Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

1.  The accident ________________ place an hour ago. (take)

2.  Mrs Lee opened her mouth, then quickly ________________ it again. (shut)

3.  He ________________ a feather in his hat and walked to town. (stick)

4.  Long ago, people ________________ the world was flat. (think)

5.  He walked to the river one day and ________________ a crocodile trapped in a

     net. (find)

6.  The village doctor ________________ round the village on a bicycle to visit the

     sick. (ride)

7.  When she heard the doorbell, she ________________ downstairs to open the

     door. (run)

8.  The gate ________________ open at the push of a button. (slide)

9.  I ________________ the 3.15pm plane to Kuala Lumpur. (catch)

10. John ________________  that he had made a mistake when he saw the

      teacher’s angry look. (know)