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Simple past tense Exercise-1

Exercise – 1
 
Complete these sentences by using a suitable verb from the list. Use the Past Simple. Be careful with the spelling.

break, build, cancel, carry, cry, die, grow, happen, keep, lie, open star, stare, stop, study, try, worry, leave

  1. He carried his suitcases to the station.

  2. Hitler ____ in 1945.

  3. The Romans ____ straight roads.

  4. All week, he ____ about the exam.

  5. She ____ French and German from 1994 to 1996.

  6. He ____ smoking last January.

  7. She ____ her leg in the accident.

  8. The accident ____ at nine o'clock at night.

  9. He ____ very hard to win the competition.

  10. The farmer ____ a giant potato.

  11. Seema ____ a lot when Tarun ____ for Mumbai.

  12. He ____ her letters in a box under his bed.

  13. They ____ the football match because of bad weather.

 

Answers:

  1. carried

  2. died

  3. built

  4. worried

  5. studied

  6. stopped

  7. broke

  8. happened

  9. tried

  10. grew

  11. cried, left

  12. kept

  13. cancelled