Past Simple Exercise 1 – EnglishProLab

Past Simple Practice | EnglishProLab

Master the past simple tense with our free interactive exercises! This simple past practice activity helps ESL learners and TESOL students improve grammar skills through contextual storytelling. Complete the blanks with the correct simple past affirmative form of verbs while reading an adventure story.

These past simple exercises are scientifically designed to boost retention through contextual learning. Perfect for teachers seeking classroom activities or self-learners wanting simple past exercises with instant feedback. Covers both regular (-ed) and irregular verb forms.

Instructions: Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs in parentheses. Type one word in each blank. Example: “They (walk) → walked”. Press “Check Answers” when finished.

Last summer, Emma and her friends

(decide)

to go on an adventure. They

(choose)

to visit the Amazon rainforest, one of the most beautiful places in the world.

They

(pack)

their bags and

(fly)

to Brazil. The first day, they

(explore)

the jungle and

(see)

some of the largest trees they had ever seen. They also

(listen)

to the birds and

(try)

to take photos, but the animals

(move)

too quickly.

On the second day, Emma

(meet)

a local guide who

(teach)

them about the animals in the rainforest. They

(learn)

that the jaguar was one of the strongest hunters. The guide

(explain)

how people

(live)

in the forest and

(use)

plants for medicine.

The last day was the most exciting because they

(find)

a hidden waterfall. They

(swim)

in the water and

(take)

some amazing pictures. When they finally

(leave)

, they

(feel)

like they had experienced one of the best trips of their lives.