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Past Simple Practice 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The woman __________ guilty after what happened.

a)

feel

b)

felt

c)

fall

d)

fell

2.

The judge ___________ that he was guilty.

a)

declare

b)

say

c)

told

d)

said

3.

My sister's family ___________ to stay home this summer.

a)

wanted to

b)

stayed

c)

decided

d)

decide

4.

The first ones to get the vaccine ________ older people.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

bought

d)

took

5.

The team _____________ a clear strong message to the managers of the company.

a)

send

b)

sent

c)

set

d)

write

6.

Susan finally ______ her driver's license. She's so happy!

a)

got

b)

get

c)

obtain

d)

took

7.

The last time they ______ to the theatre was two years ago.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

8.

All girls _________ in the living room in Kattie's slumber party.

a)

stay

b)

sleep

c)

slept

d)

speak

9.

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley _______________ in 1994.

a)

get married

b)

marry

c)

got married

d)

escape

10.

Amy Winehouse _______ in 1983 in the UK.

a)

lived

b)

was born

c)

born

d)

is born

11.

Carrie Fisher ________ Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.

a)

played

b)

acted

c)

perform

d)

loved

12.

Steven Spielberg ______ the famous movie Jaws.

a)

directed

b)

was

c)

were

d)

played

13.

Mike saved money all year long and finally __________ his dream phone.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

found

d)

spent

14.

Simple past verbs are divided into

a)

regular

b)

irregular

c)

both (regular and irregular)

15.

I ___________ my e-mail twice.

a)

check

b)

checked

c)

wrote

d)

write