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Simple Past Tense Expert edition

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boy .... not ...the explanation last Monday

a)

does, get

b)

did, get

c)

does, got

d)

did,got

2.

Oh No, I ... send the email yesterday but I forgot

a)

have to

b)

had to

c)

has to

d)

having to

3.

It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

a)

did shut

b)

shutted

c)

shut

d)

shot

4.

I _____ my homework, because I was sleepy.

a)

didn't do

b)

didn't

c)

not do

d)

do

5.

What ______ last saturday? I was partying at Ateliê.

a)

did

b)

did you do

c)

didn't you

d)

did do

6.

When I arrived at the cinema, the film .......

a)

had started

b)

started

c)

has started

d)

start

7.

Karin and Rania were late for the plane because they ......(forget) their passport.

a)

forgot

b)

forgotten

c)

had forgotten

d)

has forgotten

8.

The garden was dead because it .... (dry) all summer.

a)

have

b)

had

c)

had been

d)

has been

9.

When I came back from school, my mother (tidy) my room.

a)

tidying

b)

had tidied

c)

has tidied

10.

When he (arrive) at the station, he found that the train had left.

a)

had arrived

b)

arrives

c)

has arrived

11.

Maria did not go to the supermarket because she (lose) her purse.

a)

had lose

b)

losing

c)

had lost

12.

When I (wake up), I noticed that my brother had gone out.

a)

had wake up

b)

woke up

c)

wakes up

13.

When the doctor arrived at last, the patient (already/ die).

a)

had already died

b)

already died

c)

dies

d)

is dying

14.

He recognized his penpal easily because he (see) his photo before.

a)

has seen

b)

saw

c)

had seen

d)

sees

15.

When the friends.... to the cinema, the film ..... (to get/to start)

a)

got, had already started

b)

had got, started

c)

got, has started

16.

Before the students ...... the test they ........off their mobiles. (to start/to switch)

a)

starts, switches

b)

started, switched

c)

started, had switched

17.

Jake ............the email two minutes after he ..... it. (to answer/to receive)

a)

had answered, received

b)

answered, received

c)

answers, received

18.

________you watch the football match last night?

a)

were

b)

Did

c)

was

d)

weren't

19.

Tom : Was Ted at work yesterday?

Smith : ____________________

a)

Yes, he wasn’t.

b)

No, he weren’t.

c)

No, he were.

d)

Yes, he was.

20.

Which sentence is Correct?

a)

She knew him very well.

b)

I writes to him yesterday.

c)

She buy a new car last week.

d)

He taken it to school this morning.

21.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Did he watched TV last night?

b)

Did he watch TV last night?

c)

Did he watches last night?

d)

Did watch TV last night?

22.

Rungthawan : Did you play tennis?

Wilasinee : ________________________

a)

Yes, I play.

b)

Yes, I do.

c)

Yes, I am.

d)

Yes, I did.

23.

Kasipat : Did you _____well ____?

Dawut : Yes, I did.

a)

sleep /last night

b)

slept/everyday

c)

sleeping/now

d)

sleeps/today

24.

Pongsak : Did you have fried rice for breakfast?

Tanarat : No, I _____fried rice.

a)

didn’t have

b)

didn’t has

c)

haven’t

d)

don’t

25.

Which is the past form of "catch"?

a)

catched

b)

caught

c)

catchhed

d)

catcheed

26.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Did they speak in English?

b)

Did they speaked in English?

c)

Do they spoke in English?

d)

Did they spoke in English?

27.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

You didn't listenned to the teacher.

b)

You didn't listened to the teacher.

c)

You don't listened to the teacher.

d)

You didn't listen to the teacher.

28.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Did we give her a present?

b)

Did we gived her a present?

c)

Did we gave her a present?

d)

Do we gave her a present?

29.
My parents _______ angry last night because I _____ late.
a)
were / were
b)
was / was
c)
was / were
d)
were / was
30.

Choose the right answer


Alex did not _____ last weekend.

a)

working

b)

worked

c)

work

d)

works

31.

Negative form, choose the best answer.


Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.

a)

doesn't

b)

am not

c)

didn't

d)

don't

32.

Choose the right answer.


I _____ English for two years.

a)

studying

b)

study

c)

studied

d)

studys

33.

PAST SIMPLE

Choose the right verb : affirmative sentence


My father..................... me a bicycle yesterday.

a)

buyed

b)

buys

c)

bought

d)

brougthed

34.

Choose the negative sentence of the following example.


  • We planned a trip to Spain last month.
a)

We didn't planned a trip to Spain last month.

b)

We didn't plans a trip to Spain last month.

c)

We didn't plan a trip to Spain last month.

35.

