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English_Grammar_Past_Tenses_Exercises

This document contains a series of English grammar exercises focused on past tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, tense selection, verb conjugation, paragraph completion, and sentence rewriting activities. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of various past tense forms in English.

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English_Grammar_Past_Tenses_Exercises

This document contains a series of English grammar exercises focused on past tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, tense selection, verb conjugation, paragraph completion, and sentence rewriting activities. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of various past tense forms in English.

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English Grammar Exercise - Past Tenses

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct past tense

1. He ___ (finish) his homework before the movie started.

2. While I ___ (watch) TV, my phone rang.

3. They ___ (live) in Paris for five years before they moved to London.

4. She ___ (not eat) anything when I saw her yesterday.

5. By the time we arrived, they ___ (leave) already.

6. While I ___ (cook), the doorbell ___ (ring).

7. I ___ (never see) such a beautiful place until I visited that town.

8. He ___ (study) for three hours when his friend called.

9. We ___ (walk) in the park when it suddenly started to rain.

10. She ___ (work) there for years before she got promoted.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct tense to complete the sentence

1. I ___ (be) very tired because I ___ (work) all day.

2. When we got to the theater, the film ___ (already start).

3. I ___ (read) a book when the electricity went out.

4. They ___ (play) football for an hour before it started to rain.

5. By the time the teacher arrived, the students ___ (complete) the test.

6. When I ___ (arrive) at the station, the train ___ (already leave).

7. He ___ (watch) TV when his mom called him.

8. We ___ (not meet) since we finished school.

9. The dog ___ (bark) when the owner got home.

10. I ___ (cook) dinner when my brother arrived.


Exercise 3: Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the correct past tense

1. When I ___ (call) him, he ___ (sleep).

2. We ___ (not finish) our project by the time the meeting started.

3. They ___ (wait) for hours before the bus finally arrived.

4. I ___ (never hear) such a story before she told me.

5. While she ___ (talk) to her friend, someone ___ (steal) her bag.

6. John ___ (run) for 30 minutes when he felt tired.

7. We ___ (just start) eating when the phone rang.

8. He ___ (write) a letter when his friend came.

9. They ___ (drive) to the airport when they realized they forgot their passports.

10. She ___ (not finish) her homework when her friend arrived.

Exercise 4: Complete the paragraph with the correct past tense

1. I ___ (study) all night because I ___ (want) to pass the exam.

2. By the time she got home, she ___ (lose) her wallet.

3. They ___ (build) the house for a year when the project ___ (get) canceled.

4. She ___ (feel) tired because she ___ (not sleep) well the night before.

5. The children ___ (play) in the garden when it ___ (start) to rain.

6. I ___ (never travel) abroad until I went to Italy last year.

7. They ___ (just finish) dinner when I arrived.

8. He ___ (watch) TV while his sister ___ (read) a book.

9. When we ___ (reach) the top of the mountain, we ___ (already climb) for three hours.

10. She ___ (sing) a song when the lights went out.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences using different past tenses


1. I didn't see him yesterday because he ___ (leave) before I arrived.

2. They ___ (not play) soccer when I saw them in the park.

3. By the time the police arrived, the thief ___ (escape).

4. I ___ (not know) that he ___ (visit) London before.

5. While we ___ (drive), we saw a strange light in the sky.

6. The students ___ (complete) the assignment before the deadline.

7. She ___ (talk) on the phone when I came into the room.

8. They ___ (not be) to that restaurant until they went last week.

9. He ___ (cook) for an hour when his guests arrived.

10. The plane ___ (already take off) when I got to the airport.

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