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Simple Past Tense exercise with answers

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Past Simple Tense Exercises with Answers

This exam presents a comprehensive set of Past Simple Tense exercises, available both as an interactive quiz and a downloadable PDF file.

The exam includes various question types to assess your grasp of different sentence structures in the English language, specifically focusing on simple, complex, and compound sentences within the context of the Past Simple Tense.

Begin the test and respond to all the questions. The answers can be found at the end of the quiz.

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Question 1 of 20

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1. Which sentence is in the simple past tense?

She is eating lunch
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He plays basketball every weekend
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They visited Paris last summer
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I will go to the party tomorrow
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Question 2 of 20

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2. Choose the correct simple past tense form of the verb ‘to be’ for ‘I’.

am
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is
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are
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was
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Question 3 of 20

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3. What is the simple past tense of the verb ‘to go’?

goes
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went
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gone
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going
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Question 4 of 20

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4. Which sentence is in the simple past tense?

I am studying for my exam
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She will call you later
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He cooked dinner last night
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They are playing soccer
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Question 5 of 20

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5. Choose the correct simple past tense form of the verb ‘to eat’ for ‘he’.

eat
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eating
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ate
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eaten
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Question 6 of 20

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6. What is the simple past tense of the verb ‘to swim’?

swims
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swam
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swimming
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swum
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
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7. Which sentence is in the simple past tense?

They are going to the movies tonight
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She has read that book before
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He finished his homework yesterday
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I have a meeting at 3 pm
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Question 8 of 20

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8. Choose the correct simple past tense form of the verb ‘to write’ for ‘we’.

write
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writing
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wrote
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written
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Question 9 of 20

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9. What is the simple past tense of the verb ‘to drink’?

drinks
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drank
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drunk
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drinking
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
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10. Which sentence is in the simple past tense?

I will meet you at the cafe
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She is listening to music
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He watched a movie last night
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They are studying for the test
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
1 point(s)

Fill in the blank the following statement

She BLANK 1 of 1 (study) for the IELTS exam last night.
She Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (study) for the IELTS exam last night.

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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
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Fill in the blank the following statement

They BLANK 1 of 1 (visit) London two months ago.
They Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (visit) London two months ago.

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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
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Fill in the blank the following statement

He BLANK 1 of 1 (not / eat) breakfast this morning.

He Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (not / eat) breakfast this morning.

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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
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Fill in the blank the following statement

We BLANK 1 of 1 (go) to the museum last weekend.
We Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (go) to the museum last weekend.

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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
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Fill in the blank the following statement

She BLANK 1 of 1 (watch) a movie yesterday evening.
She Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (watch) a movie yesterday evening.

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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
1 point(s)

Fill in the blank the following statement

I BLANK 1 of 1 (see) my friend at the mall yesterday.
I Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (see) my friend at the mall yesterday.

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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
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Fill in the blank the following statement

They BLANK 1 of 1 (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
They Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.

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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
1 point(s)

Fill in the blank the following statement

He BLANK 1 of 1 (buy) a new phone last week.
He Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (buy) a new phone last week.

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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
1 point(s)

Fill in the blank the following statement

She BLANK 1 of 1 (complete) the assignment on time.
She Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (complete) the assignment on time.

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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
1 point(s)

Fill in the blank the following statement

We BLANK 1 of 1 (have) a great time at the party last night.
We Fill in the blank 1 of 1 (have) a great time at the party last night.

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