4. The accused ……………………….

the jury’s verdict with

When to use the simple past tense
We use the simple past tense for actions that began and finished anxiety. (await)
in the past. We do not have to say exactly when. The important
thing is that it happened and is not happening now.
5. My watch was ……………………. by a boy. (steal)
'I saw it' 6. A widespread outbreak of plague …………………… in
When to use the past participle 1928. (occur)
The past participle is used with the following tenses:
7. The song was …………………….. by Alice and her sister.
Present Perfect (sing)
I have seen it.
8. The whole of the milk has been …………………….. by the
Past Perfect
cat. (drink)
I had seen it.
9. He was properly ………………………… with by the
Future Perfect
I will have seen it.
authorities. (deal)
10. I ………………………. the church regularly in my youth.
3rd Conditional
I would have seen it. (attend)

Passives 11. He ……………………… to China, so you can’t meet him

It was seen. now. (go)

Past tense and past participle exercise. 12. The thieves had …………………….. away before the
Fill in the blanks with the past tense or past participle form police arrived (run).
of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. He has …………………….. his own companion for the 13. I _______ to him already. (speak)

journey. (select)
14. She has _______ me for a long time.(know)
2. He would have ……………………… his speech after the
break but the chairperson didn’t permit him. (resume) 15. My brother _______ my car keys.(hide)
3. Has the problem ……………………….. solved? (be)
16. Have you ever ________ a ghost? (see)

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17. She has _________ away her old clothes.(throw)
18. I have never _________ on a plane.(fly)
19. He _________ his dog for a walk this morning. (take)
20. I don't know why they _________ that one.(choose)
21. We _________ selling computers last year.(begin)
22. They will have ___________ all the way.(swim)
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).
Eg:. I lost the key that he (give) to me.
Ans: I lost the key that he had given (give) to me.
1. She told me that she ______________(see) a ghost.
2. I went downstairs because I ______________(hear) a
noise.
3. When they came home, Sue ____________________(cook)
dinner already.
4. We could not send you a postcard because we
________________(forget) our address book.
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).
Eg: The waiter served something that we had not ordered
(not / order)
1. He went to Alaska where he ___________ (not / be)
before.
2. She put on the red dress, which she __________________
______________________(not / wear) for ages.
3. He __________________(not / play) tennis before that day.
4. His mother was angry because he ______________(not /
help) her with the shopping.
Complete the questions in Past Perfect or Simple Past
Tense.
Ans: 1. Have you finished your homework before you went
to the cinema? (you / finish)
2. _________________ the bathroom before you bathed the
dog? (why / you / clean)
3. ________________________your breakfast before you
came here? (you / have)
4. _________________a place to stay when she went to
Boston? (she / find)
5. ________________________before she moved to
Chicago? (where / she / live)