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Simple past tense

Total questions: 167

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I (a)   (eat) dinner at six o'clock yesterday.

2.

They (a)   (go) to Italy on their summer holiday.

3.

Grand father (a)   (buy) the newspaper yesterday.

4.

Adam (a)   (run) 500 m in the sports meet.

5.

Helen (a)   (drink) fruit juice.

6.

Ryan (a)   (not/play) cricket with Arjun.

7.

I (a)   (not/go) to school last Tuesday.

8.

________ Ram __________ breakfast? (have)

a)

Did / had

b)

Did / have

c)

Did / eat

d)

Did / ate

9.

_________ you _________ your homework? (do)

a)

Did / do

b)

Did / did

c)

Did / dance

d)

Did / wrote

10.

___________ she _________ you? (help)

a)

Did / helped

b)

Did / help

c)

Did / helping

d)

Did / run

11.

Write the past tense

invite

(a)  

12.

Write the past tense

agree

(a)  

13.

Write the past tense

can

(a)  

14.

Write the past tense

want

(a)  

15.

Write the past tense

ask

(a)  

16.

Write the past tense

tell

(a)  

17.

Write the past tense

carry

(a)  

18.

Write the past tense

refuse

(a)  

19.

Write the past tense

promise

(a)  

20.

Write the past tense

cross

(a)  

21.

Write the past tense

shout

(a)  

22.

Write the past tense

run

(a)  

23.

Write the past tense

is

(a)  

24.

Write the past tense

go

(a)  

25.

Write the past tense

search

(a)  

26.

Write the past tense

dry

(a)  

27.

Write the past tense

scratch

(a)  

28.

Change the verb in the bracets into Past Tense


Robert : Hi Alice, what did you do last weekend?

Alice : I did a lot of things. On Saturday, I (go) _________ shopping.

a)

gone

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

going

e)

was go

29.

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

30.

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

31.

Change the verb in the bracets into Past Tense


Lila: How was your feeling now?

Gia: When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I (be)_______really upset.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

is

d)

am

e)

are

32.

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


Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.

a)

didn't come

b)

didn't take

c)

didn't arrive

d)

didn't go

e)

didn't visit

33.

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


Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one.

a)

crashed

b)

forgot

c)

brought

d)

broke

e)

took

34.

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

35.

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


A: Who ____________ Mona Lisa?

B: Leonarda da Vinci __________ it.

a)

paints / paint

b)

did paint / painted

c)

did painted / painted

d)

painted / painted

e)

did painting/painting

36.

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


The window was open and a bird ___________ into the room.

a)

fly

b)

flew

c)

was flew

d)

did fly

e)

flying

37.

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

38.
what is the past tense of
"carry"
a)
carries
b)
carried
c)
carring
39.

They _____ a sandwich yesterday.

a)

bring

b)

bringed

c)

bringing

d)

brought

40.

She _______ a book last night.

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

readed

d)

red

41.

They all ______ shopping last weekend.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

goes

d)

going

42.

........you ..........for the maths test?

a)

did / studied

b)

did / study

43.

She .......... a good singer when she was young.

a)

is

b)

was

44.

What is the past tense of

''write''

a)

writen

b)

written

c)

wrote

45.

What is the past tense of

''think''

a)

thinked

b)

thought

c)

thot

46.

What is the past tense of

''hear''

a)

heared

b)

hear

c)

heart

d)

heard

47.
We ................. by train yesterday.
a)
traveled
b)
go
c)
travelled
d)
come
48.

______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?

a)

Did ... wash

b)

Did ... washed

c)

Do ... wash

d)

Do ... washed

49.

I ____ in the marathon.

a)

run

b)

ran

c)

ron

50.

She _____ a Whinnie Pooh.

a)

draw

b)

drew

c)

drow

51.

They _____ soccer yesterday.

a)

play

b)

plaid

c)

played

52.

