English Language Study Past Tense Exercises No- 3&4

Exercise-3

Supply the correct Past Tense of the verb given in brackets.

1.The function ……………….. (Begin) at 10.00 a.m.

2.The match ……………….. (Start) before we reached the stadium.

3.I saw that some birds ……………….. (Fly) in the sky .

4.I ……………….. (try) to contact her for four months .

5.After walking for four kilometers,I realized that I……………….. (Go) in the wrong direction .

6.The players ……………….. (enter) the stage waving the national flag .

7.When I reached home. I saw that someone ………………..into my house. (break)

8.It was raining and some frogs …………. in the park. (croak) .

Answers:-

1.began 2. had started

3.had flown 4 had been trying

5.had gone 6. entered

7.had broken 8. were croaking

Exercise-4

Use Past Tense of the verbs.

1.The students …………………………basketball then. (play)

2.My father………………………………….tea when I got in. (sip)

3.My sister …………………………………. for her test at that time (prepare)

4.Strong cold winds………………….. there. (blow) .

5.The parents………………………. then. (complains)

6.Her brother a crossword puzzle. (solve)

7.He………………………… on all his juniors. (bank)

8.If you………………….. for leave in time, you would have got. (apply)

9.Our train ……………………….. the station. (leave)

10.My father………………….. up his mind till then. (make)

Answers:-

1.were playing 2. was sipping

3.Was preparing 4. were blowing

5.were complaining 6. was solving

7.banked 8. Had applied

9.had left 10. had made