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Simple Past Tense Exercise
Simple Past Tense Exercise
Simple Past Tense Exercise
Complete the sentences with the simple present or the simple past.
1. Usually, Trisha (answer) ____________ their questions quickly, but last week,
somebody (ask) ______ her a difficult question.
2. She (not, be) ______ sure of the answer.
3. On Tuesday after work, Trisha (play) ______ baseball in the past, but last Tuesday,
she (stay) ______ at work late to find the answer to that difficult question.
4. She finally (solve) ______ the problem.
5. Then, last Wednesday, she (call) ______ the customer back with the answer.
Complete the conversation with yesterday, last, or ago.
Pamela : Where were you? I called you four times _______ week.
Meg : I was in New York. I was there for a conference. It started _______ Monday and ended
_______.
Pamela : Lucky, you. I love New York in the fall. I was there two years _______ in October. The
weather was beautiful!
Meg : Well, this October was terrible. The rain started two weeks _______ and stopped Well, this
October was terrible. The rain started two weeks _______ for just two days. Then it starts to
rain again Well, this October was terrible. The rain started two weeks _______ afternoon just as
arrived at the airport.
Pamela : _______ afternoon? Were you in that traffic jam at the airport?
Meg : Yes, I was. I was really tired _______ night when I got home. I was in bed by nine and opened
my eyes only an hour _______.
Pamela : Oh, I called you ten minutes _______, but your phone was busy
Meg : That was my brother. He called me about 20 minutes _______. He called me _______ evening
too, but I was sleepy.
Pamela : By the way, Mary Jane called me _______ Friday. She’s getting married!
Meg : Really! Who’s the lucky man?
Pamela : His name is Tony Bradson. She started to work with him three years _______, and they
decided to get married last year. So they save some money and decided on the wedding date
_______ month.
Meg : Tony Bradson? Are you sure?
Pamela : Yes, why?
Look at the verbs in the box and use them in form of past tense properly in the sentence.
Dear Mom and Dad,
Greeting from New York! We arrived last Friday. It rained all weekend, so we carried
umbrellas. We ______ in the big stores on Fifth Avenue, but I ______ the small shops in
the East Village. We ______ the Statue of Liberty. We ______ at her feet and ______ up
to her head. That was great! We ______ around Central Park and Chinatown and even
______ a parade in the streets. Last night, we ______ to go to Little Italy to have dinner.
The food was delicious and we ______ the lovely Italian music.