This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 72 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Onur ..... in the pool last Monday. A) Swims. B) Swam. C) Swan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 4. In June 2017, the Dayaks of Sarawak (A) the Gawai Festival to mark the end of the rice harvesting season. A) Celebrates. B) Celebrate. C) Are celebrating. D) Celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Celebrated. 5. He (A) sing last night. He wasn't well. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 6. 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. 7. Positive:Joe was with his parents the day before yesterday. Choose the Question: A) Did Joe was with his parents the day before yesterday?. B) Was Joe be with his parents the day before yesterday?. C) Were Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. D) Was Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was Joe with his parents the day before yesterday?. 8. The simple past form of ' plan' is ..... A) Planed. B) Planned. C) Plannied. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planned. 9. Choose the correct past tense for ' do ' A) Does. B) Did. C) Doing. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 10. 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. 11. Past tense of work A) Works. B) Worked. C) Working. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 12. My family ..... to Krabi 2 mouths ago. A) Go. B) Went. C) Gone. D) Goed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 13. The bell ..... at ten o'clock this morning. A) Ring. B) Rings. C) Rang. D) Ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rang. 14. 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) Slept. C) Chose. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slept. 15. Mahmud ..... a new handphone last week from Lazada. A) Buy. B) Buys. C) Bought. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bought. 16. Bambam ..... spaghetti last night. A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Eaten. D) Eated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ate. 17. This idea (A) work if they had followed instructions properly. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. We ( grow) ..... this tree from a seed. A) Grows. B) Grew. C) Growing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grew. 21. Hasan and Salim ..... ill yesterday. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 22. 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. 23. The simple past form of ' enjoy' is ..... A) Enjoyed. B) Enjoied. C) Enjoyyed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoyed. 24. 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. 25. I ..... RM50 from my uncle as pocket money before I left for school. A) Receive. B) Receives. C) Receiving. D) Received. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Received. 26. Lisa:Yes, I did . I (A) my book already. It was under my bed. A) Finds. B) Find. C) Am finding. D) Found. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found. 27. Wei Enn ..... badminton in the school yesterday. A) Play. B) Played. C) Plays. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Played. 28. The past tense of live. A) Living. B) Lives. C) Lived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lived. 29. We (see) ..... some beautiful rainbows. A) Seeing. B) Sees. C) Seen. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 30. The other verbs that DO NOT end with-ED in the past simple are: A) Formal. B) Irregular. C) Informal. D) Regular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular. ← 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