Choose the negative sentence of the following example.


  • We planned a trip to Spain last month.
a)

We didn't planned a trip to Spain last month.

b)

We didn't plans a trip to Spain last month.

c)

We didn't plan a trip to Spain last month.

36.

Sofia ........ a newspaper when somebody ..... on the door

a)

read, knock

b)

read, knocked

c)

was reading, knocked

d)

is reading, is knocking

e)

was reading, was knocking

37.

The worker ...... the ladder while he ...... the roof

a)

fall off, repair

b)

fell off, repaired

c)

fell off, was repaired

d)

fell off, was repairing

e)

was falling off, was repairing

38.

.........the TV when I ..........you last night ?

a)

Do you watch - phone

b)

Did you watch - phoned

c)

were you watching - was phoning

d)

were you watching - phoned

e)

are you watching - am phonig

39.

The students ........ when the teacher .... ..

a)

are waiting - is arriving

b)

were waiting - was waiting

c)

waited - arrived

d)

were waiting - arrived

e)

waited - was arriving

40.

What ...... from 9 0'clock to 10 o'clock last night ?

a)

did you do

b)

do you do

c)

are you doing

d)

were you doing

e)

were you done

41.

Father ....... a bowl while he ...... dinner

a)

broken - cooks

b)

broke - cooked

c)

was breaking - cooked

d)

broken - was cooking

e)

broke - was cooking

42.

We ......... a loud noise when we .......... books in the library

a)

herd - read

b)

heard - read

c)

heard - were reading

d)

were hearing - were reading

e)

were hearing - read

43.

Ani : I ....... Susanna in the party last night

Roma : Me too . She ......... a beautiful pink dress

a)

seen - wear

b)

saw - was wearing

c)

was seeing - was wearing

d)

was seeing - worn

e)

saw - worn

44.

She ............. our picture while we .............

a)

took - we didn't look

b)

was taking - were not looking

c)

took - were not looking

d)

was taking - looked

e)

taken - looked

45.

............... your old friend when you .......... the party ?

a)

did you meet - were having

b)

were you meeting - were having

c)

do you meet - have

d)

are you meeting - had

e)

were you met - are having

46.

Simple past tense is...

a)

is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now

b)

is used to talk about an action in the future

c)

is used to talk about an action that happening at the moment

d)

an action that started at some time in the past and is still continuing now

47.

Wenda ... go to school yesterday because she ... her grandma in Yogya hospital.

a)

didn't - visited

b)

did - visited

c)

doesn't - visited

d)

didn't - visit

48.

While Mr. Robert ... (meet) with the clients, Mr. Rudi ... (eat) in the corner

a)

Was meeting, ate

b)

Were meeting, was eating

c)

met, was eating

d)

meets, eats

e)

Will meet, eat

49.

While I ______________ the washing-up, I _________ the plate

a)

was doing/ broke

b)

am doing/ break

c)

did/ broke

d)

was doing/ break

50.

While Tom _________________ the piano, his mother _______________ the washing-up.

a)

was playing/ was doing

b)

is playing/ is doing

c)

played/ did

d)

was playing/ did

51.

I __________ dinner when I suddenly __________ a loud bang.

a)

had dinner/ was hearing

b)

was having/ heard

c)

had/ heard

d)

have had dinner/ heard

52.

An old friend ___________ by to see him when my father _______________ in the garden

a)

passing / working

b)

was passing / was working

c)

passed / was working

d)

was passing / worked

53.

When I ________ up yesterday morning, the sun _____________

a)

get/ shine

b)

got/ shone

c)

get/ is shining

d)

got/ was shining

54.

While it ______________ outside, I _______________ in the farmer's house.

a)

rained/ was sitting

b)

was raining/ was sitting

c)

was raining/ sat

d)

rained/ sat

55.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

56.

We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

stoped

57.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
58.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
59.

My parents ____ (work) when I came home.

a)

are working

b)

is working

c)

were working

d)

was working

60.

_____ it _____ (rain) when you left?

a)

was / raining

b)

were / raining

c)

is /raining

d)

are / raining

61.

When the ground started shaking, Tricia put on her shoes and …….. out of the house.

a)

was running

b)

is running

c)

runs

d)

ran

62.

I saw the smoke, ran inside and …….. the emergency services.

a)

was calling

b)

called

c)

used to call

d)

would call

63.

Last weekend, the temperature …….. to over 40°C!

a)

lifted

b)

went

c)

rose

d)

raised

64.

…………..…………… (you/watch) the news last night? There …………..…………… (be) a big wildfire in California.

a)

Did you watch / were

b)

Did you watched/ was

c)

Did you watch/ was

d)

Did you watch / is

65.

