Class 7 Simple Past Tense Worksheet

This grammar worksheet tests your ability to use the simple past tense correctly.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past tense forms.

1. She ———————– (not even wish) me on my birthday.

2. What ——————– (do) she say about your plans?

3. She ——————— (yell) at me.

4. She —————— (say) nothing when I ——————- (tell) her that I was moving to another city.

5. I ———————- (ask) him what the problem was.

6. The child ———————- (cry) bitterly.

7. The principal ——————— (call) for an explanation from the boys.

8. She —————— (not know) what she was doing.

9. He ——————- (work) hard to pass the test.

10. I was terribly upset when I ——————— (fail) my test.

11. She ——————- (look) up and ——————– (find) a spider on the ceiling.

12. She ——————- (stop) short of calling me a liar.

Answers

1. She did not even wish me on my birthday.

2. What did she say about your plans?

3. She yelled at me.

4. She said nothing when I told her that I was moving to another city.

5. I asked him what the problem was.

6. The child cried bitterly.

7. The principal called for an explanation from the boys.

8. She did not know what she was doing.

9. He worked hard to pass the test.

10. I was terribly upset when I failed my test.

11. She looked up and found a spider on the ceiling.

12. She stopped short of calling me a liar.