Past Tense Exercises

It was cold, so I ____ my jacket.

• took off

• put on

• forgot

• left

The food was awful. We ____ it at all.

• ate

• liked

• didn’t eat

• cooked

The children were hungry, so they ____ the whole pizza.

• shared

• ordered

• ate

• ignored

I went to Lilly’s house, but she ____ at home.

• was

• wasn’t

• is

• wasn’t there

The book was boring, so I ____ reading it.

• finished

• enjoyed

• stopped

• started

The phone was too expensive, so I ____ it.

• bought

• returned

• sold

• didn’t buy

It was dark outside, so I ____ a cat lying on the ground.

• saw

• heard

• ignored

• called

We needed some extra money, so we ____ our old car.

• fixed

• sold

• kept

• bought

They were upset that they ____ the competition.

• won

• joined

• lost

• avoided

Emma was tired last night, so she ____ to bed early.

• went

• stayed

• didn’t go

• woke up