Grammar Worksheet With Past Time Words

Understanding when something happened is a big part of speaking and writing clearly in English. Past Time Words help us talk about actions and events that have already happened. In this post, you’ll learn what past time words are, see lots of useful examples, and discover how to use them easily in your own sentences.

Sentence with Past time words

Ago	Last	Yesterday
Three months ago	Last summer	Yesterday afternoon
Twenty years ago	Last Monday	Yesterday morning
An hour ago	Last Christmas	Yesterday evening
Two weeks ago	Last night	Yesterday
Six months ago	Last weekend	Yesterday
Five years ago	Last semester	Yesterday

Fill in the blanks with “ago, last and yesterday.”

1. I met Sarah __________.
2. __________, we went to the beach.
3. __________, I visited my grandparents.
4. He finished his homework __________.
5. __________, we had a great dinner.
6. She started her new job __________.
7. __________, I read a fascinating book.
8. They moved into their new house __________.
9. __________, I saw an interesting movie.
10. We had a family reunion __________.
11. She graduated from college __________.
12. __________, we celebrated her birthday.
13. __________, I cleaned my room.
14. He received a promotion __________.
15. __________, we had a picnic in the park.
16. They adopted a puppy __________.
17. __________, she baked a delicious cake.
18. He finished his project __________.
19. __________, we went shopping.
20. We painted the house __________.
21. __________, she wrote a letter to her friend.
22. __________, he played soccer with his friends.
23. They moved to a new city __________.
24. __________, we went for a hike.
25. She completed her marathon __________.
26. __________, they bought a new car.
27. He repaired the computer __________.
28. __________, she took a vacation.
29. We had a barbecue __________.
30. __________, he won a competition.
31. She finished reading a novel __________.
32. __________, we attended a wedding.
33. __________, he planted a garden.
34. They renovated their kitchen __________.
35. __________, she learned to swim.
36. He started learning French __________.
37. __________, we redecorated the living room.
38. __________, she completed a painting.
39. They organized a charity event __________.
40. __________, he started a new job.
41. We visited the museum __________.
42. __________, she baked cookies.
43. He traveled to Europe __________.
44. __________, they celebrated their anniversary.
45. She finished her exams __________.
46. __________, he attended a concert.
47. They went on a road trip __________.
48. __________, she practiced the piano.
49. He graduated from high school __________.
50. __________, we volunteered at the shelter.

 

Grammar Worksheet With Past Time Words

Answer to the past time words blanks:

• I met Sarah two years ago.
• Last summer, we went to the beach.
• Yesterday, I visited my grandparents.
• He finished his homework an hour ago.
• Last night, we had a great dinner.
• She started her new job last month.
• Yesterday, I read a fascinating book.
• They moved into their new house last week.
• Last weekend, I saw an interesting movie.
• We had a family reunion two months ago.
• She graduated from college last year.
• Last Friday, we celebrated her birthday.
• Yesterday afternoon, I cleaned my room.
• He received a promotion last month.
• Last Sunday, we had a picnic in the park.
• They adopted a puppy two weeks ago.
• Yesterday evening, she baked a delicious cake.
• He finished his project last night.
• Yesterday morning, we went shopping.
• We painted the house last summer.
• Yesterday afternoon, she wrote a letter to her friend.
• Two days ago, he played soccer with his friends.
• They moved to a new city last year.
• Last weekend, we went for a hike.
• She completed her marathon last month.
• Two weeks ago, they bought a new car.
• He repaired the computer yesterday.
• Last month, she took a vacation.
• We had a barbecue last weekend.
• Last week, he won a competition.
• She finished reading a novel yesterday.
• Last month, we attended a wedding.
• Last spring, he planted a garden.
• They renovated their kitchen last year.
• Last summer, she learned to swim.
• He started learning French last semester.
• Last month, we redecorated the living room.
• Yesterday morning, she completed a painting.
• They organized a charity event last month.
• Yesterday afternoon, he started a new job.
• We visited the museum last weekend.
• Yesterday evening, she baked cookies.
• He traveled to Europe last year.
• Last week, they celebrated their anniversary.
• She finished her exams last month.
• Yesterday evening, he attended a concert.
• They went on a road trip last summer.
• Last week, she practiced the piano.
• He graduated from high school last year.
• Last weekend, we volunteered at the shelter.

Grammar Worksheet With Past Time Words

FAQs on Past Time Words

1. What is time in English grammar?

In English grammar, time shows when an action happens — whether in the past, present, or future. It helps us understand when events take place.

2. What is past time in grammar?

Past time refers to actions or events that already happened. We often use the past tense and past time expressions like yesterday or last year to describe them.

3. What are the time words for tenses?

Time words help signal the tense:

• Past tense: yesterday, ago, last month

• Present tense: now, today, every day

• Future tense: tomorrow, next week, soon

4. What are examples of time words?

Examples of time words include

• yesterday

• last night

• two weeks ago

• now

• tomorrow

• soon

5. What are the 12 time order words?

Here are 12 common time order words used to show the sequence of events:

1. First

2. Second

3. Next

4. Then

5. After that

6. Later

7. Meanwhile

8. Soon

9. Before

10. Finally

11. Eventually

12. At last

6. What are time words in grammar?

Time words are words that tell when something happens. They help place events in time and are important for creating clear and organized sentences.

7. What are the 10 past-time expressions?

Here are 10 examples of past-time expressions:

1. Yesterday

2. Last night

3. Two days ago

4. Last year

5. Earlier

6. A week ago

7. When I was a child

8. Recently

9. In the past

10. The other day

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