Past Tense Verbs Worksheet - Fill in the blanks with correct past tense forms.

Let’s go through each question one by one. We’re looking for the correct past tense verb or auxiliary verb to match the time clues like “yesterday,” “last Monday,” “just now,” etc.

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Question 1: Yesterday I _____ to the beach.

- “Yesterday” means past tense.
- “goes” → present (wrong)
- “going” → continuous, not past simple (wrong)
- “went” → past tense of “go” ✔
- “go” → base form (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: C. went

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Question 2: Last Monday, he _____ a pretty shell at the beach.

- “Last Monday” = past tense.
- “finds” → present (wrong)
- “finding” → -ing form (wrong)
- “found” → past tense of “find” ✔
- “find” → base form (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: C. found

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Question 3: I went to the beach, but I _____ swim.

- First part is past (“went”), so second part should also be past negative.
- “don’t” → present negative (wrong)
- “didn’t” → past negative ✔
- “doesn’t” → present third person (wrong)
- “doing” → not a helper verb here (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: B. didn’t

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Question 4: I didn’t see the shark, but the lifeguard _____.

- This is contrasting two past actions.
- “I didn’t see...” → so we need the past positive for the lifeguard.
- “did” → past tense auxiliary, used to avoid repeating “see the shark” ✔
- “do” → present (wrong)
- “does” → present third person (wrong)
- “doing” → not correct here (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: A. did

*(This means: “...but the lifeguard DID [see the shark].”)*

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Question 5: Last Friday, my mother _____ me to the museum.

- “Last Friday” = past tense.
- “took” → past tense of “take” ✔
- “taking” → -ing form (wrong)
- “takes” → present (wrong)
- “take” → base form (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: A. took

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Question 6: The museum was closed so we _____ go in.

- “was closed” = past tense → so we need past negative.
- “don’t” → present (wrong)
- “didn’t” → past negative ✔
- “doesn’t” → present third person (wrong)

✔ Correct answer: B. didn’t

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Question 7: Mrs Lim and her daughter _____ to the shopping centre just now.

- “just now” = very recent past → use past tense.
- Subject is plural (“Mrs Lim and her daughter”) → needs plural past verb.
- Options aren’t shown fully, but based on pattern, likely choices are:
- A. go
- B. goes
- C. went
- D. going

→ “went” is past tense and works with plural subject ✔

✔ Correct answer: C. went *(assuming standard options)*

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Final Answer:

1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. C