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Exercise On Past Tense: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The document provides a series of sentences with verbs in their base form and asks the reader to change the verbs into one of the past tense forms: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous. It tests a variety of common verbs and tense combinations over 52 sentences to demonstrate proficiency with English past verb forms.

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Exercise On Past Tense: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The document provides a series of sentences with verbs in their base form and asks the reader to change the verbs into one of the past tense forms: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, or past perfect continuous. It tests a variety of common verbs and tense combinations over 52 sentences to demonstrate proficiency with English past verb forms.

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Exercise on Past Tense

Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Change the verb into one of the correct past tense form(Simple Past, Past Continuous,
Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous tense):
1. A plumber came to our house yesterday. (come)
2. He Wanted to repair our washing machine that had broken a few days before. (want,
break)
3. Before he rang at my door, he had been looking for a parking space for about ten
minutes. (ring, look)
4. While the plumber Was repairing the washing machine, I was watching the news. (repair,
watch)
5. We entered the house quietly because everyone was sleeping . (sleep).
6. By the time we went to the cinema, the film had already started. (go)
7. The children were playing in the garden while their parents were watching them. (play)
8. They had left_many hours before we arrived. (leave)
9. They got_ to the airport as the plane was landing. (get)
10. Rani left very early today. (leave)
11. Sam and Sue bought a new house last month. (buy)
12. I visited Germany the previous week. (visit)
13. You played very well. (play)
14. They found this book on their trip to Italy. (find)
15. He noticed that Peter had not painted the old chair. (not/to paint)
16. Before Leena laid the table, she had a talk with her mother. (to have)
17. She asked me if I had learned the new words. (to learn)
18. She always (dance) in the summer
19. I heard a knock at the front door so I went to answer it. (go)
20. At this time yesterday, I Was writing an essay. (write)
21. The football season began _a month ago. (begin)
22. She graduated from school in 2015. (graduate)
23. There were no sausages left when I came back. The dog had eaten them. (eat)

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24. It had raining for three weeks, so the land was full of water. (rain)
25. I did not wait for my brother because I had read his text message. (to read)
26. I baked this cake by myself. (bake)
27. We opened the store in 1995. (open)
28. The rain finally stopped ,and we went home. (stop, go)
29. She planed to come, but she had some problems. (plan, have)
30. Kate used to have a big house, but she sold it. (have, sell)
31. Ram his hamster before he left his house. (to feed)
32. Rose very thin. (be)
33. You were at work yesterday morning. (be)
34. As it turned out, it was our plumber’s car that _had rolled down the street. (turn, be, roll)
35. In his haste, the plumber forgotten to put the handbrake on. (forget)
36. Raki heared a cry for help while he was swimming in the sea.(hear, swim)
37. We thought Paris was in England! (think)
38. They brought this from their trip. (bring)
39. She wore the shoes she _had bought the previous day. (buy)
40. I fell as I was running for the bus. (run)
41. Brinda had never been to a magic show before yesterday evening. (never to be)
42. She told me that Frank had not tidied his room. (not to tidy)
43. What did she say when he asked her to marry him?(do, say)
44. Suddenly, I realized that they are Showing our street on TV. (realize, show)
45. The reporter said that a car had crashed into a stop sign just before reaching the
crossroads. (say, crash)
46. While I listening carefully to what had happened , someone Knocked at my door.
(listen, happen, knock)
47. When I was a student, I didn’t had much money. (not have)
48. Raki heared a cry for help while he was swimming in the sea.(hear, swim)
49. I Opened the door and Saw a police officer standing there. (open, see)

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50. He Asked for the plumber. (ask)
51. I was happy to see her, because we hadn’t seen each other for years. (not see)
52. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue had already formed outside.(has, form)

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