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Simple past tense worksheet

January 11th, 2016 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using appropriate past simple tense forms.

1. I …………………… the report yesterday itself.

a) send
b) sent
c) had sent

2. I …………………… your father yesterday.

a) meet
b) met
c) had met

3. They ……………………. him as their monitor.

a) appoint
b) appointed
c) have appointed

4. She …………………… them by winning the first prize.

a) surprise
b) surprised
c) surprises

5. I ………………… to leave at the earliest.

a) want
b) wanted
c) am wanting

6. The plants ……………….. for want of water.

a) die
b) died
c) have died

7. I …………………… for him until he came.

a) wait
b) waited
c) would wait

8. The teacher …………………… the student for behaving rudely.

a) reprimand
b) reprimanded
c) is reprimanding

9. She ……………………. the first prize in the competition.

a) wins
b) won
c) has won

10. Sorry, I …………………. the glass.

a) broke
b) break
c) broked

Answers

1. I sent the report yesterday itself.

2. I met your father yesterday.

3. They appointed him as their monitor.

4. She surprised them by winning the first prize.

5. I wanted to leave at the earliest.

6. The plants died for want of water.

7. I waited for him until he came.

8. The teacher reprimanded the student for behaving rudely.

9. She won the first prize in the competition.

10. Sorry, I broke the glass.