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Understanding Simple Past Tense

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the simple past tense of 'go'?

a)

goed

b)

went

c)

wented

d)

goes

2.

How do you form the simple past tense for regular verbs?

a)

Add '-ing' to the base form of the verb.

b)

Use the verb in its infinitive form.

c)

Add '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

d)

Change the verb to its opposite form.

3.

What is the simple past tense of 'eat'?

a)

eating

b)

ate

c)

eats

d)

eated

4.

Identify the simple past tense in the sentence: 'She walked to the store.'

a)

store

b)

walks

c)

walking

d)

walked

5.

What is the simple past tense of 'have'?

a)

haveed

b)

has

c)

haved

d)

had

6.

Change the sentence to simple past: 'They play soccer.'

a)

They played soccer.

b)

They play soccered.

c)

They plays soccer.

d)

They are playing soccer.

7.

What is the simple past tense of 'write'?

a)

wroteen

b)

writeed

c)

wrote

d)

writed

8.

Fill in the blank with the simple past: 'He ___ (see) a movie last night.'

a)

seen

b)

saw

c)

sees

d)

sight

9.

What is the simple past tense of 'make'?

a)

made

b)

makeed

c)

maked

d)

mak

10.

Provide the simple past tense of 'sing'.

a)

sang

b)

sung

c)

sangin

d)

sangy

11.

You .......... late today. (+)

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

12.

I .......... angry with my friends. (+)

a)

were

b)

was

c)

weren't

d)

wasn't

13.

My friend .......... very happy with her marks. (-)

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

14.

Tom and Jane .......... sick yesterday. (+)

a)

weren't

b)

was

c)

wasn't

d)

were

15.

There .......... a lot of people at the cinema. (+)

a)

were

b)

weren't

c)

was

d)

wasn't

16.

There .......... a lot of noise (+)

a)

were

b)

was

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

17.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

was

d)

should

18.

We _____ some sandwiches and fresh fruit to eat for lunch yesterday.

a)

buy

b)

buyed

c)

bought

d)

did buy

19.

My family and I _____ in London when I was young.

a)

lived

b)

live

c)

was live

d)

did lived