Simple Past Tense Quiz

Simple Past Tense Quiz: 20 Questions to Test Your English

Mastering Regular and Irregular Verbs (V2)

Test your knowledge of the Simple Past Tense! This quiz includes questions on affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of both regular and irregular verbs, as well as the past tense of 'to be' (was/were). Choose the best option for each sentence.

1. Choose the correct past form of the verb: They _______ (walk) to school yesterday.





2. What did you do last weekend? I _______ (go) to the cinema.





3. He _______ (write) a book when he was young.





4. We _______ (not / listen) to the radio this morning.





5. She _______ (not / drive) a car to work last week.





6. _______ (cook) dinner for us yesterday?





7. _______ (sleep) well last night?





8. The students _______ (study) hard for the exam.





9. The car suddenly _______ (stop) in the middle of the road.





10. My father _______ (be) a teacher 20 years ago.





11. The children _______ (be) very happy after the party.





12. I _______ (not / be) at home when you called.





13. Did they _______ (go / went) to the party with you?





14. She _______ (see) the accident ten minutes ago.





15. My mother _______ (buy) a new dress last week.





16. They _______ (live) in Paris from 2005 to 2010.





17. _______ you at the cinema with your friends last weekend?





18. What _______ (say) to him about the meeting?





19. He _______ (clean) his room every day last week.





20. They _______ (not / make) any noise during the film.