Past Tense
After the bell rang, the students ___ quickly to class.
a) ran b) running c) run
a) ran
The boy always ___ his backpack by the door when he gets home.
a) drops b) dropped c) dropping
a) drops
Tomorrow afternoon, the team ___ their final game of the season.
a) played b) playing c) will play
c) will play
The children are ___ quietly while the teacher reads aloud.
a) listening b) listened c) listen
a) listening
By the time the bell rang, the students already ___ their notebooks.
a) had opened b) opens c) opening
a) had opened
She ___ the science project before the deadline.
a) finishes b) finished c) finishing
b) finished
She usually ___ the piano for an hour after dinner.
a) practices b) practiced c) practicing
a) practices
Next month, the students ___ their big history test.
a) will take b) takes c) took
a) will take
She is ___ her essay because it is due tomorrow.
a) writes b) writing c) wrote
b) writing
They ___ the experiment carefully before recording the results.
a) observed b) observing c) observes
a) observed
They ___ about the movie while they walked home.
a) talking b) talked c) talks
b) talked
My dad often ___ coffee while reading the newspaper.
a) drank b) drinks c) drinking
b) drinks
After the meeting, we ___ the plan in detail.
a) discussed b) will discuss c) discussing
b) will discuss
They are ___ their bikes around the neighborhood right now.
a) rode b) riding c) rides
b) riding
Right now, the students are ___ quietly in the library.
a) study b) studying c) studied
b) studying
The teacher ___ the directions twice so everyone could understand.
a) repeats b) repeating c) repeated
c) repeated
Every Friday, we ___ together at our grandparents’ house.
a) eating b) eat c) ate
b) eat
On Saturday, my cousin ___ a party for her birthday.
a) had b) will have c) having
b) will have
He is ___ the puzzle pieces on the table carefully.
a) placing b) placed c) places
a) placing
If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the picnic until Sunday.
a) postponed b) will postpone c) postponing
If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the picnic until Sunday.
a) postponed b) will postpone c) postponing
Last winter, our family ___ to the mountains for vacation.
a) traveled b) travels c) traveling
a) traveled
The sun ___ brightly in the morning sky.
a) shone b) shining c) shines
c) shines
We ___ our new house before the end of the year.
a) move b) moved c) will move
c) will move
The students are ___ hard for the upcoming spelling test.
a) study b) studied c) studying
c) studying
Whenever she ___ a new book, she writes a summary.
a) reads b) read c) reading
a) reads