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Past simple (Quiz 1)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How _________ the meeting?

a)

was

b)

were

2.

I don't know. I _________ there

a)

wasn't

b)

weren't

3.

I _______ on holiday, but John emailed me the notes from the meeting.

a)

was

b)

were

4.

They ______ on a skiing holiday

a)

was

b)

were

5.

Put the words in the correct order:

they/weren't/why/the/at/meeting

(a)  

6.

Put the words in the correct order:

interesting/was/it

(a)  

7.

Put the words in the correct order:

questions/were/many/there

(a)  

8.

Put the words in the correct order:

was/last/your/when/business trip

(a)  

9.

Put the words in the correct order:

at/who/the/meeting/was

(a)  

10.

They ____ a pizza for me yesterday

a)

cooked

b)

make

c)

prepare

d)

washed

11.

He _______ happy with the result.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

isn't be

d)

not be

12.

She ______ in a bank for 2 years

a)

work

b)

sleep

c)

worked

d)

played

13.

My mom ________ the mp3 player with her favorite music.

a)

listened

b)

watched

c)

cleaned

d)

did listen

14.

My dad __________the computer to write a document last week

a)

used

b)

asked

c)

slept

d)

cleaned

15.

I ___________ cellphones when I ______ a child.

a)

didn't use - were

b)

didn't use - be

c)

didn't used - was

d)

didn't use - was

16.

Christopher Sholes ___________ the QWERTY keyboard in 1868.

a)

invent

b)

invented

c)

did invent

d)

thought

17.

Lionel Messi ______________ USB flash drives.

a)

didn't invented

b)

didn't invent

c)

didn't inventor

d)

didn't invent

18.

Samsung Company ___________ working since 1938.

a)

start

b)

starting

c)

started

d)

starts

19.

In the 1990's, people _____ use DVD players, but they _________ VHS players.

a)

didn't - using

b)

didn't - use

c)

didn't - used

d)

didn't - did used