Past simple tense – English Grammar Test for A2
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a) watched
b) watches
c) watching
2 She ___ (visit) her grandmother last weekend.
a) visited
b) visits
c) visiting
3 They ___ (play) football in the park yesterday.
a) play
b) played
c) playing
4 I ___ (go) to London two years ago.
a) gone
b) went
c) goes
5 He ___ (buy) a new car last month.
a) buys
b) bought
c) buyed
6 We ___ (finish) our homework last night.
a) finished
b) finishes
c) finishing
7 Mary ___ (study) English at university.
a) studies
b) studied
c) studying
8 They ___ (travel) to Spain last summer.
a) traveled
b) travels
c) travel
9 He ___ (eat) a big breakfast this morning.
a) ate
b) eaten
c) eats
10 I ___ (see) Tom at the party yesterday.
a) saw
b) seen
c) see
11 She ___ (open) the window because it was hot.
a) opened
b) opens
c) opening
12 They ___ (find) some old photos in the drawer.
a) found
b) finded
c) finds
13 My father ___ (work) in a bank when he was young.
a) worked
b) working
c) works
14 We ___ (arrive) late for the meeting.
a) arrives
b) arrived
c) arriving
15 He ___ (give) me a nice present for my birthday.
a) gived
b) gave
c) gives
16 The children ___ (watch) cartoons yesterday morning.
a) watched
b) watches
c) watching
17 I ___ (make) a cake for the party.
a) made
b) maked
c) makes
18 She ___ (wash) the car yesterday afternoon.
a) washed
b) washes
c) washing
19 They ___ (sing) a beautiful song.
a) sang
b) singed
c) sings
20 I ___ (write) an email to my teacher.
a) wrote
b) writed
c) writes
21 We ___ (meet) our old friends last Saturday.
a) meeted
b) met
c) meets
22 She ___ (cook) pasta for dinner last night.
a) cooked
b) cooks
c) cooking
23 The students ___ (answer) all the questions.
a) answered
b) answers
c) answering
24 He ___ (sleep) for 10 hours last night.
a) sleeped
b) slept
c) sleeps
25 I ___ (read) that book last year.
a) read
b) reads
c) reading
26 We ___ (swim) in the lake in July.
a) swimmed
b) swam
c) swims
27 She ___ (dance) at the party yesterday.
a) danced
b) dances
c) dancing
28 They ___ (build) a new house last year.
a) builded
b) built
c) builds
29 He ___ (speak) to his teacher after class.
a) spoke
b) speaked
c) speaks
30 I ___ (have) a sandwich for lunch.
a) had
b) has
c) having
Answer
1 a) watched – Past simple of “watch” is watched.
2 a) visited – “visit” → visited in past simple.
3 b) played – Regular verb: add -ed → played.
4 b) went – Irregular verb: “go” → went.
5 b) bought – Irregular verb: “buy” → bought.
6 a) finished – Regular verb: finish → finished.
7 b) studied – Spelling change: “study” → studied.
8 a) traveled – Past of “travel” is traveled (AmE spelling).
9 a) ate – Irregular verb: “eat” → ate.
10 a) saw – Irregular verb: “see” → saw.
11 a) opened – Regular verb: “open” → opened.
12 a) found – Irregular verb: “find” → found.
13 a) worked – Past simple of “work” is worked.
14 b) arrived – Regular verb: “arrive” → arrived.
15 b) gave – Irregular verb: “give” → gave.
16 a) watched – Correct past simple form.
17 a) made – Irregular verb: “make” → made.
18 a) washed – Regular verb: “wash” → washed.
19 a) sang – Irregular verb: “sing” → sang.
20 a) wrote – Irregular verb: “write” → wrote.
21 b) met – Irregular verb: “meet” → met.
22 a) cooked – Past simple of “cook” is cooked.
23 a) answered – Regular verb: “answer” → answered.
24 b) slept – Irregular verb: “sleep” → slept.
25 a) read – Past form spelled the same but pronounced /red/.
26 b) swam – Irregular verb: “swim” → swam.
27 a) danced – Regular verb: “dance” → danced.
28 b) built – Irregular verb: “build” → built.
29 a) spoke – Irregular verb: “speak” → spoke.
30 a) had – Irregular verb: “have” → had.