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Simple past review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He _______ happy with the result.
a)
weren't
b)
wasn't
c)
isn't be
d)
not be
2.
Where were you last night?
a)
I were at home
b)
I was at home 
c)
I did was at home
d)
I did were at home
3.

She _______ in that house when she was younger.

a)

lives

b)

have lived

c)

lived

d)

liven

4.

My cousin _______ a touching letter before going home.

a)

writes

b)

written

c)

wrotes

d)

wrote

5.

They tried to make me go to rehab, but I ______ no.

a)

said

b)

say

c)

sayed

d)

says

6.

Did you ________ that weird noise?

a)

heared

b)

heard

c)

hear

d)

hears

7.

The police officers _________ the misterious criminal.

a)

caught

b)

catched

c)

cauhgt

d)

caughted

8.

I _________ she was your best friend.

a)

thoght

b)

thoughted

c)

thinked

d)

thought

9.

Choose the correct answer.

a)

I didn´t go to the mall yesterday.

b)

I doesn´t go to the mall yesterday.

c)

I don´t go to the mall yesterday.

d)

I go to the mall yesterday.

10.

I think my parents _______ this car because of the color.

a)

has choose

b)

chosen

c)

choosed

d)

chose

11.

PAST OF THE VERB "TO BE"

a)

WAS, WERE

b)

DO, DONE

c)

DID, DO

12.

I ________ to the movies yesterday.

a)

gone

b)

went

c)

go

d)

goes

13.

I did not ________ the homework, so the teacher scolded me.

a)

did

b)

done

c)

do

d)

does

14.

My cat ________ a whole fish last night!

a)

eated

b)

eaten

c)

eat

d)

ate

15.

I ------- a new bike yesterday

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

buys

d)

buying

16.

We were doing our homework, when our mother _________ .

a)

was coming

b)

came

c)

has come

17.

He called, when I _______ home.

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

was going

18.

The sun _______, the birds _______ . That was a wonderful morning.

a)

shone; twittered

b)

was shining; twittered

c)

was shining; were twittering

19.

We were sitting in a cafe, drinking coffee and ________ about life.

a)

talking

b)

were talking

c)

talked

20.

Mary was playing the piano, while Michel _________ a book.

a)

were reading

b)

was reading

c)

reading

21.

I went out, quickly realized how freezy it was, and ________ to go back.

a)

decided

b)

have decided

c)

deciding

22.

The weather _________ awful, so the had to postpone the meeting.

a)

was being

b)

has been

c)

was

23.

Garry and I _______ to solve the problem by ourselves, while Mike was calling to tech support.

a)

was trying

b)

were trying

c)

tried

24.

Susie was watching a film when she _______ the noise.

a)

hearing

b)

was hearing

c)

heard

25.

What _______ at 10 pm last night? It was really noisy!

a)

was you doing

b)

were you doing

c)

did you do

26.

When I walked into the room, everyone _________ .

a)

were working

b)

was working

c)

worked

27.

On holiday we ________ Rome, ________ the Vatican, and ________ a few days at the beach.

a)

visited, saw, were spending

b)

were visiting, seing, spending

c)

visited, saw, spent

28.

... Mary ... dinner last night?

a)

Has ,cooked

b)

Did ,cook

c)

Does cook

29.

He ... his car when it started to rain

a)

Cleaned

b)

was cleaning

c)

cleans

30.

While Paul.... Mary was reading a magazine

a)

swam

b)

was swimming

c)

swims

31.

Sue and I ... shopping yesterday

a)

go

b)

was going

c)

went

32.

I ... when I .... a knock on the door

a)

was cooking ,was hearing

b)

cooked ,heard

c)

was cooking ,heard

33.

-... she ... to hospital?

-Yes, she did

a)

Did ,went

b)

Was ,going

c)

Did,go

34.

What ... when you ...home last night ?

a)

were the children doing, was returning

b)

done the children ,returned

c)

were the children doing ,returned

35.

The children ... while their mother ...

a)

was studying, was cooking

b)

were studying, was cooking

c)

studied , cooked

36.

First he ... the pizza then she ...it in the oven

a)

make, put

b)

made,put

c)

was making ,put

37.

Grandfather... a book when the lights ....

a)

was reading, went out

b)

read ,go out

c)

was reading, was going our

38.

1.I left home at six-thirty this morning and went to work.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

39.

2. He was doing his homework when I called him.

a)

a) Correct

b)

a) Wrong

40.

3. Did the storm wake you up? It was raining heavily all night.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

41.

4. Stewart wasn’t careful. He hit a tree and he was falling off his bike.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

42.

5. I watched TV when I heard the phone ring.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

43.

6. (A) Were you and John studying?

(B) Yes, we were.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

44.

7. Sarah found a new job at an office downtown.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

45.

8. I was washing the dishes and Tom was sweeping the floor.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

46.

9. (A) Was the dog barking?

(B) No, it didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

47.

10. (A) What were you doing?

(B) We ate dinner.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

48.

11. I didn’t sleeping when my friend rang the doorbell.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

49.

12. My friend was already eating lunch when I met him in the cafeteria.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

50.

13. No, she wasn’t at the library yesterday afternoon.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

51.

14. (A) Did you watch the movie?

(B) Yes, I

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

52.

15. (A) Were you watch the movie?

(B) No, I didn’t.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

53.

16. It rained all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

54.

17. It was raining all day yesterday, so I stayed at home.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong

55.

18. (A) Why are you laughing yesterday?

(B) I was reading a funny book.

a)

a) Correct

b)

b) Wrong