Where .....................(the staff /be) when I called to check the restaurant ?

a)

was the staff

b)

is the staff

c)

are the staff

d)

were the staff

66.

They were climbing in the mountains two months ago when an avalanche …….. .(occur)

(a)  

67.

As I was taking a photograph, I …………..…………… (hear) an avalanche in the distance.

(a)  

68.

What …………..…………… (you/do) when the earthquake struck?

(a)  

69.

She _______ a book last night.

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

readed

d)

red

70.
We ................. by train yesterday.
a)
traveled
b)
go
c)
travelled
d)
come
71.

______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?

a)

Did ... wash

b)

Did ... washed

c)

Do ... wash

d)

Do ... washed

72.

The hunter _______________ a bird on the tree.

a)

shoot

b)

shot

c)

shoots

d)

shooting

73.

A few days ago, the teacher _____________ the class to do a terrarium.

a)

taught

b)

teach

c)

teaching

d)

teaches

74.

You didn't ... her the truth, did you?

a)

tell

b)

told

c)

telling

d)

telled

75.

Did he ... his father wash the car yesterday?

a)

help

b)

helped

c)

helping

d)

helpt

76.

Narrative and Recount text using ....

a)

simple present tense

b)

simple present continous tense

c)

simple past tense

d)

simple past continous tense

77.

A text to entertain the readers. It is called ....

a)

Descriptive text

b)

Narrative Text

c)

Recount Text

d)

Procedure Text

78.

Andi's diary is a ... text

a)

descriptive

b)

narrative

c)

recount

d)

report

79.
Herb: Sorry I'm late. __________ 
Tim: That's okay.
a)
I do miss the train.
b)
I missed the train.
c)
I miss the train.
d)
Do I miss the train?
80.

Change the verb in the bracets into Past Tense


Zahra: Did you drink any beer last night?

Anita: I (not/drink)_____________ any beer last night.

a)

don't drink

b)

doesn't drink

c)

wasn't drink

d)

didn't drink

e)

didn't drunk

81.

Change the verb in the bracets into Past Tense


Clara: How was your exam?

Amanda: I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I (write)______ more than 500 words.

a)

writing

b)

written

c)

wrote

d)

writes

e)

is write

82.

Choose the correct past simple verb to fill the gap in sentence.


The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.

a)

enjoyed

b)

wasn't enjoy

c)

didn't enjoyed

d)

didn't enjoy

e)

enjoying

83.

Choose the correct past simple verb to fill the gap in sentence.


My father ____________ late, so he ________ a taxi.

a)

wakes up / got

b)

woke up / got

c)

is waking up / getting

d)

has woken up / gets

e)

wakes up / get

84.

She __________ for her English test yesterday.

a)

study

b)

studied

c)

studies

d)

studying

85.

I __________ English with a native speaker.

a)

speaks

b)

speaking

c)

speak

d)

spoke

86.

What is the simple past of fly?

a)

Flew

b)

Fly

c)

Flied

d)

Flying

87.

My brother and me didn't __________ the plants. we __________ basketball.

a)

water - played

b)

watered - play

c)

watered - played

d)

water - play

88.

We... still here after you went home

a)

are

b)

were

c)

was

d)

is

89.

There is a mistake in the sentence, type correct word:


I don't pick up my new package yesterday.

(a)  

90.

It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

a)

was shut

b)

shut

c)

shutted

d)

am shut

91.

Complete the sentence by changing the verb in RED to the past tense.


Don fell down the stairs this morning and hurt his leg.

(a)  

92.

Complete the sentence by changing the verb in RED to the past tense.


Ann bought a dress that cost $1,000.00.

(a)  

93.

I visited Europe last year and I ______the trip.

a)

hates

b)

hating

c)

heating

d)

hated

94.

I called her and _____for her to pick up the phone.

a)

hopes

b)

hop

c)

hoped

d)

hope

95.

My baby _____all night last night he_____sick.

a)

cried;was

b)

cry;is

c)

cried;are

d)

cry; were

96.

I ............my phone and ..........it.

a)

drop / lost

b)

dropped / lost

97.

_____ they _____ the principal?

a)

Do, meet

b)

Does, meet

c)

Did, meet

d)

Did, meets

98.

The teacher....... (write) the examples on the board

a)

writed

b)

writing

c)

wroten

d)

wrote

99.

Mary ........ (send) a letter to her boyfriend.

a)

sended

b)

sent

c)

sending

d)

sand

100.

what is the correct simple past according to the picture above ?

a)

they got the trophy in basket ball championship last year.

b)

they get the trophy in basket ball championship last year.

c)

they gets the trophy in basket ball championship last year.

d)

they getting the trophy in basket ball championship last year.

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