Exercises Past Tense





 Read the following sentences given below and identify the past tense form used.


The aeroplane took off at 7:30 P.M.

Annie drank espresso in the morning.

Irin was reading Tintin.

The children were playing hide and seek.

Sunny had done his task before the teacher came.

I had seen Raj five years before.

I was getting worried about your health.

The child had been crying for hours.

They had written the letter before the postman came.

She left school last year.


Fill in the blanks.

1. She ………………………… college last year.

was leaving

left

had left

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

had defeated

defeated

was defeating

3. I ………………………. TV when dad arrived.

watched

was watching

had watched

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

ate

had eaten

was eating

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

departed

had departed

6. She …………………………… here yesterday.

came

had come

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

drove

was driving

had driven

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

reached

was reaching

had reached

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

hadn't

didn't

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

was going

went

had gone

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

was weeping

wept

had wept

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

was opening

had opened

opened


Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the past tense.


We ____ FIFA all night. (was watching/were watching)

I ___ out with my friends. (went/go)

Tim ____  towards the field. (was walking/were walking)

The flight ___ a few minutes back. (left/leave)

The teacher ___ us about dinosaurs. (teach/taught)

We ____ to Las Vegas last week. (drove/drive)

The actress ___ next to the actor. (stand/stood)

The thief ____ into the house last night. (break/broke)

I ___a trophy for the competition on the last day. (receive/received)

The boy ___  chess last night. (was playing/were playing)

I ___  Rahim before he came. (has seen/had seen)

I ___ the movie last night. (had watched/has watched)

The opponent ___well. (play/played)

Adrian __ all the biscuits. (ate/eaten)

Ashok ___ the roof when he fell off. (was mending/were mending)

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