Past Simple
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct tenses, ie past simple or present simple. Make your sentences sound quite possible.
Mr Banks ...... (want) to see me now.
I ....... (wonder) what time the meeting should be starting.
I ....... (imagine) you didn't have any time for the preparations.
....... (you / want) to have a word with me, Mr Johnson?
My associate ....... (contemplate) about how much money we've spend so far.
I ....... (be curious / rather) to find out whether you could spare a moment.
Pete ....... (wonder) whether he would ever meet a woman like Lilly again.
Ms Blinks ....... (be curious) to see if her husband was cheating on her.
Henry Brown ....... (intend) to have a short talk with his son.
The teacher ....... (be surprised) to find out that the vast majority of his class still couldn't use the past simple effectively.