You can do this grammar simple past quiz here or Simple Past Quiz. It tests what you learned onย 4 Past Tenses in English page.
Quiz for Simple Past Tense
Fill in the blank with the verb in the simple past tense (20 questions)
1. I canโt believe she ________ (go) to his place even after he cheated on her.
2. Did you know that Marc __________ (pay) over $5000 for that?
3. Allenโs clothes are dirty. He _________ (play) football yesterday.
4. Iโve _________ (work) on that project before you took over, so if you have any questions just ask.
5. As the team leader, Iโve __________ (have) to make some hard decisions over the past weeks.
6. The problem is that the cables ___________ (are not) wired properly to begin with.
7. Alice __________ (move) out of that apartment two weeks ago.
8. I ____________ (think) they had a dog, not a cat.
9. She canโt keep a secret. I __________ (tell) her something in confidence some time ago, and she blew it.
10. It canโt be _________ (help), weโre going to have to switch out the motherboards.
11. My mother is sick, so we ___________(drive) out to her place last weekend.
12. I think he __________ (know) about the gas leak before the explosion.
13. Can you tell me what you __________ (think) would happen?
14. My dad __________ (order) a new set of lawn chairs last month, and they still arenโt here.
15. They have the funds and have ___________ (buy) the company outright just last year.
16. Max _____________ (doesnโt) care if he lost all his money in the poker match.
17. Even though sheโs scared, she still ____________ (fly) out to see her boyfriend two days ago.
18. Yes, I __________ (try) that type of sushi when I was in Japan.
19. They still havenโt ___________ (agree) on how to proceed.
20. They ____________ (find) the victim in the park.
Simple Past Test Answers
- went,
- paid,
- played,
- worked,
- had,
- were not (werenโt),
- moved,
- thought,
- told,
- helped,
- drove,
- knew,
- thought,
- ordered,
- bought,
- didnโt,
- flew,
- tried,
- agreed,
- found