This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My mother ..... a teacher 7 years ago A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. E) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 2. Did Lindsay ..... her essay immediately? A) Submit. B) Submits. C) Submitted. D) Submited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Submit. 3. Ali: ..... were you born?Canan:In 1996. A) Which. B) When. C) Where. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 4. Yesterday we ..... TV. A) Watched. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 5. Which sentence correctly uses a simple past tense form of the verb 'to be'? A) They is happy at the party. B) She was the team captain last year. C) I be tired after the game. D) We was excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was the team captain last year. 6. Your friend texted you, 'I didn't knew the answer to the last question.' Which of the following is the grammatically correct way to write that sentence? A) I didn't knowed the answer to the last question. B) I wasn't knowing the answer to the last question. C) I didn't know the answer to the last question. D) I not knew the answer to the last question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I didn't know the answer to the last question. 7. Suzzie ..... home late yesterday A) Go. B) Was going. C) Went. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 8. Maria ..... her homework on time. A) Didn't. B) Did. C) Do. D) Doesn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 9. I'm sure, I ..... him at Gramedia yesterday A) See. B) Saw. C) Seen. D) Seeing. E) Sees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 10. Complete the sentence:Yesterday, my brother ..... for his lost keys for an hour. A) Look. B) Looks. C) Looked. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looked. 11. Was the old billboard ..... down for safety purpose? A) Take. B) Took. C) Taken. D) Taked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taken. 12. I ..... (drink) too much soda yesterday. A) Drank. B) Drove. C) Drew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drank. 13. Soekarno ..... a letter for Fatmawati in 1956. A) Write. B) Wrote. C) Writing. D) Was writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrote. 14. Is past tense similiar with present tense? A) Yes, It is. B) No, It isn't. C) Yes, I do. D) No, I don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, It isn't. 15. Which of the following are right conjugations of the verb "to be" in affirmative form on the simple past tense: A) I amYou areIt is. B) He willShe willThey will. C) They wereIt wasWe were. D) I didShe doThey would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They wereIt wasWe were. 16. Change the following sentence into a negative sentence in simple past tense:He watched the movie. A) He didn't watch the movie. B) He wasn't watching the movie. C) He wasn't watched the movie. D) He did not watch the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He did not watch the movie. 17. He ..... at the gym yesterday. A) Exercise. B) Exercises. C) Exercising. D) Exercised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exercised. 18. Mama Bear ..... some hot and delicious porridge for her family. A) Cooked. B) Baked. C) Washed. D) Fried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooked. 19. Complete the sentence:We ..... to stop for gas before the long drive. A) Planed. B) Plannd. C) Planned. D) Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planned. 20. True or False:The sentence 'We will go to the skate park tomorrow' uses the simple past tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Tom ..... (break) his leg last month. A) Broke. B) Burnt. C) Brought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 22. Choose the correct past simple verb to fill the gap in sentence.The film wasn't very good. I ..... it very much. A) Enjoyed. B) Wasn't enjoy. C) Didn't enjoyed. D) Didn't enjoy. E) Enjoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't enjoy. 23. John:Did you borrow my racket yesterday?Jack: ..... A) No, I am not. B) Yes, I borrowed it for an hour. C) Yes, I do. D) No, I won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, I borrowed it for an hour. 24. Why did you come late? A) Because I woke up late. B) I went to my grandma's house. C) I ate at the new cafe in town. D) I played at the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because I woke up late. 25. The teachers ..... in the staffroom a few minutes ago. A) Was. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. ← 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