TENSES‌‌T‌‌9 

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Past‌T‌ ense‌–‌ ‌S‌ imple‌o

‌ r‌P
‌ rogressive:‌F‌ ill‌i‌n‌t‌ he‌c‌ orrect‌f‌ orm.‌‌   ‌

1.‌‌George‌‌______fell______‌‌off‌‌the‌‌ladder‌‌while‌‌he‌‌_____was‌‌paiting______‌‌the‌‌ceiling.‌‌(f‌ a
‌ ll,‌‌paint‌) ‌‌
2.‌‌Last‌‌night‌‌I‌‌___was‌‌reading_____‌‌in‌‌bed‌‌when‌‌I‌‌suddenly‌‌____heard‌‌_____‌‌a‌‌scream.‌‌(r‌ ead,‌‌hear‌) ‌ ‌
3.‌ ‌_Were‌‌you‌‌watching______‌‌TV‌‌when‌‌I‌‌___phoned_____‌‌you?‌‌(y‌ ou‌‌watch,‌‌phone‌)  ‌‌ ‌
4.‌‌Ann‌‌___was‌‌waiting_____‌‌for‌‌me‌‌when‌‌I‌‌__arrived___‌‌.‌‌(w ‌ ait,‌‌arrive‌)  ‌‌ ‌
5.‌‌Maisie‌‌____was‌‌cleaning________‌‌up‌‌the‌‌kitchen‌‌when‌‌John‌‌____asked______‌‌her‌‌to‌‌marry‌‌ 
him.‌‌(c‌ lean,‌‌ask‌)  ‌‌ ‌
6.‌‌The‌‌house‌‌____costed_______‌‌£‌‌150,000‌‌in‌‌2003.‌‌(c‌ ost‌)  ‌‌ ‌
7.‌‌The‌‌fire‌‌________still‌‌burning_______________‌‌at‌‌six‌‌in‌‌the‌‌morning.‌‌(s‌ till‌‌burn‌)  ‌ ‌
8.‌‌My‌‌brother‌‌_______got_________‌‌a‌‌new‌‌job‌‌a‌‌week‌‌ago‌‌(g ‌ et‌).‌‌   ‌
9.‌‌Columbus‌‌_____discovered___________‌‌America‌‌over‌‌500‌‌years‌‌ago‌‌(d ‌ iscover‌)  ‌‌ ‌
10.‌‌She‌‌______was__________‌‌not‌‌interested‌‌in‌‌the‌‌book‌‌because‌‌she‌‌___didn’t‌‌understad____‌‌it‌‌ 
(‌be‌‌,not‌‌u
‌ nderstand‌)  ‌‌ ‌
11.‌‌___Were‌‌you___________at‌‌school‌‌yesterday?‌‌(y‌ ou‌‌be)‌‌   ‌
12.‌‌We‌‌______lived________‌‌in‌‌a‌‌house‌‌near‌‌the‌‌sea‌‌last‌‌summer‌‌(l‌ive‌)  ‌‌ ‌
13.‌‌She‌‌____can‌‌play___‌‌the‌‌piano‌‌very‌‌well‌‌when‌‌she‌‌_____was___________‌‌young‌‌(c‌ an‌‌play,‌‌be‌) ‌‌
14.‌‌She‌‌_____left___________‌‌the‌‌office‌‌very‌‌early‌‌last‌‌night‌‌(l‌eave‌).‌‌   ‌
15.‌‌I‌‌______met____‌‌a‌‌friend‌‌while‌‌I‌‌____doing____________‌‌the‌‌shopping‌‌(m
‌ eet,‌‌do‌) ‌ ‌
16.‌‌I‌‌______paid_____‌‌for‌‌my‌‌things‌‌when‌‌I‌‌______heard_______‌‌someone‌‌call‌‌my‌‌name‌‌(p‌a
‌ y,‌‌hear‌) ‌‌
17.‌‌I‌‌______turned__________‌‌around‌‌and‌‌_______saw_________‌‌Judy.‌‌(t‌ urn,‌‌see‌)  ‌‌ ‌
18.‌‌She‌‌________wore________‌‌a‌‌bright‌‌yellow‌‌dress‌‌when‌‌I‌‌____saw____‌‌her‌‌last‌‌(w
‌ ear,‌‌see‌) ‌‌
