This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 31 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Last night around midnight, when I was sound asleep, the telephone ..... It ..... me up. A) Rang-woke. B) Ringing-woke. C) Ring-wake. D) Rang-waking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rang-woke. 2. I ..... him at the shopping mall last night. A) Saw. B) See. C) Seeing. D) Sees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 3. Johan ..... his mother to wash the dishes last night. A) Helped. B) Help. C) Helps. D) Helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped. 4. -They ..... students at the university ten years ago, but now they ..... teachers at our secondary school. A) Were-were. B) Was-is. C) Were-are. D) Are-are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were-are. 5. A: ..... she watch TV last night? B:no, she ..... A) Does/doesn't. B) Did/didn't. C) Is/isn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did/didn't. 6. "Yesterday I play with my dog. "what is the correct form? A) Yesterday I plays with my dog. B) Yesterday I player with my dog. C) Yesterday I played with my dog. D) Yesterday I play with my dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday I played with my dog. 7. Complete the sentence with the correct verb in the simple past.Where ..... (be) you when we had English class this morning? A) Were. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. She ..... a Winnie the Pooh picture for her mother last night. A) Drawing. B) Drew. C) Draws. D) Draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drew. 9. I ..... all my assignments yesterday afternoon before going to play football. A) Completing. B) Complete. C) Completed. D) Completes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Completed. 10. Bill and Michael ..... for the test when the teacher ..... it. A) Was study-started. B) Was studying-started. C) Were studying-started. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were studying-started. 11. Mei Ling ..... (sing) a famous song at the wedding ceremony last night. A) Sing. B) Sings. C) Sang. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sang. 12. Fill in the blank of the sentence!1. I ..... in Lamongan last week. A) Am. B) Were. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 13. Which of these words is the correct simple past tense form of the verb rain? A) Rainned. B) Rained. C) Raining. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rained. 14. They ..... about this project in this restaurant yesterday A) Talks. B) Talking. C) Talked. D) Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talked. 15. What is the PAST TENSE of thw word"ask" A) Ask. B) Asked. C) Asking. D) Asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 16. Last Mother's Day, my Dad ..... my mom some beautiful flowers. A) Gave. B) Gives. C) Is giving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gave. 17. Make this verb PAST TENSE.spray A) Sprayed. B) Spraied. C) Sprayied. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprayed. 18. My brother and I ..... listening to music. A) Enjoy. B) Enjoys. C) Enjoyed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoy. 19. Maya (give) ..... some money to her sister yesterday. A) Gave. B) Giving. C) Give. D) Gives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gave. 20. Which word is in the simple past? He said to stop screaming in the hall A) Said. B) Stop. C) Screaming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 21. I NEVER (IMAGINE) ..... I WOULD SEE YOU HERE. A) IMAGINES. B) IMAGINE. C) DIDN'T IMAGINED. D) IMAGINED. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) IMAGINED. 22. Choose the correct form of the verb in the simple past tense to complete the sentence.Mother ..... all my books last night. A) Coverd. B) Covered. C) Cover. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covered. 23. Both of them (A) very sad when they heard the news. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 24. Halim ..... (write) a letter to his mother last week. A) Wrote. B) Write. C) Writed. D) Writes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrote. 25. Choose the sentence where the verb has been used correctly. A) Ana wrote a letter to her uncle. B) Ana writted a letter to her uncle. C) Ana write a letter to her uncle. D) Ana writed a letter to her uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ana wrote a letter to her uncle. 26. ..... she in London last year? A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 27. Four students (A) involved in the Inter-school Debate Competition last month. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 28. The little girl cried when she ..... her shoes. A) Lost. B) Loses. C) Losing. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost. 29. Change the verb in the bracets into Past TenseLila:How was your feeling now? Gia:When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I (be) ..... really upset. A) Am. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 30. Choose the past form of "stand" A) Standed. B) Stood. C) Standt. D) Stooded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stood. 