksheet

Eight questions for your notebook, home practice or a short classroom activity. Choose one answer per question, then try the writing task.

Make it yours

Print the questions alone, or include the answer key on a separate page. In the print window, choose “Save as PDF” to keep a copy.

Include the answer key when printing

Read the lesson first

Practice sheet

Name: ____________________ Date: ______________

Directions: Circle the best option. Write your answer on the line.

Last night I ___ my aunt.
A. called · B. call · C. calling
Answer: ____________________________________
Yesterday he ___ an apple.
A. eat · B. eated · C. ate
Answer: ____________________________________
We ___ the museum last Sunday.
A. visiting · B. visited · C. visit
Answer: ____________________________________
Did they ___ on time?
A. arrive · B. arrived · C. arriving
Answer: ____________________________________
I didn’t ___ my keys.
A. found · B. finded · C. find
Answer: ____________________________________
She ___ a letter yesterday.
A. writed · B. wrote · C. write
Answer: ____________________________________
They ___ home two hours ago.
A. went · B. go · C. goed
Answer: ____________________________________
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Did he finished his work? · B. Did he finishing his work? · C. Did he finish his work?
Answer: ____________________________________

Use it in your own words

Say two things you did yesterday and one thing you did not do.

AI Study Guru · Original exercises · Free to print for personal and classroom learning
https://www.aistudyguru.in/worksheets/yesterday-past-simple

Answer key: Talk about yesterday: the past simple

See answers and explanations

called — Use the past form called.
ate — Ate is the past of eat.
visited — Visit takes -ed in the past.
arrive — After did, use arrive.
find — After didn’t, use find.
wrote — Wrote is the past of write.
went — Went describes the completed past action.
Did he finish his work? — Use the base form finish after did.

Writing task: Answers vary. Check whether the learner uses the lesson’s pattern and communicates a clear meaning. This task is not automatically graded.

Keep learning

Practise this topic with your AI teacher

WhatsApp opens with the message ready for you to send. For Telegram, copy the message, open the bot, tap Start if needed and paste it. Bot plan limits apply; these website lessons are free.

Your practice message

Please help me practise talk about yesterday: the past simple. Explain the topic in easy English and check my sentences. I came from the AI Study Guru English practice website.

Open Telegram ↗Practise on WhatsApp ↗