Past Tense Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past simple tense?
a) She will cook dinner last night.
b) She is cooking dinner last night.
c) She cooked dinner last night.
d) She cooks dinner last night.
Question 2
Identify the verb in the following past simple tense sentence: “They played soccer yesterday.”
a) Played
b) Soccer
c) Yesterday
d) They
Question 3
Which of the following sentences uses the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to go”?
a) He goed to the store.
b) He went to the store.
c) He going to the store.
d) He is go to the store.
Question 4
What is the correct past simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “She _ (to write) a letter”?
a) Writes
b) Writing
c) Wrote
d) Written
Question 5
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?
a) She was walking to the park.
b) She was walk to the park.
c) She is walking to the park.
d) She walking to the park.
Question 6
Identify the verb in the following past continuous tense sentence: “They were watching a movie.”
a) Watching
b) Movie
c) Were
d) Were watching
Question 7
Which of the following sentences uses the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to see”?
a) He saw the movie.
b) He seen the movie.
c) He seeing the movie.
d) He sees the movie.
Question 8
What is the correct past simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “We _ (to make) a cake”?
a) Make
b) Makes
c) Made
d) Making
Question 9
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect tense?
a) She had went to the store.
b) She had gone to the store.
c) She had goes to the store.
d) She had going to the store.
Question 10
Identify the verb in the following past perfect tense sentence: “They had finished their work before the deadline.”
a) Had finished
b) Finished
c) Had
d) Work
Answers and Explanations
Question 1
Correct Answer: c) She cooked dinner last night.
- Explanation: “Cooked” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to cook,” indicating an action completed in the past.
Question 2
Correct Answer: a) Played
- Explanation: “Played” is the verb in the past simple tense indicating an action that happened yesterday.
Question 3
Correct Answer: b) He went to the store.
- Explanation: “Went” is the correct past simple tense form of the irregular verb “to go.”
Question 4
Correct Answer: c) Wrote
- Explanation: “Wrote” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to write.”
Question 5
Correct Answer: a) She was walking to the park.
- Explanation: “Was walking” is the correct past continuous tense form of the verb “to walk,” indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Question 6
Correct Answer: d) Were watching
- Explanation: “Were watching” is the past continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Question 7
Correct Answer: a) He saw the movie.
- Explanation: “Saw” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to see.”
Question 8
Correct Answer: c) Made
- Explanation: “Made” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to make.”
Question 9
Correct Answer: b) She had gone to the store.
- Explanation: “Had gone” is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb “to go,” indicating an action completed before another action in the past.
Question 10
Correct Answer: a) Had finished
- Explanation: “Had finished” is the past perfect tense verb phrase indicating an action completed before another action in the past.
MCQ quiz , 10 questions , 4 options each , correct answers & explanations at the end of quiz . Subject : past tense
