Quiz On Past Tense

NAME: ___________________________________ SECTION: ______________________
QUIZ ON PAST TENSE FORM OF VERBS
Grammar Exercises
A. Give the past form of the verb in the parenthesis. Write your answer on your
paper.
1. Last year, I (go)_____ to Vigan on a holiday.
2. It ______(be) fantastic.
3. I ______ (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with my
two friends.
4. In the morning, we ______(walk) in the streets of Vigan.
5. In the evening, we ______ (be) strangely fine.
7. It ______(do) not rain a lot.
8. We ______(see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where _____(do) you spend your last holiday?
10. They _______ (choose) to stay at the hotel last summer.
B. Complete the following sentences using “was” or “were”.

1. The teacher ______ nice.
2. The students_______ very clever.
3. However, one student _______ in trouble.
4. We _______ sorry for him.
5. He _______ nice though.
6. I ______ hungry.
7. You _________in Australia last year.
8. She _______not there.
9. Charlie Chaplin ______ a famous actor.
10. Lisa and James ______ at home.
Rewrite the sentences using simple past tense. Write your answers on your
notebook.
1. We open the door. _______________________________________
2. You write poems. ________________________________________
3. Richard plays in the garden. _____________________________
4. Kerry does not speak English. ____________________________
5. Do you see the bird? _____________________________________
Supply the past tense of the following verbs.

1. Write - _______________ 11. Lie - ______________
2. Teach - _______________ 12. Run - _________________
3. See - ________________ 13. Sing - _________________
4. Go - _________________ 14. Seek - _________________
5. Do - _______________ 15. Buy - ____________________
6. Make - ________________ 16. Hold - _____________________
7. Sit - __________________ 17. Try - _________________
8. Draw - ________________ 18. Is - ___________________
9. Fly - ________________ 19. Are - __________________
10. Keep - _______________ 20. Meet - ___________________
NAME: ___________________________________ SECTION: ______________________
QUIZ ON PAST PERFECT TENSE FORM OF VERBS
Directions: Read the sentences carefully and distinguish the correct answer. Write
your answers on your notebook.
1. We ______ finished eating dinner when the visitors arrived.
a. had b. has c. have
2. They spoke about the photo exhibit after the guests_______ left.
a. have b. had c. has
3. You saw the killer escape before the policemen had______ pictures
of the crime scene.
a. takes b. took c. taken
4. I saw your new dress before you ____________ it at the party.
a. has worn b. have worn c. had worn
5. We arrived at 8:05 am, but the train ________ already left.
a. has b. have c. had
6. Sarah thought she ____ to that zoo before.
a. has been b. had be c. had been
7. Nobody explained why the project had ________on time.
a. hadn’t been completed b. not completed c. have not been completed
8. He performed acrobatic stunts after the magician had ________ his magic tricks.
a. do b. did c. done
9. The security guard _______________ the thieves before they reached the fire exit.
a. has caught b. have caught c. had caught
10. The courier ________________ the package before the buyer arrived.
a. had delivered b. has delivered c. have delivered
Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct past perfect tense using the
verb in the parenthesis.
1. The delivery man (drop) __________________ the package by the client’s door
before he went to another location.
2. Sarah (not, finish) __________________ her homework even after the night ended.
3. After the reporters (know) __________________ that the news was fake, they did
not include it in their program.
4. Before a group of teenagers wrapped the dry goods for the Covid-19 victims, they
(solicited) __________________ from different organizations.
5. After the team lost the previous inning, their batter (hit) __________________ a
homerun in the ninth inning that concluded their win.
6. The farmer pulled weeds after he (sprayed) __________________ pesticide on his
“palay”.
7. Channel 7 delivered the evening news when the Department of Health
(broadcast)_______________ the latest updates about COVID-19 pandemic.
8. The supply of medicines became scarce when the sales representative (got)
__________________ additional orders for food supplements.
9. I loved local teleseryes until I (enjoy) __________________ watching the latest
Korean drama.
10. Local flights were cancelled when the Lopez family (set) __________________ a
new schedule for their Manila trip.

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QUIZ ON PAST TENSE FORM OF VERBS

B. Complete the following sentences using “was” or “were”.

Supply the past tense of the following verbs.

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