Past simple tense – English Grammar Test for A2
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A: Where ___ you usually (go) on Sundays?
B: I usually ___ (visit) my grandmother.
2
A: Where ___ you (go) last Sunday?
B: I ___ (go) to the cinema with my friends.
3
A: What time ___ you (get) up on weekdays?
B: I ___ (get) up at 6:30 every morning.
4
A: What time ___ you (get) up yesterday?
B: I ___ (get) up at 9 because it was Sunday.
5
A: She always ___ (drink) tea in the morning.
B: Really? Yesterday she ___ (drink) coffee.
6
A: How often ___ they (play) football?
B: They usually ___ (play) on Saturdays.
7
A: ___ they (play) football last Saturday?
B: No, they ___ (not play).
8
A: He always ___ (read) the newspaper at breakfast.
B: But he ___ (read) a novel last night.
9
A: Where ___ she (work) now?
B: She ___ (work) in a bank.
10
A: Where ___ she (work) five years ago?
B: She ___ (work) in a shop.
11
A: What ___ you (study) at school?
B: I ___ (study) English and science.
12
A: What ___ you (study) yesterday evening?
B: I ___ (study) history for the test.
13
A: He usually ___ (go) to work by bus.
B: But yesterday he ___ (go) by car.
14
A: Do you usually ___ (cook) dinner at home?
B: Yes, I ___ (cook) every day.
15
A: Did you ___ (cook) dinner yesterday?
B: No, I ___ (eat) at a restaurant.
Answer
1 go / visit – Both are Present Simple for habits.
2 did … go / went – Question and answer in Past Simple.
3 do … get / get – Daily routine → Present Simple.
4 did … get / got – Specific yesterday → Past Simple.
5 drinks / drank – Present for habit, past for yesterday.
6 do … play / play – Present for frequency.
7 Did … play / didn’t play – Past question + negative answer.
8 reads / read (/red/) – Present vs Past.
9 does … work / works – Present fact.
10 did … work / worked – Past fact.
11 do … study / study – Present question + answer.
12 did … study / studied – Past yesterday.
13 goes / went – Present routine vs past action.
14 cook / cook – Present habit.
15 cook / ate – Past question and past answer with irregular verb.