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Past Tenses Exercise for ESL Students

October 29, 2025 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. He was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ........................... for his contact lens.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I was sad when I sold my car. I .......................... it for a long time.

Correct! Wrong!

3. We were very tired at the end of the journey. We ........................... for more than 24 hours.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He .......................... some problems in the beginning.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She ......................... long hair when she was a child.

Correct! Wrong!

6. What time ........................ you have lunch today?

Correct! Wrong!

7. ...................... you have difficulty finding our house?

Correct! Wrong!

8. I cannot get into the house. I ............................ the key.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I couldn't get into the house. I .......................... the key.

Correct! Wrong!

10. I couldn't read the letter. I .......................... my glasses.

Correct! Wrong!

11. We couldn't visit the museum. We ......................... enough time.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I couldn't take any pictures. I .......................... a camera.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lense.
2. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a long time.
3. We were very tired at the end of the journey. We had been traveling for more than 24 hours.
4. He has some problems.
5. She had long hair when she was a child.
6. What time do you usually have lunch?
7. Did you have difficulty finding our house?
8. I cannot get into the house. I don’t have the key. / I haven’t got the key.
9. I couldn’t get into the house. I didn’t have the key.
10. I couldn’t read the letter. I didn’t have my glasses.
11. We couldn’t visit the museum. We didn’t have enough time.
12. I couldn’t take any pictures. I didn’t have a camera.

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