Present and Past tense Exercise

In the following sentences change the verbs into their corresponding

past tenses.
1. John visits his parents every week.
2. The wind blows furiously.
3. The boy stands on the burning deck.
4. She looks beautiful.
5. She sings very well indeed.
6. The woman’s voice shakes with emotion.
7. He bears a grudge against his landlord.
8. He feels sorry for his ignorance.
9. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall.
10. He wears away his youth in trifles.
11. The boy runs down the street at top speed.
12. The books lie scattered on the floor.
13. She lays her books on the table.
14. They bid me farewell.
15. The coward lies in order to escape punishment.
16. What strikes me is the originality of the writer.
17. The kite flies gaily into the air.
18. They get along fairly well.
19. In a fit of fury, she tears up the letter.
20. I know him for an American.