This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mary didn't ..... her teeth in the morning. A) Brush. B) Brushed. C) Brushes. D) Brushing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brush. 2. We ..... by train yesterday. A) Traveled. B) Go. C) Travelled. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travelled. 3. My dog ..... (run) in the park A) Run. B) Runed. C) Ran. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran. 4. We ..... the garbage this morning. A) Takes out. B) Take ou. C) Took out. D) Taked out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took out. 5. They ..... planning a surprise party for their friend yesterday. A) Are. B) Were. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 6. Example of the right sentence that used "Past Tense" is ..... A) I study History every Sunday. B) I studied English yesterday. C) I am studying Math now. D) I will study Art next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I studied English yesterday. 7. She ..... a letter for her pen-pal, but she made a card instead and sent it immediately. A) Didn't read. B) Didn't write. C) Didn't send. D) Didn't do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't write. 8. What did you sell yesterday? I ..... some maskers A) Sell. B) Sells. C) Sold. D) Selling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sold. 9. Mr. Tapia ..... English last year. A) Teach. B) Teaches. C) Taught. D) Teached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taught. 10. We ..... French last year. A) Studied. B) Study. C) Studies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studied. 11. I ..... breakfast at 7 AM yesterday. A) Has. B) Had. C) Have. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 12. 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. 13. We ..... in a caravan all over Peninsular Malaysia last holidays. A) Travel. B) Travels. C) Travelled. D) Travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travelled. 14. I ..... the work yesterday night. A) Finish. B) Finished. C) Finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished. 15. 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. 16. My mom ..... in the river last summer. A) Swims. B) Swim. C) Swan. D) Swam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swam. 17. Dandy didn't ..... his parents about his English test score last week. A) Told. B) Tell. C) Telling. D) Telled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tell. 18. Luis did not ..... the movie last night. A) Watch. B) Watching. C) Watches. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watch. 19. The baby ..... (cry) aloud last night. A) Cried. B) Cryed. C) Cry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cried. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. ..... 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. 23. What is the past tense of"ask" A) Asking. B) Asked. C) Asks. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 24. In past tense the rules for irregular verbs are: A) There are no rules, you must learn them. B) Use them only with "ing" in the end. C) You may add "ed" if it ends with consonant. D) If you want, you can use the present or past form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are no rules, you must learn them. 25. Choose the sentence that correctly changes 'She writes a story' to the simple past tense. A) She did wrote a story. B) She written a story. C) She wroted a story. D) She wrote a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wrote a story. 26. Which sentence correctly uses a time expression with the simple past tense? A) Tomorrow, I ate a big breakfast. B) I finished my project two days ago. C) I am visiting my cousin last week. D) Next year, we went on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I finished my project two days ago. 27. Ten years ago, I ..... only a baby. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 28. I ..... this scissor to cut the grass yesterday. A) Used. B) Use. C) User. D) Using. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used. 29. 2-The boys ..... at the school ten minutes ago. A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 30. 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. ← 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