13401 past tense

A. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT
FORM OF THE VERBS.
1. Mr. Santro -----------------(forget) to give

B. Ask the correct Wh- questions to the
underlined word.
Ex: He drank his milk in five minutes.

homework yesterday.

WHAT did he drink in five minutes?

2. Last night -------------(be) really amazing. I and

1. Brian went to the seaside three days ago.

my friend ------------ (sleep) at the roof and we

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--------------(watch) the stars in the sky.

2. Macy’s nephew visited them last week.

3. My little son loves watching cartoons but two

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days ago he ---------------- (want) to watch a

3. Fred examined his patient three times last

documentary.

year.

4.

Gary

-----------------(sweep)

the

floors

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yesterday.

4. Anna phoned me yesterday.

5. A month ago I --------------------(start) to go out

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with Edward. We love each other so much.

5. My mother washed the dishes last night.

6. Lots of tourists------------------ (visit) İstanbul last

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year.

6. Sally ran six kilometers in twenty minutes.

7. Lisa -------------------(grow up) in the country

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and she ----------------- (have to) leave that country

7. Ben did his project two weeks ago.

three hours ago.

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C. Look at the chart and write the correct
answer.
JANE
JULE
JEMMY
Go
shopping
Stay
at
home
Watch

TV
1. Jemmy and Jane --------------------------at home

D. Fill in the blanks either with positive,
negative or question form of Simple Past
Tense.
1.--------- you -----------------(finish) your breakfast?

together. They wanted to see the Dvd they had

3. Last year, when I ---------------(be) at high

bought.

school I ----------------(meet) a boy at school fete

2. Jule ----------------------because she didn’t have

and we ----------------(start) dating. However, two

enough money to go there.

days ago ---------------------(get on well) and we left

3. Jane --------------------with Jemmy. She gets on

each other.

well with Jemmy so they do everything together.

4. Paulo -----------------(want) to be an English

4.

teacher because

X

X

X

X

Jule

---------------------.

She

hates

the

You have to hurry Jofn.
2. My uncle --------------------(type) the letters
which he was going to send. He will have a
problem with his boss tomorrow because of that

she couldn’t

stand

small

programmes on TV.

children.

5. Jemmy ------------------------because she had

5. The underground --------------------(be) too late.

lots of things to do that day.

We waited just two minutes.


A. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT
FORM OF THE VERBS.
1. Mr. Santro -----------------(forget) to give

B. Ask the correct Wh- questions to the
underlined word.
Ex: He drank his milk in five minutes.

homework yesterday.

WHAT did he drink in five minutes?

2. Last night -------------(be) really amazing. I and

1. Brian went to the seaside three days ago.

my friend ------------ (sleep) at the roof and we

----------------------------------------------------------------

--------------(watch) the stars in the sky.

2. Macy’s nephew visited them last week.

3. My little son loves watching cartoons but two

----------------------------------------------------------------

days ago he ---------------- (want) to watch a

3. Fred examined his patient three times last

documentary.

year.

4.

Gary

-----------------(sweep)

the

floors

----------------------------------------------------------------

yesterday.

4. Anna phoned me yesterday.

5. A month ago I --------------------(start) to go out

----------------------------------------------------------------

with Edward. We love each other so much.

5. My mother washed the dishes last night.

6. Lots of tourists------------------ (visit) İstanbul last

----------------------------------------------------------------

year.

6. Sally ran six kilometers in twenty minutes.

7. Lisa -------------------(grow up) in the country

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and she ----------------- (have to) leave that country

7. Ben did his project two weeks ago.

three hours ago.

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C. Look at the chart and write the correct
answer.
JANE
JULE
JEMMY
Go
shopping
Stay
at
home
Watch
TV
1. Jemmy and Jane --------------------------at home

D. Fill in the blanks either with positive,
negative or question form of Simple Past
Tense.
1.--------- you -----------------(finish) your breakfast?

together. They wanted to see the Dvd they had

3. Last year, when I ---------------(be) at high

bought.

school I ----------------(meet) a boy at school fete

2. Jule ----------------------because she didn’t have

and we ----------------(start) dating. However, two

enough money to go there.

days ago ---------------------(get on well) and we left

3. Jane --------------------with Jemmy. She gets on

each other.

well with Jemmy so they do everything together.

4. Paulo -----------------(want) to be an English

4.

teacher because

X

X

X

X

Jule

---------------------.

