Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

Okay, let's complete the sentences using the past simple tense of the verbs provided: 1. He *travelled* a lot last year. (The past simple of 'travel' is 'travelled') 2. He *danced* with Ann yesterday. (The past simple of 'dance' is 'danced') 3. Yesterday I *visited* my friends. (The past simple of 'visit' is 'visited') 4. Many years ago knights *hunted* for deer. (The past simple of 'hunt' is 'hunted') 5. Kings and queens *lived* in palaces and castles. (The past simple of 'live' is 'lived') 6. On Friday it *snowed* all day. (The past simple of 'snow' is 'snowed') 7. Yesterday Peter *studied* a lot. (The past simple of 'study' is 'studied') 8. At the party Sam and Katie *danced* together. (The past simple of 'dance' is 'danced') 9. I *studied* at school 8 years ago. (The past simple of 'study' is 'studied') 10. We *played* chess yesterday. (The past simple of 'play' is 'played') 11. He *stayed* in this hotel last summer. (The past simple of 'stay' is 'stayed') 12. We *listened* to music yesterday in the evening. (The past simple of 'listen' is 'listened') 13. They *lived* in London 2 years ago. (The past simple of 'live' is 'lived') 14. I *liked* to read about knights when I *studied* at school. (The past simple of 'like' is 'liked', study is 'studied') 15. She *watched* TV all day yesterday. (The past simple of 'watch' is 'watched') 16. Nick *helped* me to carry heavy bags. (The past simple of 'help' is 'helped') In English, the past simple tense is used to talk about actions that finished in the past at a definite time. Most regular verbs in past simple are formed by adding 'ed' to the base form, although there are some exceptions (like 'travel', where we double the 'l'). Irregular verbs have to be learned, like the past simple form of 'be', which is 'was/were'.