This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 35 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Elyssa and Fatihah ..... flowers from the garden A) Pick. B) Picked. C) Pickd. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Picked. 2. Adila ..... beautifully at the concert last week. A) Sings. B) Sang. C) Sing. D) Singed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang. 3. When ..... the last time we visited Disneyland? Can you remember? A) Was. B) Is. C) Will be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 4. Mother:(A) you find the book that you were looking for? A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 5. We (visit) ..... lots of interesting places. A) Visits. B) Visited. C) Vistied. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 6. I ..... while he ..... me a message. A) Was sleeping-were sending. B) Were sleeping-was sending. C) Was sleeping-was sending. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping-was sending. 7. Last month, the Prime Minister (A) the event by winnowing rice in traditional flat baskets. A) Is launching. B) Launched. C) Launches. D) Launch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Launched. 8. Choose the correct past tense of the verb to complete the sentences.We (begin) our trip with a ferry ride to the island. A) Beginned. B) Began. C) Begun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Began. 9. Choose the past form of "meet" A) Meeted. B) Meet. C) Met. D) Meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met. 10. Yesterday, My father ..... a cup of coffee A) Drink. B) Sing. C) Drank. D) Sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drank. 11. What is/are the past form of the "be" verb? A) Be. B) Did/was. C) Was/where. D) Was/were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was/were. 12. I ..... in the swimming pool near my house yesterday. A) Swam. B) Swim. C) Swims. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swam. 13. His novel was (A) in 2005. A) Publishes. B) Published. C) Publish. D) Is publishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Published. 14. Which sentence is correct (benar) ..... A) Dis he watching TV last night?. B) Did he watch TV last night?. C) Did he watches last night?. D) Did he watched TV last night?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he watch TV last night?. 15. She ..... me some sweets just now. A) Giving. B) Gives. C) Gave. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. 16. Choose the simple past tense of the word 'throw'. A) Thrown. B) Throwed. C) Threw. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw. 17. The people from my town ..... at the cinema last night. A) Are. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 18. I (travel) ..... around by car with my two friends. A) Traveled. B) Treveled. C) Travels. D) Travelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travelled. 19. Yesterday, the doctor ..... him to stop smoking as his cough was getting worse. A) Tell. B) Was telling. C) Tells. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Told. 20. Transform this sentence into a simple past passive sentence. 'When the accident happened, Trupti filed two complaints.' A) When the accident happened, two complaints were filed by Trupti. B) When the accident happened, two complaints were being filed by Trupti. C) When the accident happened, two complaints have been filed by Trupti. D) When the accident happened, two complaints are being filed by Trupti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the accident happened, two complaints were filed by Trupti. 21. The boat ..... into the water because there was a leak. A) Sinks. B) Sinking. C) Sank. D) Sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sank. 22. Choose the past form of "write" A) Writend. B) Writed. C) Wrote. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrote. 23. You weren't listening to me when I ..... you to turn the oven off. A) Tell. B) Telling. C) Told. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 24. Rosli (A) for practice yesterday as it was raining. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Cannot. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 25. Pio:Where did you go last night? Jes: ..... A) I do not go anywhere. I stay at home. B) I did not go anywhere. I stayed at home. C) I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying at home. D) I will not go anywhere. I'll stay at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I did not go anywhere. I stayed at home. 26. ..... is the past tense of tag. A) Tagged. B) Tags. C) Tagging. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tagged. 27. ..... you ..... dinner when I called you last night? A) Was-doing. B) Were-doing. C) Was-do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were-doing. 28. Unscramble the sentence in past:not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle. A) Was Jeff and Linda home cycle. B) Jeff and linda weren't cycle home. C) Jeff and Linda didn't cycle home. D) Jeff and Linda don't cycle home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jeff and Linda didn't cycle home. 29. Budi:What did you buy last night on a big sale? Jojo: ..... A) I buy a jacket. B) I will buy a jacket. C) I bought a jacket. D) I am buying a jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought a jacket. 