Test on Past Tense

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use: SEND

Barbara: Mike's birthday is next week.
Chris: I know. I a card this morning.

Use: EAT

Joan: Are you hungry?
Ron: Yes, I breakfast this morning.

Use: TAKE

Mary: Do you have any library books?
Vicky: No, I all of them back to the library.

Use: NEED

Amy: Why did you see Mrs. Jones after class?
Pat: I help with my homework.

Use: MARRY

David: Isn't Michael still single?
Jason: No, he a woman from the South.

Use: TEACH

Don: What happened in class yesterday?
Joe: Mrs. Matterson us about irregular verbs.

Use: FLY

Lucy: Didn't you come by plane?
Phil: Yes, we from New York.

Use: WEAR

Marcia: My boyfriend hates that red dress.
Elaine: Oh, that's why you it to the party.

Use: WANT

Kathy: Wasn't that a nice beach?
Jerry: Yes, I to leave.

Use: PUT

Kim: I can't find my umbrella.
Pam: I think you it in the closet.

Use: USE

Ben: This is our new textbook.
Ken: Oh, we a different one last year.

Use: LIKE

Sue: Did you go to the new restaurant?
Liz: Yes. It was really nice. Everybody the food.

Use: HEAR

John: Didn't it rain last night?
Eric: Yes, I woke up at two o'clock and it.

Use: PLAN

Matthew to study engineering, but then decided to become a doctor.

Use: LOVE

Joanna: Didn't you like the present I gave you for your birthday?
Robert: Yes, I it!

Use: PROMISE

Jill: You got home pretty late!
Jack: Well, I to be early.

Use: HAVE

Andy: Their party wasn't much fun.
Bill: I know. They enough food or drinks.

Use: WORRY

Wendy never thought much about money. She was poor, but
she about it.

Use: MEAN

Beth: John said that he didn't love me anymore.
Mary: Don't worry. I'm sure he it.