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WorksheetsGrammar B01 Q161-260: Past Simple
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He usually ___ up quite early.
a)
get
b)
got
c)
getting
2.
___ they at the party yesterday?
a)
Were
b)
Was
c)
Have
3.
She ___ to him.
a)
lied
b)
lay
c)
laid
4.
The last meeting ___ very stressful.
a)
were
b)
was
c)
is
5.
I often ___ her when I worked there.
a)
saw
b)
see
c)
not saw
6.
They met ___ last month.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
-
7.
Our mistakes ___ rather small.
a)
were
b)
was
c)
aren’t
8.
The pen ___ on the grey desk.
a)
lied
b)
lay
c)
lain
9.
It ___ to us.
a)
happening
b)
happened
c)
happenned
10.
He ___ to the party two days ago.
a)
were
b)
goes
c)
went
11.
We ___ the results of the test.
a)
seen
b)
saw
c)
sees
12.
I ___ it perfectly.
a)
known
b)
knew
c)
knowing
13.
He ___ up very early.
a)
get
b)
got
c)
raises
14.
They ___ so many questions.
a)
have
b)
had
c)
has
15.
I ___ her letter.
a)
got
b)
gotten
c)
receive
16.
She ___ a day off yesterday.
a)
have
b)
has
c)
had
17.
He ___ the correct answer.
a)
know
b)
knew
c)
don’t know
18.
Their results ___ good enough.
a)
was
b)
were
c)
is
19.
She ___ her mistake at last.
a)
saw
b)
seen
c)
sees
20.
Your idea ___ absolutely brilliant.
a)
were
b)
was
c)
are
21.
She ___ it loudly enough.
a)
say
b)
said
c)
has says
22.
He ___ better that day.
a)
feel
b)
felt
c)
fall
23.
They often ___ mistakes.
a)
makes
b)
made
c)
do
24.
She ___ everything correctly.
a)
did
b)
do
c)
tries
25.
You ___ much better.
a)
feeling
b)
felt
c)
is way too
26.
I ___ them the information.
a)
said
b)
told
c)
say
27.
She finally ___ me all the truth.
a)
told
b)
said
c)
will tell
28.
She ___ them an offer.
a)
did
b)
made
c)
does
29.
They ___ it again that night.
a)
says
b)
had said
c)
said
30.
She ___ an enormous mistake.
a)
made
b)
did
c)
makes
31.
He ___ his mistakes at last.
a)
see
b)
saw
c)
recognize
32.
He ___ to that special conference on time.
a)
come
b)
came
c)
doesn’t
33.
The thing is that I ___ the same.
a)
to think
b)
thought
c)
thinking
34.
Their boss ___ differently.
a)
thought
b)
think
c)
don’t think
35.
He ___ to the party later.
a)
come
b)
don’t come
c)
came
36.
They ... jogging the day before yesterday.
a)
went
b)
gone
c)
have been
37.
I ___ her brother last week.
a)
saw
b)
seen
c)
haven’t saw
38.
She ___ to the park with him yesterday .
a)
goes
b)
went
c)
has been going
39.
My friend ___ the first place at the mountain biking contest.
a)
taken
b)
took
c)
take
40.
It ___ me one hour to get to that awful place.
a)
took
b)
taken
c)
took from
41.
He ___ all the information they needed.
a)
found
b)
find
c)
don’t find
42.
She ___ a successful businesswoman.
a)
become
b)
became
c)
will became
43.
He ___ him 300 dollars yesterday.
a)
give
b)
gave
c)
have given
44.
They ___ fairly famous.
a)
isn’t
b)
becomes
c)
became
45.
I ___ it online while searching for something else.
a)
find
b)
found
c)
have been finding
46.
We ___ our money in a local bank.
a)
keeps
b)
kept
c)
doesn’t keep
47.
Our colleague ___ it near the computer.
a)
put
b)
to put
c)
have put
48.
They ___ our little secret.
a)
keeps
b)
kept
c)
didn’t kept
49.
She ___ him one more chance.
a)
given
b)
gave
c)
giving
50.
He ___ it on the desk.
a)
putting
b)
put
c)
has put
51.
They ___ the latest news.
a)
hear
b)
heard
c)
heared
52.
