Simple Past Tense Revision Quiz

The man cooked dinner for everyone last night.

• cooked

• cooking

• prepare

• made

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'cooked' because it is the past tense of 'cook', indicating that the action of preparing dinner occurred last night. The other options do not fit the past context of the sentence.

I _____________ to eat at KFC the day before.

• wanted

• wants

• will want

• want

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'wanted' because the sentence refers to a desire in the past ('the day before'). 'Wants', 'will want', and 'want' are present or future tenses, which do not fit the context.

My mother ________ an athlete when she was young.

• is

• was

• will be

• has been

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was' because it indicates a past state. The sentence refers to the mother's status as an athlete in her youth, which requires the past tense to convey that she is no longer an athlete.

I ____________ on a trip with Aisyah last week.

• went

• going

• travel

• was going

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'went' because it is the simple past tense of 'go', which fits the context of the sentence indicating a completed action last week.

They __________ some orange juice for him.

• poured

• pour

• drop

• made

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'poured' because it indicates the action of transferring liquid, which fits the context of serving orange juice. 'Pour' is the base form, 'drop' does not relate to juice, and 'made' is too vague.

My sister _________ fried rice yesterday.

• ate

• eats

• cooked

• makes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'ate' because it indicates a completed action in the past, which fits with 'yesterday'. 'Eats', 'cooked', and 'makes' do not convey the same past tense meaning in this context.

Ameer ____________ his mother to wash the plates.

• helped

• helping

• assist

• assisting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'helped' because it fits the past tense structure of the sentence. 'Helping', 'assist', and 'assisting' do not grammatically complete the sentence as they do not match the required tense.

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• harry potter studied in hogwarts.

• Harry potter studied in Hogwarts.

• Harry Potter studied in Hogwarts.

• Harry Potter studied in hogwarts.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Harry Potter studied in Hogwarts.' because it capitalizes both 'Harry' and 'Potter' as proper nouns, and 'Hogwarts' is also a proper noun that should be capitalized.

Ammar and his family were in the living room. They (12) ____ watching a movie.

• is

• were

• was

• have

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were' because it agrees with the plural subject 'Ammar and his family' and indicates an ongoing action in the past. 'Is' and 'was' are singular, while 'have' does not fit the context.

His little brother _________ (13) to watch cartoons.

• wanted

• wants

• will want

• has wanted

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'wanted' because it indicates a past desire. The sentence implies that at some point in the past, his little brother had the desire to watch cartoons, making 'wanted' the appropriate verb form.