Simple past tense worksheet Complete the following sentences using the simple past tense form of the verb I …………………………………… him yesterday a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen I ………………………………… his letter yesterday a) received b) was receiving c) had received She ………………………………… school last year a) will leave b) leave c) left Last night I ……………………………………… sleep well a) don’t b) didn’t c) hadn’t He ……………………………………… asleep while he was driving a) fell b) falls c) was falling I …………………………………… a new bicycle last week a) bought b) had bought c) have bought We …………………………………… our breakfast half an hour ago a) finished b) have finished c) had finished When I was in the US, I ……………………………………… Chicago, Boston and California a) visited b) was visiting c) would visit I ……………………………………… an old classmate of mine at the library a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen 10 She ………………………………………… that she would not go a) says b) said c) had said Answers I saw him yesterday I received his letter yesterday She left school last year Last night, I didn’t sleep well He fell asleep while he was driving I bought a new bicycle yesterday We finished our breakfast half an hour ago When I was in the US, I visited Boston, Chicago and California I saw an old classmate of mine at the library 10 She said that she would not go Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)