Exercises 1 Simple Past Tense

Exercises 1 Simple Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of the verbs in
the brackets.

Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of the verbs in
the brackets.

1.

Samad ___________ (receive) a letter from his mother

about a four weeks ago.

11. Samad ___________ (receive) a letter from his mother

about a four weeks ago.

2.

My mother _____________ (sew) that beautiful baju

kurung yesterday.

12. My mother _____________ (sew) that beautiful baju

kurung yesterday.

3.

My family and I _____________ (visit) Australia in June

last year.

13. My family and I _____________ (visit) Australia in June

last year.

4.

The man _______________ (catch) the man eating shark

last night.

14. The man _______________ (catch) the man eating shark

last night.

5.

Hazim ________________ (write) a few articles for his

school magazine last year.

15. Hazim ________________ (write) a few articles for his

school magazine last year.

6.

Your seventy year old grandfather _______________

(fall) asleep in the rocking chair.

16. Your seventy year old grandfather _______________

(fall) asleep in the rocking chair.

7.

Mr Sheng _______________ (win) a van in the lucky

draw last month.

17. Mr Sheng _______________ (win) a van in the lucky

draw last month.

8.

It ____________ (begin) to rain before we were ready to

go to the party.

18. It ____________ (begin) to rain before we were ready to

go to the party.

9.

Did the policeman ______________ (shoot) the man with

the mask?

19. Did the policeman ______________ (shoot) the man with

the mask?

10. Yaman and Hisham _______________ (swim) in the pool

for more than two hours.

20. Yaman and Hisham _______________ (swim) in the pool

for more than two hours.

Execises 2 Simple Past Tense

Execises 2 Simple Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of the verbs in
the brackets.

Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of the verbs in
the brackets.

1.

Last month I _____________ (attend) a cooking course.

11. Last month I _____________ (attend) a cooking course.

2.

The other day Ramli ____________ (visit) the bird park.

12. The other day Ramli ____________ (visit) the bird park.

3.

I thought you ____________ (want) to see me last night.

13. I thought you ____________ (want) to see me last night.

4.

We _____________ (watch) quietly as Elena drew a

14. We _____________ (watch) quietly as Elena drew a

picture.

picture.

5.

Yesterday he _____________ (talk) loudly at the party.

15. Yesterday he _____________ (talk) loudly at the party.

6.

As the boy was climbing up the rambutan tree, he

16. As the boy was climbing up the rambutan tree, he

____________ (slip) and _____________ (fall).

7.

Encik Abdul Aziz ______________ (wave) to his daughter

when the train _______________ (start) to move.

8.

Yesterday Tan Lok ____________ (has) a toothache, so

his father _______________ (take) him to the dentist.

9.

____________ (slip) and _____________ (fall).

17. Encik Abdul Aziz ______________ (wave) to his daughter
when the train _______________ (start) to move.
18. Yesterday Tan Lok ____________ (has) a toothache, so
his father _______________ (take) him to the dentist.

The hunter _________________ (try) to shoot the

19. The hunter _________________ (try) to shoot the

mousedeer the mousedeer but it ______________(ran)

mousedeer the mousedeer but it ______________(ran)

into the bushes and disappeared.

into the bushes and disappeared.

10. I ______________ (lend) him the book a month age but

he did not ________ (return) it to me.

20. I ______________ (lend) him the book a month age but

he did not ________ (return) it to me.