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Past Simple Tense Exercise

November 15, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense form of the verb here.

1. I ……………………. a loud sound.

Correct! Wrong!

2. They ………………………. at the thief.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He …………………….. the boy from drowning.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The teacher herself ……………………… the worksheets.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The doctor …………………………. gently to the child.

Correct! Wrong!

Spoke is the past simple form of speak.

6. She ……………………….. something on the board.

Correct! Wrong!

Wrote is the past simple form of write.

7. I ………………………. it with my own eyes.

Correct! Wrong!

Saw is the past simple form of see.

8. I ………………………. to buy milk.

Correct! Wrong!

Forgot is the past simple form of forget.

9. He …………………….. patiently at the gate.

Correct! Wrong!

Stood is the past simple form of stand.

10. She …………………….. ill with pneumonia.

Correct! Wrong!

Became is the past simple form of become.

11. She never ………………………. me any help.

Correct! Wrong!

Offered is the past simple form of offer.

12. I …………………….. the red shirt.

Correct! Wrong!

Chose is the past simple form of choose.

Answers

  1. I heard a loud sound.
  2. They jeered at the thief.
  3. He rescued the boy from drowning.
  4. The teacher herself prepared the worksheets.
  5. The doctor spoke gently to the child.
  6. She wrote something on the board.
  7. I saw it with my own eyes.
  8. I forgot to buy milk.
  9. He stood patiently at the gate.
  10. She became ill with pneumonia.
  11. She never offered me any help.

12. I chose the red shirt.

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