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Past Simple (Regular and Irregular Verbs) – Set 1

A2–B1 grammar quiz on forming and using the Past Simple tense with regular and irregular verbs.

Level: A2 • Questions: 20

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Q1. We ___ to the cinema on Friday.

(A) go (B) gone (C) went (D) goes

Explanation

Past of 'go' is 'went'.

Q2. She ___ to music all evening.

(A) listening (B) listen (C) listened (D) listens

Explanation

Regular verbs take –ed for past actions.

Q3. She ___ her keys this morning.

(A) lose (B) loses (C) losing (D) lost

Explanation

Past of 'lose' is 'lost'.

Q4. They ___ to Spain last summer.

(A) travel (B) travels (C) traveling (D) traveled

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed (traveled).

Q5. He ___ a new car last month.

(A) bought (B) buys (C) buy (D) buyed

Explanation

Past of 'buy' is 'bought'.

Q6. My parents ___ me a nice gift for my birthday.

(A) give (B) gives (C) given (D) gave

Explanation

Past of 'give' is 'gave'.

Q7. They ___ the movie because it was boring.

(A) stop (B) stops (C) stopping (D) stopped

Explanation

Add –ed for regular verbs in the past.

Q8. They ___ very tired after the trip.

(A) were (B) was (C) is (D) be

Explanation

Past form of 'are' is 'were'.

Q9. I ___ a letter to my friend last night.

(A) writes (B) written (C) wrote (D) write

Explanation

Past of 'write' is 'wrote'.

Q10. We ___ late to the meeting.

(A) arrives (B) arrived (C) arrive (D) arriving

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past tense.

Q11. We ___ a lot of photos during our trip.

(A) takes (B) taken (C) took (D) take

Explanation

Past of 'take' is 'took'.

Q12. They ___ football last weekend.

(A) plays (B) played (C) playing (D) play

Explanation

Regular verbs add –ed in the past form.

Q13. The teacher ___ us a test yesterday.

(A) gives (B) gave (C) given (D) give

Explanation

Past form of 'give' is 'gave'.

Q14. I ___ my phone at home this morning.

(A) forgot (B) forget (C) forgets (D) forgotten

Explanation

Past of 'forget' is 'forgot'.

Q15. The children ___ their breakfast early.

(A) eat (B) ate (C) eats (D) eaten

Explanation

Past of 'eat' is 'ate'.

Q16. I ___ a shower before breakfast.

(A) took (B) taking (C) taken (D) take

Explanation

Past form 'took' used for finished action.

Q17. He ___ TV after dinner.

(A) watched (B) watch (C) watching (D) watches

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past tense.

Q18. He ___ his wallet at the restaurant.

(A) leave (B) left (C) leaves (D) leaved

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q19. She ___ a beautiful dress at the party.

(A) worn (B) wore (C) wear (D) wears

Explanation

Past of 'wear' is 'wore'.

Q20. I ___ my homework yesterday.

(A) do (B) done (C) did (D) does

Explanation

Past form of 'do' is 'did'.

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