Simple Past Tense

 Choose the correct option - Simple Past Tense in English Grammar 

Subject + Verb 2nd + Object

1. She ____ to school yesterday. 

 A) go
 B) goes
 C) went
 D) gone

ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: She went to school yesterday. 

2. We ____ the match last week. 

 A) won
 B) win
 C) wins
 D) winning

ANSWER= (A) won
Explanation:  We won the match last week.

3. They ____ me to come to the party.  

 A) is not asking
 B) did not ask
 C) does not ask
 D) was not asking

ANSWER= (B) did not ask
Explanation:  They did not ask me to come at the party.  

5. Did you ____ him last night? 

 A) seen
 B) saw
 C) see
 D) seeing

ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Did you see him last night? 

6. We ____ the exam last year. 

 A) takes
 B) took
 C) taking
 D) taken

ANSWER= (B) took
Explanation: We took the exam last year.  

7.  She ____ the students to pay attention.  

 A) ask
 B) asked
 C) asking
 D) to ask

ANSWER= (B) asked
Explanation: She asked the students to pay attention. 

8. We ____ the fee on time the previous year.  

 A) pays
 B) paying
 C) paid
 D) to pay

ANSWER= (C) paid
Explanation: We paid the fee on time the previous year.

9. It ____ the whole week last month.

 A) rains
 B) rained
 C) raining
 D) to rain

ANSWER= (B) rained
Explanation: It rained the whole week last month.

10.  She did not ____ the exam last week. 

 A) takes
 B) take
 C) took
 D) taking

ANSWER= (B) take
Explanation: She did not take the exam last week.

11.  She ____ the exam last week.

 A) to take
 B) takes
 C) took
 D) taking

ANSWER= (C) took
Explanation: She took the exam last week.

12. We ____ all our friends to the party.  

 A) to invite
 B) inviting
 C) invited
 D) invites

ANSWER= (C) invited
Explanation:  We invited all our friends to the party.

13. How did you ____ the job yesterday? 

 A) finished
 B) finish
 C) finishing
 D) to finish

ANSWER= (B) finish
Explanation: How did you finish the job yesterday?  

14. He ____ the needy and the poor. 

 A) to help
 B) helped
 C) help
 D) helping

ANSWER= (B) helped
Explanation: He helped the needy and the poor.

15. They ____ notice and arrested them. 

 A) to take
 B) take
 C) taking
 D) took

ANSWER= (D) 
Explanation: They took notice and arrested them.  

16. We ____ all your efforts for the project.    

 A) to appreciate
 B) appreciated
 C) appreciates
 D) apreciating

ANSWER= (B)  appreciated
Explanation: We appreciated all your efforts for the project. 

17. The family ____ dinner last night. 

 A) to eat
 B) eats
 C) eat
 D) ate

ANSWER= (D)  ate
Explanation: The family ate dinner last night.

18. What did you ___ to her? 

 A) saying
 B) say
 C) said
 D) says

ANSWER= (B) say 
Explanation: What did you say to her? 

19. We all ____ the exam satisfactorily. 

 A) to take
 B) taking
 C) took
 D) takes

ANSWER= (C) took 
Explanation: We all took the exam satisfactorily.

20. The mechanic ____ my car yesterday. 

 A) fixing
 B) to fixe
 C) fix
 D) fixed

ANSWER= (D) fixed
Explanation: The mechanic fixed my car yesterday. 

21. They said that he ____ the test on Monday. 

 A) will take
 B) would take
 C) has taken
 D) taking

ANSWER= (B) would take
Explanation: The said that he would take the test on Monday. 

22. The people ____ in the big hall for a big meal.   

 A) to gather
 B) gathered
 C) gathering
 D) gathers

ANSWER= (B) gathered
Explanation: The people gathered in the big hall for a big meal. 

23. The judge ____ the innocent man.

 A) release
 B) to release
 C) releasing
 D) released

ANSWER= (D) released 
Explanation: The judge released the innocent man. 

24. Where did you ____ them yesterday?  

 A) see
 B) saw
 C) seeing
 D) seen

ANSWER= (A) see
Explanation: Where did you see them yesterday?  

25. I did not ____ my time in gossip.  

 A) wasted
 B) waste
 C) wasting
 D) wastes

ANSWER= (B)  waste
Explanation: I did not waste my time in gossip.

26. You ____ all the bills. 

 A) pays
 B) paying
 C) paid
 D) to pay

ANSWER= (C) paid
Explanation: You paid all the bills. 

27. I did not ____ his name. 

 A) remember
 B) remembered
 C) remembers
 D) remembering

ANSWER= (A) remember
Explanation: I did not remember his name. 

28. They ____ a horror movie last night.

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

ANSWER= (C) watched
Explanation: They watched a horror movie last night.  

29. She ____ nothing for her friend? 

 A) doing
 B) do
 C) did
 D) done

ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: She did nothing for her friend.  

30. The Principal ____ the certificates to the successful candidates.

 A) giving
 B) to give
 C) gave
 D) given

ANSWER= (C) gave 
Explanation: The Principal gave the certificates to the successful candidates.