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Simple Past Tense Quiz for 6th Graders

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ____ my grandparents last weekend.

a)

visit

b)

visits

c)

visited

d)

visiting

2.

She ____ a beautiful song at the concert yesterday.

a)

sing

b)

sang

c)

sung

d)

sings

3.

They ____ football in the field yesterday evening.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

plays

d)

playing

4.

He ____ a letter to his best friend.

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

written

d)

writes

5.

We ____ a big pizza for dinner.

a)

eat

b)

ate

c)

eaten

d)

eats

6.

The cat ____ under the chair.

a)

hide

b)

hid

c)

hidden

d)

hides

7.

My mother ____ a new car last month.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

buyed

d)

buys

8.

I ____ to the zoo with my school.

a)

go

b)

went

c)

gone

d)

goes

9.

She ____ her homework carefully.

a)

do

b)

did

c)

done

d)

does

10.

They ____ their room on Saturday.

a)

clean

b)

cleaned

c)

cleans

d)

cleaning

11.

The bird ____ away.

a)

fly

b)

flew

c)

flown

d)

flies

12.

He ____ his finger accidentally.

a)

cut

b)

cut

c)

cutted

d)

cutting

13.

We ____ a movie on Netflix.

a)

watch

b)

watched

c)

watches

d)

watching

14.

I ____ a strange dream last night.

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

d)

haved

15.

She ____ late for class.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

be

16.

They ____ very happy with the results.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

be

17.

Dad ____ a story before I slept.

a)

read

b)

read

c)

readed

d)

reading

18.

The phone ____ loudly.

a)

ring

b)

rang

c)

rung

d)

rings

19.

I ____ my bag at home.

a)

forget

b)

forgot

c)

forgotten

d)

forgets

20.

She ____ her old toys to her cousin.

a)

give

b)

gave

c)

given

d)

gives

21.

The students ____ to the teacher.

a)

listen

b)

listened

c)

listens

d)

listening

22.

He ____ his bike in the park.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

ridden

d)

rides

23.

We ____ in the pool for two hours.

a)

swim

b)

swam

c)

swum

d)

swims

24.

It ____ a lot last winter.

a)

rain

b)

rained

c)

rains

d)

raining

25.

I ____ a sandwich for breakfast.

a)

make

b)

made

c)

maked

d)

makes

26.

They ____ their hands after painting.

a)

wash

b)

washed

c)

washes

d)

washing

27.

The baby ____ all night.

a)

cry

b)

cried

c)

cries

d)

crying

28.

I ____ a postcard from Bali.

a)

send

b)

sent

c)

sended

d)

sends

29.

She ____ the window because it was hot.

a)

open

b)

opened

c)

opens

d)

opening

30.

We ____ a lot of fun at the party.

a)

have

b)

had

c)

has

d)

haved

31.

_______ you ______ your keys?

a)

Do, found

b)

Did, find

c)

Did, found

d)

Do, find

32.

She _______ not _______ (not eat) her vegetables.

a)

did, eat

b)

did, eat

c)

does, eat

d)

do, eat

33.

What time _______ the game _______?

a)

does, start

b)

did, start

c)

did, started

d)

do, start

34.

They _______ (not go) to school because it was a holiday.

a)

didn't go

b)

don't go

c)

didn't went

d)

doesn't go

35.

_______ he _______ the question?

a)

Does, understand

b)

Did, understand

c)

Did, understood

d)

Do, understand

36.

I _______ (be) at the library when you called.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

were

d)

is

37.

We _______ (not have) any money.

a)

don't have

b)

didn't have

c)

didn't had

d)

doesn't have

38.

Why _______ you _______ (cry)?

a)

do, cry

b)

did, cry

c)

did, cried

d)

does, cry

39.

He _______ (take) a picture of the beautiful sunset.

a)

take

b)

taked

c)

took

d)

taken

40.

The movie _______ (begin) at 7 PM sharp.

a)

begin

b)

began

c)

begun

d)

begins

41.