19.‌‌We‌‌_____decided___________‌‌to‌‌have‌‌a‌‌cup‌‌of‌‌tea.‌‌(d
‌ ecide‌)  ‌‌ ‌
20.‌‌While‌‌the‌‌waiter‌‌____was‌‌picking____________‌‌up‌‌the‌‌pieces‌‌of‌‌glass‌‌he‌‌______cut__________‌‌ 
his‌‌finger‌‌(p
‌ i‌ck,‌‌c‌ ut‌)  ‌‌ ‌
21.‌‌Then‌‌we‌‌_________left_______‌‌the‌‌cafe‌‌and‌‌________said_____‌‌good‌‌bye‌‌(l‌eave,‌‌say‌) ‌ ‌
22.‌‌I‌‌_______light_________‌‌the‌‌fire‌‌at‌‌six‌‌and‌‌it‌‌______was‌‌still‌‌burning__________‌‌brightly‌‌when‌‌ 
Tom‌‌came‌‌in‌‌at‌‌seven.‌ ‌(l‌ight,‌‌still‌‌burn‌)  ‌‌ ‌
23.‌‌My‌‌dog‌‌______was‌‌walking__________‌‌along‌‌quietly‌‌when‌‌Mary’s‌‌Pekinese‌‌ 
_______attacked_________‌‌him.‌‌(w ‌ alk,‌‌a‌ ttack‌)  ‌‌ ‌
24.‌‌When‌‌I‌‌_____arrived___________‌‌she‌‌___was‌‌having_________‌‌lunch.‌‌She‌‌said‌‌she‌‌always‌‌ 
________had________‌ ‌lunch‌‌at‌‌12:30.‌‌(a ‌ rrive,‌‌have,‌‌have‌)  ‌‌ ‌
25.‌‌What‌‌____did‌‌you‌‌think______‌‌of‌‌his‌‌last‌‌book?‌‌–I‌‌_____liked______‌‌it‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌(y‌ ou‌‌think,‌‌like‌) ‌‌
26.‌‌He‌‌suddenly‌‌_______realized_________‌‌that‌‌he‌‌______travels__________‌‌in‌‌the‌‌wrong‌‌ 
direction.‌‌(r‌ ealize,‌‌t‌ ravel‌)  ‌‌ ‌
27.‌‌He‌‌____was‌‌playing________‌‌guitar‌‌when‌‌someone‌‌______opened__________‌‌the‌‌ 
window‌‌and‌ ‌_______throw_________‌‌out‌‌a‌‌bucket‌‌of‌‌water.‌‌(p ‌ l‌ay,‌‌open,‌‌throw‌)  ‌‌ ‌
28.‌‌He‌‌_________didn’t‌‌allowed_______‌‌us‌‌to‌‌go‌‌out‌‌in‌‌the‌‌boat‌‌yesterday‌‌because‌‌ 
a‌‌strong‌‌wind‌ ‌________blowed________‌‌(n ‌ ot‌‌allow,‌‌blow‌)  ‌‌ ‌
29.‌‌The‌‌next‌‌day,‌‌as‌‌they‌‌________knew________‌‌that‌‌the‌‌police‌‌______looking__________‌‌for‌‌ 
them,‌‌they‌ ‌_______hide_________‌‌the‌‌coats‌‌in‌‌the‌‌woods‌‌and‌‌___go_________‌‌off‌‌in‌‌ 
different‌‌directions.‌ ‌(k‌ now,‌‌look,‌‌hide,‌‌go‌)  ‌‌ ‌
30.‌‌When‌‌I‌‌___came___‌‌home‌‌the_sat___around‌‌a‌‌fire.‌‌Jack‌‌_was‌‌doing_‌ ‌a‌‌crossword‌‌puzzle,‌‌Judy‌‌ 
__was_knitting__‌‌and‌‌the‌‌others‌‌___were‌‌reading_‌‌.‌‌Mother‌ ‌_smiled__‌‌at‌‌me‌‌and‌‌said‌‌:‌‌“‌‌Come‌‌and‌‌ 
sit‌‌down”‌‌(c‌ ome,‌‌sit,‌‌do,‌‌knit,‌‌read,‌‌smile‌) ‌ ‌