English Grammar – The Simple Past Tense

Worksheet
Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. The girls ………….. to Ms. Lee just now. (talk)
2. The baby ………… loudly last night. (cry)
3. I …………. very tired yesterday. (be)
4. Years back, there …………. a huge mango tree right behind our house. (be)
5. John ………….. his arm while playing football yesterday. (break)
6. My brother ………….. a squirrel last week. (catch)
7. The telephone …………. many times this morning. (ring)
8. My friends …………. a wonderful time at the party day before yesterday.
(has)
9. Mary and Susie …………. worried about their results. (be)
10. Many animals ………….. their habitat when the trees were cut down last
week. (lose)

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Answers
1. The girls talked to Ms. Lee just now.
2. The baby cried loudly last night.
3. I was very tired yesterday.
4. Years back, there was a huge mango tree right behind our house.
5. John broke his arm while playing football yesterday.
6. My brother caught a squirrel last week.
7. The telephone rang many times this morning.
8. My friends had a wonderful time at the party day before yesterday.
9. Mary and Susie were worried about their results.
10. Many animals lost their habitat when the trees were cut down last week.

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