Simple Past
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
School ____________ today. (begin)
began
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
The child ______ a balloon. (have)
had
Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses:
My sister ___________ (go) to school, when the thief entered the house.
had gone
I spoke to the principal and go back to class.
I spoke to the principal and went back to class.
My brother flied an airplane.
My brother flew an airplane.
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
The cat ________ all the fish. (eat)
ate
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
My dad __________ (buy) a new car.
bought
Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses:
I ______________ (throw) the water of of the window, when it _____ (fall) on a man below.
had thrown
fell
The trees giving us shade during the summer.
The trees gave us shade during the summer.
The janitor was cleaning the blackboard yesterday.
The janitor cleant / cleaned the blackboard yesterday.
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
Mother __________ (tell) us a story.
told
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
She ___________ (mistake) him for her brother.
mistook
Fill in the blanks with past perfect:
I ______________ (cut) the apple, when the worm came out.
had cut
I lead the class to the playground.
I led the class to the playground.
My teacher did not done this lesson.
My teacher did not do this lesson.
My teacher has not done this lesson.
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
I could not understand what teacher __________. (mean)
meant
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
I __________ (go) to the Mall yesterday.
True or False
In a sentence where Past Perfect tense is used, there is always another clause with a SIMPLE PAST tense verb.
True.
Example: She had reached home, when it started to rain.
I was catching a fish yesterday.
I caught a fish yesterday.
Did you done your homework?
Did you do your homework?
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
We looked through the peephole, but did not know who it ________ (be)
was
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the given verb:
What __________ (strike) me, was his generosity.
struck
True or false
We use Past Perfect tense to state when an action was COMPLETED before another action in the past.
True
I had closed (1st action) the door, when I realized (2nd action) my key was inside.
Last month we gone to Matheran and I ride a horse.
Last month I went to Matheran and rode a horse.
She had just came home from school, when her friends given her a surprise party.
She had just come home from school, when her friends gave her a surprise party.