Grammar Be careful to use the correct past tenses!
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1 After her visitors ,Grandma
___tired. (go, feel)
2 When the boys ___ their homework, they ___ che football.
(finish, play)
3 The passengers ___ off the plane after it ___ (hurry, land)
4 The children their dinner when they their hands (eat, wash)
5 When Jane a big bunch of flowers, she them in a jug. (pick, put)
6 After the rain the trees
in the sunshine. (stop, glitter)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "go". It is "went".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "feel". It is "felt".
- So, the correct sentence is "After her visitors, Grandma felt tired."
2 When the boys finished their homework, they played che football. (finish, play)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "finish". It remains the same - "finished".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "play". It is "played".
- So, the correct sentence is "When the boys finished their homework, they played football."
3 The passengers hurried off the plane after it landed. (hurry, land)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "hurry". It remains the same - "hurried".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "land". It remains the same - "landed".
- So, the correct sentence is "The passengers hurried off the plane after it landed."
4 The children ate their dinner when they washed their hands. (eat, wash)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "eat". It remains the same - "ate".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "wash". It remains the same - "washed".
- So, the correct sentence is "The children ate their dinner when they washed their hands."
5 When Jane picked a big bunch of flowers, she put them in a jug. (pick, put)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "pick". It is "picked".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "put". It remains the same - "put".
- So, the correct sentence is "When Jane picked a big bunch of flowers, she put them in a jug."
6 After the rain stopped, the trees glittered in the sunshine. (stop, glitter)
Explanation:
- First, we need to find the past tense of the verb "stop". It remains the same - "stopped".
- Then, we need to find the past tense of the verb "glitter". It remains the same - "glittered".
- So, the correct sentence is "After the rain stopped, the trees glittered in the sunshine."