Past Simple Tense Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. But I didn't hear the words. (not/hear)
• 2. But to that she made no answer. (make)
• 3. Did you call me by my name? (you/call/?)
• 4. They askaskedaskingasksdid asked the men to do it. (ask)
• 5. He did turnturnturnedturnnedturns the question over in his mind. (turn)

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• 6. No; you didn't takedidn't tookdidnt takedon't takenot taked it. (not/take)
• 7. For a long time she didn't answerdidn't answereddidn't anwserdidnt answerdoesn't answer. (not/answer)
• 8. Still he did not lookeddidn't lookdidn't lookeddoesn't lookdon't look at her. (not/look)
• 9. Perhaps he didn'tdidn't thinkdidn't thoughtdidnt thinkdoesn't think of it. (not/think)
• 10. At least I didn'tdidn't sawdidn't seedidnt seedon't see him. (not/see)
• 11. He did knowknewknowknownknows it, but he couldn't do it. (know)
• 12. why did we thinkwhy didn't we thinkwhy we did not thinkwhy we didn't thinkwhy we don't think of him before? (why/we/not/think/?)
• 13. He never taketakedtakestoketook his eyes from her face. (take)
• 14. Now, they standstandedstantstondstood before a large window. (stand)
• 15. But they didn'tdidn't minddidn't mindeddidnt minddon't mind about that. (not/mind)

• 16. And he saidsaiedsawsaysayed he wouldn't. (say)
• 17. I diddodoeddoesdone my best to give it. (do)
• 18. He retunedreturkreturnreturndreturned to my side the next moment. (return)
• 19. But I did not saiddidn't not saydidn't saiddidn't saydidnt say any such thing. (not/say)
• 20. I did wantwantwantedwentwont you to see them here. (want)

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