Past simple tense exercises 1

Question 1: Our teacher told us that light ____________ faster than sound.Since every penny of the grant………………spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.

must have been

would have been

has been

had to be

Question 2: My sister _________(get) married last month

getted

got

gotten

had got

Question 3: Daisy _________ (come) to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.

comed

came

come

had come

Question 4: My computer _________ (be ) broken yesterday.

was

were

had been

has been

Question 5: He _________ (buy) me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.

buyed

bought

had bought

has bought

Question 6: My sister __________ home late last night.

comes

come

came

was come

Question 7: My friend _________ (give) me a bar of chocolate when I _________ (be) at school yesterday.

gave - was

given – was

gived – was

gave - were

Question 8: My children _________ (not do) their homework last night.

didn’t

not did

didn’t do

has done

Question 9: __________(live) here five years ago?

You lived

Have you live

Did you lived

Did you live

Question 10: They _________ (watch) TV late at night yesterday.

watch

did watch

have watched

did watched

Question 11: __________ (be) at your house last weekend?

Your friend was

Did your friend be

Was your friend

Did your friend

Question 12: They _________ (not be) excited about the film last night.

didn’t be

was not

weren’t be

weren’t

Question 13: They __________ the bus yesterday.

don’t catch

weren’t catch

didn’t catch

not catch

Question 14: My father __________ tired when I __________ home.

was – got

is – get

was – getted

were – got

Question 15: What __________ you __________ two days ago?

do – do

did – did

do – did

did – do

Question 16: Where __________ your family __________ on the summer holiday last year?

do – go

does – go

did – go

did – went

Question 17: I __________ late for school this morning because my alarm clock ____________.

was – didn’t go off

am late-don’t go off

was – not go off

was – didn’t went off

Question 18: He ........................the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.

hold

held

has been holding

has held

Question 19: When I __________ young, I __________ a lot of help from my friend.

am – receive

was – received

was – had received

was - receive

Question 20: There ___________ a lot of people at the party yesterday.

was

are

were

Past simple tense exercises 1

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