31. ..... WHERE ..... ..... (I/LEAVE) MY GLASSES? ..... I DON'T KNOW. A) DID I LOST. B) DID I LEFT. C) DO I LAVE. D) DID I LEAVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DID I LEAVE. 32. Choose the correct past tense for 'wrap' A) Wraps. B) Wrapping. C) Wraped. D) Wrapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrapped. 33. I ..... my neighbours at the cinema last week. A) Met. B) Meeting. C) Meets. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 34. Choose the correct past tense of the verb to complete the sentences.My mother (give) me a camera to take pictures of the wonderful historical site. A) Gived. B) Given. C) Gave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. 35. I (not cook) the dinner last night. A) Do not cook. B) Did not cook. C) Did not cooked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not cook. 36. Change the following verb in the past tense form.maintain A) Maintained. B) Mantained. C) Maintains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintained. 37. Choose the past form of "run" A) Run. B) Runed. C) Runned. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ran. 38. What is the past of BUY? A) Byed. B) Bought. C) Buyed. D) Boug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 39. Sinta:Where did you buy your new book last night? Yana: ..... A) I sold it in Gramedia. B) I took it in Ramayana. C) I bought it in Fajar Agung. D) I borrowed it from my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought it in Fajar Agung. 40. We ..... (go) to Surabaya last month. A) Goes. B) Going. C) Went. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 41. I wasn't paying attention while I ..... the letter, so I made several mistakes. A) Were writing. B) Was writing. C) Writes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was writing. 42. The dogs ..... outside. A) Wasn't playing. B) Weren't playing. C) Playing wasn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't playing. 43. The girls ..... the song sweetly yesterday. A) Sang. B) Singing. C) Sing. D) Sings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sang. 44. Jason ..... a loud noise just now. A) Hears. B) Hearing. C) Hear. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heard. 45. Last year, Tommy and Scotty ..... best friends, but they are not anymore. How sad! A) Are going to be. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 46. Last month we ..... (watch) a movie. A) Watched. B) Watching. C) Watches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 47. Did you visit her yesterday? Yes, ..... A) I visited. B) I was. C) I visit. D) I did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I did. 48. Last night, John and Ali ..... at their friends' wedding party. A) Dances. B) Dancing. C) Danced. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Danced. 49. Which among the following sentences uses the simple past tense correctly? A) Did they allowed persons above 65 years to do outdoor exercises last community quarantine?. B) What time do the press conference of the President start last night?. C) Why did they include Cavite in the NCR bubble?. D) Did the barangay officials established the system for the distribution of relief goods?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why did they include Cavite in the NCR bubble?. 50. I ..... a movie at the cinema before I went out with my friends. A) Watched. B) Watches. C) Am watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 51. Choose the correct past tense of the verb to complete the sentences.I (decide) to write about my experience in my Social Studies class. A) Decided. B) Decidded. C) Decides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decided. 52. Choose the correct past tense for 'wash' A) Washied. B) Washes. C) Washed. D) Washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washed. 53. Choose the correct form of the verb in the simple past tense to complete the sentence.Lester ..... the egg for two minutes. A) Boiled. B) Boilled. C) Boil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boiled. 54. HE THOUGHT, I (STEAL) ..... HIS UMBRELLA. A) STOLE. B) STOLED. C) STEALED. D) STOLEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) STOLE. 55. I didn't ..... what you think two hours ago. A) Understands. B) Understood. C) Understand. D) Undertsanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understand. 56. What is the past form of "get ''? A) Got. B) Getting. C) Get. D) Getted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got. 57. ..... my family and I visited my grandmother's house. A) Always. B) Usually. C) Often. D) Last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last week. 58. The simple past form of ' arrive' is ..... A) Arriveed. B) Arrived. C) Arrivied. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived. 59. X:Why didn't you answer my phone last night? Y:Sorry, I ..... out to meet my lecturer, and I left mymobile phone at home. A) Am going. B) Have gone. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 60. I (A) not pleased when he spoke rudely to the teacher. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Tense Quiz 1Simple Past Tense Quiz 2Simple Past Tense Quiz 3Simple Past Tense Quiz 4Simple Past Tense Quiz 5Simple Past Tense Quiz 6Simple Past Tense Quiz 7Simple Past Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books