30. Onur ..... in the pool last Monday. A) Swims. B) Swam. C) Swan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 31. In June 2017, the Dayaks of Sarawak (A) the Gawai Festival to mark the end of the rice harvesting season. A) Celebrated. B) Celebrates. C) Are celebrating. D) Celebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celebrated. 32. He (A) sing last night. He wasn't well. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Could. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 33. Make the verb in ( ) past tense. Yesterday, my dog ..... (lick) my face. A) Licked. B) Licking. C) Licks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Licked. 34. Positive:Joe was with his parents the day before yesterday. Choose the Question: A) Was Joe be with his parents the day before yesterday?. B) Did Joe was with his parents the day before yesterday?. C) Was Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. D) Were Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. 35. The simple past form of ' plan' is ..... A) Planed. B) Planned. C) Plannied. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planned. 36. Choose the correct past tense for ' do ' A) Does. B) Did. C) Doing. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 37. What are irregular verbs? A) Those who express irregularities. B) They are friendly verbs. C) Those that form their past participle with "d" and "ed" . D) A verb that does not follow the normal pattern of inflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb that does not follow the normal pattern of inflection. 38. Past tense of work A) Works. B) Worked. C) Working. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 39. My family ..... to Krabi 2 mouths ago. A) Went. B) Goed. C) Gone. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 40. The bell ..... at ten o'clock this morning. A) Ring. B) Ringing. C) Rang. D) Rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rang. 41. Which Irregular verb correctly answers the sentence? After working all night long, Jonathan finally ..... in bed once he had finished his work. A) Sleeped. B) Chose. C) Ate. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slept. 42. Mahmud ..... a new handphone last week from Lazada. A) Buys. B) Bought. C) Buy. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 43. Bambam ..... spaghetti last night. A) Eated. B) Eaten. C) Eat. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ate. 44. This idea (A) work if they had followed instructions properly. A) Can't. B) Couldn't. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 45. I ..... to my friend on the phone when the bus ..... A) Was talking-arrived. B) Were talking-arrived. C) Was talking-arrives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was talking-arrived. 46. Choose the correct form of the verb in the simple past tense.Lily's family ..... the lanterns for the Chinese New Year Celebration. A) Prepared. B) Prepareed. C) Preparied. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepared. 47. We ( grow) ..... this tree from a seed. A) Grows. B) Grew. C) Growing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grew. 48. Hasan and Salim ..... ill yesterday. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 49. Were you ( frighten) ..... of the dark when you were young? A) Frightens. B) Frightened. C) Frightening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frightened. 50. The simple past form of ' enjoy' is ..... A) Enjoyed. B) Enjoied. C) Enjoyyed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoyed. 51. My parents ..... dinner when I ..... them that I had gotten a medal at a swimming competition. A) Was having-told. B) Were having-told. C) Were having-tell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having-told. 52. I ..... RM50 from my uncle as pocket money before I left for school. A) Received. B) Receives. C) Receiving. D) Receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Received. 53. Lisa:Yes, I did . I (A) my book already. It was under my bed. A) Find. B) Found. C) Am finding. D) Finds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found. 54. Wei Enn ..... badminton in the school yesterday. A) Play. B) Played. C) Plays. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Played. 55. The past tense of live. A) Living. B) Lives. C) Lived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lived. 56. We (see) ..... some beautiful rainbows. A) Seen. B) Sees. C) Seeing. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 57. Ina:Did the boys study after class? Rudi:No.Lina:What did they do? Rudi:They ..... football. A) Plays. B) Will play. C) Play. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Played. 58. What is the past form of "eat ''? A) Ate. B) Eated. C) Eats. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 59. Annisa and Isti ..... in this restaurant two days ago. A) Ate. B) Eating. C) Eats. D) Eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 60. Ram and Ranny ..... a horror movie last night. A) Watches. B) Watched. C) Watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watched. ← 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