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Past Simple

38 questions on the past simple: regular and irregular verbs, was and were, negatives, and questions.

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  1. 1

    Yesterday I ___ (play) football.

    • Yesterday I plaied football.
    • Yesterday I play football.
    • Yesterday I played football.
    • Yesterday I playing football.

    Answer: Yesterday I played football.

  2. 2

    She ___ (watch) a film last night.

    • She watch a film last night.
    • She watchd a film last night.
    • She watched a film last night.
    • She watches a film last night.

    Answer: She watched a film last night.

  3. 3

    We ___ (visit) our grandparents last weekend.

    • We visit our grandparents last weekend.
    • We visited our grandparents last weekend.
    • We visiting our grandparents last weekend.
    • We visitted our grandparents last weekend.

    Answer: We visited our grandparents last weekend.

  4. 4

    He ___ (stop) the car.

    • He stop the car.
    • He stoped the car.
    • He stopped the car.
    • He stopping the car.

    Answer: He stopped the car.

  5. 5

    They ___ (study) for the test yesterday.

    • They studied for the test yesterday.
    • They studing for the test yesterday.
    • They study for the test yesterday.
    • They studyed for the test yesterday.

    Answer: They studied for the test yesterday.

  6. 6

    I ___ (clean) my room two days ago.

    • I clean my room two days ago.
    • I cleaned my room two days ago.
    • I cleaning my room two days ago.
    • I cleanned my room two days ago.

    Answer: I cleaned my room two days ago.

  7. 7

    The baby ___ (cry) all night.

    • The baby cried all night.
    • The baby cryed all night.
    • The baby crying all night.
    • The baby crys all night.

    Answer: The baby cried all night.

  8. 8

    She ___ (dance) at the party.

    • She dance at the party.
    • She danced at the party.
    • She danceed at the party.
    • She dancing at the party.

    Answer: She danced at the party.

  9. 9

    I ___ (go) to the zoo yesterday.

    • I go to the zoo yesterday.
    • I goed to the zoo yesterday.
    • I gone to the zoo yesterday.
    • I went to the zoo yesterday.

    Answer: I went to the zoo yesterday.

  10. 10

    She ___ (eat) an apple for breakfast.

    • She ate an apple for breakfast.
    • She eat an apple for breakfast.
    • She eated an apple for breakfast.
    • She eaten an apple for breakfast.

    Answer: She ate an apple for breakfast.

  11. 11

    We ___ (see) a rainbow after the rain.

    • We saw a rainbow after the rain.
    • We seed a rainbow after the rain.
    • We seeing a rainbow after the rain.
    • We seen a rainbow after the rain.

    Answer: We saw a rainbow after the rain.

  12. 12

    He ___ (have) a cat when he was little.

    • He had a cat when he was little.
    • He has a cat when he was little.
    • He haved a cat when he was little.
    • He having a cat when he was little.

    Answer: He had a cat when he was little.

  13. 13

    They ___ (come) home late last night.

    • They came home late last night.
    • They come home late last night.
    • They comed home late last night.
    • They coming home late last night.

    Answer: They came home late last night.

  14. 14

    I ___ (drink) two glasses of water.

    • I drank two glasses of water.
    • I drinked two glasses of water.
    • I drinking two glasses of water.
    • I drunk two glasses of water.

    Answer: I drank two glasses of water.

  15. 15

    My mum ___ (make) a cake yesterday.

    • My mum made a cake yesterday.
    • My mum make a cake yesterday.
    • My mum maked a cake yesterday.
    • My mum making a cake yesterday.

    Answer: My mum made a cake yesterday.

  16. 16

    He ___ (write) a letter to his friend.

    • He writed a letter to his friend.
    • He writing a letter to his friend.
    • He written a letter to his friend.
    • He wrote a letter to his friend.

    Answer: He wrote a letter to his friend.

  17. 17

    We ___ (buy) new shoes last week.

    • We bought new shoes last week.
    • We buy new shoes last week.
    • We buyed new shoes last week.
    • We buying new shoes last week.

    Answer: We bought new shoes last week.

  18. 18

    She ___ (take) a photo of the cat.

