past simple quiz

My father ........... a student in 1995.

• was

• is

• are

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was' because the sentence is referring to a past event, indicating that the father was a student in 1995.

Fady ...... football yesterday.

• playing

• play

• played

• plays

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'played' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'play' which fits the sentence structure 'Fady ...... football yesterday.'

They ......... to the fair yesterday.

• go

• going

• goes

• went

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'went' as it is the past tense form of the verb 'go', which is the appropriate tense for the sentence referring to an action that happened in the past.

I and my family ......... breakfast last week.

• had

• have

• has

• having

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'have' which is appropriate for the context of the sentence referring to an action that took place last week.

We ......... fruit yesterday.

• picks

• picking

• picked

• pick

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'picked' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'pick' which is required in this sentence to indicate an action that happened in the past.

My cat ........... a tree last year.

• climbing

• climbed

• climb

• climbs

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'climbed' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'climb' which fits the sentence 'My cat climbed a tree last year.'

My students ........... their homework last week.

• did

• do

• doing

• does

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'did' because it is the past tense of 'do' and matches the past time frame indicated by 'last week'.

He __________ his phone number on that paper last night

• write

• did not wrote

• written

• wrote

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'wrote' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'write' that fits the sentence structure correctly.

What did she do yesterday?

• She is jumping

• She sleeps in the hotel

• She swam on the beach

• She will enjoy diving

Answer explanation

She swam on the beach is the correct choice as it describes what she did yesterday, which is an activity that can be done at the beach.

Peter ______ in my house for 3 days last month.

• staied

• stay

• stayed

• stoy

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'stayed' as it is the past tense of 'stay' which fits the sentence structure correctly.