_______ she _______ (drink) the juice?

a)

Does, drink

b)

Did, drink

c)

Did, drank

d)

Do, drink

42.

My brother _______ (not do) his chores.

a)

doesn't do

b)

didn't do

c)

didn't did

d)

don't do

43.

My brother _______ (not do) his chores.

a)

doesn't do

b)

didn't do

c)

didn't did

d)

don't do

44.

Who _______ you _______ (meet) at the mall?

a)

do, meet

b)

did, meet

c)

did, met

d)

does, meet

45.

The dog _______ (run) after the cat.

a)

run

b)

ran

c)

runned

d)

runs

46.

I _______ (think) about you yesterday.

a)

think

b)

thought

c)

thinked

d)

thinks

47.

_______ they _______ (win) the match?

a)

Do, win

b)

Did, win

c)

Did, won

d)

Does, win

48.

She _______ (not feel) well, so she went home.

a)

doesn't feel

b)

didn't feel

c)

didn't felt

d)

don't feel

49.

Where _______ you _______ (put) my book?

a)

do, put

b)

did, put

c)

did, putted

d)

does, put

50.

He _______ (break) his favorite cup.

a)

break

b)

broke

c)

broked

d)

broken

51.

The train _______ (leave) the station on time.

a)

leave

b)

left

c)

leaved

d)

leaves

52.

_______ it _______ (snow) last December?

a)

Does, snow

b)

Did, snow

c)

Did, snowed

d)

Do, snow

53.

I _______ (not hear) what you said.

a)

don't hear

b)

didn't hear

c)

didn't heard

d)

doesn't hear

54.

What _______ you _______ (choose) from the menu?

a)

do, choose

b)

did, choose

c)

did, chose

d)

does, choose

55.

They _______ (build) a treehouse in the garden.

a)

build

b)

built

c)

builded

d)

builds

56.

She _______ (wear) a blue dress to the party.

a)

wear

b)

wore

c)

weared

d)

worn

57.

_______ he _______ (sleep) well last night?

a)

Does, sleep

b)

Did, sleep

c)

Did, slept

d)

Do, sleep

58.

We _______ (not know) the answer.

a)

don't know

b)

didn't know

c)

didn't knew

d)

doesn't know

59.

How _______ she _______ (come) to school?

a)

does, come

b)

did, come

c)

did, came

d)

do, come

60.

I _______ (catch) a big fish during our trip.

a)

catch

b)

caught

c)

catched

d)

catches

61.

The teacher _______ (speak) to our parents.

a)

speak

b)

spoke

c)

spoken

d)

speaks

62.

_______ you _______ (find) your lost wallet?

a)

Do, find

b)

Did, find

c)

Did, found

d)

Does, find

63.

He _______ (not tell) anyone the secret.

a)

doesn't tell

b)

didn't tell

c)

didn't told

d)

don't tell

64.

When _______ the concert _______ (end)?

a)

does, end

b)

did, end

c)

did, ended

d)

do, end

65.

They _______ (fight) over the remote control.

a)

fight

b)

fought

c)

fighted

d)

fights

66.

I _______ (lend) my pencil to a friend.

a)

lend

b)

lent

c)

lended

d)

lends

67.

The sun _______ (shine) brightly yesterday.

a)

shine

b)

shone

c)

shined

d)

shines

68.

_______ she _______ (bring) her homework?

a)

Does, bring

b)

Did, bring

c)

Did, brought

d)

Do, bring

69.

We _______ (not forget) to buy milk.

a)

don't forget

b)

didn't forget

c)

didn't forgot

d)

doesn't forget

70.

What _______ he _______ (say) to you?

a)

does, say

b)

did, say

c)

did, said

d)

do, say

71.

I _______ (teach) my sister how to ride a bike.

a)

teach

b)

taught

c)

teached

d)

teaches

72.

By the time we arrived, the movie _______ already _______.

a)

has, started

b)

had, started

c)

have, started

d)

did, start

73.

She _______ (read) the book before she _______ (watch) the movie.

a)

read, watched

b)

had read, watched

c)

read, had watched

d)

had read, had watched

74.

