Past Simple Tense – English Grammar Test for A1
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Part A – Multiple Choice (15 questions)
1 She ___ (go) to school yesterday.
(a) go
(b) goes
(c) went
2 They ___ (not / eat) lunch at home.
(a) didn’t eat
(b) didn’t ate
(c) don’t eat
3 I ___ (see) my old friend last week.
(a) saw
(b) see
(c) seen
4 We ___ very happy yesterday.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
5 He ___ (buy) a new bike last Saturday.
(a) buyed
(b) bought
(c) buys
6 The children ___ (play) football in the park.
(a) play
(b) played
(c) plays
7 My father ___ (not / work) on Sunday.
(a) didn’t worked
(b) didn’t work
(c) doesn’t work
8 ___ you at the party last night?
(a) Was
(b) Were
(c) Did
9 ___ she (visit) her grandmother yesterday?
(a) Did she visit
(b) Did she visited
(c) Was she visit
10 ___ the shop open yesterday morning?
(a) Was
(b) Did
(c) Were
11 Where ___ you go yesterday? (library)
(a) was
(b) did
(c) were
12 What ___ he eat for dinner? (fish)
(a) was
(b) did
(c) were
13 Who ___ she meet at the park? (her friend)
(a) did
(b) was
(c) were
14 When ___ the lesson start? (9 o’clock)
(a) did
(b) was
(c) were
15 Why ___ they stay at home? (tired)
(a) did
(b) was
(c) were
Part B – Gap-fill (10 questions)
16 I ___ (not / go) to the cinema yesterday.
17 She ___ (study) English last night.
18 We ___ (have) lunch at 12 o’clock.
19 They ___ (not / come) to class.
20 He ___ (drink) milk in the morning.
21 My mother ___ (cook) dinner yesterday.
22 The students ___ (be) in class last Monday.
23 I ___ (write) a letter to my friend.
24 She ___ (not / read) the book.
25 We ___ (meet) our teacher at the station.
Part C – Error Correction (5 questions)
Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.
26 She didn’t went to school yesterday.
Correction: …………………………………
27 They was at the party last night.
Correction: …………………………………
28 I writed an email yesterday.
Correction: …………………………………
29 He don’t saw the film.
Correction: …………………………………
30 We didn’t watched TV.
Correction: …………………………………
Answer
Part A
1 c – went
2 a – didn’t eat
3 a – saw
4 b – were
5 b – bought
6 b – played
7 b – didn’t work
8 b – Were
9 a – Did she visit
10 a – Was
11 b – did
12 b – did
13 a – did
14 a – did
15 a – did
Part B
16 didn’t go
17 studied
18 had
19 didn’t come
20 drank
21 cooked
22 were
23 wrote
24 didn’t read
25 met
Part C
26 She didn’t go to school yesterday.
27 They were at the party last night.
28 I wrote an email yesterday.
29 He didn’t see the film.
30 We didn’t watch TV.