Question

Activity 3: Grammar
Simple Past Tense:
Exercise
Put in the blanks the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:
1. Columbus …………. America. (discover)
2. He …………… favourably from eight institutions. (hear)
3. She ………. from Agra on last Monday. (return)
4. When ………… you last ………… your father? (see)
5. It is exactly five years ago today that we …………… married. (get)
6. The Police ……….. the thief yesterday. (catch)
7. He suddenly …………… that he was travelling in wrong direction. (realize)
8. He …………… me up just now. (ring)
9. I …………… a letter from my wife last week. (have)
10. The thief had escaped before he ……… into the room. (come)

Answer 1

Answer:

1=discovered

2- heard

3- returned

4 have, seen

5. got

6. caught

7. realized

8. rang

9.

10. came

Answer 2

Answer:

1)discovered 2) heard 3) returned

4)did,see 5) got 6) caught 7)realized 8)rang 9) had 10)came