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Simple past tense worksheet

November 4, 2012 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using the simple past tense form of the verb.

1. I …………………………. him yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I ………………………. his letter yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

3. She ……………………….. school last year.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Last night I …………………………….. sleep well.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He ……………………………. asleep while he was driving.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I ………………………… a new bicycle last week.

Correct! Wrong!

7. We ………………………….. our breakfast half an hour ago.

Correct! Wrong!

8. When I was in the US, I …………………………….. Chicago, Boston and California.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I …………………………….. an old classmate of mine at the library.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She ……………………………… that she would not go.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I saw him yesterday.

2. I received his letter yesterday.

3. She left school last year.

4. Last night, I didn’t sleep well.

5. He fell asleep while he was driving.

6. I bought a new bicycle yesterday.

7. We finished our breakfast half an hour ago.

8. When I was in the US, I visited Boston, Chicago and California.

9. I saw an old classmate of mine at the library.

10. She said that she would not go.

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