Simple Past Tense Grammar Practise

A. Write the simple past tense for the words.



No
Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
1
ask

2
visit

3
wash

4
hear

5
see

6
drink

7
break

8
come

9
go

10
run

11
write

12
buy

13
teach

14
catch

15
think




Answers:                                                                                                                                                      

1. asked
2. visited
3. washed
4. heard
5. saw
6. drank
7. broke
8. came
9. went
10. ran
11. wrote
12. bought
13. taught
14. caught
15. thought




B. Circle the correct answer.                                                         

1. The monkey __________ up the tree quickly.
   A. climb
   B. climbed
   C. climbing
   D. are climbing

2. I __________ very late last night.
   A. slept
   B. sleep
   C. sleeping
   D. is sleeping

3. The thief __________ brother's bicycle this morning.
   A. stole
   B. steal
   C. stolen
   D. was stealing

4. Father and I __________ grandfather last week.
   A. visit
   B. visited
   C. visits
   D. are visiting

5. The children __________ at the playground last evening.
   A. is
   B. am
   C. was
   D. were

6. My mother __________ a birthday cake for me last year.
   A. bake
   B. bakes
   C. baked
   D. baking

7. Mrs Tan __________ to the market half an hour ago.
   A. go
   B. goes
   C. is going
   D. went

8. The plumber __________ the leaking tap yesterday.
   A. repair
   B. repairs
   C. repaired
   D. repairing

9. Ramu __________ his car yesterday.
   A. washing
   B. washed
   C. washes
   D. wash

10. Alex __________ the fish just now.
   A. fed
   B. feed
   C. feeds
   D. feeding


Answers:                                                                                                                                                     

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
10.A