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The Simple Past Tense

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: Yesterday, I ___ my homework before dinner.

a)

do

b)

did

c)

does

d)

doing

2.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We ___ to the zoo last Sunday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

going

3.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: My mother ___ a cake for my birthday.

a)

make

b)

makes

c)

made

d)

making

4.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: Nam ___ football with his friends yesterday afternoon.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

playing

5.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: She ___ late for school this morning.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

6.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: They ___ English very well when they were in grade 6.

a)

speak

b)

spoke

c)

speaks

d)

speaking

7.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: I ___ a letter to my pen pal last week.

a)

write

b)

writes

c)

wrote

d)

writing

8.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We ___ TV last night because the power was off.

a)

didn’t watch

b)

don’t watch

c)

aren’t watching

d)

weren’t watch

9.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: Hoa ___ up early yesterday to revise for the test.

a)

get

b)

gets

c)

got

d)

getting

10.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: The students ___ very excited about the school trip.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

were

d)

was

11.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: My father ___ home late yesterday evening.

a)

come

b)

comes

c)

came

d)

coming

12.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We ___ lunch at school yesterday.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

having

13.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: She ___ me a nice gift on my birthday.

a)

give

b)

gives

c)

gave

d)

giving

14.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: Last night, I ___ tired, so I went to bed early.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

15.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: They ___ their grandparents last weekend.

a)

visit

b)

visits

c)

visited

d)

visiting

16.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: Minh ___ his bike to school yesterday.

a)

ride

b)

rides

c)

rode

d)

riding

17.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We ___ any homework last Saturday.

a)

don’t have

b)

didn’t have

c)

weren’t have

d)

aren’t having

18.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: My sister ___ a new dress two days ago.

a)

buy

b)

buys

c)

bought

d)

buying

19.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: The teacher ___ us a very interesting story.

a)

tell

b)

tells

c)

told

d)

telling

20.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: I ___ late last night, so I missed the movie.

a)

sleep

b)

sleeps

c)

slept

d)

sleeping

21.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We ___ a lot of fun at the party yesterday.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

having

22.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: He ___ his homework carefully last night.

a)

check

b)

checks

c)

checked

d)

checking

23.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: She ___ to music after finishing her work.

a)

listen

b)

listens

c)

listened

d)

listening

24.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: They ___ the museum last summer.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

visits

d)

visiting

25.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: I ___ my keys, so I couldn’t open the door.

a)

lose

b)

loses

26.

We ___ English yesterday because our teacher was sick.

a)

don’t study

b)

didn’t study

c)

aren’t studying

d)

weren’t study

27.

My brother ___ a famous singer when he was young.

a)

like

b)

likes

c)

liked

d)

liking

28.

The children ___ very happy with their presents.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

were

d)

was

29.

She ___ me yesterday evening.

a)

call

b)

calls

c)

called

d)

calling

30.

Last year, we ___ a new English teacher.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

having

31.

I ___ TV last night because I was very tired.

a)

don’t watch

b)

didn’t watch

c)

wasn’t watch

d)

am not watching

32.

She ___ to school yesterday because she was ill.

a)

doesn’t go

b)

didn’t go

c)

wasn’t go

d)

isn’t going

33.

We ___ English yesterday. We had Math instead.

a)

don’t study

b)

didn’t study

c)

weren’t study

d)

aren’t studying

34.

My brother ___ up late last night.

a)

doesn’t stay

b)

didn’t stay

c)

wasn’t stay

d)

isn’t staying

35.

They ___ the movie because it was too boring.

a)

don’t finish

b)

didn’t finish

c)

weren’t finish

d)

aren’t finishing

36.

I ___ any homework last weekend.

a)

don’t have

b)

didn’t have

c)

wasn’t have

d)

aren’t having

37.

Hoa ___ breakfast this morning.

a)

doesn’t eat

b)

didn’t eat

c)

wasn’t eat

d)

isn’t eating

38.

The students ___ to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.

a)

don’t go

b)

didn’t go

c)

weren’t go

d)

aren’t going

39.

My parents ___ at home last night.

a)

aren’t

b)

weren’t

c)

don’t be

d)

didn’t be

40.

He ___ me about the test yesterday.

a)

doesn’t tell

b)

didn’t tell

c)

wasn’t tell

d)

isn’t telling

41.

___ you finish your homework yesterday?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Are

d)

Were

42.

___ she go to the party last night?

a)

Does

b)

Did

c)

Is

d)

Was

43.

___ they play football after school yesterday?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Are

d)

Were

44.

___ your father come home late yesterday?

a)

Does

b)

Did

c)

Is

d)

Was

45.

___ you see Nam at school yesterday?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Are

d)

Were

46.

___ the students excited about the trip last week?

a)

Are

b)

Were

c)

Do

d)

Did

47.

___ she tired after the exam yesterday?

a)

Is

b)

Was

c)

Does

d)

Did

48.

___ they at home last Sunday?

a)

Are

b)

Were

c)

Do

d)

Did

49.

___ Minh buy a new bag last week?

a)

Does

b)

Did

c)

Is

d)

Was

50.

___ you happy with the result yesterday?

a)

Are

b)

Were

c)

Do

d)

Did