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Ira K past s c

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

ed

1.

Past Tense Type #1

b)

Irregular, no ed

2.

Past Tense Type #2

c)

Negative Past

3.

didn't

d)

Past Continuous

4.

was were

ing

e)

Negative Past Continuous

5.

wasn't weren't

ing

2.

Negative Past Rules:

​ ​ (a)  

You only need ​ (b)   past tense verb, other verbs are ​ (c)  

Example: We didn't ​ (d)   ice cream.

Choose from the below words
didn't
one
present simple
buy
3.

Negative Past:

I ​ (a)   ​ (b)   a lot last night because I ​ (c)   ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   sick.

Choose from the below words
didn't
work
was
stressed
felt
4.

Past Continuous Tense Rules:

-​was or ​ (a)  

​ (b)  

Example: I ​ (c)   ​ (d)   to my aunt.

Choose from the below words
were
-ing
was
talking
5.

Negative Past Continuous Rules:

​ (a)   or weren't

​ (b)  

Example: We ​ (c)   ​ (d)   Biology last year.

Choose from the below words
wasn't
-ing
weren't
studying
6.

We (a)   (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).

7.

Last year I (a)   (visit) Paris and Rome.

8.

Laura (a)   (study) at 11pm last night.

9.

When he _ (a)   (arrive), we started to eat dinner.

10.

At 10am yesterday I (a)   (sit) on a bus.

11.

Maria …… a summer course in the UK last year, which …… her to improve her English a lot.

a)

attended … was allowing

b)

attended … allowed

c)

was attending … allowed

d)

was attending … was alling

12.

Peter …… in the city centre while Paul and Kim …… the old part of the city.

a)

was shopping … exploring

b)

shopping … exploring

c)

were shopping … was exploring

d)

was shopping...were exploring

13.

Klaus …… a postcard to his grandparents when they...him.

a)

was writing … phoned

b)

was writing … were phoning

c)

writing … phoned

d)

wrote...were phoning

14.

The Erasmus+ students …… along Brighton Pier when it suddenly... to rain.

a)

walked … started

b)

were walking … was starting

c)

were walking … started

d)

walked...was starting

15.

The students …… to the party because they ……German.

a)

went … were studying

b)

weren’t going … studied

c)

didn’t go … studying

d)

didn’t go … were studying

16.

As I.......... (wait) for bus, I ......... (see) Joe crossing the road.

a)

wait...was seeing

b)

waited...saw

c)

was waiting...saw

d)

were waiting...was seeing

17.

When I ...............(be) a child, we.......... (make) our own amusement.

a)

were / was making

b)

was / were making

c)

were / make

d)

was/ made

18.

Yesterday when we ........ (come) home, we discovered that water.......... (run) down the walls.

a)

came / ran

b)

came / was running

19.

It.......... (happen) while I ..............(work) in Mumbai.

a)

happened / was working

b)

was happening / worked

c)

were happening / work

20.

I used my time well while I .... for my plane. I wrote some emails.

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

21.

I .... when my boss walked in the office. I was on Facebook.

a)

didn't work

b)

wasn't working

22.

I saw a car crash when I ... for the taxi.

a)

was waiting

b)

waited

23.

Tom .... long hair and a beard when he was at university.

a)

was having

b)

had

24.

It started snowing while I ... to work.

a)

was driving

b)

drove

25.

What .... this time last year?

a)

did you do

b)

were you doing?

26.

I ... you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

a)

didn't call

b)

wasn't calling

27.

I ... when my wife left for work this morning.

a)

slept still

b)

was still sleeping

28.

Why did you bring your umbrella? .... when you left home?

a)

did it rain

b)

was it raining