English grammar practice worksheet featuring exercises on verb forms, question construction, past simple tense, sentence completion, and paragraph writing.

Let's go through each exercise step by step and solve them with explanations.

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Exercise 1: Put one of these verbs into their correct form to complete the sentences.

Verbs: buy, sell, spend, pay, drink, fall, teach, throw, write, catch, hurt, lose

We need to choose the correct verb and use it in the right tense (mostly past simple).

a) L.P. Devkota ________ many books on literature.
→ He was a famous writer, so he wrote books.
✔ wrote

b) ________ you ________ your motorcycle yesterday? Someone had come to buy it.
→ "Someone had come to buy it" suggests the motorcycle was sold. The question is asking if you sold it.
✔ Did you sell

c) My uncle ________ me how to drive when I was 16.
→ Teaching someone a skill — past action.
✔ taught

d) I was really thirsty but I ________ the water as it looked dirty.
→ You didn’t drink it because it looked dirty.
✔ didn’t drink

e) Nepal ________ to Saudi Arabia in yesterday’s match.
→ A sports result — losing a match.
✔ lost

f) Numa ________ the ball to Jack but he ________ it.
→ Numa threw the ball; Jack failed to catch it.
✔ threw, didn’t catch

g) We heard Roma ________ down the stairs and ________ her right arm.
→ She fell and got hurt. Past perfect or past simple? Since it's a sequence:
She fell down → then hurt her arm.
✔ fall, hurt

h) Jeet ________ lots of money last week. Among other things, he ________ a pair of jeans for which he ________ Rs. 2,500.
- First: "spent" money
- Then: "bought" jeans
- Paid Rs. 2,500 → "paid"
✔ spent, bought, paid

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✔ Exercise 1 Answers:

a) wrote
b) Did you sell
c) taught
d) didn’t drink
e) lost
f) threw, didn’t catch
g) fall, hurt
h) spent, bought, paid

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Exercise 2: Your uncle has just come back from holiday. Ask him about it using the given hints.

Use questions with past simple.

a) go/alone? → Did you go alone?
b) how long/travel? → How long did you travel?
c) how long/stay there? → How long did you stay there?
d) stay/at a hotel? → Did you stay at a hotel?
e) food/at the hotel/good? → Was the food at the hotel good?
f) how/you feel? → How did you feel?
g) the weather/fine? → Was the weather fine?
h) you/go trekking as well? → Did you go trekking as well?

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✔ Exercise 2 Answers:

a) Did you go alone?
b) How long did you travel?
c) How long did you stay there?
d) Did you stay at a hotel?
e) Was the food at the hotel good?
f) How did you feel?
g) Was the weather fine?
h) Did you go trekking as well?

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Exercise 3: Put the verb into the correct form. Use past simple.

a) The film wasn't up to my taste, so I ________ early. (leave)
→ Left the cinema early.
✔ left

b) It was a funny joke but nobody ________. (laugh)
→ No one laughed.
✔ laughed

c) The bags ________ (be) too heavy for me to carry. I ________ (get) a porter to carry them.
→ Were too heavy → past tense
Got a porter → past tense
✔ were, got

d) We were in a hurry, so we ________ time to contact you. (have)
→ Didn’t have time.
✔ didn’t have

e) You were busy. So I ________ you. (disturb)
→ Didn’t want to disturb → past negative
✔ didn’t disturb

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✔ Exercise 3 Answers:

a) left
b) laughed
c) were, got
d) didn’t have
e) didn’t disturb

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Exercise 4: Add a few details to the information given in each of the following.

Add more context using past simple or present perfect.

a) I have bought a new motorbike.
→ I have bought a new motorbike. It’s red and very fast. I rode it to school today.

b) She has won a gold medal.
→ She has won a gold medal in the national swimming competition. Everyone is proud of her.

c) We haven’t seen Hari today.
→ We haven’t seen Hari today. He must be sick or away on a trip.

d) There has been a terrible accident.
→ There has been a terrible accident on the main road near the market. Two cars collided and several people were injured.

e) I’ve found the lost ring.
→ I’ve found the lost ring under the sofa. I was looking for it all morning!

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✔ Exercise 4 Sample Answers:

a) I have bought a new motorbike. It’s red and very fast. I rode it to school today.
b) She has won a gold medal in the national swimming competition. Everyone is proud of her.
c) We haven’t seen Hari today. He must be sick or away on a trip.
d) There has been a terrible accident on the main road near the market. Two cars collided and several people were injured.
e) I’ve found the lost ring under the sofa. I was looking for it all morning!

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Exercise 5: Write a paragraph saying what you did last weekend.

Sample Answer:

Last weekend, I had a great time. On Saturday morning, I went for a walk in the park with my dog. In the afternoon, I visited my grandparents and helped them clean the garden. On Sunday, I watched a movie with my friends at the cinema. After that, we had dinner at a restaurant. I also did my homework and read a book before going to bed. It was a relaxing and enjoyable weekend.

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✔ Summary of All Exercises:

#### Exercise 1:
a) wrote
b) Did you sell
c) taught
d) didn’t drink
e) lost
f) threw, didn’t catch
g) fall, hurt
h) spent, bought, paid

#### Exercise 2:
a) Did you go alone?
b) How long did you travel?
c) How long did you stay there?
d) Did you stay at a hotel?
e) Was the food at the hotel good?
f) How did you feel?
g) Was the weather fine?
h) Did you go trekking as well?

#### Exercise 3:
a) left
b) laughed
c) were, got
d) didn’t have
e) didn’t disturb

#### Exercise 4:
Added detail as above.

#### Exercise 5:
Wrote a paragraph describing a weekend (example provided).

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