The Past Indefinite Tense, also known as the Simple Past Tense, is used to talk about actions or situations that were completed in the past. It often refers to actions that occurred at a specific time in the past. The tense is formed by using the past form of the verb.
Structural Formula:
Subject + past form of the verb + object.
- Affirmative: Subject + V2 + object + …………… (.)
- Negative: Subject + did not + V1 + object + …………… (.)
- Interrogative: Did + Subject + V1 + object + …………… (?)
Examples:
- She played the piano yesterday.
- He wrote a letter.
- The train left at 9 AM.
- I watched a movie last night.
- They visited the museum last week.
Exercise of Past Indefinite Tense
1) I ______ for my exams last night. (studied, study)
2) He _____ home along the beach most evenings after work all week long last week. (walk, walked)
3) We ______ into the sea every day that week. (jumped, jumps)
4) She ______ home from work on most days of the week during summer holidays all year long since January? (cycled, cycles)
5) They ______ to school every day that month. (walked, walking)
6) I _____ twice in the pool that week since January? (went, goes, will go )
7) She ____ for two hours every evening that week during the summer holidays last year. (cooked, cooks)
8) The girls _______ songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays all summer long since January? (sang, sings)
9) We _______ for our exams all week long last week. (studied, studies)
10) She _______ tennis during her free time after work on Saturdays that month since January. (played, plays)
11) He ______ a letter to his grandmother several times that month since January? (wrote, writing)
12) I _____ at 10 pm every night that week during the summer holidays last year. (went, goes, will go )
13) We _______ TV in the living room for two hours every evening that week last summer. (watched, watching)
14) They ________ in the park on Saturdays if it was sunny every Saturday since January? (ran, runs, will run)
15) She _______ a letter to her grandmother several times that month since January? (wrote, writing )
16) The children _______ in the pool every day during the summer holidays since January? (swam, swim)
17) He _______ TV in the living room last summer. (watched, watching )
18) She ______ dinner at 6 pm every evening this week during summer holidays all year long last year since January? (cooked, cooks)
19) The girls ________ songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays all summer long since January? (sang, sings )
20) We ______ into the sea all summer long since January. (jumped, jump)
Answers
1) I studied for my exams last night.
2) He walked home along the beach most evenings after work all week long last week.
3) We jumped into the sea every day that week.
4) She cycled home from work on most days of the week during summer holidays all year long since January?
5) They walked to school every day that month.
6) I went swimming in the pool twice that week since January?
7) She cooked dinner for two hours every evening that week during the summer holidays last year.
8) The girls sang songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays all summer long since January?
9) We studied for our exams all week long last week.
10) She played tennis during her free time after work on Saturdays that month since January.
11) He wrote a letter to his grandmother several times that month since January?
12) I went to bed at 10 pm every night that week during the summer holidays last year.
13) We watched TV in the living room for two hours every evening that week last summer.
14) They ran in the park on Saturdays if it was sunny every Saturday since January?
15) She wrote a letter to her grandmother several times that month since January?
16) The children swam in the pool every day during the summer holidays since January?
17) He watched TV in the living room last summer.
18) She cooked dinner at 6 pm every evening this week during summer holidays all year long last year since January?
19) The girls sang songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays all summer long since January.
20) We jumped into the sea all summer long since January.
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