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