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Past tense worksheet

June 28, 2016 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past tense form.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1I ............... TV when the lights went out.
Wrong!
2The patient ............... before the doctor arrived.
Wrong!
3His father ............... last year.
Wrong!
4Suddenly I realized that I ............... him before.
Wrong!
5I ............... in the garage when James turned up.
Wrong!
6While you were playing I ...............
Wrong!
7When I ............... the window, the cat jumped out.
Wrong!
8We ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
9She said that she ............... not come.
Wrong!
10He asked if I ............... help him.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

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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