Simple Past Tense – Practice 6

B1 / B2 Level  |  Grammar Practice Exercises

Regular Verbs
Base formPast simpleExample sentence
reviserevisedThe team revised the forecast following new data.
enforceenforcedThe regulator enforced the new rules strictly.
exposeexposedThe audit exposed a number of serious weaknesses.
collapsecollapsedThe deal collapsed at the very last stage.
rejectrejectedThe board rejected the proposal outright.
Irregular Verbs
Base formPast simpleExample sentence
bitebitThe new tax changes bit hard for smaller operators.
forsakeforsookShe forsook the security of her old role for a new challenge.
holdheldThe committee held an emergency session.
misleadmisledThe figures misled the market about underlying performance.
offsetoffsetThe cost savings offset the initial outlay.
overhauloverhauledThey overhauled the entire compliance framework.
relayrelayedShe relayed the decision to the rest of the team.
reshapereshapedThe crisis reshaped the entire regulatory landscape.
setsetThe outcome set a new precedent for the industry.
upholdupheldThe tribunal upheld the original decision.
Remember! Use the past simple for completed actions in the past.
Negatives: didn't + base form  |  Questions: Did + subject + base form
✗ She didn't withdrew.   ✓ She didn't withdraw.
💡 Verbs in this lesson: bite → bit | forsake → forsook | hold → held | mislead → misled | offset → offset | overhaul → overhauled | relay → relayed | reshape → reshaped | set → set | uphold → upheld
True or False?

Read each sentence. Click True or False.

Multiple Choice

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Gap Fill

Complete each sentence with the correct past simple form of the verb in brackets.

Matching Exercise

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Word Order

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Error Correction

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