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Past Tense

The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs. It gives the base form of verbs and asks the reader to fill in the past tense form. It provides multiple exercises with sentences to complete using a variety of common past tense verbs like "walk", "eat", "watch", and "swim". The purpose is to practice conjugating verbs into the simple past tense.

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Past Tense

The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs. It gives the base form of verbs and asks the reader to fill in the past tense form. It provides multiple exercises with sentences to complete using a variety of common past tense verbs like "walk", "eat", "watch", and "swim". The purpose is to practice conjugating verbs into the simple past tense.

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PAST TENSE

Fill in the past form.

1. Mammoths were big animals, bigger than


elephants. (be)

2. Mammoths didn't live 100 years ago. (not live)

3. Mammoths lived a long time ago. (live)

4. Mammoths didn't eat meat. They ate grass. (not


eat / eat)

5. They had two large tusks about three metres long.


(have)

6. Some dinosaurs flew in the air and some swam in


the sea. (fly / swim)

7. He drank some milk. He didn't drink any water.


(drink / not drink)

8. She only spent a pound. She didn't spend 3


pounds. (spend / not spend)

9. I saw some elephants. I didn't see any lions.


(see / not see)

10. They swam in the sea, but didn't swim in the


lake. (swim / not swim)

PAST TENSE
Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below.

clean . . . die . . . enjoy . . . end . . . happen . . .


live . . . open . . . play . . . rain . . . repair . . .
start . . . stay . . . want . . . watch

1. Yesterday evening I watched TV.


2. I only cleaned my teeth four times last week.

3. Bruce repaired his mountain bike yesterday


evening.

4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and ended


at 10 o’clock.

5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.

6. When I was a child I wanted to be a doctor.

7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.

8. We enjoyed our holiday last week.

9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it


rained.

10. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.

11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so


we played tennis.

12. William Shakespeare died in 1616.

PAST TENSE
1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went
to work by bus.

2. They always get up early. This morning they got


up late.

3. Bill often loses his key. He lost one last Saturday.

4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I


wrote two letters.

5. She meets her friends every evening. She met


them yesterday evening, too.

6. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only


read a newspaper yesterday.
7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday
they came, too.

8. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We went


to the cinema last Sunday, too.

9. Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom


had a shower this morning, too.

10. They buy a new car every year. Last year they
bought a new car, too.

11. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ate two


oranges.

12. We usually do our shopping on Monday. We did


our shopping last Monday, too.

13. Ann often takes photos. Last weekend she took


some photos.

14. We leave at 8.30 every morning. But yesterday


we left at 8.00.

PAST TENSE
Tell the story – fill in the past simple tense

On Friday, the children talked (talk) about a day out


together in the country. The next morning, they
went (go) to the country with their two dogs and
played (play) together. Ben and Dave had (have)
some kites. Some time later the dogs were (be) not
there. So they called (call) them and looked (look)
for them in the forest. After half an hour the children
found (find) them and took (take) them back.
Charlie was (be) very happy to see them again. At
lunch time Nick went (go) to the bikes and fetched
(fetch) the basket with some meat sandwiches. Then
they played (play) football. Nick and Dave won
(win). In the evening they rode (ride) home.
PAST TENSE
Put the sentences into past tense.

1. She wins the money. She won the money.

2. They can eat. They could eat.

3. She must go. She had to go.

4. We go shopping. We went shopping.

5. She runs to school. She ran to school.

6. I can walk. I could walk.

7. We buy a new car. We bought a new car.

8. They leave the party. They left the party.

9. We collect coins. We collected coins.

10. You are allowed to eat. You were allowed to eat.

11. Peter eats a hamburger. Peter ate a hamburger.

12. She has to wash it. She had to wash it.

13. They want to go home. They wanted to go


home.

14. I close the windows. I closed the windows.

15. She studies for a test. She studied for a test.

16. They can drive. They could drive.

17. Sam likes to laugh. Sam liked to laugh.

18. Mary goes home. Mary went home.

19. We write a letter. We wrote a letter.

20. She opens the window. She opened the window.


PAST TENSE
Fill in the correct simple past forms.

The pupils of class 8B did (do) a project last week.


First the pupils chose (choose) what they wanted to
do. Then they got (get) information from books and
brochures and they talked (talk) to a lot of people.
They found (find) some interesting photos in the
library. Their teacher helped (help) them when they
asked (ask) her. Then they made (make) a poster
and a video and told (tell) the other groups about
their project.

A project about Cornwall - Fill in the correct simple


past form.

arrange • bring • choose • decide • find • get • go •


say • start

Last month Jenny, Nick and Ben decided to do a


project together. They chose Cornwall. First Jenny
went to a travel agency and got some brochures.
Nick and Ben found some interesting books in the
library. Then they started work. A week later they
brought all their material to school and arranged it
on a poster. ‘Your presentation is interesting’, said
Miss Hunt.

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