This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which time phrase best signals that an action happened in the simple past? A) Right now. B) Two days ago. C) Often. D) Next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two days ago. 2. "Adelle sang a very good song" . Kind of Verb that used for "Past Tense" is ..... A) Verb 1. B) Verb-ing. C) Verb 2. D) Verb 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb 2. 3. The boy ..... lost and he could not find his mother. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 4. They ..... to the office. A) Is going. B) Gone. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 5. When you have the verb to be is it necessary to use an auxiliary? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. Dina ..... Selendang Mayang ice at home last weekend. A) Make. B) Made. C) Making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made. 7. Galih ..... to California last year. A) Come. B) Went. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 8. Mary didn't ..... her teeth in the morning. A) Brush. B) Brushes. C) Brushing. D) Brushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brush. 9. We ..... by train yesterday. A) Travelled. B) Come. C) Traveled. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travelled. 10. My dog ..... (run) in the park A) Run. B) Running. C) Runed. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ran. 11. We ..... the garbage this morning. A) Taked out. B) Takes out. C) Take ou. D) Took out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Took out. 12. They ..... planning a surprise party for their friend yesterday. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 13. Example of the right sentence that used "Past Tense" is ..... A) I am studying Math now. B) I studied English yesterday. C) I will study Art next week. D) I study History every Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I studied English yesterday. 14. She ..... a letter for her pen-pal, but she made a card instead and sent it immediately. A) Didn't do. B) Didn't send. C) Didn't read. D) Didn't write. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't write. 15. What did you sell yesterday? I ..... some maskers A) Sells. B) Sold. C) Sell. D) Selling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sold. 16. Mr. Tapia ..... English last year. A) Teached. B) Teach. C) Taught. D) Teaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taught. 17. We ..... French last year. A) Studied. B) Study. C) Studies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studied. 18. I ..... breakfast at 7 AM yesterday. A) Had. B) Has. C) Have. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 19. Which rule is being applied in these verbs?watch-watched A) Add "-d" to verbs ending in "e" to form its past tense. B) Add "-ed" to the end of the verb to form the past tense. C) Double the last letter and add "-ed" to verbs with one syllable to form its past tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add "-ed" to the end of the verb to form the past tense. 20. We ..... in a caravan all over Peninsular Malaysia last holidays. A) Travelled. B) Travelling. C) Travel. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travelled. 21. I ..... the work yesterday night. A) Finish. B) Finished. C) Finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished. 22. We hit. (Change to Past Tense) A) We hit. B) We hitted. C) We are hitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We hit. 23. My mom ..... in the river last summer. A) Swims. B) Swim. C) Swan. D) Swam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swam. 24. Dandy didn't ..... his parents about his English test score last week. A) Tell. B) Telled. C) Telling. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell. 25. Luis did not ..... the movie last night. A) Watch. B) Watched. C) Watches. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watch. 26. The baby ..... (cry) aloud last night. A) Cried. B) Cryed. C) Cry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cried. 27. True or False:To make the sentence 'He put the book on the table' into a question, you would write 'Did he putted the book on the table?'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. The little boy played football, he ..... basketball three days ago. A) Did not play. B) Did not hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not play. 29. ..... they at home in the evening? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 30. What is the past tense of"ask" A) Asking. B) Ask. C) Asked. D) Asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked. 31. In past tense the rules for irregular verbs are: A) If you want, you can use the present or past form. B) You may add "ed" if it ends with consonant. C) Use them only with "ing" in the end. D) There are no rules, you must learn them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are no rules, you must learn them. 32. Choose the sentence that correctly changes 'She writes a story' to the simple past tense. A) She written a story. B) She wrote a story. C) She did wrote a story. D) She wroted a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wrote a story. 33. Which sentence correctly uses a time expression with the simple past tense? A) I finished my project two days ago. B) Next year, we went on vacation. C) I am visiting my cousin last week. D) Tomorrow, I ate a big breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my project two days ago. 34. Ten years ago, I ..... only a baby. A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 35. I ..... this scissor to cut the grass yesterday. A) Using. B) Used. C) Use. D) User. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used. 36. 2-The boys ..... at the school ten minutes ago. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 37. Which sentence below shows consistent use of the simple past tense to describe a sequence of events? A) He opened the door and sees his dog waiting for him. B) First, I finished my chores, and then I played video games. C) She was walking home when she find a lost wallet. D) We ate dinner and then we are watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First, I finished my chores, and then I played video games. 38. Which sentence correctly describes a sequence of two past actions? A) First, I brushed my teeth, and then I go to bed. B) First, I brush my teeth, and then I went to bed. C) First, I brushed my teeth, and then I went to bed. D) First, I was brushing my teeth, and then I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First, I brushed my teeth, and then I went to bed. 39. In English we have two types of verbs:regular and irregular? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 40. What is the past tense of believe? A) Believed. B) Belief. C) Beliefed. D) Beloved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Believed. 41. Who ..... to the market yesterday. A) Be walking. B) Walked. C) Walk. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked. 42. Did teachers prepare the lesson yesterday? A) Yes, They did. B) Yes, We did. C) Yes, I did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, They did. 43. We ..... still here after you went home A) Is. B) Been. C) Were. D) Are. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 44. Second form of verb of Smell A) Smelled. B) Smelt. C) Smells. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smelt. 45. We ..... the police to report the theft. A) Ringing. B) Ring. C) Rang. D) Ringed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rang. 46. ..... you ..... (fly) to Colombia last year? A) Did/fly. B) Did/flew. C) Did/flyed. D) Did/flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did/fly. 47. You ..... so brave in that competition last year. A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 48. Which sentence correctly uses the simple past tense for a regular verb? A) We walk to the park yesterday. B) I watched a great movie last weekend. C) They studyed hard for the test. D) She talk on the phone for an hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I watched a great movie last weekend. 49. I ..... my friends last Saturday. (meet) A) Meeted. B) Metted. C) Meet. D) Met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Met. 50. Dona ..... this delicious food for us, 1 hour ago A) Cooked. B) Cooking. C) Cook to. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooked. 51. My school ..... on 21st March due to the lockdown. A) Closes. B) Closed. C) Close. D) Will close. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 52. Which is the past tense verb for occur? A) Occured. B) Occuried. C) Occurried. D) Occurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occurred. 53. Did you ..... him yesterday? A) Saw. B) See. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See. 54. Select the right sentence in simple past. A) She was to the supermarket last weekend. B) She went to the supermarket last weekend. C) She didn't went to the supermarket last weekend. D) She goed to the supermarket last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to the supermarket last weekend. 55. She ..... very happy when she knew about the story. A) Am. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 56. Sarah often ..... her mother at home. A) Help. B) Helped. C) Helps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps. 57. Which is the past tense for deny? A) Denyed. B) Denyyed. C) Denied. D) Denyied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denied. 58. What did you eat yesterday morning? A) I eats a hamburger yesterday morning. B) I'm eating a hamburger yesterday morning. C) I eat a hamburger yesterday morning. D) I ate a hamburger yesterday morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I ate a hamburger yesterday morning. 59. What is the rule to write a negative sentence in past simple? A) Subject+ did not + verb in infinitive+ complement. B) Subject+ did not+ verb+ ed+ complement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject+ did not + verb in infinitive+ complement. 60. I ..... an elephant last night A) Drawing. B) Drawing the. C) Draw. D) Drew. 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