They _______ (not finish) their project when the teacher collected it.

a)

didn't finish

b)

hadn't finished

c)

haven't finished

d)

don't finish

75.

After he _______ (eat) lunch, he _______ (go) out to play.

a)

ate, went

b)

had eaten, went

c)

eaten, had gone

d)

had eaten, had gone

76.

_______ you ever _______ (see) a kangaroo before you went to Australia?

a)

Did, ever see

b)

Had, ever seen

c)

Have, ever seen

d)

Do, ever see

77.

I knew I _______ (make) a big mistake.

a)

make

b)

had made

c)

made

d)

have made

78.

The wind _______ (blow) away the leaves that we _______ (collect).

a)

blew, collected

b)

blew, had collected

c)

had blown, collected

d)

blown, had co

79.

The wind _______ (blow) away the leaves that we _______ (collect).

a)

blew, collected

b)

blew, had collected

c)

had blown, collected

d)

blown, had collected

80.

He _______ (not do) his homework, so he wasn't allowed to play.

a)

didn't do

b)

hadn't done

c)

haven't done

d)

doesn't do

81.

When I turned on the TV, the match _______.

a)

already start

b)

already starting

c)

had already started

d)

already had started

82.

We _______ (never be) to London before our trip last summer.

a)

never were

b)

had never been

c)

never been

d)

have never been

83.

She was tired because she _______ (study) all night.

a)

studied

b)

had studied

c)

was studying

d)

has studied

84.

The door was locked because someone _______ (lock) it from inside.

a)

locked

b)

had locked

c)

locks

d)

has locked

85.

After they _______ (clean) the house, they took a rest.

a)

cleaned

b)

had cleaned

c)

have cleaned

d)

clean

86.

_______ he _______ (drive) a car before he got his license?

a)

Did, drive

b)

Had, driven

c)

Has, driven

d)

Have, driven

87.

The train _______ (depart) by the time we reached the station.

a)

departed

b)

had departed

c)

has departed

d)

departs

88.

I couldn't enter because I _______ (lose) my key.

a)

lose

b)

lost

c)

had lost

d)

have lost

89.

They _______ (already see) that monument, so they didn't go again.

a)

already see

b)

already saw

c)

had already seen

d)

have already seen

90.

By 8 PM yesterday, I _______ (finish) all my homework.

a)

finished

b)

had finished

c)

have finished

d)

finish

91.

She recognized the man who _______ (help) her the day before.

a)

help

b)

helped

c)

had helped

d)

helps

92.

Why _______ you _______ (not tell) me you had sold the car?

a)

did, not tell

b)

had, not told

c)

have, not told

d)

do, not tell

93.

The children _______ (eat) all the cookies that their mother _______ (bake).

a)

ate, baked

b)

had eaten, had baked

c)

ate, had baked

d)

had eaten, baked

94.

He _______ (just leave) when I called his house.

a)

just left

b)

had just left

c)

just leave

d)

has just left

95.

Before she became famous, she _______ (live) in a small village.

a)

lived

b)

had lived

c)

has lived

d)

live

96.

We _______ (not prepare) for the test, so we failed.

a)

didn't prepare

b)

hadn't prepared

c)

haven't prepared

d)

don't prepare

97.

After the rain _______ (stop), we went outside.

a)

stopped

b)

had stopped

c)

has stopped

d)

stop

98.

I _______ (never try) sushi until I visited Japan.

a)

never tried

b)

had never tried

c)

never try

d)

have never tried

99.

The patient _______ (die) before the doctor arrived.

a)

died

b)

had died

c)

has died

d)

die

100.

They _______ (be) sad because their team _______ (lose) the game.

a)

were, lost

b)

were, had lost

c)

had been, lost

d)

were, lose

101.

By the age of ten, he _______ (learn) to speak three languages.

a)

learned

b)

had learned

c)

has learned

d)

learn

102.

She couldn't remember where she _______ (put) her glasses.

a)

put

b)

had put

c)

has put

d)

putted