Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Tenses Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews       Fill in each of the blanks with the correct form of the past tense.       1.   The emergency meeting _______ a while ago. ( end ) 2.   The pupil unintentionally _______ the window pane. ( break ) 3.   when the telephone rang, no one _______ in the house. ( to be ) 4.   The error in the notice _______ already. ( correct ) 5.   If you had called, we _______ readily. ( respond ) 6.   We _______ the good news last night. ( receive ) 7.   How I wish I _______ the champion. ( to be ) 8.   Edwin _______ the riddle for the past hour before he decided to give up. ( solve ) 9.   By the time the firemen came, the houses _______ to the ground. ( raze ) 10.   All the stolen goods _______ by the police. ( confiscate ) 11.   When Aida was a Guide, she always _______ our campfire. ( join ) 12.   The shopkeeper _______ the door when the robbers appeared. ( close ) 13.   Before the house owner reached home, the police _______ . ( arrive ) 14.   If you _______ us, we would have reserved the seat. ( tell ) 15.   The scouts felt tired since they _______ for the past three hours. ( trek ).       Sponsored Links       Answers       1.   The emergency meeting ended a while ago. 2.   The pupil unintentionally broke the window pane. 3.   when the telephone rang, no one was in the house. 4.   The error in the notice had been corrected already. 5.   If you had called, we would have responded readily. 6.   We received the good news last night. 7.   How I wish I were the champion. 8.   Edwin had been solving the riddle for the past hour before he decided to give up. 9.   By the time the firemen came, the houses had been razed to the ground. 10.   All the stolen goods had been confiscated by the police. 11.   When Aida was a Guide, she always joined our campfire. 12.   The shopkeeper was closing the door when the robbers appeared. 13.   Before the house owner reached home, the police had arrived . 14.   If you had told us, we would have reserved the seat. 15.   The scouts felt tired since they had been trekking for the past three hours.           001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037    038    039    040    041    042    043    044    045    046    047    048    049    050    051    052    053    054    055    056    057    058    059    060    061    062    063    064    065    066    067    068    069    070    071    072    073    074    075    076    077    078    079    080    081    082    083    084    085    086    087    088    089    090    091    092    093    094    095    096    097    098    099    100    101    102    103    104    105    106    107    108    109    110    111    112    113    114    115    116    117    118    119    120    121    122       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays