This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He (not, take) the bus to school yesterday. A) He did not take the bus to school yesterday. B) He was not taking the bus to school yesterday. C) He took the bus to school yesterday. D) He did not ride the bus to school yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He did not take the bus to school yesterday. 2. You eat too much A) Eats. B) Ate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ate. 3. The pupils ..... their English exam half an hour ago. A) Began. B) Begun. C) Beginning. D) Begins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Began. 4. He ..... to a local grammar school when he was little. A) Go. B) Went. C) Goes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 5. What is the simple past form of 'write'? A) Writed. B) Wroteen. C) Writeed. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrote. 6. We went horse riding. A) Who did you go with?. B) When did you go?. C) Where did you go?. D) What did you do?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What did you do?. 7. The board of directors ..... Mr. Man to be the new president. A) Chose. B) Chooses. C) Choosing. D) Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chose. 8. They (visit) their grandparents last weekend. A) They visited their grandparents last weekend. B) They visits their grandparents last weekend. C) They visiting their grandparents last weekend. D) They visit their grandparents last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They visited their grandparents last weekend. 9. Did you finish your homework? A) Yes, I did. B) Yes, I do. C) No, I did. D) Yes, I make my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I did. 10. Differentiate the following:'I eat' vs 'I ate'. What is the past form? A) I eated. B) I eating. C) I ate. D) I eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I ate. 11. He understands me. A) Understood. B) Understand. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understood. 12. ..... in this mansion 5 years ago? A) You lived. B) Did you live. C) Did you lived. D) Have you lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you live. 13. My parents ..... me a scooter. A) Buied. B) Bought. C) Buys. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 14. My sister ..... (see) two big dogs but she was not afraid. A) Saw. B) See. C) Sees. D) Seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 15. Form a question:They (play) soccer last week? A) Did they play soccer last week?. B) Did they plays soccer last week?. C) They played soccer last week?. D) They do play soccer last week?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did they play soccer last week?. 16. My brother ..... (go) to the zoo yesterday. A) Goes. B) Went. C) Going. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 17. Nick: "I last ..... Susan at her house two ..... ago." A) See/ months. B) Saw/ months. C) Saw/ year. D) Seen/ week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw/ months. 18. What is the simple past form of 'read'? A) Reed. B) Readed. C) Red. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 19. Form a negative sentence:I (not eat) breakfast yesterday. A) I did not eat breakfast yesterday. B) I not eat breakfast yesterday. C) I didn't ate breakfast yesterday. D) I did not had breakfast yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I did not eat breakfast yesterday. 20. What time (he, leave) for the airport? A) What time he leaves for the airport?. B) What time did he leave for the airport?. C) What time does he leave for the airport?. D) What time he left for the airport?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What time did he leave for the airport?. 21. The dog ..... in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door. A) Put. B) Ran. C) Stood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stood. 22. Mrs. Haniza ..... rice porridge yesterday. A) Cooks. B) Cookd. C) Cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooked. 23. The monitor ..... the floor this morning before the bell rang. A) Swept. B) Sweeping. C) Sweep. D) Sweeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swept. 24. Tom and Bill ..... my best friends. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 25. The simple past of "have" A) Has. B) Had. C) Haved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 26. Father ..... us to the beach last Sunday. A) Drove. B) Drives. C) Drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drove. 27. They ..... down when they received the sad news. A) Break. B) Breaks. C) Broke. D) Were breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broke. 28. ..... you ..... a present last year? A) Did, got. B) Do, get. C) Do, got. D) Did, get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did, get. 29. Linda ..... (move) to Buenos Aires when she ..... (leave) home. A) Moves; leaves. B) Moving; leaving. C) Moved; left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moved; left. 30. They ..... the film last weekend. A) Watch. B) Watching. C) Watched. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watched. 31. We (not visit) the museum last month. A) We have not visited the museum last month. B) We did not visit the museum last month. C) We did visit the museum last month. D) We will not visit the museum last month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We did not visit the museum last month. 32. It ..... (4) fantastic i ever had. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 33. Mr. Walter ..... my Science teacher last year. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 34. The strong wind ..... off her hat. A) Blew. B) Blown. C) Blowed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blew. 35. She ..... a nice picture last week. A) Draw. B) Drew. C) Draws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drew. 36. ..... we do our homework yesterday? A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 37. The two men ..... hands. A) Shook. B) Shoke. C) Shoked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shook. 38. They catch. (Choose the simple past tense) A) They catched. B) They caught. C) They catches. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They caught. 39. The children ..... across the road when they saw the fire. A) Ran. B) Runs. C) Run. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ran. 40. The simple past of "buy" A) Bouhgt. B) Buyed. C) Bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bought. 41. Was Linda a student in your school in 2012? A) No, she was. B) Yes, she is. C) No, she weren't. D) Yes, she was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, she was. 42. Mark ..... (not, wear) a coat when it started to rain. A) Wasn't wearing. B) Didn't wear. C) Was wearing. D) Weren't wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't wearing. 43. What is the simple past form of 'make'? A) Maked. B) Madea. C) Made. D) Maked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made. 44. What ..... your mother ..... last Sunday? A) Was did. B) Was do. C) Did did. D) Did do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did do. 45. They ..... Mr. Goh's car to the workshop yesterday. A) Push. B) Pushed. C) Pushing. D) Puss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pushed. 46. It ..... him one hour to finish the work. A) Took. B) Take. C) Is taking. D) Has taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 47. Escoja el verbo bien escrito en Pasado simple A) Lived. B) Liveed. C) Live. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived. 48. My grandmother ..... me about her childhood. A) Told. B) Tell. C) Telled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 49. They (not, finish) their homework before the deadline. A) They have not finished their homework before the deadline. B) They did not finish their homework before the deadline. C) They finished not their homework before the deadline. D) They do not finish their homework before the deadline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They did not finish their homework before the deadline. 50. We think. (Choose the simple past tense) A) We thought. B) We think. C) We are thinking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We thought. 51. Shakespeare ..... ( write) Othello and many other plays A) Wrtten. B) Wrote. C) Writes. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrote. 52. I ..... (ride) a bicycle with my family last week. A) Ride. B) Rode. C) Rides. D) Riding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rode. 53. My friend, Adrian, ..... to his uncle last week. A) Writing. B) Writes. C) Wrote. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrote. 54. We ..... tired because it ..... late at night. A) Was, is. B) Were, was. C) Are, is. D) Was, were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, was. 55. The simple past of "sleep" A) Slept. B) Sleept. C) Slipt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slept. 56. Kitty ..... (chat) with her friend last Monday. A) Chated. B) Chatted. C) Chatt. D) Chet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chatted. 57. The meal was ..... (pay) by my mother. A) Pay. B) Payed. C) Paid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paid. 58. We ..... our ex-classmate whom we had not seen for ages in school yesterday. A) Meets. B) Meeting. C) Met. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met. 59. In the past, IRREGULAR verbs A) Have to be memorized. B) End in e. C) Do not change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to be memorized. 60. A cat slept under the car last night. A) Last. B) Under. C) Slept. D) None of the above. 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