Simple Past Tense

1. They ___ the new cafe last weekend.

• Opens

• Opening

• Opened

• Open

Answer explanation

“Last weekend” indicates a past time, so the verb must be in past form. “Opened” is the simple past form of “open” (a regular verb).

2. My father ___ a new car last year.

• Buy

• Bought

• Buys

• Buying

Answer explanation

“Last year” is a time expression for past tense. “Bought” is the past form of “buy” (an irregular verb).

3. She ___ a letter to her friend yesterday.

• Write

• Writing

• Wrote

• Writes

Answer explanation

“Yesterday” shows past time. “Wrote” is the past form of “write” (an irregular verb).

4. We ___ go to the zoo because it rained.

• Didn't

• Don't

• Wasn't

• Aren't

Answer explanation

Negative sentences in the simple past use “did not” (didn’t) + base verb. “Didn’t go” means “did not go.”

5. ___ your mom cook dinner last night?

• Is

• Did

• Does

• Was

Answer explanation

Questions in the simple past use “Did” + subject + base verb. “Last night” refers to past time.

6. The students ___ the test very well.

• Did

• Do

• Does

• Doing

Answer explanation

“Did” is the past form of “do.” This is a positive sentence, so “did” works as the main verb here.

7. I ___ TV before I went to bed.

• Watch

• Watched

• Watches

• Watching

Answer explanation

“Before I went to bed” is a clue for past tense. The verb should be in the past: “watched” (regular verb).

8. He ___ his leg while playing football.

• Breaked

• Broke

• Breaks

• Breaking

Answer explanation

“Broke” is the past form of “break” (irregular). “Breaked” is incorrect because the past form is irregular.

9. ___ they arrive late to school yesterday?

• Does

• Do

• Did

• Are

Answer explanation

In the simple past, questions start with “Did” + subject + base verb. “Yesterday” shows it's past.

10. She ___ not understand the question.

• Did

• Do

• Does

• Done

Answer explanation

Negative sentence in the past uses “did not” + base verb. So “did not understand” is correct.