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Past Simple

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We use the auxiliary DID for...

a)

Affirmative

b)

Negative

c)

Questions

d)

Short answers

2.

In the simple past we use DON´T in the negative form.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

We use the simple past to talk about past events.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Tony didn't watched tv last sunday.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

5.

In the simple past there are regular and irregular verbs.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Where did you travel last summer?

a)

I go to the beach.

b)

I didn't went to the beach.

c)

I went to the beach.

d)

I were to the beach.

7.

Where did they dance last weekend?

a)

at the school

b)

in the park

c)

on the street

8.

What is the correct sentence in simple past?

a)

I listened to the radio last night.

b)

I listens to the radio at night.

c)

I listen to the radio last night.

d)

I listening to the radio last night.

9.

Choose the correct past form of the irregular verb (go)

a)

goed

b)

goes

c)

went

10.

last year, ago, yesterday, last night, are...

a)

present time expressions

b)

past time expressions

11.

I _________________ my house yesterday

a)

cleaned

b)

washed

c)

played

d)

practiced

12.

Did he ___________ his homework?

a)

did

b)

went

c)

do

d)

study

13.

Did you _______________ last night?

a)

danced

b)

dance

c)

sing

d)

sang

14.

I ______ read a book last month.

a)

didn't

b)

did

c)

do

d)

didnt

15.
He _______ happy with the result.
a)
weren't
b)
wasn't
c)
isn't be
d)
not be
16.

What did you do after school yesterday?

a)

I play the piano

b)

They played the piano

c)

We played the piano

d)

You played the piano.

17.

______ she _______ to music last week?

a)

Did, sing

b)

What, did

c)

Did, listen

d)

Why, did

18.

Did we talk to friends at school yesterday?

a)

Yes, yes.

b)

No, we didn't.

c)

No, we don't.

d)

No, we want.

19.

Did they play the guitar last weekend?

a)

Yes, they did.

b)

Yes, he did.

c)

Yes, we did

d)

No, they did

20.

As soon as he got home, he ........ asleep

a)

fall

b)

fell

c)

went

21.

As Thomas doesn´t know how to use te computer, he didn´t ....... the email

a)

send

b)

sent

c)

sendt

22.

Turn into the past: " I am at the supermarket"

(a)  

23.

Correct the mistake: "Samuel didn´t the homework"

(a)  

24.

What time did you get up yesterday?

a)

I get up at 10

b)

Yes, I did

c)

I got up at 10

25.

What was your favourite colour when you were a child?

4 lines
26.

Did you go out last weekend?

a)

Lockdown

b)

No, I didn´t

c)

No, I did

27.

Mary (a)   her glasses at home so she can´t read well

28.

It ........ me a lot of time to prepare this test

a)

take

b)

tooke

c)

took

29.

Regular verbs take (a)   in the end

30.

Irregular verbs

a)

are always different to the base form (the writing)

b)

change their base form

c)

add some letters in the end

31.

Although they came to the party, they didn´t ....... any of their friends

a)

see

b)

go

c)

saw

32.

When asking questions...

a)

we always use the auxiliary

b)

it depends on the subject the auxiliary we use

c)

we omit auxiliaries

33.

In negative and interrogative sentences, the verb is (a)  

34.

........ did you travel to Europe? I travelled to Europe three years ago

a)

where

b)

how

c)

when

35.

go WENT

have HAD

make MADE

write (a)  

36.

Carl and Mary ...... their house a few days ago

a)

boght

b)

both

c)

bought

37.

......... did you eat out with for the last time? I ate out with my mum and my sister

a)

who

b)

when

c)

where

38.

Turn into the affirmative: "My parents didn´t tidy my room"

(a)  

39.

She ........ all her savings on that new pair of trainers

a)

spoke

b)

spended

c)

spent