Past Simple (B1) — practice exercises
Interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises with instant feedback.
5 exercises
StartUnexpected Situations
Fill in the blankChoose the option that best completes each past narrative. Some items have more than one blank, so follow the sequence carefully.
StartSmall Mistakes, Big Problems
Fill in the blankChoose the option that best completes each story about a small mistake and its result.
StartBuild Completed Narratives and Backgrounds
Build the sentenceTap the words in the correct order to build each narrative sentence. One word does not belong.
StartBuild Finished Contexts, Results, and Questions
Build the sentenceTap the words in the correct order to build each sentence or question. One word does not belong.
StartPast-Time Choices - Find and Fix
Find the mistakeOne word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.
Put Past Simple (B1) into practice with 5 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at B1 (Intermediate) level. Every question is checked instantly, so you can catch mistakes, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence using Past Simple (B1) in real English sentences.
Work through the exercises above in order or jump straight to the one you want. You can retry any exercise as many times as you like, and your score updates as you go. When you want to review the rules first, head back to the Past Simple (B1) lesson.
- Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
- Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
- Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
- Instant feedback and scoring on every attempt
- Unlimited retries to reinforce Past Simple (B1)
- Suitable for B1-level English learners