Past tense-Mixed review Worksheet-9

Past tense-Mixed review Worksheet-9

Fill in the blank with the correct simple past tense form:

31. I ____ this answer twice last night.

A. Read                                           B. Red

C. Was reading                             D. Readied

32. India ____ the World Cup in 2011.

A. Was winning                            B. Has won

C. Won                                            D. Have won

33. Our team _____ the match by one goal.

A. Lost                B. Loosed           C. Was losing    D. Has loosed

34. Who finally ____ Napoleon?

A. Was defeating                          B. Defeated

C. Has defeated                            D. Defeates

35. We ____ only a little fruit last night.

A. Eaten             B. Ate                  C. Has eaten     D. Were eating

36. Sunita _____ his letter a week ago.

A. Receives        B. Will receive  C. Received       D. Was receiving

37. Sonali ____ her twentieth birthday last month.

A. Was celebrating                       B. Celebrating

C. Celebrates                                 D. Celebrated

38. She _____ me and then went out.

A. Telephoned                               B. Has telephoned

C. Was telephoned                       D. Telephoning

39. She _____ well last night.

A. Did not sleep                            B. Was not slept

C. Not slept                                    D. Don’t sleep

40. No one _____ the door although I rang twice.

A. Was opening                             B. Had opened

C. Opened                                      D. Is opening

Answer Key:

31. A

Explanation: ‘Read’ is the simple past tense form of ‘read’.

32. C

Explanation: ‘Won’ is the simple past tense form of ‘win’.

33. A

Explanation: ‘Lost’ is the simple past tense form of ‘lose’.

34. B

Explanation: ‘Defeated’ is the simple past tense form of ‘defeat’.

35. B

Explanation: ‘Ate’ is the simple past tense form of ‘eat’.

36. C

Explanation: ‘Received’ is the simple past tense form of ‘receive’.

37. D

Explanation: ‘Celebrated’ is the simple past tense form of ‘celebrate’.

38. A

Explanation: ‘Telephoned’ is the simple past tense form of ‘Telephone’.

39. A

Explanation: Due to negation ‘did not sleep’ is the simple past tense form of ‘not sleep’.

40. C

Explanation: ‘Opened’ is the simple past tense form of ‘open’.