Simple Past Tense - iregular and regular verbs

1. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

She ___ (visit) her grandparents last weekend.

• visits

• visited

• visit

• is visiting

Answer explanation

The past simple form of the verb "visit" is "visited," as it’s a regular verb ending in "-ed."

2. Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs)

Question:

They ___ (go) to the park yesterday.

• gone

• went

• go

• are going

Answer explanation

"Go" is an irregular verb, and its past form is "went."

3. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

He ___ (play) soccer with his friends last Saturday.

• plays

• play

• played

• is playing

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'played' because the sentence refers to an action completed in the past (last Saturday). 'Played' is the simple past tense of 'play', while the other options do not fit the past context.

4. Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs)

Question:

We ___ (see) a movie last night.

• see

• saw

• seen

• are seeing

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'saw' because it is the simple past tense of the verb 'see'. The sentence refers to an action that happened last night, requiring the past form.

5. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

They ___ (clean) their room yesterday.

• clean

• cleaned

• cleans

• are cleaning

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'cleaned' because it is the simple past tense of the verb 'clean'. The sentence indicates an action that was completed yesterday, requiring the past form.

6. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

He ___ (cook) dinner for his family last night.

• cooks

• cooked

• cook

• is cooking

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'cooked' because the sentence refers to an action completed in the past. 'Cooked' is the simple past tense of the verb 'cook', indicating that he prepared dinner last night.

7. Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs)

Question:

She ___ (take) the bus to school yesterday.

• took

• take

• taken

• is taking

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'took' because it is the simple past tense of the irregular verb 'take'. The sentence refers to an action completed yesterday, requiring the past form.

8. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

They ___ (watch) a documentary last week.

• watches

• are watching

• watched

• watch

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'watched' because it is the simple past tense of the verb 'watch'. The sentence indicates an action completed last week, which requires the past tense form.

9. Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs)

Question:

He ___ (find) his keys yesterday.

• find

• is finding

• found

• finded

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'found' because it is the simple past tense of the irregular verb 'find'. The sentence indicates an action completed yesterday, requiring the past form.

10. Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

Question:

They ___ (finish) their homework last night.

• finish

• finishes

• finished

• are finishing

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'finished' because the sentence refers to an action completed in the past. 'Finish' is the base form, 'finishes' is present tense, and 'are finishing' indicates ongoing action, which do not fit here.