Grammar Quiz

Simple Past Tense Quizzes


Preview 20 Quizzes about Simple Past Tense

We…… each other 2 years ago

A. love

B. be loving

C. are love

D. loved


Pinta tortoises _____ presumed extinct at the end of the 19th century until a single male ____ found in 1971.

A. did-does

B. do-did

C. were – was

D. was-were


Did you close the door yesterday?

A. not correct

B. correct


My brother __________ a bear an hour ago.

A. Seen
B. Saw
C. Sees


We …… to the school yesterday

A. walk

B. walked

C. walking


………he read novel last night?

A. do

B. did

C. done

D. are


The old woman  __________ some cookies for her family yesterday.

A. climbed

B. baked

C. ate

D. cried


What is the past simple form of ‘read’?

A. readed

B. reads

C. read

D. readen


Amirul ________ so soundly last night.

A. slept

B. sleep

C. sleeps

D. sleeping


Julio … an active student last year. He dropped out because he never registered his name again.

A. is

B. didn’t

C. was

D. wasn’t


Change the verb in the bracets into Past Tense

Lila: How was your feeling now?
Gia: When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I (be)_______really upset.

A. were

B. was

C. am

D. are


Where did you go last summer?

A. I go to Paris.
B. I went to Paris.
C. I goed to Paris.


What is the use of Simple Past Tense?

A. to talk about things that happened or existed before now

B. to talk about something happening at the moment

C. for habitual action and general truth

D. to talk about things in the future


How did you … your last weekend?

  1. spent
  2. spend


If I . . . much money, I would . . . an expensive racing car that time.

A. Have – bought
B. Had – buy
C. Have – buy
D. Had – bought


Mr. Joko Widodo _____ born in Surakarta.

A. was

B. were

C. is

D. did


My brother (1) gave (give) me The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for my birthday. I (2)…. (not think) I would like it, but as soon as I (3)…. (start) reading it, I (4)…. (love) it.

A. (2) didn’t think (3) started (4)- loved

B. (2) doesn’t think (3) starts (4) loves


________ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

A. Did
B. Are
C. Does
D. Will


. . . Mary read some story books last week?

A. Does
B. Do
C. Did
D. Is


Athirah ___________ the fly when it ___________ her last night.

A. hit – irritate

B. hit – irritates

C. hits – irritates

D. hit – irritated


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