He _____ a horse.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

raided

53.

I ___ coffee last night.

a)

Drink

b)

Drank

c)

Drunk

54.

You ____ in the pool yesterday.

a)

Swim

b)

Swam

c)

Swimed

55.

I _____ the dog yesterday.

a)

Walk

b)

Walked

c)

Wolk

56.

I _____ my homework, because I was sleepy.

a)

didn't do

b)

didn't

c)

not do

d)

do

57.

Mary didn't.......pizza last week.

a)

ate

b)

eaten

c)

eat

d)

has eaten

58.

Andika was sleeping when I ... to his house

a)

come

b)

comes

c)

came

d)

coming

e)

will come

59.

she didn't ... her homework last night

a)

do

b)

did

c)

done

d)

doing

e)

does

60.

The students visited me ...

a)

tomorrow

b)

two days ago

c)

next week

d)

two days later

e)

today

61.

Did you ... a letter for your teacher?

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

written

d)

writing

e)

writes

62.

My mother ... a teacher 7 years ago

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

e)

be

63.

We... still here after you went home

a)

are

b)

were

c)

was

d)

is

e)

been

64.

Translate into English "Dion memenangkan kontes pidato di sekolahnya dua hari yang lalu)"

a)

Dion win the speech contest in his school two days ago.

b)

Dion won the speech contest in his school two days ago.

c)

Dion winning the speech contest in his school two days ago.

d)

Dion wins the speech contest in his school two days ago.

e)

Dion will win the speech contest in his school two days ago.

65.

Translate into English "Saya tidak berada di rumah ketika kamu datang tadi malam"

a)

I was not at home when you came last night

b)

I were not at home when you came last night

c)

I was at home when you came last night

d)

I were at home when you came last night

e)

I am not at home when you came last night

66.

I told him I …….. something to show to his brother last week.

a)

had

b)

has

c)

have

d)

have had

e)

having

67.

They……. this music two hours ago

a)

be listen

b)

listened

c)

listen

d)

listening

e)

listens

68.

I'm sure, I ... him at Gramedia yesterday

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

seeing

e)

sees

69.

Kata kerja ke-2 dari "berbicara"

a)

speak

b)

spoke

c)

spoken

d)

speaking

e)

speaks

70.

Did you .... to college by motorcycle yesterday ?

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

want

e)

gone

71.

Brian didn't ... his parents about his english test score last week

a)

told

b)

tell

c)

telling

d)

tells

e)

been told

72.

Keterangan waktu yang digunakan dalam simple past tense...

a)

Yesterday

b)

Tomorrow

c)

Today

d)

Last week

e)

Tonight

73.

Yang merupakan kata kerja ke-2 adalah...

a)

Bought

b)

Buy

c)

Write

d)

Wrote

e)

Went

74.

Kata kerja ke 2 dari aktivitas di gambar...

(a)  

75.

What did the children do last night?

a)

The children watched the cartoon

b)

The children listened to the music

c)

The children slept on the floor

d)

The children played the hand phone

e)

The children studied together

76.

what did he do?

a)

had breakfast

b)

have lunch

c)

eat for dinner

d)

drink milk

e)

eaten fried chicken

77.

Kata kerja ke-2 dari "buy" adalah...

(a)  

78.

Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

a)

writes

b)

wrote

c)

writed

d)

was wrote

79.

We _______ David in town a few days ago.

a)

did see

b)

was saw

c)

did saw

d)

saw

80.

It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

a)

shut

b)

was shut

c)

am shut

d)

shutted

81.

I ___________ to the cinema three times last week.

a)

was go

b)

went

c)

did go

d)

goed

82.

What __________ you _________ last weekend?

a)

were / do

b)

did / did

c)

did / do

d)

do / did

83.

The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

a)

was stop

b)

stopped

c)

stops

d)

stopping

84.

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

a)

enjoyed

b)

wasn't enjoy

c)

didn't enjoyed

d)

didn't enjoy

85.

