PAST TENSE/Grade 10

I. Choose "Was“ or "Were“

1. The teacher ______nice. 9. He _____on holiday.

2. The students ______very clever. 10. It _______ cold.
3. But one student _____ in trouble. 11. We _______ at school.
4. We _______ sorry for him. 12. You _______ at the cinema.
5. He ________nice though. 13. They ____________ at home.
6. I _________ happy. 14. The cat _________ on the roof.
7. You _______ angry. 15. The children ________in the garden.
8. She _______ in London last week.

II. Put the verbs into the simple past

1. Last year I (go) ________ to England on holiday.

2. It (be) ___________ fantastic.
3. In the mornings we (walk) __________ in the streets of London.
4. The weather (be)____________ strangely fine.
5. It (not / rain) _______________ a lot.
6. But we (see) ______________ some beautiful rainbows.
7. Where (spend / you) _______________ your last holiday?
8. I (travel)______________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.
9. In the evenings we usually (go)___________ to a pub.
10. One night we even (learn)_______________ some Irish dances.

II.Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss⇒__________________________________________________________________________

2. she / her room / tidy ⇒__________________________________________________________________________
3. Nancy / watch / not / television ⇒_____________________________________________________________
4. she / read / book ⇒______________________________________________________________________________
5. he / the question / answer⇒ ___________________________________________________________________
6. you / a question / ask ⇒________________________________________________________________________
7. the dog / bark ⇒________________________________________________________________________________
8. they / us / call ⇒________________________________________________________________________________
9. we / a mountain / climb ⇒_____________________________________________________________________
10. John / stamps / collect ⇒______________________________________________________________________
11. we / in London / live ⇒________________________________________________________________________
12. I / hungry / be ⇒________________________________________________________________________________
13. they / a hamster / have ⇒_________________________________________________________________________
14. he / to school / go ⇒______________________________________________________________________________
15. bring/they/ a sandwich ⇒___________________________________________________________________________

III. Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put
the time expression at the end of the sentence.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
football shopping meeting ring Jane concert sailing
cinema tennis English Italian restaurant

1. When was his English course? ______________________________________________________________________________________

2. When did he go shopping? __________________________________________________________________________________________
3. When was his meeting? _____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. When did he play football? _________________________________________________________________________________________
5. When did he go to the Italian restaurant? ________________________________________________________________________
6. When did he ring Jane?_____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. When did he go to the cinema? ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. When did he play tennis? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
9. When was the concert? _____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. When did he go sailing? _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) to England on holiday.

2. It (be) fantastic.
3. I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) to pubs.
6. The weather (be) strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. →

2. They bring a sandwich. →
3. He doesn't do the homework. →
4. They sell cars. →
5. Does he visit his friends? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus →

2. she / tidy / her room →
3. Nancy / watch / not / television→
4. she / read / a book →

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) went to England on holiday.

2. It (be) was fantastic.
3. I (visit) visited lots of interesting places. I (be) was with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) walked in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) went to pubs.
6. The weather (be) was strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) did not rain a lot.
8. But we (see) saw some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) did you spend your last holiday?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → We moved to a new house.

2. They bring a sandwich. → They brought a sandwich.
3. He doesn't do the homework. → He did not do the homework.
4. They sell cars. → They sold cars.
5. Does he visit his friends? → Did he visit his friends?
Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss →Janet missed the bus.

2. she / her room / tidy → She tidied her room.
3. Nancy / watch / not / television → Nancy did not watch television.
4. she / read / book → She read a book.

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher was nice.

2. The students were very clever.
3. But one student was in trouble.
4. We were sorry for him.
5. He was nice though.

Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I was happy.
2. You were angry.
3. She was in London last week.
4. He was on holiday.
5. It was cold.
6. We were at school.
7. You were at the cinema.
8. They were at home.
9. The cat was on the roof.
10. The children were in the garden.

Write positive sentences in simple past.

1. he / the question / answer

2. you / a question / ask
3. the dog / bark
4. they / us / call
5. we / a mountain / climb
6. John / stamps / collect
7. we / in London / live
8. I / hungry / be
9. they / a hamster / have
10. he / to school / go

11.  He answered the question.

12.  You asked a question.
13.  The dog barked.
14.  They called us.
15.  We climbed a mountain.
16.  John collected stamps.
17.  We lived in London.
18.  I was hungry.
19.  They had a hamster.
20.  He went to school.
Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the
time expression at the end of the sentence.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

football shopping meeting ring Jane buy flowers concert sailing
cinema tennis English Italian restaurant

1. When was his English course? →

2. When did he go shopping? →
3. When did he buy flowers? →
4. When was his meeting? →
5. When did he play football? →
6. When did he go to the Italian restaurant? →
7. When did he ring Jane? →
8. When did he go to the cinema? →
9. When did he play tennis? →
10. When was the concert? →
11. When did he go sailing? →

 When was his English course? → His English course was on Thursday.
 When did he go shopping? → He went shopping on Tuesday.
 When did he buy flowers? → He bought flowers on Friday.
 When was his meeting? → His meeting was on Wednesday.
 When did he play football? → He played football on Monday.
 When did he go to the Italian restaurant? → He went to the Italian restaurant on Friday.
 When did he ring Jane? → He rang Jane on Thursday.
 When did he go to the cinema? → He went to the cinema on Tuesday.
 When did he play tennis? → He played tennis on Wednesday.
 When was the concert? → The concert was on Saturday.
 When did he go sailing? → He went sailing on Sunday.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

spent
1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be) great.
3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of
interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
6. We (be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
 9. Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I spent my holiday in Ireland.

2. It was great.
3. I travelled around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually went to a pub.
5. One night we even learned some Irish dances.
6. We were very lucky with the weather.
7. It did not rain a lot.
8. But we saw some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where did you spend your last holiday?