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Past Simple (Regular and Irregular Verbs) – Set 2

B1 grammar quiz focusing on Past Simple usage, question forms, and negatives with both regular and irregular verbs.

Level: B1 • Questions: 20

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Q1. We ___ a lot of fun at the party.

(A) had (B) have (C) has (D) having

Explanation

Past form of 'have' is 'had'.

Q2. They ___ their homework before dinner.

(A) finishes (B) finishing (C) finish (D) finished

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past.

Q3. She didn’t ___ to the concert because she was sick.

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

Explanation

After 'didn’t', base form of verb is used.

Q4. She didn’t ___ her lunch at school.

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

Explanation

Use base form after 'didn’t'.

Q5. They ___ late because of the traffic.

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

Explanation

Regular verbs add –ed for past.

Q6. We ___ early because we were tired.

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

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q7. They ___ in Paris for two years.

(A) live (B) lives (C) living (D) lived

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past tense.

Q8. We didn’t ___ anything for dinner.

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

Explanation

After 'didn’t', use the base form of the verb.

Q9. He ___ his phone, so he couldn’t call me.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'forget' is 'forgot'.

Q10. I ___ a very interesting book last night.

(A) read (B) readed (C) reading (D) reads

Explanation

‘Read’ has the same spelling but is pronounced /red/ in the past.

Q11. I ___ my wallet yesterday, but I found it today.

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

Explanation

Past of 'lose' is 'lost'.

Q12. The teacher ___ the answer to the question.

(A) knowing (B) know (C) knew (D) knows

Explanation

Past of 'know' is 'knew'.

Q13. ___ you see the new movie yesterday?

(A) Did (B) Are (C) Do (D) Have

Explanation

‘Did’ is the auxiliary for Past Simple questions.

Q14. The children ___ very happy after the trip.

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

Explanation

Past of 'are' is 'were'.

Q15. I ___ my keys in the car.

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

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q16. We ___ the exam last week.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'take' is 'took'.

Q17. He ___ a new laptop last weekend.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'buy' is 'bought'.

Q18. ___ you visit your grandparents last weekend?

(A) Was (B) Are (C) Did (D) Do

Explanation

Use 'Did' for Past Simple questions.

Q19. The film ___ at 9 p.m. last night.

(A) start (B) starts (C) started (D) starting

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed.

Q20. She ___ her leg while skiing last winter.

(A) break (B) broken (C) breaks (D) broke

Explanation

Past form of 'break' is 'broke'.

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