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Past tense worksheet

June 28, 2016 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past tense form.

1. I ……………….. TV when the lights went out.

Correct! Wrong!

2. The patient …………………. before the doctor arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

3. His father ……………….. last year.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Suddenly I realized that I ……………… him before.

Correct! Wrong!

5. I ………………… in the garage when James turned up.

Correct! Wrong!

6. While you were playing I ……………….

Correct! Wrong!

7. When I ……………….. the window, the cat jumped out.

Correct! Wrong!

8. We ………………… in the morning.

Correct! Wrong!

9. She said that she ……………….. not come.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He asked if I …………………. help him.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I was watching TV when the lights went out.

2. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.

3. His father died last year.

4. Suddenly I realized that I had met him before.

5. I was working in the garage when James turned up.

6. While you were playing I was working.

7. When I opened the window, the cat jumped out.

8. We started in the morning.

9. She said that she would not come.

10. He asked if I could help him.

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