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Past Tenses Exercise

September 23, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. She ………………………… college last year.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to say when something happened in the past.

2. Our team ………………………… them yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to say when something happened in the past.

3. I ………………………. TV when dad arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

The past continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that was going on at a particular point of time in the past.

4. After she …………………………. her breakfast, she went to work.

Correct! Wrong!

5. By the time I reached the station, the train …………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

The past perfect is used for the earlier of two past actions/

6. She …………………………… here yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple past is used to say when something happened.

7. He …………………………… home late when the accident occurred.

Correct! Wrong!

The past continuous is used for the longer background action that was going on when another action took place.

8. The guests had left before I ………………………… home.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple past for the later of the two past actions.

9. I ………………………….. sleep well last night.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Every morning, he …………………………. for a walk.

Correct! Wrong!

11. She …………………… when she heard the news.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I thought of it just when you …………………………….. your mouth.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple past is used to talk about two simultaneous short actions.

Answers

1. She left college last year.

2. Our team defeated them yesterday.

3. I was watching TV when dad arrived.

4. After she ate her breakfast, she went to work.

5. By the time I reached the station, the train had departed.

6. She came here yesterday.

7. He was driving home late when the accident occurred.

8. The guests had left before I reached home.

9. I didn’t sleep well last night.

10. Every morning, he went for a walk.

11. She wept when she heard the news.

12. I thought of it just when you opened your mouth.

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