Past Simple Exercises PDFSet 8: Time Expressions & Context
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.I ___ (meet) her two years ___.
a) meet, agob) met, pastc) met, befored) met, ago
2.She ___ (graduate) from university ___ June.
a) graduated, atb) graduates, inc) graduated, ind) graduated, on
3.We ___ (go) to Italy ___ summer.
a) went, lastb) went, the lastc) go, lastd) went, past
4.He ___ (call) me ___ at 10 pm.
a) call, yesterdayb) called, tomorrowc) calls, yesterdayd) called, yesterday
5.The accident ___ (happen) ___ Monday morning.
a) happened, inb) happened, onc) happens, ond) happened, at
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.met, ago
2.graduated, in
3.went, last
4.called, yesterday
5.happened, on
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."met, ago"(d)
'Ago' is used with past simple to indicate time before now: two years ago.
2."graduated, in"(c)
Use 'in' with months and years: in June, in 2020. Past simple for completed action.
3."went, last"(a)
'Last' + time period is used with past simple: last summer, last year.
4."called, yesterday"(d)
'Yesterday' indicates past time. Past simple is required.
5."happened, on"(b)
Use 'on' with days: on Monday. Past simple for completed events.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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