The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.

a)

didn't

b)

did

c)

wasn't

d)

not

86.

The window was open and a bird ___________ into the room.

a)

fly

b)

flew

c)

was flew

d)

did fly

87.

I __________ a lot of money yesterday. I __________ an expensive dress.

a)

spend / buy

b)

spent / buy

c)

spent / bought

d)

was spent / bought

88.

David __________ a new cartoon last night.

a)

watches

b)

wathced

c)

watching

d)

watch

89.

Did your father __________ his car?

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

washes

d)

washing

90.

Milly __________ study for English test. So she __________.

a)

didn't / fail

b)

aren't / failed

c)

wasn't / failed

d)

didn't / failed

91.

_____ you have an English lesson yesterday?

a)

Did

b)

Were

c)

Are

d)

Have

92.

How many students ______ there in the class yesterday?

a)

are

b)

did

c)

were

d)

was

93.

When ________ the trip ________?

a)

was / started

b)

did / started

c)

did / start

d)

was / start

94.

The boy __________ in the garden two minutes ago.

a)

was

b)

is

c)

did

d)

were

95.

Did they have a meeting ______________?

a)

now

b)

at the moment

c)

yesterday

d)

for

96.

Why ________ you __________ this hat? It looks bad.

a)

were / buy

b)

was / buy

c)

did / buy

d)

did / bought

97.

Steven Spielberg ____________ TV programmes and then he ___________to direct films.

a)

directed / started

b)

was direct / started

c)

directed / was starting

d)

did direct / started

98.

I………to the school alone yesterday

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

walks

d)

walking

99.

we……in this restaurant 2 days ago

a)

ate

b)

eaten

c)

eating

d)

eat

100.

I……in this sofa with him

a)

sleeping

b)

sleep

c)

slept

d)

sleped

101.

We…… each other 2 years ago

a)

love

b)

be loving

c)

are love

d)

loved

102.

I……this scissors to cut the grass yesterday

a)

cuted

b)

cuting

c)

cut

d)

be cutted

103.

………he read novel last night?

a)

do

b)

did

c)

done

d)

are

104.

We….. to aceh two weeks ago

a)

gone

b)

come

c)

went

d)

go

105.

They……. this musc two hours ago

a)

listened

b)

listen

c)

listening

d)

be listen

106.

Anita……me in this market yesterday

a)

meeting

b)

meets

c)

met

d)

meet

107.

Dona……. this delicious food for us, 1 hour ago

a)

cooking

b)

cooked

c)

cooks

d)

cook

108.

I….. this floor yesterday

a)

swept

b)

sweep

c)

sweeps

d)

sweeped

109.

My brother…….this novel yesterday

a)

reading

b)

reads

c)

read

d)

readed

110.

We……to the collage yesterday

a)

walking

b)

walk

c)

walked

d)

be walking

111.

My lil bro……..a new motorcycle yesterday

a)

has

b)

have

c)

having

d)

had

112.

I….. sad when my bestfriend left me yesterday

a)

am sad

b)

were

c)

was

d)

did

113.

I……in this office 2 years ago

a)

working

b)

worked

c)

work

d)

be working

114.

I……my wallet in this market two months ago

a)

loose

b)

losed

c)

lose

d)

lossing

115.

My brother…….a letter for me

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

writing

d)

was writting

116.

My students……hard last night

a)

study

b)

studied

c)

was study

d)

studying

117.

When I…….it is raining 5 minutes ago

a)

got up

b)

getting up

c)

gets up

d)

get up

118.

Yesterday, I ________ a chocolate cake.

a)

bakes

b)

baked

119.

Yesterday, my mum _______me to school.

a)

drive

b)

drove

120.

I _________ the present to my sister yesterday.

a)

gives

b)

gave

121.

Last Sunday, my uncle ______ a snake.

a)

catch

b)

caught

122.

