Exercise No 1:
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the simple past tense.
- He ________ sushi for dinner last night. (eat)
- She ________ her dog for a walk this morning. (take)
- I ________ to the grocery store yesterday. (drive)
- It ________ me an hour to get home from work yesterday. (take)
- They ________ tennis yesterday afternoon. (play)
- The car ________ smoothly down the highway. (drive)
- My ________ graduated from college last year. (graduate)
- We ________ a new city last month. (visit)
- You ________ for eight hours last night. (sleep)
- They ________ dinner at a fancy restaurant last night. (have)
Answers:
- ate
- took
- drove
- took
- played
- drove
- graduated
- visited
- slept
- had
Exercise 2:
- He ________ basketball with his friends yesterday. (play)
- I ________ my friend for coffee yesterday. (meet)
- She ________ for her exams all night. (study)
- They ________ to music at the party last night. (listen)
- You ________ to your friend on the phone yesterday. (talk)
- We ________ a barbecue in the backyard. (have)
- It ________ heavily yesterday. (rain)
- That was a challenging test we ________ yesterday. (take)
- The phone ________ loudly in the empty house. (ring)
- My grandmother ________ me a gift for my birthday. (give)
Answers:
- played
- met
- studied
- listened
- talked
- had
- rained
- took
- rang
- gave
Exercise 3:
- She ________ her friend how to cook. (teach)
- He ________ to the library to study. (go)
- They ________ to Asia last year. (travel)
- You ________ your friend in the hospital yesterday. (visit)
- It ________ all day last Saturday. (snow)
- The dog ________ loudly at the mailman. (bark)
- My car ________ down on the way to work. (break)
- We ________ the sunset at the beach. (watch)
- You ________ your room yesterday. (clean)
- They ________ a soccer game on TV last night. (watch)
Answers:
- taught
- went
- traveled
- visited
- snowed
- barked
- broke
- watched
- cleaned
- watched
Exercise 4:
- That was a great movie we ________ last night. (see)
- He ________ a basketball game last night. (watch)
- She ________ her homework yesterday. (do)
- I ________ for my exam all day yesterday. (study)
- They ________ their grandparents last weekend. (visit)
- You ________ dinner for your family last night. (cook)
- We ________ a concert last Friday. (see)
- That was a memorable concert we ________ last night. (attend)
- The coffee ________ delicious in the morning. (smell)
- My sister ________ married last month. (get)
Answers:
- saw
- watched
- did
- studied
- visited
- cooked
- saw
- attended
- smelled
- got
