English Grammar Practice Worksheets
Simple Past • Defining Relative Clauses
Exercise 1 – Simple Past: Fill in the Blanks
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct simple past form. Use regular and irregular verbs.
1. Last summer, we ___________________ (travel) to Italy and
___________________ (visit) the Colosseum.
2. She ___________________ (break) her leg when she ___________________
(fall) off her bicycle.
3. They ___________________ (fly) to New York and ___________________
(stay) at a nice hotel.
4. He ___________________ (write) three emails and then ___________________
(call) his boss.
5. The children ___________________ (swim) in the lake and
___________________ (play) on the beach.
6. I ___________________ (buy) some groceries and ___________________
(cook) dinner for my family.
7. The teacher ___________________ (teach) the lesson and
___________________ (give) the students homework.
8. We ___________________ (meet) our friends at the café and
___________________ (drink) coffee together.
9. Matthew ___________________ (lose) his wallet on the way to work, so he
___________________ (feel) very upset.
10. Angie ___________________ (catch) a bad cold last week and
___________________ (lie) in bed for three days.
11. My mother ___________________ (take) care of me when I
___________________ (get) sick last winter.
12. Robert ___________________ (help) his wife wash the dishes and then
___________________ (watch) TV.
13. The wind ___________________ (blow) very strongly and
___________________ (knock) over several trees.
14. I ___________________ (set) the alarm for 7:00, but I ___________________
(wake) up before it rang.
15. She ___________________ (paint) the walls of her bedroom and
___________________ (hang) some new pictures.
16. They ___________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss)
the beginning of the film.
17. He ___________________ (send) an email to his friend and
___________________ (wait) for a reply all day.
18. We ___________________ (have) a wonderful time at the party and
___________________ (dance) until midnight.
19. The students ___________________ (study) hard all week and
___________________ (do) well on the exam.
20. Susan ___________________ (learn) how to drive last year and
___________________ (pass) her test on the first try.
Exercise 2 – Defining Relative Clauses: WHO or WHICH
CHOOSE THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUN
Choose who or which to complete each sentence. Write the correct word in the blank.
Use WHO for people. Use WHICH for things and animals.
1. The woman ___________________ (who / which) lives next door is a doctor.
2. I love the book ___________________ (who / which) you gave me for my
birthday.
3. The man ___________________ (who / which) called yesterday left a message.
4. The car ___________________ (who / which) my father bought is red.
5. The students ___________________ (who / which) passed the exam were very
happy.
6. The restaurant ___________________ (who / which) opened last month is very
popular.
7. The teacher ___________________ (who / which) taught us last year was
excellent.
8. The film ___________________ (who / which) won the Oscar was amazing.
9. The girl ___________________ (who / which) sits in front of me is my best friend.
10. The package ___________________ (who / which) arrived this morning is for
you.
11. The police officer ___________________ (who / which) helped us was very
kind.
12. The laptop ___________________ (who / which) I use for work is very fast.
13. The children ___________________ (who / which) were playing in the park
went home.
14. The building ___________________ (who / which) was destroyed in the fire has
been rebuilt.
15. The scientist ___________________ (who / which) discovered penicillin was
Alexander Fleming.
16. The coffee ___________________ (who / which) I drink every morning helps
me wake up.
17. The nurse ___________________ (who / which) looked after me in hospital was
very caring.
18. The train ___________________ (who / which) leaves at 8 o'clock is always on
time.
19. The man ___________________ (who / which) won the lottery gave most of it to
charity.
20. The website ___________________ (who / which) I use most is for watching
videos online.
Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Simple Past
1. travelled / visited
2. broke / fell
3. flew / stayed
4. wrote / called
5. swam / played
6. bought / cooked
7. taught / gave
8. met / drank
9. lost / felt
10. caught / lay
11. took / got
12. helped / watched
13. blew / knocked
14. set / woke
15. painted / hung
16. arrived / missed
17. sent / waited
18. had / danced
19. studied / did
20. learned / passed
Exercise 2 – Defining Relative Clauses
1. who
2. which
3. who
4. which
5. who
6. which
7. who
8. which
9. who
10. which
11. who
12. which
13. who
14. which
15. who
16. which
17. who
18. which
19. who
20. which