Past Tense N Past Perfect Tense.docx

When to use the simple past tense

4. The accused ………………………. the jury’s verdict with

We use the simple past tense for actions that began and finished in the past. We do not have to say exactly when. The important thing is that it happened and is not happening now.

anxiety. (await)

'I saw it'

6. A widespread outbreak of plague …………………… in

When to use the past participle The past participle is used with the following tenses:

Present Perfect I have seen it.

Past Perfect I had seen it.

Future Perfect I will have seen it.

3rd Conditional I would have seen it.

Passives It was seen.

Past tense and past participle exercise. Fill in the blanks with the past tense or past participle form of the verbs given in the brackets. 1. He has …………………….. his own companion for the journey. (select) 2. He would have ……………………… his speech after the break but the chairperson didn’t permit him. (resume)

5. My watch was ……………………. by a boy. (steal)

1928. (occur) 7. The song was …………………….. by Alice and her sister. (sing) 8. The whole of the milk has been …………………….. by the cat. (drink) 9. He was properly ………………………… with by the authorities. (deal) 10. I ………………………. the church regularly in my youth. (attend) 11. He ……………………… to China, so you can’t meet him now. (go) 12. The thieves had …………………….. away before the police arrived (run). 13. I _______ to him already. (speak) 14. She has _______ me for a long time.(know) 15. My brother _______ my car keys.(hide)

3. Has the problem ……………………….. solved? (be) 16. Have you ever ________ a ghost? (see) 1

17. She has _________ away her old clothes.(throw)

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

18. I have never _________ on a plane.(fly)

Eg: The waiter served something that we had not ordered (not / order)

19. He _________ his dog for a walk this morning. (take) 20. I don't know why they _________ that one.(choose)

1. He went to Alaska where he ___________ (not / be) before. 2. She put on the red dress, which she __________________ ______________________(not / wear) for ages.

21. We _________ selling computers last year.(begin) 3. He __________________(not / play) tennis before that day. 22. They will have ___________ all the way.(swim)

4. His mother was angry because he ______________(not / help) her with the shopping.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive). Eg:. I lost the key that he (give) to me. Ans: I lost the key that he had given (give) to me.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect or Simple Past Tense. Ans: 1. Have you finished your homework before you went to the cinema? (you / finish)

1. She told me that she ______________(see) a ghost. 2. I went downstairs because I ______________(hear) a noise. 3. When they came home, Sue ____________________(cook) dinner already. 4. We could not send you a postcard because we

2. _________________ the bathroom before you bathed the dog? (why / you / clean) 3. ________________________your breakfast before you came here? (you / have) 4. _________________a place to stay when she went to Boston? (she / find) 5. ________________________before she moved to Chicago? (where / she / live)

________________(forget) our address book.

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