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Simple Past Quiz




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SIMPLE PAST

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2. sleep���������������������������������� 7. go�������������������������������������
3. climb���������������������������������8. drink�����������������
4. write����������������������������������9. study�����������������
5. buy����������������������������������10. drive����������������
Transfrom the sentences to simple �past �tense.�
1. They watched �a good film two days ago.
(-)
2. She didn�t eat her sandwich two hours ago.
(+)
3. I didn�t play basketball yesterday because it was cold
(+)
4. Did he finish his homework?
(+)
5. The children wrote a letter last week.
(?)
Fill in the blanks with the given words in parenthesis.
1. My sister and I (help) our mother yesterday.
2. I (clean) my house �last weekend.
3. My brother� (not /wash) his car last week
4. We (play) football last Saturday.
5. They (not/watch) TV last night.
6. The children (read) a book in dormitory yesterday.
7. She (not /study) English last night.
8. He (sleep) two hours yesterday.
9. Fatih (drink) an apple �juice at lunch yesterday.
10. My brother (not /do) his homework after dinner last night.
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1.�� Did you .......... to the cinema?
�������� went���������������� go
�������� going���������������� to go
2.�� When did little Tom ........ the milk?
drink���������������� drank
drunk��������������� to drink
3.�� When did Mr. Smith ...... to London?
go�������������������� went
gone����������������� to go
4.�� Where ...... you go yesterday?
do�������������������� does
did������������������� went
5.�� ...... she ...... the tennis match?
Did/win����������� Did/won
Does/win�������� � Does/won
6.�� She .....� ..... to the cinema
�������� not went��������� � didn�t went
�������� didn�t go���������� doesn�t went
7.�� We .....� ..... in the morning
��� don�t come
��� didn�t come
��� came not
��� not came
8.�� We ..... the football match
������� � didn�t win�������� didn�t won
�������� don�t win��������� don�t won
9.�� What .... they .... in London?
did/see������������� do/saw
did/saw������������ do/see
10.� When .... you .... to Madrid?
did/go�������������� did/went
do/go��������������� do/went
11. They ........... to school yesterday
�������� didn�t came����� don�t come
�������� didn�t come���� � don�t came