This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Tense – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Tense Quiz 74 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr. Blue ..... coffee in the library when I called him. A) Was drinking. B) Was drink. C) Were drinking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was drinking. 2. Choose the correct past simple verb to fill the gap in sentence.A:Who ..... Mona Lisa? B:Leonardo da Vinci ..... it. A) Paints / paint. B) Did paint / painted. C) Did painted / painted. D) Painted / painted. E) Did painting/painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did paint / painted. 3. How do you say I didn't go to your house yesterday because I was studying for an English exam in English? A) I didn't go to your house yesterday because I study for my English test. B) I didn't go to your house yesterday because I studied for my English test. C) I went to your house yesterday because I didn't study for my English test test. D) I went to your house yesterday because I studied for my English test test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I didn't go to your house yesterday because I studied for my English test. 4. We (book) ..... two tickets for the show. A) Books. B) Booked. C) Booking. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Booked. 5. I ..... my homework yesterday. A) Do. B) Did. C) Does. D) Didn't did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 6. He (hurt) his leg when he fell down just now. A) Hurt. B) Hurted. C) Hurten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurt. 7. AT THE MOMENT OF PRONOUNCING THE PAST OF THE REGULAR VERB EDUCATE, I HEAR SOMETHING LIKE ..... A) -D. B) -T. C) -ID. D) ED. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ID. 8. What expressions do we use in the simple past tense? A) Today. B) The next millennium. C) Tomorrow. D) A month ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A month ago. 9. Make the verb in ( ) past tense. Last week I ..... (kick) a ball. A) Kicking. B) Kicks. C) Kicked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kicked. 10. I (A) go to the theatre because we had to rush to the hospital to see my grandmother. A) Can. B) Could. C) Cannot. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 11. Lily (A) a brilliant and diligent student when she was in college. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 12. I ..... my aunt when I ..... to Penang last month. A) Visit, go. B) Visiits, goes. C) Visited, went. D) Visiting, going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited, went. 13. Complete the sentence with the correct verb in the past simple ..... (be) they angry after losing the game? A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 14. Which one of the following is not the example of narrative text? A) Fairy tale, report, mystery. B) Fairy tale, science fiction, history. C) Fairy tale, myth and legend, fable. D) Fairt tale, horror, romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairy tale, report, mystery. 15. Mrs. Sulastri ..... snack last time for the meeting. A) Brung. B) Brought. C) Brings. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought. 16. The bus ..... an hour ago A) Leaves. B) Leaved. C) Left. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left. 17. Complete the sentence with the verb in the past simple.My English teacher ..... great yesterday! A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 18. My uncle ..... me to the museum last week. A) Take. B) Takes. C) Took. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took. 19. Past tense of visit? A) Visits. B) Visited. C) Visiteed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 20. Take $\rightarrow$ A) Takes. B) Taked. C) Took. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took. 21. I ..... my finger while I ..... some bread. A) Cut-were cutting. B) Cut-was cutting. C) Was cutting-cut. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut-was cutting. 22. They ..... a birthday cake yesterday. A) Buy. B) Buys. C) Bought. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bought. 23. Make the verb in ( ) past tense. Last month I ..... (watch) a movie. A) Watched. B) Watching. C) Watches. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 24. Complete the sentence with the correct verb in the simple past ..... (be) they angry after losing the game? A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 25. He was talking to his friend when he ..... a strange noise. A) Hear. B) Heard. C) Hears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heard. ← 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