Simple Past Tense Exercises

SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

To test your knowledge do the following exercises using the Simple Past Tense:

Exercises-1

Fill in the blanks with the correct or most appropriate forms of the verbs in the brackets. Use the Simple Past Tense.

Q.1. They____(arrive) yesterday.

Q.2. I ______(buy) this camera in Sambalpur.

Q.3. She_____(phone) me last Friday.

Q.4. I_____(sleep) well.

Q.5. We usually_____(spend) the holidays in Bhubaneswar.

Q.6. We_____ (see) the movie on video yesterday.

Q.7. The chief minister_____(visit) our school last month.

Q.8. I ____(finish) the work an hour ago.

Q.9. He _____(see) the film last night.

Q.10. He _____(pass) the driving test in April.

Q.11. Dianosaurs _____(live) millions of years ago.

Q.12. We_______(record) yesterday's match on video.

Q.13. They____(live) here for three years.

Q.14. It _____(rain) hard last night.

Q.15. Rashmi ____(visit) us last night.

Q.16. I _____(see) a pot near a house.

Q.17. The crow_____(drink) the water and____(fly) away.

Q.18. They____(visit) Jagannath temple in 2005.

Q.19. Ranjita _____(cook) the meal and ____ (serve) to all.

Q.20. Rahim_____(write) a letter to his mother.

Exercises-2

Choose the correct options: (Simple past tense)

Q.1. I (passed/pass) the maths exam.

Q.2. Our teacher (teach /taught) a lesson on the story of Nelson Mandela

Q.3. I (work/worked) for three hours yesterday.

Q.4. I (visit/visited) the place with my causin.

Q.5. Raman (did not come/ did not came) to the party yesterday.

Q.6. He (open/opened) a new stationary shop.

Q.7. He (watch /watched) the movie with his friends.

Q.8. She (meet/ met) Rajesh at school.

Q.9. They (tell /told) a horror story.

Q.10. Ghanashyam (drew /draw) the picture of Swami Vivekananda.

Q.11. My father (buy /bought) a new computer last week.

Q.12. He (went /go) swimming in the sea yesterday.

Q.13. My parents (went/ go) to the shipping mall.

Q.14. They (play/ played) basketball last Sunday.

Q.15. I (learn /learnt) driving from my elder brother.

Q.16. My sister drink/ drunk a glass of milk 2 hours ago.

Q.17. She (shut /shot) a photograph from my album.

Q.18. Raghav (studied /study) very hard last evening.

Q.19. He (graduated /graduate) from the University last year.

Q.20. He (didn't study/ didn't studied) in the library.