PUT THE VERBS IN THE PAST TENSE FORM

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1. This fish (swim) in the sea yesterday.
2. My cat (chase) a mouse last night.
3. Those cakes (be) very good. I (eat) three yesterday.
4. Maud (come) to dinner last Friday and (drink) tea.
5. John (catch) three fish last week.
6. Harry (steal) five cakes yesterday.
7. Last Monday Nicholas (find) some green apples and later he (have) a stomach ache.
8. George (buy) a mad hat three days ago. After that he (feel) miserable.
9. Tim and Tom (check) Henry’s height yesterday.
10. This hen (lay) an egg five minutes ago.
11. Peter (lie) in the sun yesterday.
12. Paul (like) his last holidays. He (go) to Switzerland.
13. I (get) a present for Christmas. It (be) in a box.
14. Michael (dig) in the garden last week.
15. Roy (break) Joyce’s doll yesterday.
16. Angry Joyce (shoot) Roy with a water gun yesterday.
17. Yesterday they (run) and they (win).
18. Tony (sing) a happy tune two minutes ago.
19. They (laugh) at me yesterday and I (be) very angry.
20. Last Monday this cow (spend) her free time on a meadow.
21. I (hear) an owl yesterday evening.
22. Mike (listen) to owls last night. He (be) afraid.
23. This mutt (bring) a bird to his master.
24. The bird’s ghost keeper (haunt) the silly master.