Last week, my sister _______ a new bag.

a)

buy

b)

bought

123.

Yesterday, Jane _______the vase.

a)

break

b)

broke

124.

Last week, we _______ in the lake.

a)

swims

b)

swam

125.

Yesterday, Sofee ________ a beautiful skirt.

a)

wear

b)

wore

126.

Yesterday, I ________ on the sofa.

a)

sleeps

b)

slept

127.

Last week, my dad _______ the old car to Uncle Lim.

a)

sell

b)

sold

128.

Yesterday, I ________ a lot of water.

a)

drank

b)

drinks

129.

Geetha ________ the dictionary yesterday.

a)

use

b)

used

130.

Last week, we _______ up for hours to buy the strawberry cake.

a)

line

b)

lined

131.

She ___________the birthday present yesterday.

a)

wrap

b)

wrapped

132.

Lee Ling ______ a vase with a plastic bottle yesterday.

a)

make

b)

made

133.

Last Sunday, Terry _______ his dog for a walk.

a)

take

b)

took

134.

Yesterday, Xin Yuan _________ her shoes under the sun.

a)

dried

b)

dry

135.

Miyako _______ her clothes in the basket yesterday.

a)

put

b)

puts

136.

Yesterday. my little brother ______all day.

a)

cry

b)

cried

137.

Yesterday, I _______ my hair with a ribbon.

a)

tie

b)

tied

138.

I _____ to the library yesterday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

gone

139.

My mother _____ Nasi Ayam for dinner last night.

a)

cooked

b)

cook

c)

cooks

140.

We _____ the movie last Sunday.

a)

watch

b)

watches

c)

watched

141.

The bus ____ a few minutes ago.

a)

stop

b)

stops

c)

stopped

142.

She ____ a cup of milk this morning.

a)

drink

b)

drinks

c)

drank

143.

Last year, I ____ to Korea with my family.

a)

traveled

b)

travels

c)

travel

144.

He ____ a bouquet of roses for his wife.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

buys

d)

buyed

145.

The brave policeman _____ the robber last night.

a)

catch

b)

catches

c)

catched

d)

caught

146.

They ___ lunch together last week.

a)

had

b)

has

c)

have

147.

She ___ at my house last night.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

148.

George (a)   (come) home very late last night.

149.

You (a)   (are) at the train station with me.

150.

We (a)   (celebrate) Hari Raya Aidilfitri last few months.

151.

Amelia (a)   (read) an interesting book last weekend.

152.

The rain (a)   (stop) an hour ago.

153.

Fatimah (a)   (call) me last night to ask about the homework.

154.

My brother (a)   (help) my father to wash the car.

155.

Julia just (a)   (finish) reading when I arrived.

156.

We (a)   (sleep) at my grandparent's last night.

157.

They _____ (leave) for Kuala Lumpur two days ago.

a)

leave

b)

leaves

c)

left

d)

leaved

158.

The little girl ... some books yesterday

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

buying

d)

buys

159.

They .... here for supporting us last Sunday

a)

are

b)

were

c)

is

d)

will

160.

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

a)

does, get

b)

did, get

c)

does, got

d)

did,got

161.

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

a)

have to

b)

had to

c)

has to

d)

having to

162.

My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.

a)

sees

b)

see

c)

saw

d)

seen

163.

_____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?

a)

are

b)

is

c)

was

d)

were

164.

It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

a)

did shut

b)

shutted

c)

shut

d)

shot

165.

The police ..... me on my way home last night

a)

stopped

b)

stop

c)

stops

d)

stopping

166.

Mozart ... magnificent songs and it ...him famous all over the world

a)

writes, makes

b)

write, make

c)

wrote, made

d)

writing, making

167.

The 2006 tsunami ... huge distraction in Aceh. However, the condition in Aceh is getting better now

a)

created

b)

create

c)

creating

d)

creates