It ___ his abilities two days ago.
a)
show
b)
shown
c)
showed
53.
That thing ___ a lot to us.
a)
mean
b)
meant
c)
don’t mean
54.
It ___ me how professional they were.
a)
show
b)
showed
c)
have showed
55.
Our conference ___ much later than expected.
a)
began
b)
begun
c)
is beginning
56.
She ___ Russia last year.
a)
leave
b)
left
c)
will leave
57.
I ___ it for the first time. I was surprised.
a)
hearing
b)
heard
c)
am hearing
58.
It ___ the following thing.
a)
meant
b)
mean
c)
meaning
59.
I ___ my bag at home unfortunately.
a)
leaves
b)
left
c)
forget
60.
The conference ___ on time.
a)
begin
b)
begun
c)
began
61.
They ___ in the sea.
a)
swims
b)
swam
c)
swum
62.
I ___ for this service.
a)
pays
b)
paid
c)
has to pay
63.
The company ___ for the goods and services.
a)
paid
b)
pay
c)
payed
64.
His assistant manager ___ his correspondence.
a)
to read
b)
read
c)
readed
65.
He ___ you very well.
a)
understand
b)
understood
c)
have understood
66.
We ___ in the ocean that day.
a)
swum
b)
swam
c)
swim
67.
They ___ everything immediately.
a)
understood
b)
understands
c)
understanded
68.
She ___ him a letter.
a)
wrote
b)
written
c)
write
69.
His girlfriend ___ a long letter to him. It was something bad.
a)
write
b)
writes
c)
wrote
70.
Finally, he ___ her letter.
a)
read
b)
reading
c)
have read
71.
The price ___ sharply yesterday.
a)
fall
b)
fell
c)
fallen
72.
I ___ her a billet-doux.
a)
sends
b)
sent
c)
sending
73.
She ___ down.
a)
fell
b)
fallen
c)
falled
74.
I ___ up in Europe.
a)
grown
b)
grew
c)
have grew
75.
She ___ behind him waiting for something.
a)
stand
b)
stood
c)
standing
76.
My grandmother ___ vegetables in her own garden.
a)
grow
b)
grew
c)
grown
77.
He ___ her flowers last week.
a)
send
b)
sent
c)
have sent
78.
They ___ English.
a)
speaks
b)
spoke
c)
doesn’t speak
79.
She ___ Italian.
a)
spoke
b)
speak
c)
don’t speak
80.
I ___ up.
a)
stands
b)
stood
c)
has stood
81.
They ___ so beautifully.
a)
sang
b)
sung
c)
singing
82.
I ___ more than 15 kilometers.
a)
ran
b)
runs
c)
could ran
83.
She ___ to call my uncle.
a)
forget
b)
have forgot
c)
forgot
84.
Her parents ___ her go to the party.
a)
let
b)
letting
c)
doesn’t let
85.
I ___ to lock the front door.
a)
forgotten
b)
forgot
c)
has forgotten
86.
Her mother ___ him stay at home.
a)
to let
b)
let
c)
letting
87.
I ___ down.
a)
sat
b)
sitting
c)
sits
88.
The old lady ___ in an armchair.
a)
sitting
b)
sat
c)
have sat
89.
She ___ very fast.
a)
run
b)
don’t run
c)
ran
90.
You ___ professionally.
a)
sang
b)
sung
c)
doesn’t sing
91.
He ___ a couple of sandwiches.
a)
eaten
b)
ate
c)
eat
92.
They ___ the correct answer.
a)
chose
b)
chosen
c)
choice
93.
She ___ too much.
a)
eating
b)
ate
c)
don’t eat
94.
She ___ very expensive clothes.
a)
bought
b)
buy
c)
buying
95.
My business partner ___ all the goods yesterday.
a)
sell
b)
sold
c)
have sold
96.
Unfortunately, he ___ his leg.
a)
broken
b)
broke
c)
have broken
97.
Tom ___ a new flat.
a)
buy
b)
buyed
c)
bought
98.
My classmate ___ the third answer.
a)
choose
b)
chose
c)
chosen
99.
Her car ___ down.
a)
break
b)
broke
c)
breaking
100.
She ___ her apartment.
a)
sold
b)
sell
c)
have sold
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