Simple Past Tense Quiz
The Simple Past Tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past and are completed. It is one of the most commonly used tenses in English. This quiz will help you test your understanding of the Simple Past Tense.
How to Use the Simple Past Tense
- Regular verbs: Add -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g., play → played, watch → watched).
- Irregular verbs: Use the second form of the verb (e.g., go → went, see → saw).
- Negative form: Use did not (didn’t) + base verb (e.g., I did not go to school).
- Question form: Use Did + subject + base verb? (e.g., Did you visit the museum?)
Simple Past Tense Exercise
1️⃣ She ___ to the store yesterday. a) go
b) went
c) goes
d) going
✔️ Answer: b) went
2️⃣ They ___ a movie last night. a) watched
b) watching
c) watch
d) watches
✔️ Answer: a) watched
3️⃣ I ___ my homework before dinner. a) do
b) did
c) does
d) doing
✔️ Answer: b) did
4️⃣ The train ___ on time. a) arrived
b) arrives
c) arriving
d) arrive
✔️ Answer: a) arrived
5️⃣ We ___ football at the park. a) playing
b) play
c) played
d) plays
✔️ Answer: c) played
6️⃣ She ___ a beautiful dress at the mall. a) sees
b) see
c) saw
d) seeing
✔️ Answer: c) saw
7️⃣ They ___ a lot of fun at the party. a) has
b) have
c) had
d) having
✔️ Answer: c) had
8️⃣ I ___ a delicious cake for my mom’s birthday. a) baked
b) baking
c) bake
d) bakes
✔️ Answer: a) baked
9️⃣ The children ___ happily in the garden. a) played
b) play
c) playing
d) plays
✔️ Answer: a) played
🔟 She ___ to the concert last weekend. a) goes
b) went
c) go
d) going
✔️ Answer: b) went
Fill in the Blanks
1️⃣ She ___ (buy) a new book last week.
✔️ Answer: bought
2️⃣ We ___ (visit) our grandparents last summer.
✔️ Answer: visited
3️⃣ He ___ (write) a letter to his friend.
✔️ Answer: wrote
4️⃣ They ___ (not/go) to school yesterday.
✔️ Answer: did not go
5️⃣ I ___ (see) a rainbow after the rain.
✔️ Answer: saw
6️⃣ She ___ (make) a beautiful painting.
✔️ Answer: made
7️⃣ The dog ___ (run) across the street.
✔️ Answer: ran
8️⃣ We ___ (drink) lemonade on the beach.
✔️ Answer: drank
9️⃣ The teacher ___ (give) us homework.
✔️ Answer: gave
🔟 He ___ (eat) a delicious pizza.
✔️ Answer: ate
True or False
1️⃣ The past tense of “go” is “goed.” (False)
2️⃣ “Did” is used to form negative sentences in Simple Past. (True)
3️⃣ “He runned fast in the race” is correct. (False)
4️⃣ The past form of “eat” is “ate.” (True)
5️⃣ “She was happy yesterday” is in Simple Past Tense. (True)
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