She

hates

the

You have to hurry Jofn.
2. My uncle --------------------(type) the letters
which he was going to send. He will have a
problem with his boss tomorrow because of that

she couldn’t

stand

small

programmes on TV.

children.

5. Jemmy ------------------------because she had

5. The underground --------------------(be) too late.

lots of things to do that day.

We waited just two minutes.


E. ASK THE CORRECT WH- QUESTIONS TO THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
1. The children and their teacher wanted to see Mary
a.

yesterday.

b.

c.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------2. I got up at 11 o’clock yesterday morning.
a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------3.

Her father

wasn’t at home four days ago.
c.

a.
b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Macy paid $3500 for her new mobile phone.
a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------5. The birthday party finished before the lunch.
a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------6. My sister ate two hamburgers last night.
a.

b.

c.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------7. The student felt very sorry because he got 55 from the exam.
a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------8. The children and I
a.

swam in the pool for 2 hours
b.
c.
d.

last year in July.

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E. ASK THE CORRECT WH- QUESTIONS TO THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
1. The children and their teacher wanted to see Mary
a.

yesterday.

b.

c.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------2. I got up at 11 o’clock yesterday morning.
a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------3.

Her father

wasn’t at home four days ago.
c.

a.
b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Macy paid $3500 for her new mobile phone.
a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------5. The birthday party finished before the lunch.

a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------6. My sister ate two hamburgers last night.
a.

b.

c.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------7. The student felt very sorry because he got 55 from the exam.
a.

b.

a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------swam in the pool for 2 hours
8. The children and I
last year in July.
b.
c.
a.
d.
a.----------------------------------------------------------------------------b.----------------------------------------------------------------------------c.----------------------------------------------------------------------------d.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


 ANSWER KEY 
PART A
1. FORGOT
2. WAS –SLEPT-WATCHED

3. WANTED
4. SWEPT
5. STARTED
6. VISITED
7. GREW UP – HAD TO
PART B
1. WHERE DID BRIAN GO THREE DAYS AGO?
2. WHOSE NEPHEW VISITED THEM LAST WEEK?
3. HOW OFTEN DID FRED EXAMINE HIS PATIENTS?
4. WHOM DID ANNA PHONE YESTERDAY?
5. WHEN DID MY MOTHER WASH THE DISHES?
6. HOW MANY KILOMETERS DID SALLY RUN IN 20 MINUTES?
7. WHO DID HIS PROJECT 2 WEEKS AGO?
PART C
1. WATCHED TV
2. DIDN’T GO SHOPPING
3. WENT SHOPPING
4. DIDN’T WATCH
5. DIDN’T STAY AT HOME
PART D
1. DID YOU FINISH
2. DIDN’T TYPE
3. WAS – MET –
4. STARTED
5. DIDN’T GET ON WELL
6. DIDN’T WANT
7. WASN’T


PART E

1. A. WHO WANTED TO SEE MARY YESTERDAY?
B. WHOM DID THE CHILDREN AND THE TEACHER WANT TO SEE YESTERDAY?
C. WHEN DID THE CHILDREN AND THE TEACHER WANT TO SEE MARY?
2. A. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP YESTERDAY MORNING?
3. A. WHOSE FATHER WASN’T AT HOME FOUR DAYS AGO?
B. WHO WASN’T AT HOME FOUR DAYS AGO?
C.WHERE WASN’T HER FATHER FOUR DAYS AGO?
4. A.HOW MUCH DID MACY PAY FOR HER NEW MOBILE PHONE?
B.WHY DID MACY PAY $3500 ?
5. A. WHAT FINISHED BEFORE THE LUNCH?
B. WHEN DID THE BIRTHDAY PARTY FINISH?
6. A. WHO ATE TWO HAMBURGERS LAST NIGHT?
B. HOW MANY HAMBURGERS DID YOUR SISTER EAT LAST NIGHT?
C. WHEN DID YOUR SISTER EAT TWO HAMBURGERS?
7. A. HOW DID THE STUDENT FEEL BECAUSE HE GOT 55 FROM THE EXAM?
B.WHY DID THE STUDENT FEEL SORRY?
8. A. WHO SWAM IN THE POOL FOR TWO HOURS LAST YEAR IN JULY?
B. WHERE DID THE CHILDREN AND YOU SWİM FPR TWO HOURS LAST YEAR IN
JULY?
C. HOW MANY HOURS DID THE CHILDREN AND YOU SWIM IN THE POOL LAST
YEAR IN JULY?
D.WHAT DID THE CHILDREN AND YOU DO LAST YEAR IN JULY?