Simple Past Tense Worksheet-11

Simple Past Tense Worksheet-11

Fill in the blank with the past tense of the verb given in the bracket:

1. My sister ____ her clothes. (fold)

A. Folded           B. Folding          C. Folt                D. Folds

2. Raina _____ a difficult catch. (hold)

A. Holded          B. Holder           C. Held               D. Holding

3. The police _____ the speeding car. (stop)

A. Stopping       B. Stooped         C. Stopped         D. Stoped

4. Gita _____ home quite late last night. (reach)

A. Reaching      B. Retched         C. Reacht           D. Reached

5. She ____ very fast for the bus. (run)

A. Runned         B. Running        C. Ran                D. Rained

6. The farmer ____ the seeds. (sow)

A. Sown              B. Sowed            C. Sawed            D. Saw

7. The gardener _____ the plants early in the morning. (water)

A. Watered        B. Watering      C. Waitered       D. Waterred

8. The teacher ____ us many questions. (ask)

A. Askt                B. Asking           C. Asked             D. asking

9. We _____ for three hours yesterday. (shop)

A. Shopped        B. Shopt             C. Shopping      D. Shoped

10. We _____ a lot of snacks during recess. (have)

A. Haved            B. Having          C. Had                D. Haven

11. He _____ ten years old last year. (be)

A. Is                    B. Were              C. Was                D. Been

12. He _____ to play cricket. (go)

A. Goad              B. Gone              C. Went              D. Going

Answer Key:

1. A

Explanation: ‘Folded’ is the past tense of ‘fold.’

2. C

Explanation: ‘Held’ is the past tense of ‘hold.’

3. C

Explanation: ‘Stopped’ is the past tense of ‘stop.’

4. D

Explanation: ‘Reached’ is the past tense of ‘reach.’

5. C

Explanation: ‘Ran’ is the past tense of ‘run.’

6. B

Explanation: ‘Sowed’ is the past tense of ‘sow’.

7. A

Explanation: ‘Watered’ is the past tense of ‘water.’

8. C

Explanation: ‘Asked’ is the past tense of ‘ask.’

9. A

Explanation: ‘Shopped’ is the past tense of ‘shop.’

10. C

Explanation: ‘Had’ is the past tense of ‘have.’

11. C

Explanation: ‘Was’ is the past tense of ‘be.’

12. C

Explanation: ‘Went’ is the past tense of ‘go’.