    • She taked a photo of the cat.
    • She taken a photo of the cat.
    • She taking a photo of the cat.
    • She took a photo of the cat.

    Answer: She took a photo of the cat.

  19. 19

    I ___ (give) him a present.

    • I gave him a present.
    • I gived him a present.
    • I given him a present.
    • I giving him a present.

    Answer: I gave him a present.

  20. 20

    The bird ___ (fly) away.

    • The bird flew away.
    • The bird flied away.
    • The bird flown away.
    • The bird flyed away.

    Answer: The bird flew away.

  21. 21

    He ___ (run) to school this morning.

    • He ran to school this morning.
    • He run to school this morning.
    • He runned to school this morning.
    • He running to school this morning.

    Answer: He ran to school this morning.

  22. 22

    I ___ (read) that book last year.

    • I read that book last year.
    • I readed that book last year.
    • I reading that book last year.
    • I red that book last year.

    Answer: I read that book last year.

  23. 23

    I ___ at home yesterday.

    • I am at home yesterday.
    • I be at home yesterday.
    • I was at home yesterday.
    • I were at home yesterday.

    Answer: I was at home yesterday.

  24. 24

    They ___ at the park last Sunday.

    • They are at the park last Sunday.
    • They be at the park last Sunday.
    • They was at the park last Sunday.
    • They were at the park last Sunday.

    Answer: They were at the park last Sunday.

  25. 25

    It ___ cold last night.

    • It be cold last night.
    • It is cold last night.
    • It was cold last night.
    • It were cold last night.

    Answer: It was cold last night.

  26. 26

    We ___ very tired after the game.

    • We be very tired after the game.
    • We is very tired after the game.
    • We was very tired after the game.
    • We were very tired after the game.

    Answer: We were very tired after the game.

  27. 27

    Make it negative: I went to school.

    • I didn't go to school.
    • I didn't went to school.
    • I don't went to school.
    • I not went to school.

    Answer: I didn't go to school.

  28. 28

    Make it negative: She liked the film.

    • She didn't like the film.
    • She didn't liked the film.
    • She doesn't liked the film.
    • She not liked the film.

    Answer: She didn't like the film.

  29. 29

    Make it negative: They saw us.

    • They didn't saw us.
    • They didn't see us.
    • They don't saw us.
    • They not saw us.

    Answer: They didn't see us.

  30. 30

    Make it negative: He was happy.

    • He didn't was happy.
    • He not was happy.
    • He wasn't happy.
    • He weren't happy.

    Answer: He wasn't happy.

  31. 31

    ___ you see the film yesterday?

    • Did you saw the film yesterday?
    • Did you see the film yesterday?
    • Do you see the film yesterday?
    • Was you see the film yesterday?

    Answer: Did you see the film yesterday?

  32. 32

    Where ___ you go last summer?

    • Where did you go last summer?
    • Where did you went last summer?
    • Where do you went last summer?
    • Where you went last summer?

    Answer: Where did you go last summer?

  33. 33

    What ___ she eat for lunch?

    • What did she ate for lunch?
    • What did she eat for lunch?
    • What does she ate for lunch?
    • What she ate for lunch?

    Answer: What did she eat for lunch?

  34. 34

    ___ they at home last night?

    • Are they at home last night?
    • Did they at home last night?
    • Was they at home last night?
    • Were they at home last night?

    Answer: Were they at home last night?

  35. 35

    ___ he late yesterday?

    • Did he late yesterday?
    • Is he late yesterday?
    • Was he late yesterday?
    • Were he late yesterday?

    Answer: Was he late yesterday?

  36. 36

    Did you like the cake? Yes, ...

    • Yes, I did.
    • Yes, I do.
    • Yes, I liked.
    • Yes, I was.

    Answer: Yes, I did.

  37. 37

    Did she call you? No, ...

    • No, she didn't.
    • No, she doesn't.
    • No, she not.
    • No, she wasn't.

    Answer: No, she didn't.

  38. 38

    Which words go with the past simple?

    • Every day, usually
    • Now, at the moment
    • Tomorrow, next week
    • Yesterday, last week, two days ago

    Answer: Yesterday, last week, two days ago