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Past Tense

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He _________ his exam because he ___________ very hard.

a)

pass / study

b)

past / was study

c)

pass / studied

d)

passed / studied

2.

I _____________ anything yesterday.

a)

did do

b)

didn't do

c)

wasn't do

d)

don't do

3.

How __________ you ____________ to drive?

a)

was / learn

b)

did / learn

c)

did / learnt

d)

are / learned

4.

He wasn't hungry. He _____________ anything.

a)

ate

b)

did eat

c)

wasn't eat

d)

didn't eat

5.

When i was five years old, I ___________ to be an Actor.

a)

want

b)

was want

c)

wanted

d)

did want

6.

what time ________ your lesson __________?

a)

did / started

b)

was / start

c)

did / start

d)

were / started

7.

We ________ our parents everything. (Select the past tense answer)

a)

tell

b)

did tell

c)

were told

d)

told

8.

In her test yesterday, she ____________ the first question but she _______________ the others.

a)

answered / answered

b)

answered / didn't answer

c)

was answer / answered

d)

answered / not answer

9.

My father ___________ English.

a)

teached

b)

was teached

c)

did teach

d)

taught

10.

Maria ________ play tennis this morning.

a)

doesn't

b)

wasn't

c)

didn't

d)

isn't

11.

Joao ___________ a new movie last night.

a)

watches

b)

watched

c)

watching

d)

watch

12.

We ______________ soccer yesterday afternoon.

a)

was played

b)

playing

c)

played

d)

play

13.

Did your dad ___________ his car on the weekend?

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

washes

d)

washing

14.

Roberto ___________ study for his English test, so he __________.

a)

didn't / fail

b)

aren't / failed

c)

wasn't / failed

d)

didn't / failed

15.

My sister ________ to build a lightsaber, but she couldn't.

a)

was want

b)

wants

c)

wanted

d)

want

16.

I __________ my mum and dad with the gardening on the weekend.

a)

helped

b)

was helped

c)

help

d)

was help

17.

I ________ a joke in class and everyone _____________.

a)

tell / laughed

b)

was tell / laugh

c)

told / laughed

d)

told / was laugh

18.

Yesterday, I _________ a new song on the radio and I ________ it.

a)

hear / liked

b)

heard / liked

c)

was hear / liked

d)

hearing / liked

19.

_______ you have an English lesson this morning?

a)

Did

b)

Were

c)

Are

d)

Have

20.

How many students _________ there in the class yesterday?

a)

are

b)

did

c)

were

d)

was

21.

Nadia ________________ when she ______________ her bag.

a)

was running / dropped

b)

ran / dropped

c)

was running / was dropping

d)

ran / was dropping

22.

While Esteban ____________ a movie, he ___________ asleep.

a)

was watched / fell

b)

was watching / fell

c)

watched / was falling

d)

was watching / felt

23.

Your children _________________ when you ____________ for the remote control.

a)

aren't listening / were asking

b)

weren't listening / were asking

c)

weren't listening / asked

d)

had listened / asked

24.

_______ you _______ anything when I _________ you?

a)

Are / doing / called

b)

Were / doing / calling

c)

Did / do / was calling

d)

Were / doing / called

25.

__________ you ____________ my friends while you _____________ to school?

a)

Are / see / went

b)

Did / see / were going

c)

Did / saw / were going

d)

Were / see / went

26.

We ________________ home when the accident _____________.

a)

were driving / happened

b)

drove / happened

c)

drove / was happening

d)

were drive / happened

27.

I _______________ a novel while my mother __________________.

a)

was read / was cooking

b)

read / cooked

c)

was reading / was cooking

d)

was reading / cooks

28.

I ___________________ out the window when the accident happened.

a)

was looked

b)

looked

c)

looking

d)

was looking

29.

You __________ while I ____________.

a)

played / study

b)

were playing / studying

c)

were playing / was studying

d)

were played / was studying

30.

He ______________ the dishes when his father came home.

a)

were doing

b)

was doing

c)

did

d)

did do