Exercise 1 – Identify the past tense form
1. The aeroplane took off at 7:30 P.M.
2. Annie drank espresso in the morning.
3. Irin was reading Tintin.
4. The children were playing hide and seek.
5. Sunny had done his task before the teacher came.
6. I had seen Raj five years before.
7. I was getting worried about your health.
8. The child had been crying for hours.
9. They had written the letter before the postman
came. 10. She left school last year.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks
1. We ____ FIFA all night. (was watching/were
watching)
2. I ___ out with my friends. (went/go)
3. Tim ____ towards the field. (was walking/were
walking)
4. The flight ___ a few minutes back. (left/leave)
5. The teacher ___ us about dinosaurs. (teach/taught)
6. We ____ to Las Vegas last week. (drove/drive)
7. The actress ___ next to the actor. (stand/stood)
8. The thief ____ into the house last night.
(break/broke)
9. I ___a trophy for the competition on the last day.
(receive/received)
10. The boy ___ chess last night. (was playing/were
playing)
11. I ___ Rahim before he came. (has seen/had seen)
12. I ___ the movie last night. (had watched/has
watched)
13. The opponent ___well. (play/played)
14. Adrian __ all the biscuits. (ate/eaten)
15. Ashok ___ the roof when he fell off. (was
mending/were mending)
16. I -------------------- (finish) cooking before the lights
-------------------- (go) out.
17. The patient ------------------- (die) before the doctor
---------------------- (arrive).
18. I ------------------- (boil) the milk before adding tea
and sugar to it.lay Video
19. He --------------------- (wash) my shirt before he
-------------------- (iron) it.
20. The farmers -------------------- (sow) the seeds, after
they ------------------- (plough) their fields.
21. I ----------------------- (ask) my friend what film he
----------------------- (see).
22. The farmers --------------------- (finish) reaping
wheat before the storm ----------------------- (come).
23. He -------------------- (pay) off his debts before he
------------------ (die).
24. The union leaders ---------------------- (call) off the
strike before the labour minister
------------------------ (intervene).
25. The sun --------------------- (set) before the travellers
--------------------- (reach) their destination.
Exercise 1 – Identify the past tense form
1. The aeroplane took off at 7:30 P.M.
2. Annie drank espresso in the morning.
3. Irin was reading Tintin.
4. The children were playing hide and seek.
5. Sunny had done his task before the teacher came.
6. I had seen Raj five years before.
7. I was getting worried about your health.
8. The child had been crying for hours.
9. They had written the letter before the postman
came. 10. She left school last year.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks
1. We ____ FIFA all night. (was watching/were
watching)
2. I ___ out with my friends. (went/go)
3. Tim ____ towards the field. (was walking/were
walking)
4. The flight ___ a few minutes back. (left/leave)
5. The teacher ___ us about dinosaurs. (teach/taught)
6. We ____ to Las Vegas last week. (drove/drive)
7. The actress ___ next to the actor. (stand/stood)
8. The thief ____ into the house last night.
(break/broke)
9. I ___a trophy for the competition on the last day.
(receive/received)
10. The boy ___ chess last night. (was playing/were
playing)
11. I ___ Rahim before he came. (has seen/had seen)
12. I ___ the movie last night. (had watched/has
watched)
13. The opponent ___well. (play/played)
14. Adrian __ all the biscuits. (ate/eaten)
15. Ashok ___ the roof when he fell off. (was
mending/were mending)
16. I -------------------- (finish) cooking before the lights
-------------------- (go) out.
17. The patient ------------------- (die) before the doctor
---------------------- (arrive).
18. I ------------------- (boil) the milk before adding tea
and sugar to it.lay Video
19. He --------------------- (wash) my shirt before he
-------------------- (iron) it.
20. The farmers -------------------- (sow) the seeds, after
they ------------------- (plough) their fields.
21. I ----------------------- (ask) my friend what film he
----------------------- (see).
22. The farmers --------------------- (finish) reaping
wheat before the storm ----------------------- (come).
23. He -------------------- (pay) off his debts before he
------------------ (die).
24. The union leaders ---------------------- (call) off the
strike before the labour minister
------------------------ (intervene).
25. The sun --------------------- (set) before the travellers
--------------------- (reach) their destination.4