Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the verb given in the brackets.

1. I ..................... a strange dream last night.

have
had
had had
2. The people ....................... at the bull thief.

yelled
have yelled
had yelled
3. The young man …………………. his own life to save the life of his friend.

was risking
risked
had risked
4. I myself ..................... this.

see
had seen
saw
5. He …………………. gently to the child.

spoke
had spoken
have spoken
6. The children …………………. their best.

tried
were trying
try

7. The two men ………………….. ready to leave on their pilgrimage.

are
were
had been
8. He ………………… at the entrance hesitantly.

stand
stood
had stood
9. Their families ……………….. them to prepare for the journey.

were helping
helped
had helped
10. Kabir ………………… the value of devotion and humility.

teaching
taught
had caught
11. The children …………………. and ………………….

were singing, dancing

sang, danced
had sung, danced
12. She .....................…… a letter to her grandmother.

wrote
had written
have written

Complete the following sentences using the simple past tense form of the verb.

1. I …………………………. him yesterday.

a) saw
b) was seeing
c) had seen

2. I ………………………. his letter yesterday.

a) received
b) was receiving
c) had received

3. She ……………………….. school last year.

a) will leave
b) leave
c) left

4. Last night I …………………………….. sleep well.

a) don’t
b) didn’t
c) hadn’t

5. He ……………………………. asleep while he was driving.

a) fell
b) falls
c) was falling
6. I ………………………… a new bicycle last week.

a) bought
b) had bought
c) have bought

7. We ………………………….. our breakfast half an hour ago.

a) finished
b) have finished
c) had finished

8. When I was in the US, I …………………………….. Chicago, Boston and California.

a) visited
b) was visiting
c) would visit

9. I …………………………….. an old classmate of mine at the library.

a) saw
b) was seeing
c) had seen

10. She ……………………………… that she would not go.

a) says
b) said
c) had said

Change the following sentences into simple past.

1. She buys a book.
2. The teacher punishes the boy.
3. The little girl laughs at the beggar.
4. They know it.
5. He does not tell lies.
6. They do not wait for anybody.
7. Who teaches you English?
8. The masons build the house.
9. They invite us to their party.
10. His manners disgust me.
11. She sings a lovely song.
12. It is time to start.
13. He wants to kill the snake.
14. I want you to come with me.